I have a couple of questions I wanted to ask, but sadly, I have no one to ask so I was wondering if you could help.
I have been accepted into UTSC and will start classes this fall. I really want to take a Japanese and/or Arabic language course in my first year, but a friend of mine told me that there are some forms you must fill out before you can apply for the course.
Is there too…and if it is, is it to late fo rme to take it this year.
Also, if I am in second/third year etc, it is possible to take a first year course if I choose to do something different, but need a prerequisiste that is a first year course.
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Hey there. Let’s answer your second question, first – not just because I’m a kooky columnist with my own agenda, but because it’s an easier one to tackle.
You can totally take first year courses in whatever year of study you are in, as long as you don’t max out on taking more than six 100 credits. You can take more than 6 100 Y courses, of course, but they won’t count towards your degree.
As for the language classes, I looked up the Department of Humanities at University of Scarborough (ha! Just kidding!) and here’s what the website says about how to register:
Current offerings in languages include Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Latin, Mandarin, Sanskrit, Spanish and Tamil. Registration in all language courses is subject to the approval of the instructor. Students will be assessed, in a manner to be determined by the instructor, at the beginning of the course. Students whose level of proficiency in the language is inappropriate for the level of the course will not be approved for enrolment. Students’ status will be listed as ‘interim’ (INT) until they are approved (APP) for enrolment by their instructors.
For information about Mandarin, contact Prof. Helen Wu at helenxu@utsc.utoronto.ca. For information about Spanish and other LGG courses, contact Prof. Tamara Al-Kasey at talkasey@utsc.utoronto.ca. For information on Linguistics, contact Prof. Ron Smyth at smyth@utsc.utoronto.ca.
Here’s the detailed information on how to register:
Spanish LGGA30, Arabic LGGA40, Sanskrit LGGA54, Hindi LGGA70, Japanese LGGA80 and Tamil LGGA74 are designed for students who have no prior study of the language in question. To enroll, you must complete the following steps:
1. Request the course on ROSI. Your status will be INT. You will not be officially enrolled until you complete the remaining steps (below). If you are on a waitlist, you must also complete these steps to be admitted to the course.
2. Download the student questionnaire (below) for your language, indicating that you have no prior study of the language. Sign the form and turn it into the Language Coordinator, Tamara Al-Kasey, HW425 or via email to language-coordinator@utsc.utoronto.ca by May 1, for summer term, September 1 for fall term and December 15 for winter term.
If you have prior language experience, you must detail this on the questionnaire. See below under “Students with prior language experience?
3. Check your status on ROSI. Your course status on ROSI should be changed from interm (INT) to approved within one week of turning in your completed questionnaire.
All the questionairres and additional info can be found on this website.
So basically, register for the class, fill out the questionairre, email it to the person by September 1st and check your ROSI status. Domo Arigato, much?
xoxo, Askastudent-san