Whaddup yo aska!

Anywho, I go to utm and by the end of April I will have 3.5 credits. I want to enrol in the Digital Enterprise Management subject POSt but I won’t have all the prerequisites until the end of August. In the summer term I am taking 1.5 credits. But I heard that if you have 4 credits and you don’t enrol in a subject post, you will be deregistered and removed from all your courses. Is this true?? Because I don’t plan on applying to the subject post until the end of August, when I will have all prereqs and 5.0 credits.

Also, lets say worst comes to worst and I don’t get in the subject post. Can I apply for a sociology subject post instead, drop all the SOC courses, and take the Digital Enterprise Management Courses that don’t have restrictions? Then just reapply next year?

I’m just sorta worried because I’m hearing there are consequences if you don’t apply after 4.0 credits.

Thankssss!

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Yo.

The consequence of failing to enroll in a Subject POSt at the end of the academic session where you get at least 4.0 FCE is to lose a limb.

Kind of.

Sort of.

UTM states in bolded letters: Failure to do so will result in your Fall-Winter Session registration being blocked, and limit your access to some high-demand courses. Totes dramatic, right? It’s almost frightening.

But you’re not necessarily abandoned, so much as you are denied. So if you end up with 5.0 FCE in August, then yes, you’re going to have to enroll in a Subject POSt.

Now if you can’t get into Digital Enterprise Management, then that’s okay! Lots of people fail to get into particular POSts right after first year and like you suggested, mostly go into somewhat related programs to get by with. So yeah, feel free to go into sociology or whatever other program you’d like and just apply to the courses without restrictions on your enrollment date in July, along with some GPA-boosting electives! 🙂

Cheers!

aska

Hi,

I was wondering what the difference is between doing a double major in Physics and Astronomy , and doing a specialist in Astronomical Sciences is, as the course requirements are about the same… I plan on doing my Masters therefore would one have an advantage in any way over the other?

Thanks

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Hey hey

Okay so I gave the UTM calendar a once over and agree that the requirements all look more or less the same between a specialist in Astronomical Sciences and majors in Astronomy and Physics are more or less thre same. Now what’s the difference? Well, I’m going to go with basically just the pretty looking subject POSt(s) that will end up on your transcript.

Although that’s just coming from me. I suppose if you want a more sciencey contenty sounding response, you’re better off directing that question to the department? But even their names sound exactly the same…

Sheesh, that is confusing.

Now if your plan is to do a master’s, I personally recommend the specialist. It would probably look best since you’ll end up with a specialized grasp on x program rather than good grasps on a and b. I mean most post-grad programs are all about specializing in a particular field. Really though, look at the specific master’s programs you’re considering. Some schools can be picky!

But on another note, you can always do a minor?

Cheers!

aska

Hi,

So I’m having trouble deciding which campus is the best. I plan to do a double major in political science and history, and I’ve heard that maintaining a higher GPA at the Mississauga is a lot more likely as opposed to the St. George Campus. I just wanted to know if this is a myth or if there’s some truth to it?

Thank you!

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Hey hey!

For the sake of being politically correct, I will first answer you with this: maintaining a GPA, regardless of your campus, is all based on your own hard work. There are people at both campuses rocking 4.0s because they study and they go to lecture and they don’t procrastinate. Likewise, there are those jerks that can get that 4.0 without doing those things. But you’re always offered a ton of services to help you out, so take advantage of those.

Really, your GPA isn’t based on your campus, it’s based on you. Yes, I know, that sounded weirdly disgustingly spiritual.

But personally, coming from the me that doesn’t fear the administrative hawks that might be reading this post, I say if you want to leave your undergrad with a high GPA, don’t go to St. George unless you think you can handle its difficulty. I mean, it’s not that hard as long as you make a valiant effort… but to get something really good will also require you handing over your soul and any hopes for happiness, to put it lightly.

Hope that helped! 😉

partially politically incorrect,
aska

HI Aska, i am a second year student at st. george and planning to take summer courses at Utm this summer.can we take courses there with Gpa being recorded on the transcript? or will it be cosidered as a transfer credit?

Thanks

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Hey hey!

According to the Calender, you can definitely take courses at the other campuses (UTM or UTSC) and have the grades be on your transcript and contribute to your CGPA. Just make sure you have the necessary prerequisites for the course! 🙂

Cheers!

aska

I was required to withdraw from utm, and during my year off I took a course at a community college. But during that time I was offered full time work, so I took the opportunity as I was planning on saving up. But the opportunity came after the time to drop a class without academic penalty. So now I will have a transcript from this community college with fails because I did not write the exams as I didn’t see a point, withdrew from the winter semester to work. I am planning on applying for reinstatement, will utm know I attended that college if I do not state that I went in my form?

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Dude!

You have to state that you went to another school on the form. Don’t even consider not stating it on the re-registration form. I don’t know if they’ll know if you deign to lie — or, if we want to sound less awful, omit — but lying to your school just seems like a really dumb idea.

silently sorta judging,
aska

Ive heard that for UTM commerce you have to re-apply in your second year? How does this work? I also am hearing that a lot of students do not make it into the second year?

Just wondering how many students get admitted to the first year and then how many students go through to the second year?

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Hey Amanda,

Like I already told you, you apply to Programs of Study at the end of first year. There is no re-applying. Actually, I’m going to quote myself because I love the quoting option on this website and rarely get to use it:

Now what happens at all three campuses of UofT is that at the end of first year, you apply for Programs of Study, those being specialists, majors, or minors in a particular field. So consult the requirement for the program you’d like to be part of. I assume you’re aiming for the Commerce and Finance specialist, meaning you just need to heed the necessary courses (ECO100, MGT120, MAT133 or MAT 135), the grades you need to get in them, and then the minimum CGPA.

Tip: Try hitting the hyperlinks. There’s usually a fifty-fifty chance it’s either an academic link or a cat gif, but it’s always worth it. For example, clicking the Programs of Study link might bring you to an explanation about what they are and how they work.

As for questions about numbers of students? unfortunately, those kinds of things aren’t actually released. If you’re really curious, try sending an email over to the head of the department you want to be part of.

Cheers!

aska