Hey there, I applied for a transfer from UTM and got into St. Georges campus for Sciences (not Life Sci) for advanced standing.
Now as my timing with luck would have it, the deadline for Type 2 (Chem and Physics major is one combination I am thinking of) is already passed (maybe I should have enrolled in advance: not sure). To apply to second year courses, I need to have the POSts applied for, so should I apply for type 1’s so I can enroll in courses when the time comes (and then drop them when I hopefully get accepted into the type 2 POSts)?
Is my knowledge of the POSts correct in that the only benefit of being enrolled in the specific POSts, for things related to enrolling in courses, being given a higher priority in enrollment of related courses (so students that put down chemistry POSt would be given a higher priority in being able to take chemistry classes)?
There’s no restrictions to courses based on the POSts are there? So if I put down something like an English POSt for now, would I still be able to take a chemistry course if I have the required credits for prerequisite courses?
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Hey hey
Seeing as you came from UTM, I should hope you know your POSt stuff haha.
But yeah, since you missed the deadline for the first round of POSts and you need to be in one to enrol courses since I’m sure you already have 4.0 FCE, you’re going to have to enrol in a random Type 1 for the time being. And then when July 2 comes around, you can definitely apply to whatever it is you’re interested in. Just make sure not to drop the Type 1 until you’re actually invited by the Type 2!
Now the advantage of being in a POSt is that you get priority for the courses in that program.
Also, it helps you like… you know, GRADUATE.
Although to be clear, there is no “higher” priority. There’s either priority or none, and if you don’t have priority, then you have to wait until that’s lifted, which for 2013-2014 enrolment is August 6.
But take a look at the specific enrolment controls for the courses you want. For example, CHM220H gives priority to students not just in chem, but those in zoology, immunology, planetary science, yada yada yada. So since you’re clearly interested in chem courses, see if any of the other random programs given priority (aside from chemistry) are Type 1s.
And no no, don’t be silly. There can definitely be restrictions on courses based on Subject POSts. Those courses are usually the ones for Type 3 programs. For example, intro to criminology is restricted only to majors and specialists in criminology. Duuuuh.
Cheers!
aska