Hi aska,

I’ve just finished my first year of university (technically I haven’t as I will explain) and things are looking pretty grim for me. And before I go on and tell you how stressed I am at my current situation, I will make no excuses and the stress that I am experiencing is all of my own doing, due to stupidity, naivety, and laziness.

I earned 2.5 credits and failed two full-year and one half-year course. Those 2.5 credits are made up of Soc100y1, Pol101y1, Psy100h1. I got 63 for Soc, 52 for Pol, and 58 for Psychology. My goal is to get into the Sociology subject post and the minimum requirement for that is a 65 in soc100y1. I’ve read on here that the college registrar allows you to retake a course for the purpose of raising a mark to be able to meet a subject post requirement. Am I right on that? If so, is it a matter of setting up an appointment close to the start of the fall semester and talking to them about it?

Also wondering in regards to taking 200 level courses. Would I be able to take a 200 level Political science course with the 52 mark I got in political science? On the matter of courses, I understand that on academic probation, you are only allowed to enrol in 5 courses. So am I on the right track thinking I can take Soc100y1 again, along with a 200 level pol course, and 3 100 level courses?

Is my situation something I can recover from?

In regards to the registrar and making an appointment, I would love any kind of reassurance that the people I would be speaking to are not judgmental and are friendly. I have a lot of anxiety and any words from you in regards to that would help calm my nerves.

Thanks so much, you don’t know how much I appreciate your time and feedback!

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Hey hey

So let’s begin by saying that fine, you’re on probation.

Does that suck? Yes.

Can it be worse? Durr, you could be suspended.

Can you recover? Well of course!

Naturally, this just means you’ll have to work for it, but you most certainly can recover. 😉

Now students are allowed to retake courses they’ve already passed if it’s for the purpose of meeting a program requirement.

Just note that even if you get an 80 in SOC101Y the second time around, that credit will just count as extra on your transcript and the grade won’t contribute to your CGPA.

But the process of getting into the course another time is simple. Yup, you just go to your college registrar. There, you’ll fill out an add/drop course form and then someone will manually enter you into the course. HOWEVER, there isn’t exactly a set date for when they’ll do this. Typically it happens a day or two after the day you yourself could have added courses, but they’re going to have to wait for an okay from the faculty.

As for poli sci, your grade doesn’t really matter. Basically, just look at the prerequisites. Most 200-level poli sci courses just require 4.0 FCE and having taken a POL course beforehand. So can you take them? Sure you can!

And this reply is basically me saying “yes” over and over again in different ways, but yeah, you can only take a total of 5.0 FCE since you’re on probation — but that’s no biggie, really, since that’s usually what people take to begin with.

Lastly, feel free to make an appointment with your registrar! They’re there to help you.

Like fun fact: it’s their job.

Cheers!

aska

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have a question about the course enrollment.

I took MAT134 in UTM, and unfortunately I only get a 53%. However, I have to get a minimum of 60% in order to take Mathematics as my major.
So, I want to retake this course in the following year.
But the ROSI system said that I can’t retake this course because I have already taken in my previous session.
What should I do now?
How can I retake this course?

Thank you for helping me.

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Hey hey!!

UTM allows you to repeat a first-year course in order to obtain a specific grade for program entry!

Here is what they be sayin’ on the matter:

Students may not repeat any course that they have passed. The only exception occurs when students require a 100-level course with a specific grade higher than D for entry into a limited enrolment program. Students may repeat such a course once as an extra course which will have no effect on the student’s status or GPA.

ROSI will stop you from enrolling in the course, but the registrar’s department and/or the math department should be able to override ROSI and put you in the course.

love and cupcakes,

aska

PART ONE

Hey ASKA!!!!

I was just wondering if their is any chance of making up for bad marks in a few courses…? What are the u of t policies regarding doing a 2 times? Which marks would be included in the gpa?

Thanks

JJ

PART TWO

Hey aska,

Okay, I am most definitely going to pass my physiology course but not with a very good?
mark. So, I was wondering if I can repeat the course and if yes, which marks will be?
counted?

Thanks
JJ

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JJ baby, sorry for the tardy response. Especially if you’re are the JJ from criminal minds because you have lots of better things to do (ie being a babe and solving crimes with Matty Gray Gubler)

U of T recently launched the ‘extra’ credit which sounds cool, but really it’s like a get out of jail free card with a catch.

This is what the course calendar says:

Repeating a Course as an “Extra”

All students (both degree and non-degree-seeking) may repeat up to 1.0 full-course equivalent for which they have received credit (i.e., achieved a grade of 50% or higher or CR) for reasons other than to gain a required mark above passing to qualify for entry into a Subject POSt or a course required for a prerequisite. The repeated course will be designated an “Extra” course: it will appear on the academic record, but will be marked “Extra” and will not be included in GPA calculations or in the degree credit count.

Students may not use this one-time-only Extra provision to repeat a passed course yet again which they have already repeated once as an Extra to qualify for entry into a Subject POSt or for entry into a course for which the repeated course is be a prerequisite i.e., a student may repeat a specific passed course only once.

Students requesting to repeat a course in this way must do so at their college registrar?s office, where they will receive appropriate advising and will be enrolled, provided there is space available, only after other degree students have had an opportunity to enroll”

So pretty much … sure they will allow it but it won’t do you any good unless you are looking to repeat the course to obtain a grade for a prereq. No it won’t erase you’re not-so-hot grade and no it won’t even contribute to your CGPA

Love Always,
Aska