{"id":27095,"date":"2022-07-05T19:30:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T23:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=27095"},"modified":"2023-03-17T16:13:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T20:13:28","slug":"a-minor-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=27095","title":{"rendered":"a minor issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"IxFyd\">\n<div class=\"k31gt\">\n<p>do i have to take every course required for a minor in my first year to be able to declare it?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>hey there,<\/p>\n<p>probably not. most minors that i know of are <a href=\"https:\/\/sidneysmithcommons.artsci.utoronto.ca\/program\/apply-for-programs\/\">open enrolment<\/a> and only require at least 4.0 FCEs completed by the time you apply. other than that, there are no restrictions on the year that you complete the program courses, as long as you complete them all by the time you graduate. although courses might be 100-level or listed as &#8220;first year&#8221;, in most cases those are kind of just recommended, not required.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tenor-gif-embed\" data-postid=\"26135622\" data-share-method=\"host\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1\" data-width=\"60%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/view\/its-just-a-suggestion-benjamin-engvid-its-just-an-advice-its-just-an-option-gif-26135622\">Its Just A Suggestion Benjamin GIF<\/a>from <a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/search\/its+just+a+suggestion-gifs\">Its Just A Suggestion GIFs<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>some exceptions would be the<a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca\/section\/Computer-Science\"> computer science minor<\/a>, for example, where students in the CMP1 stream would need to complete the required courses in their first year, but even for out of stream students, there isn&#8217;t really any restriction on having to complete courses in a certain year, you&#8217;d just need to have them ready by the time you apply for POSt.<\/p>\n<p>you can search up the minors you&#8217;re interested in on the <a href=\"https:\/\/artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca\/search-programs\">artsci calendar<\/a> or email the department to see if there are other restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>hope that helps!<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>do i have to take every course required for a minor in my first year to be able to declare it? hey there, probably not. most minors that i know of are open enrolment and only require at least 4.0 FCEs completed by the time you apply. other than that, there are no restrictions on the year that you complete the program courses, as long as you complete them all by the time you graduate. although courses might be 100-level or listed as &#8220;first year&#8221;, in most cases those are kind of just recommended, not required. 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