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Degree Requirements Presentation My Academic Plan for Success (MAPS)
For HBA and HBSc students
Presented by the Office of the Registrar Academic Advising Team
Why Plan?
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“If you don't know where you are going, you might end up someplace else.” Yogi Berra, Former professional baseball player and manager www.brainyquote.com
My Academic Plan for Success
Academic Calendar
Registration Guide ROSI
CGPA Calculator Degree
Requirement Checklist
Degree Requirements
CR / NCR
LWD
Program Check
Academic Department
contacts
Understand your Degree
Use
Tools & Resources
Connect with Academic Departments
Your Keys to SUCCESS!
Academic Calendar
Registration Guide
ROSI
CGPA Calculator
Degree Requirement
Checklist
Use
Tools & Resources
1st Key to Success…
UTM Academic Calendar
• All rules and regulations • Degree requirements • Program requirements • Brief course descriptions www.utm.utoronto.ca/regcal
UTM Registration Guide • Important dates • Registration instructions • Fees information • What to do when…. www.utm.utoronto.ca/guides
ROSI • Through ROSI students can add and drop courses, view
their timetable and final grades, register for programs and more
www.rosi.utoronto.ca
Academic Calendar Registration Guide & ROSI
% Letter Grade
Grade Point Value
90-100 A+ 4.0
85-89 A 4.0
80-84 A- 3.7
77-79 B+ 3.3
73-76 B 3.0
70-72 B- 2.7
67-69 C+ 2.3
63-66 C 2.0
60-62 C- 1.7
57-59 D+ 1.3
53-56 D 1.0
50-52 D- 0.7
0-49 F 0.0
• The CGPA Calculator is on the Registrar’s Office website under “Academic Support”.
• Lists your current and previously completed courses, allows you to estimate your final grades and will calculate your CGPA. You can save
several different scenarios.
https://registrar.utm.utoronto.ca/student/cgpa/
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) Calculator
• The checklist will help you keep track of requirements needed to graduate.
• Update your checklist once a year and have it reviewed by an Academic Advisor from the Office of the Registrar.
• The online degree check application can be found at: https://registrar.utm.utoronto.ca/student/degreeCheckList/
Degree Requirement Checklist
Degree Requirements
CR / NCR
LWD
Understand your Degree
2nd Key to Success…
20.0 credits with a final CGPA of at least 1.85
No more than 6.0 100 level credits
Complete at least 6.0 credits at
300 or 400 level
Programs of study
Must have 12.0 distinct
credits
No more than 15.0 credits with same three letter designator
Distribution credits: 1.0 SCI 1.0 SSC
1.0 HUM
Y = 1.0 or full credit (year-long) H = 0.5 or half credit
Degree Requirements HBA & HBSc
• 100 level, or introductory credits can be taken in any year of study, not just in first year of university.
• Some 100 level credits have high school pre-requisites. Check the UTM calendar. (i.e. BIO152H requires a minimum 70% in Grade 12 4U Biology)
No more than 6.0 100 level credits
• These are advanced level senior credits at the third and fourth year level. i.e. ENG300Y (1.0), HIS478H (0.5), BIO360H (0.5).
• Most senior level credits have first or second year university courses as pre-requisites.
• 300 and 400 level credits are usually taken in the last two years of university.
Complete at least 6.0 300 or 400 level credits
• A program is a group of courses concentrated in one area of study (i.e. English major), offered by an academic department.
• Programs of Study (Subject POSt) are approved after successful completion of 4.0 UTM credits .
• Some programs have entry requirements which include specific first year prerequisite courses and specific CGPA for entry.
Programs of Study
• There are three kinds of programs: Specialist (9.0 to 16.0 credits)
Major (6.0 to 8.5 credits)
Minor (4.0 credits)
• Students must choose a program combination:
1 specialist (one area of study) OR
2 majors (two areas of study) OR
1 major + 2 minors (three areas of study)
Programs of Study
• 7.0 + 8.0 = 15.0 credits total between programs
• 15.0 – 12.0 distinct credits = 3.0
• In this example a student can share a maximum of 3.0 credits. The student is sharing only 2.0.
Biology
major
7.0 credits
Chemistry
major
8.0 credits
MAT 134Y
CHM110H
CHM120H
2.0 total
The credits that are same or are common to both programs.
12.0 Distinct Credits (2 Majors)
• GGR minor 4.0
• ENV MGT major 8.0
• ENG minor + 4.0
16.0 credits
total between
programs
16.0 – 12.0 distinct credits = 4.0
In this example, a student can
share a maximum of 4.0 credits.
This student has 12.0 distinct credits.
The credits that are same or are common between programs.
GGR (Arts) minor 4.0 credits
ENG minor
4.0 credits
Environmental Management
major 8.0 credits
None None
GGR111H GGR202H GGR277H GGR329H GGR333H GGR345H GGR348H GGR349H 4.0 TOTAL
None
12.0 Distinct Credits (1 major & 2 minors)
• All students must complete one credit (or two half credits) from each of the following divisions within their 20.0 credits.
• The distribution category for each course is listed in the UTM Calendar beside the course title:
i.e. ANT241Y5 - Aboriginal Peoples of North America (SSC)
• Courses used for your program can count for distribution requirements.
• Distribution requirements do not have to be completed in first year.
Science (SCI)
Social Science (SSC)
Humanities (HUM)
Distribution Requirements
• A three letter designator is: ENG, BIO, FAH, FAS, PSY, SOC etc.
• 20. 0 credits are required a HBA or HBSc. degree. No more than 15.0 full credits (or 30 half credits) can start with the first same three letters.
No more than 15.0 credits with the same three letter designator
• You can view your total credit count and CGPA on ROSI
under “Transcripts, Acad. Hist.”
• If you are unsure, contact an Academic Advisor in the Office of the Registrar.
Completion 20.0 credits with a CGPA of at least 1.85
• When students complete a university credit, the course shows up on their ROSI record with a final grade (i.e. B-, 71%).
• UTM students can apply for up to 2.0 UTM credits to be listed as CR /
NCR, instead of a grade. • Students must get a final grade of 50% or higher for a credit (CR); below
50% appears as no credit (NCR)
• CR / NCR elective courses do not affect your CGPA. CR (credit) courses also count for degree requirements towards graduation, but cannot be used for program requirements.
• Apply for CR/NCR online by the last date to drop F, S and Y for that particular course on this website: http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/registrar/forms (not ROSI).
Credit / No Credit (CR / NCR)
• Students can apply for a LWD to drop a course after the academic drop deadline has passed.
• To access the LWD site go to:
https://registrar.utm.utoronto.ca/student/LWD/ (not ROSI) • The deadline to request LWD for the 2012-13 session: December 3, 2012 (F courses); April 5, 2013 (S & Y courses) • LWD info sessions, outside the Office of the Registrar:
Monday, March 25: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Tuesday, March 26: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Wednesday, March 27: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Thursday, March 28: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Monday, April 1: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Tuesday, April 2: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Wednesday, April 3: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Thursday, April 4: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Friday, April 5: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Late Withdrawal (LWD)
Academic Department
contacts
Program Check
Connect with Academic Departments
3rd Key to Success…
• Academic departments offer courses and administer programs. See the UTM calendar for department locations.
http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/programs-departments/undergraduate-programs-departments
• Arrange for a program check with the advisor once a year.
Academic Departments
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Your Key to Success: Final Thoughts
“A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there.”
H. Stanley Judd, Author http://thinkexist.com