{"id":7680,"date":"2014-04-29T13:55:18","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T18:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=7680"},"modified":"2019-08-12T22:50:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T02:50:21","slug":"removing-exclusions-from-your-transcript","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=7680","title":{"rendered":"get that mark outta my sight!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>quick question: if I took a course that I was excluded from as it was not needed for my program requirements and failed it, is it possible to remove it from my records or transcript?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>hey there,<\/p>\n<p>if you have a really good reason for withdrawing the course, you can go to your registrar&#8217;s office and file a petition. however, usually, once the mark is on your transcript, it&#8217;s on there permanently. sorry about that, dude!<\/p>\n<p>however (and here&#8217;s your silver lining), you should note that if the course was an exclusion, it should have been designated an &#8216;extra&#8217; on your transcript, meaning that the mark will not count towards your GPA and it will not be counted as credit towards your degree. you can read more about that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsandscience.utoronto.ca\/ofr\/calendar\/Rules_&amp;_Regulations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> under &#8216;&#8221;Extra&#8221; Courses: 100-series, Repeating and Excluded Courses,&#8217; #3. Exclusions.<\/p>\n<p>best,<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>quick question: if I took a course that I was excluded from as it was not needed for my program requirements and failed it, is it possible to remove it from my records or transcript? \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 hey there, if you have a really good reason for withdrawing the course, you can go to your registrar&#8217;s office and file a petition. however, usually, once the mark is on your transcript, it&#8217;s on there permanently. sorry about that, dude! however (and here&#8217;s your silver lining), you should note that if the course was an exclusion, it should have been designated an &#8216;extra&#8217; on your transcript, meaning that the mark will not count towards your GPA and it will not be counted as credit towards your degree. you can read more about that here under &#8216;&#8221;Extra&#8221; Courses: 100-series, Repeating and Excluded Courses,&#8217; #3. 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