{"id":2918,"date":"2011-02-16T10:52:32","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T15:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=2918"},"modified":"2016-06-29T10:39:17","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T14:39:17","slug":"drop-courses-like-theyre-hot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=2918","title":{"rendered":"drop courses like they&#8217;re hot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey aska,<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m taking a four credit course load right now in my first year. I&#8217;m not doing so well, and have already dropped a full year course. I&#8217;m not convinced I&#8217;m going to pass film, and am considering dropping it as well. My question is this, if I drop film (a full year course), I&#8217;ll end up with only 3 credits. At the end of this year, I&#8217;ll only be considered a first year still, correct?? Also, with the whole fixed price with 4-5-6 courses, would I get any reimbursement?<\/p>\n<p>Thanks,<\/p>\n<p>Bumbled<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>yo yo Bumbled,<\/p>\n<p>oooh the first year dropping spree &#8230; many go through this.<\/p>\n<p>A first year is considered someone who:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>has completed less than 4 full coure equivalents<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So yah you&#8217;ll still be considered first year.<\/p>\n<p>I personally find this whole program fees a little irrating &lt;shakes fist at the business of university&gt; but I found you some dates,<\/p>\n<p>The Registration Handbook and Timetable states:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>October 6 2010: F and Y course load count date for program\/per-course fee determination<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>meaning that you will be charged for any &#8216;Y&#8217; courses you were enrolled in past October 6th.<\/p>\n<p>love always,<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey aska, I&#8217;m taking a four credit course load right now in my first year. I&#8217;m not doing so well, and have already dropped a full year course. I&#8217;m not convinced I&#8217;m going to pass film, and am considering dropping it as well. My question is this, if I drop film (a full year course), I&#8217;ll end up with only 3 credits. At the end of this year, I&#8217;ll only be considered a first year still, correct?? Also, with the whole fixed price with 4-5-6 courses, would I get any reimbursement? Thanks, Bumbled \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 yo yo Bumbled, oooh the first year dropping spree &#8230; many go through this. A first year is considered someone who: has completed less than 4 full coure equivalents &nbsp; So yah you&#8217;ll still be considered first year. I personally find this whole program fees a little irrating &lt;shakes fist at the business of university&gt; but I found you some dates, The Registration Handbook and Timetable states: October 6 2010: F and Y course load count date for program\/per-course fee determination meaning that you will be charged for any &#8216;Y&#8217; courses you were enrolled in past October 6th. love always, 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":[156,169],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dropping-courses","category-flat-fees"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hey aska, I&#039;m taking a four credit course load right now in my first year. 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