Hey,
I’ll be a first year student in September 2012 at UTM and I’m really confused as to how credits work. How many credits is a course worth? I was accepted into the Communications, Culture, and Information Technology program at UTM and I want to double major with Commerce as my second major. I’m told I can only take 6.0 level 100 credits that would count towards my degree requirements. Does this mean that a course that will only take a semester (F/S courses) to complete is worth 0.5 credits and a course that takes both semesters (Y courses) to complete is worth 1 full credit?
I’m also confused with how double majors actually work. Each degree requires 20.0 credits. Does this mean I take a total of 40.0 credits or just 20.0 credits and that all my courses I take within my four years at UTM apply to both my degrees?
Also, how do I enrol for a double major? The degree requirements state that for my Bachelor of Arts I require to take either 1 Specialist, or 2 Majors, or 1 Major plus 2 Minors. I’ve decided that I’ll be doing 2 majors, but then for Commerce it requires me to do a Specialist in Commerce & Finance. For my Bachelor of Arts degree do I take Commerce and disregard the Specialist in Commerce & Finance or do I have to do both the double major and the specialist program for Commerce?
I’m super confused, I don’t know what I’m doing with my life, and I need your help!
Please and thank you!! 🙂
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Hey there,
One course is worth 0.5 credits if it lasts for only one semester and a full 1.0 if it?s year-long. So basically in one year, most people will take an average of 5.0 FCEs, which can be a combination of say two year-long courses and six half-credit courses.
Now double majors are a great way to train students to be proficient in multiple fields. Majors usually require anywhere between 6.0 and 8.0 credits depending on the specific program. Assuming you plan your schedule out strategically, you should be able to finish the requirements for both majors within your four years at UTM.
As for your programs of interest, to be completely honest, I?m a little confused about what you?re trying to say. You want to double major in Communications, Culture, and Information Technology, along with Commerce, right? But you think you can?t just do a major in Commerce, it has to be a specialist? If that?s the case, I don?t see why you can?t do the double major you?re aiming for since according to UTM?s Department of Management, a major in Commerce to go with your B.A. is available. Once you figure out what the Subject POSts you want to pursue are, you declare them on ROSI. You’re still in first year though, so you won’t have to deal with that until around April.
But don?t stress! And if you?re still confused and lost and in need of help, give your registrar a call and make an appointment to get some guidance.
also a little confused,
aska