I signed up for a year course and a winter course. The year course is required for my major, and the winter course for my minor. The issue is, the tutorials for my winter course are only happening on one day, and during the time that my year course lecture is happening. I don’t want to drop and delay either of them. Is there a chance they’ll add a tutorial on a different time/date?
heyyo,
what a tricky situation, but one that is sadly probably all too common at uoft. i love how much choice we have with programs here but oh my GOSH it makes planning hard.
ok, so after much research, i have formulated a very non-evil and very much uoft-sanctioned master plan for you.
first of all, to answer your question directly: to the best of my knowledge, tutorials are typically only added when all the available ones are full.
so, there is a chance!
however, it is still just a chance, and since most people will have enrolled in classes in the summer, it’s a pretty small chance.
so here is what i would advise you to do:
- check on ACORN to see if there’s another lecture section that works with your schedule, which often is the case with bigger classes. some classes have tutorials that you can only take if you’re in a certain lecture section.
- if you aren’t already enrolled in the max course load (3.0 credits) next semester, enroll in a backup class (or go on a waitlist) that works with your schedule, preferably one that fulfills your minor requirements. that way, in case your currently planned winter course doesn’t work out, you can keep working towards that degree of yours.
- KEEP CHECKING ACORN!!! even if you enroll in a backup course, check back periodically to see if more sections of the course you really wanna take have been added.
also, I’m not going to sit here and ignore the possibility of taking the winter course but either
a) skipping part of the lecture of your year-long course, or
b) skipping tutorial for your winter course
because it is a possibility. just not a great one. it really really depends on your situation, because for most classes you have to attend both lecture and tutorial. you’re also more likely to have exams scheduled at the same time (bad) and if there is mandatory participation in either class, your prof/TA has no obligation to help you make up those marks.
i would say avoid this scenario at all costs. don’t skip class. a little bird told me that bad things may follow.
hint hint.
if you’re still in a tricky situation and my sage wisdom fails you, please please please go talk to your registrar’s office (see here for utsg, here for utm, and here for utsc)! they will probably have even better advice than your humble aska (gasp!) and they have access to a lot more of the behind-the-scenes stuff than I do.
i hope this helped and that you can get your classes sorted out! best of luck, soldier.
cheers,
aska