Thank you everyone in advance!!
hey there,
i definitely felt that first part of parents wanting you to apply to business and math programs. see, this is why you should just let your kids study what they want ’cause it’s either going to cause more trouble later on to switch, or they’re going to be !unhappy! for a long minute. i have witnessed way too many intelligent, creative, and passionate people forced into a “practical” major because their parents refuse to pay for their schooling otherwise.
anyways, yes, it is possible for you to transfer from utsc coop management into the daniel’s faculty of architecture, landscape, and design. and you’re not alone! this person a few years ago had the same question.
so what you’ll want to do is called an internal transfer, which you can do by completing both the u of t internal application and the one idea supplemental application. basically, any u of t student can transfer faculties/campuses as long as they meet the prerequisites and apply before the transfer deadline for the faculty.
follow the instructions on this page under “university of toronto students”. even if you’re currently a senior in high school, you’ll be applying for a transfer as a u of t student from utsc, since that’s where you were admitted. but to my understanding, you’ll have to apply next year and take your first year at utsc in management. this is because the daniel’s internal transfer deadline this year was january 15, and it’s well past that.
i hope that this isn’t too disappointing for you! i definitely don’t think it’s the end of the world to take your first year in management. if you only spend one year there, all your credits will be eligible to be assessed for transfer so that the courses you take there don’t go to waste. just make sure to fill out the transfer credit assessment application by the deadline (which is sometime in may/june, as you’ll see on that page).
so overall, it does seem like
1. you can transfer into architecture
2. you might have to take an extra year in your studies.
however, if you really don’t want to take an extra year, you do have some options. so first, i would say to take summer school to get more credits done, which most people end up doing. this way you should be able fit your studies into four years.
the second is that you actually won’t be super behind if you transfer after first year, assuming your credits get transferred. i also changed programs going into my second year, and at first i thought i would be behind and have to take an extra year. BUT because all u of t students have to take electives on top of the courses required for their programs of study, the courses i took in first year just ended up counting as electives for me. so i wasn’t actually behind at all!
let me explain: you need 20 credits to graduate. in general, one course that takes one semester = 0.5 credits. say you take a double major and each major is 8 credits each. then you’ll have 16 required credits for your program, which leaves 4 credits for up to 8 elective courses.
finally, the third option i want to place on your radar is the certificate in business fundamentals program. if you really wanted to get some sort of degree in business at utsg, a certificate is basically the smallest version of a program that u of t offers, and you only need to take 4 courses to complete it. people usually use a certificate as a small add-on to whatever main majors or specialist they are taking, if they just want a bit of experience in that area. however, i am not sure if you are able to take this while being in the daniel’s faculty of architecture. you would need to email the department or the registrar to find out.
i hope that all makes sense? just keep in mind, this is my thoughts on the matter. so i think the best thing you can do now is to reach out to either daniel’s admissions at undergraduate@daniels.utoronto.ca or your utsc registrar to confirm all this, and to ask for specific advice on applying for an internal transfer. it’ll be very helpful, since you can also ask their advice on what your best options are. they would know best.
anyhoo, wishing you luck. i hope you’re able to study what you want to study, you’re gonna absolutely kill it. go forth and commit some gaslighting, some gatekeeping, and a whole lot of garchitecting.
over and out,
aska