Hi,
If I fail the major I am currently studying, will I be able to shift to a major I prefer or will the university decide that for me and give me a different major?
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hey there,
thank you for waiting for this answer!
to my knowledge, you can’t exactly fail your major—what can happen is that you may be placed on academic probation if your CGPA is less than 1.50 at the end of either fall/winter or summer. following being placed on probation, if you don’t manage to raise your CGPA, you may face suspension or be refused further registration down the road. you can read more about that here.
perhaps there’s a specific major that you have in mind with a grade threshold you need to maintain, but i’m not aware of what that might be.
if you don’t do well on the prerequisites for a major you’re interested in, though, you will need to choose another program. i’m not sure how familiar you are with u of t’s system (you may be a prospective student, after all!) so i’ll just elaborate a little. to be admitted into most major, specialist, and minor programs, you’ll need to take specific prerequisite courses, and sometimes achieve a certain grade in those courses in order to be considered. you can find out more about program selection here.
it’s always best to have a backup program or two in mind when you choose your first-year courses, so that if you don’t make it into your program of choice, you have the prerequisites necessary to study something else you’re interested in.
even if i’ve somehow misunderstood this whole thing and you’re a current student in danger of somehow getting kicked out of your major, you’ll just need to apply to a new one of your choice during the next program application period. the university won’t make your academic choices for you!
i hope this helped, and happy 2021. congrats on making it to the new year! may this one be better than the last one, lol. i miss leaving my house.
be Boundless,
aska