{"id":20142,"date":"2016-12-19T15:02:17","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T20:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=20142"},"modified":"2019-07-20T15:53:41","modified_gmt":"2019-07-20T19:53:41","slug":"bottom-of-the-enrolment-totem-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=20142","title":{"rendered":"bottom of the enrolment totem pole"},"content":{"rendered":"

After having completed my BA in a humanities field at U of T I am considering switching directions and following a social sciences path. I know returning as a non-degree student is an option, but I was wondering if non-degree students have problems getting into class with enrolment restrictions or 400-level classes? Is there a way to apply for a second bachelors or something similar?<\/p>\n

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hey!<\/p>\n

so at U of T, we have a rule that you can’t complete a second degree in the same field as your first degree. since pursuing social sciences would give you another BA, its’s not exactly allowed. you’d have to pursue a\u00a0different kind of degree, e.g. a BSc.<\/p>\n

furthermore, it’s highly recommended that you discuss all of this with an academic advisor (registrar). you can sit down with them and have a discussion about whether or not it is practical\/ necessary to pursue another degree\/ more courses.<\/p>\n

non-degree students are at the bottom of “the totem pole of priorities at U of T”<\/a>, so you may end up on a waitlist\/ not get into the courses you want. you’ll only be able to enrol in classes after everyone else enrols. tough, i know.<\/p>\n

for more on how second degrees and non-degree courses work, check out this post!<\/a><\/p>\n

i’m sorry to deliver you the cold hard truth so soon to Christmas or whichever holiday you celebrate (or not celebrate).<\/p>\n

here’s a .gif to cheer you up.<\/p>\n

\"elf<\/p>\n

hope that helped. buddy the elf always makes me feel better.<\/p>\n

stay warm,<\/p>\n

aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After having completed my BA in a humanities field at U of T I am considering switching directions and following a social sciences path. I know returning as a non-degree student is an option, but I was wondering if non-degree students have problems getting into class with enrolment restrictions or 400-level classes? Is there a way to apply for a second bachelors or something similar? \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 hey! so at U of T, we have a rule that you can’t complete a second degree in the same field as your first degree. since pursuing social sciences would give you another BA, its’s not exactly allowed. you’d have to pursue a\u00a0different kind of degree, e.g. a BSc. furthermore, it’s highly recommended that you discuss all of this with an academic advisor (registrar). you can sit down with them and have a discussion about whether or not it is practical\/ necessary to pursue another degree\/ more courses. non-degree students are at the bottom of “the totem pole of priorities at U of T”, so you may end up on a waitlist\/ not get into the courses you want. you’ll only be able to enrol in classes after everyone else enrols. tough, i know. for more on how second degrees and non-degree courses work, check out this post! i’m sorry to deliver you the cold hard truth so soon to Christmas or whichever holiday you celebrate (or not celebrate). here’s a .gif to cheer you up. hope that helped. buddy the elf always makes me feel better. stay warm, aska<\/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":[11,56,165,161],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts-sciences","category-enrollment","category-non-degree","category-second-degree"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20142\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}