This is my second email, I have sent you an exact some one last month. I assumed you were too busy with something else then maybe you forgot to read this one. And there’s my question.
Hi, I am now looking through the 2010-2011 Faculty of Arts and Science Calendar and am trying to figure out what courses I am going to take in my first year. However, I don’t know how many courses I should take and wonder if I can handle all of them. So, my question is, what’s the average amount of classes taken per year of a regular U of T student?
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Hi, pal. An apology to all aska-readers, due to the end of the school year and a changeover in position, I am officially the sexy new kid in town in the form of a grizzled old alum. So feel free to ask away, and your questions shall be returned promptly from now on.
A full-time courseload is no more than 5 full-year credits. I think that is enough. Any less than three and you are considered “part-time”, which affects your fees and your student union. Seriously though – no matter how keen you feel you are, five credits is more than enough to take on in first year. You can always drop and add courses as you like (look at the registration dates in the timetable!), so think about your workload, additional commitments and the stress involving all the first year changes you’ll experience (moving to Toronto, making new friends, hair in places you’ve never had before). All the college registrars will have a point of contact for first years. But you know yourself better than anyone else. Don’t bite off more than you can chew. Or you know, you’ll have to try and swallow it.
xoxo, askastudent