{"id":12824,"date":"2015-01-12T15:20:01","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T20:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=12824"},"modified":"2019-08-04T19:34:55","modified_gmt":"2019-08-04T23:34:55","slug":"second-time-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=12824","title":{"rendered":"*regina spektor voice* everything is different the second time around"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi Aska<\/p>\n

I have a horrible gpa and a useless degree in polisci, I don’t know if I can do anything with this. I want to do another undergrad in a year or two, biology next time around. What is that thing on the calender that says you can apply to do a second degree if you do it before June?<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.artsandscience.utoronto.ca\/ofr\/calendar\/Degree_Requirements_(H.B.A<\/a>.,_H.B.Sc.,_BCom).html<\/p>\n

If I apply for a second degree is an automatic get in or is it based on grades? Secondly does it have to be two majors or a major and two minor or can I just take one major or specialist the second time around? Does it have to be 20 courses the second time around? Finally how does a make-up year work?<\/p>\n

Thank you<\/p>\n

Confused and Scared for the future<\/p>\n

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hey there,<\/p>\n

well, it’s not automatic, since you have to petition to complete a second degree<\/a>. i’d recommend talking to the Faculty of Arts & Science<\/a> now to ask about specific criteria.<\/p>\n

you’ll have to follow the same degree requirement rules as you did the first time around – that means an appropriate number of subject POSts, 20.0 credits (though you’ll usually get 5.0 FCEs transferred over, so it’s typically only 15.0 that you have to do), etc.<\/p>\n

a make-up year<\/a> is basically like a victory lap in high school – you just take classes for one more year after you graduate. the classes will appear on your transcript and will affect you GPA (even though you’ve already got a degree). people who take make-up years are often trying to boost their GPA for grad school.<\/p>\n

best of luck, homie,<\/p>\n

aska<\/p>\n

P.S. thanks for your patience as aska took a break for the holidays – i hope the answer is still useful to you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi Aska I have a horrible gpa and a useless degree in polisci, I don’t know if I can do anything with this. I want to do another undergrad in a year or two, biology next time around. What is that thing on the calender that says you can apply to do a second degree if you do it before June? http:\/\/www.artsandscience.utoronto.ca\/ofr\/calendar\/Degree_Requirements_(H.B.A.,_H.B.Sc.,_BCom).html If I apply for a second degree is an automatic get in or is it based on grades? Secondly does it have to be two majors or a major and two minor or can I just take one major or specialist the second time around? Does it have to be 20 courses the second time around? Finally how does a make-up year work? Thank you Confused and Scared for the future \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 hey there, well, it’s not automatic, since you have to petition to complete a second degree. i’d recommend talking to the Faculty of Arts & Science now to ask about specific criteria. you’ll have to follow the same degree requirement rules as you did the first time around – that means an appropriate number of subject POSts, 20.0 credits (though you’ll usually get 5.0 FCEs transferred over, so it’s typically only 15.0 that you have to do), etc. a make-up year is basically like a victory lap in high school – you just take classes for one more year after you graduate. the classes will appear on your transcript and will affect you GPA (even though you’ve already got a degree). people who take make-up years are often trying to boost their GPA for grad school. best of luck, homie, aska P.S. thanks for your patience as aska took a break for the holidays – i hope the answer is still useful to you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[161],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-second-degree"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t