{"id":13743,"date":"2015-04-14T10:48:35","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T14:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=13743"},"modified":"2019-08-04T17:56:05","modified_gmt":"2019-08-04T21:56:05","slug":"the-faculty-is-your-oyster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=13743","title":{"rendered":"the faculty is your oyster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was admitted to the social sciences program, does that mean i can only take classes that fall under the social science category? Or am I able to try out a class\/subject that falls under humanities as well?<\/p>\n<p>???????????????<\/p>\n<p>hey there,<\/p>\n<p>you can take ANY COURSE in the faculty of arts &amp; science you desire, as long as you meet any listed prerequisites. <a href=\"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/confusedbaby.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crazy, right<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>only thing is, some courses are restricted so that certain students are allowed to sign up for the courses first, and some courses are completely restricted to certain students.<\/p>\n<p>if you look at the fall\/winter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsandscience.utoronto.ca\/ofr\/calendar\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2015-2016 course calendar<\/a>, courses that have these kinds of restrictions are marked with either a &#8216;P&#8217; (priority) or &#8216;R&#8217; (restriction). these are called &#8216;enrolment controls&#8217; and you can read more about them <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsci.utoronto.ca\/current\/course\/timetable\/1314_fw\/step-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>see you around in the fall, chum,<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was admitted to the social sciences program, does that mean i can only take classes that fall under the social science category? 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