{"id":2450,"date":"2010-08-19T15:16:34","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T20:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=2450"},"modified":"2010-08-19T15:16:34","modified_gmt":"2010-08-19T20:16:34","slug":"graduating-with-one-specializing-in-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=2450","title":{"rendered":"graduating with one, specializing in another"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>i&#8217;m in 3rd year and i am specializing in vcc and minoring in psych. i&#8217;ve changed my mind on wanting to now major in psych. What i wanted to know is if i graduate with a HBA from vcc, can i come back the following year and just upgrade my minor in psych to a major so i can also get a HBSc ? or would i have to then do a double major\/1 major, 2 minors &amp; do another 4 years again to get the HBSc ?<\/p>\n<p>???????????????<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sorry to ask this, but what exactly is VCC? Could you spell it out for me?<\/p>\n<p>I can only guess that technically your question is if whether you graduate with one degree, can you return and upgrade your prior minor to a major? I asked the registrar and yes, you can. Lots of people come back to upgrade their transcript and bump up their programs of study (sometimes getting an extra major or minor out of the way). You should contact your registrar after you eventually graduate from your mystery program to return as &#8220;non degree student&#8221;, making sure that you fit the new requirements of the updated subject PoST you will have to enroll in. You can take classes the year after you graduate then.<\/p>\n<p>Askastudent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>i&#8217;m in 3rd year and i am specializing in vcc and minoring in psych. i&#8217;ve changed my mind on wanting to now major in psych. 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