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Important Notices

The undergraduate academic Calendar of the Faculty of Arts & Science is published in both online and printed editions. Every effort has been made to ensure the compatability of both versions. In the case of any discrepancy, the online version shall apply. Any post-publication corrections and/or updates to the print edition of this Calendar will be posted on the Faculty Registrar's web site. Students are strongly advised to check back regularly to keep informed of changes.

While Departmental counsellors and the Registrars of the Colleges are always available to give advice and guidance, it must be clearly understood that THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY RESTS WITH THE STUDENT for completeness and correctness of course selection, for compliance with prerequisite, co-requisite requirements, etc., for completion of Program details, for proper observance of the Breadth or Distribution Requirement and for observance of regulations, deadlines, etc.

Students are responsible for seeking guidance from a responsible officer if they are in any doubt; misunderstanding, or advice received from another student will not be accepted as cause for dispensation from any regulation, deadline, program or degree requirement.

Degrees Offered on the St. George Campus

Effective for students registering in a degree program in the Faculty for the first time in the 2001 summer session or later, the St. George Campus of the Faculty of Arts and Science has discontinued the 15-course (three-year) B.A. and B.Sc. degrees; ONLY 20-course (four-year) Honours B.A., B.Sc. and B.Com degrees will be available. Students registered in a degree program in the Faculty before the 2001 summer session may still choose a 15-course (three-year) degree.

Changes in Programs of Study and/or Courses

The programs of study that our calendar lists and describes are available for the year(s) to which the calendar applies. They may not necessarily be available in later years. If the University or the Faculty must change the content of programs of study or withdraw them, all reasonable possible advance notice and alternative instruction will be given. The University will not, however, be liable for any loss, damages, or other expenses that such changes might cause.

For each program of study offered by the University through the Faculty, the courses necessary to complete the minimum requirements of the program will be made available annually. We must, however, reserve the right otherwise to change the content of courses, instructors and instructional assignments, enrolment limitations, pre-requisites and co-requisites, grading policies, requirements for promotion and timetables without prior notice.

Regulations and Policies

As members of the University of Toronto community, students assume certain responsibilities and are guaranteed certain rights and freedoms.

The University has several policies that are approved by the Governing Council and which apply to all students. Each student must become familiar with the policies. The University will assume that he or she has done so. The rules and regulations of the Faculty are listed in this calendar. In applying to the Faculty, the student assumes certain responsibilities to the University and the Faculty and, if admitted and registered, shall be subject to all rules, regulations and policies cited in the calendar, as amended from time to time.

All University policies can be found at http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/policies.htm

Those which are of particular importance to students are:

More information about students’ rights and responsibilities can be found at http://www.students.utoronto.ca/The_Basics/Rights_and_Rules.htm.

Enrolment Limitations

The University makes every reasonable effort to plan and control enrolment to ensure that all of our students are qualified to complete the programs to which they are admitted, and to strike a practicable balance between enrolment and available instructional resources. Sometimes such a balance cannot be struck and the number of qualified students exceeds the instructional resources that we can reasonably make available while at the same time maintaining the quality of instruction. In such cases, we must reserve the right to limit enrolment in the programs, courses, or sections listed in the calendar, and to withdraw courses or sections for which enrolment or resources are insufficient. The University will not be liable for any loss, damages, or other expenses that such limitations or withdrawals might cause.

Copyright in Instructional Settings

If a student wishes to tape-record, photograph, video-record or otherwise reproduce lecture presentations, course notes or other similar materials provided by instructors, he or she must obtain the instructor’s written consent beforehand. Otherwise all such reproduction is an infringement of copyright and is absolutely prohibited. In the case of private use by students with disabilities, the instructor’s consent will not be unreasonably withheld.

Person I.D. (Student Number)

Each student at the University is assigned a unique identification number. The number is confidential. The University strictly controls access to Person I.D. numbers. The University assumes and expects that students will protect the confidentiality of their Person I.D.’s.

Fees and Other Charges

The University reserves the right to alter the fees and other charges described in the calendar.

Notice of Collection concerning Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy

The University of Toronto respects your privacy. Personal information that you provide to the University is collected pursuant to section 2(14) of the University of Toronto Act, 1971. It is collected for the purpose of administering admission, registration, academic programs, university-related student activities, activities of student societies, financial assistance and awards, graduation and university advancement, and for the purpose of statistical reporting to government agencies. At all times it will be protected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. If you have questions, please refer to www.utoronto.ca/privacy or contact the University Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Coordinator at 416 946-7303, McMurrich Building,room 201, 12 Queen's Park Crescent West, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8.

An expanded version of this Notice can be found at www.fippa.utoronto.ca/policy/nocx.htm.

Registration

Details of the procedures by which students of the Faculty of Arts and Science register and enrol in courses for which they are eligible, and pay or make arrangements to pay fees, are found in the Registration Handbook and Timetable, which students receive from their college. (Any student allowed to register one day after the end of the first week of classes is charged a late fee).

Repeating Passed Courses

Students may not repeat any course in which they have already obtained credit (i.e., a mark of 50% or higher or CR) with two exceptions:

i) When students require a course with a specific grade for entry to a limited-enrollment program, they may repeat such a course only once as an “extra” course. The repeated course will be designated an "Extra" course: it will appear on the academic record, but will be marked "Extra" and will not be included in GPA calculations or in the degree credit count.

ii) A student may repeat up to 1.0 full-course equivalent in which he or she has received a passing mark for reasons other than to gain a required mark for entry into a Subject POSt or a course required for a prerequisite. See the Rules and Regulations section for details.

Students may repeat courses in which they have a final result of a failing mark, LWD or WDR, except when the failing mark is obtained when the student was already repeating the course under i) or ii) above.

There are no supplemental examinations or provisions to “upgrade” a mark. All courses taken, except those officially cancelled, remain on the record.

Degree Courses and “Extra” Courses: Chronological Principle

Courses are credited towards a degree chronologically. For example, if a student has already passed six 100-series courses and then enrols in and passes further 100-series coures, the more recent courses are counted as “Extra” courses. An exception occurs when a student who has completed 5.5 100-series courses enrols in and passes a full course at the 100-level in a subsequent session; the most recently taken half-course becomes “extra.”