Faculty of Arts & Science 2011-2012 Calendar

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:

• Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters
• Code of Student Conduct
• Grading Practices Policy
• Policy on Official Correspondence with Students

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 of Personal Information

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
http://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.

Repeating Passed Courses

See "Repeating a Course as an 'Extra'" in the Rules and Regulations section for details.

Degree Courses and “Extra” Courses: Chronological Principle

See the Rules and Regulations section for details.

Courses at University of Toronto Scarborough and University of Toronto Mississauga

Students registered on the St. George campus of the Faculty of Arts & Science may enrol in most courses offered by University of Toronto Mississauga and University of Toronto Scarborough, provided that they meet the enrolment controls and prerequisites established by those divisions. These courses count towards the 20 credits required for a St. George degree and are included in the CGPA. These courses may also count towards St. George program requirements; students should check with their program office before enrolling.

Courses of Other Divisions

Students should select their courses from those offered in the Faculty of Arts & Science (except courses that are required for an Arts & Science program). If, however, they identify a course(s) offered in another division, faculty or school of the University that may be appropriate for inclusion in their degree program, they may petition for permission to register in the course for degree credit. In the petition, students must establish that the content and aims of the course(s) are valid for a specific Arts & Science program and cannot be met by courses offered within the Faculty of Arts & Science. The students should initiate the procedure well in advance of the beginning of classes, so that they may choose alternate courses should the request be denied. The Faculty will not accept as reasons for taking courses in other divisions the wish to satisfy requirements to qualify for programs and organisations outside the Faculty or to prepare for non-academic or professional purposes.

Graduate Courses: Acceptance of petitions to take graduate courses is further subject to the requirements of the School of Graduate Studies (CGPA of 3.0).

Non-degree students may enrol through this Faculty in courses given by this Faculty or the University of Toronto Mississauga or the University of Toronto Scarborough only.

See the section on petitions and appeals for more information.

Courses of Other Universities (Letters of Permission and Transfer Credit)

Degree students with a cumulative grade point average of at least 1.50 before studying elsewhere may take a maximum of 5.0 full-course equivalents elsewhere for transfer credit. Students admitted with transfer credit may be limited in the number of courses that they may transfer after admission and should consult the chart available on the web at www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/undergraduate/tc. Prior to taking courses at another university, students are advised to request a Letter of Permission to confirm acceptability of those courses for transfer credit. Otherwise, students may submit a request for transfer credit after completing courses elsewhere. Permission obtained from an instructor or from a department for program purposes, however, does not obligate the Faculty to grant transfer credit. There is a $25.00 non-refundable charge for each request. Assessments of transfer credit may take several weeks to process depending on the time of year and the nature of the request. Applicants are responsible for submitting requests well in advance of any deadlines they must meet and for obtaining the appropriate counselling concerning the Letter of Permission and/or Transfer Credit process.

Note:

Only one transfer credit may be used to satisfy the requirement of 300+ series courses for the degree. Please refer to the Letters of Permission and Transfer Credit (Post-Admission) Guidelines on the Registrar’s Office web site at www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/undergraduate/tc.

Study Elsewhere Opportunities

U of T offers a wide range of opportunities to study elsewhere. For more information contact:

Centre for International Experience's Student Exchange Program
Cumberland House, Room 204
Telephone: (416) 946-3138
student.exchange@utoronto.ca
www.cie.utoronto.ca

Summer Abroad Program
3rd Floor, Woodsworth College, 119 St. George St.
416-978-8713
summer.abroad@utoronto.ca
www.summerabroad.utoronto.ca

Cancelling Courses

Students who do not intend to complete a course or courses must use the Student Web Service to cancel the course before the final date to cancel courses from the academic record (see Sessional Dates, page 7). Students still enrolled in a course after the final date to cancel the course will receive a grade for that course (unless Late Withdrawal is requested: see below for details). Not attending classes or ceasing to complete further course work or not writing the examination do not constitute grounds for cancellation without academic penalty from a course; the course remains on the record with the grade earned, including “0” for incomplete work.

Students are not permitted to cancel or withdraw from a course in which an allegation of academic misconduct is pending from the time of the alleged offence until the final disposition of the accusation.


Cancelling Registration

Students who wish to cancel all their current courses, and do not intend to enrol in any other courses for the rest of the session (Fall, Winter or Summer) must cancel their registration by using the Student Web Service at www.rosi.utoronto.ca or in writing by notifying their College Registrar. The cancellation of registration must be completed by the appropriate deadline in order for the student not to incur an academic penalty. Before any refund is authorized, they must:

1. Pay any outstanding fees;
2. return any books to the Library and pay any outstanding fines;
3. vacate any laboratory or athletic lockers and return any equipment in their possession.

Fees are subject to change at any time by approval of the Governing Council. Tuition fees normally consist of academic fees (including instruction and library) and incidental/ancillary fees (including Hart House, Health Services, Athletics and student organizations). Additional ancillary fees may also be assessed for enrolment in some specific courses. Consult the Student Accounts web site or the Bursar of Trinity College.

Fees and Payment

Payment is made at a financial institution — consult the instructions in the Registration Handbook & Timetable for further details.

Payment Deadlines

Deadlines are available from the Student Accounts Office or from the Trinity College Bursar’s Office (Trinity students).

To avoid delays, students are advised to pay fees early.

All fees and charges posted to your account are payable. If not paid in full, any outstanding account balance is subject to a monthly service charge of 1.5% per month compounded (19.56% per annum). Outstanding charges on your account from prior sessions are subject to a service charge as of the 15th of every month until paid in full."

Students with outstanding accounts may not receive official transcripts and may not re-register at the University until these accounts are paid.

Fees for International Students

In accordance with the recommendation of the Government of Ontario, certain categories of students who are neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents of Canada are charged higher academic fees. Refer to the Student Accounts web site at www.fees.utoronto.ca for details.

Further information on fees may be obtained by students of Innis, New, St. Michael’s, University, Victoria and Woodsworth Colleges from the Student Accounts Office, University of Toronto, 215 Huron St., Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A2; 416-978-2142. Students of Trinity College should consult their College Bursar.

Financial Assistance

A limited number of in-course bursaries, scholarships and awards is available to students who need financial assistance or who qualify for them on the basis of academic merit. Information on these, and the Ontario Student Assistance Program, is available on the following web sites:

Faculty of Arts &Science web site
Admissions and Awards web site
or the College Registrars’ offices and web sites.

Sanctions on Account of Outstanding Obligations

The following are recognized University obligations:

• tuition fees
• academic and other incidental fees
• residence fees and other residence charges
• library fines
• Bookstore accounts
• loans made by colleges, faculties or the University
• Health Service accounts
• unreturned or damaged instruments, materials and equipment
• orders for the restitution, rectification or the payment of damages, fines, bonds for good behaviour, and requirement of public service work imposed under the authority of the Code of Student Conduct.

The following academic sanctions are imposed on Arts & Science students who have outstanding recognized University obligations:

1. Statements of results or official transcripts of record, or both, will not be issued.
2. The University will not release either the official document (normally called diploma) which declares the degree, diploma or certificate earned nor provide oral confirmations or written certification of degree status to external enquirers.
3. Indebted graduands will be allowed to walk on stage and have their names appear on the convocation program.
4. Registration will be refused to a continuing or returning student..
5. Official letters (e.g., degree eligibility, confirmation of graduation, QECO) will not be issued.
6. Education verifications will not be issued.

Payments made by continuing or returning students will first be applied to outstanding University debts and then to current fees.

Term Work and Term Test Regulations

The following regulations summarize the Faculty’s implementation of the University’s Grading Practices Policy, Parts I and II, available on the Governing Council web site at www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/policies.htm; however grade scales may be seen below in this Calendar).

Marking Schemes

Both essays (or equivalent work) and examinations (including term tests) are normally required for standing in courses. In courses where only one form of evaluation is used, a single piece of work cannot count for all of the final mark.

Self-evaluation by individual students or by groups of students is not permissible unless the specific consent of the Arts & Science Faculty Council is received.

As early as possible in each course, and no later than the last date to enrol in courses, the instructor must announce in a regularly-scheduled class the methods by which student performance will be evaluated, their relative weight in the final mark, including any discretionary factor, and the due dates. These methods must be in accord with applicable University and Faculty policies (See TERM WORK and TERM TEST below, especially bold-faced items.) Instructors must file a copy of their marking scheme for each course with the Departmental or Program Office at the beginning of the term.

Once the weight of each component of the course work is given, it may not be changed unless approved by a majority of the students present and voting at a regularly-scheduled meeting of the class.

After the last date to cancel the course without academic penalty, no change in marks weighting may take place unless there is unanimous consent of all students present and voting, and notice must be given at the regularly-scheduled class meeting previous to that at which the issue is to be raised.

Students may petition for deletion of the course from their record and receive an appropriate fees refund, should an infraction of the Grading Practices Policy occur.

Petitions must be filed by the last day of classes, before all course work has been completed.

Term Work

Instructors shall return by the deadline one or more marked assignments worth a combined total of at least 10% of the total course mark for H courses and 20% for Y courses.

The deadline for returning such marked work shall be the last regularly scheduled class meeting prior to the deadline to cancel without academic penalty, with one exception: for courses that run the entire Fall/Winter Session (Y1Y or H1Y courses), the deadline shall be the last regularly-scheduled class meeting of the first week of classes in January.

All term work must be submitted on or before the last day of classes in the course concerned, unless an earlier date is specified by the instructor. Students who for reasons beyond their control are unable to submit an assignment by its deadline must obtain approval from their instructor for an extension of the deadline. This extension may be for no longer than the end of the Final Examination period. If additional time beyond this period is required, students must petition through their College Registrar before the end of the examination period for a further extension of the deadline.

Students are strongly advised to keep rough and draft work and copies of their essays and assignments, as these may be required by the instructor.

All written work that has been evaluated should be returned with such detailed comment as the instructor deems appropriate, and time made available for discussion of it. Any enquiries about a graded piece of work must be made within one month of the date the work was returned to the class. Instructors must keep unclaimed term work for at least six months beyond the end of the course.

Term Tests

No term test or combination of term tests held in the last two weeks of classes at the end of any term may have a total weight greater than 25% of the final mark.

All term tests must be held on or before the last day of classes. No term test may be held during the “Reading Week” in February, during the “Study Week” in April, or during Faculty Examination Periods, except for those in F or Y-courses scheduled by the Faculty in December.

Missed Term Tests

Students who miss a term test will be assigned a mark of zero for that test unless they satisfy the following conditions:

1. Students who miss a term test for reasons entirely beyond their control may, within one week of the missed test, submit to the instructor or department/program a written request for special consideration explaining the reason for missing the test, and attaching appropriate documentation, such as a medical certificate.
2. If a written request with documentation cannot be submitted within one week, the department may consider a request to extend the time limit.
3. A student whose explanation is accepted by the department will be entitled to one of the following considerations:
   a) In courses where there is no other term work as part of the evaluation scheme, a makeup test must be given.
   b) In other courses, the department/program may either give a makeup test OR increase the weighting of other graded work by the amount of the missed test. In no case may the weighting of the final examination in a 100-level course be increased beyond 2/3 of the total course mark.
4. If the student is granted permission to take a makeup test and misses it, then he or she is assigned a mark of zero for the test unless the department/program is satisfied that missing the makeup test was unavoidable. No student is automatically entitled to a second makeup test.*
5. A student who misses a term test cannot subsequently petition for late withdrawal from the course without academic penalty on the grounds that he or she has had no term work returned before the drop date.

* Note
This means that if a department is persuaded of the student’s grounds for missing the makeup test, it may decide to compensate for the missed test in whatever way it chooses, which could be by giving another makeup test; the student cannot demand another makeup test.

A Faculty final examination common to all sections of the course and counting for between one-third and two-thirds of the final mark must be held in each 100-series course, unless exemption has been granted by the Arts & Science Faculty Council. In 200-, 300- and 400-series courses, the Departments will decide whether or not an examination is appropriate, and report to the Committee. The ratio of term work to examination mark will be the same for all sections of multi-section courses that have final examinations. The relative value of each part of a written examination must be indicated on the question paper.

Final examinations are held at the end of each session or subsession. Students taking courses during the day may be required to write evening examinations, and students taking evening courses may be required to write examinations during the day. Examinations may be held on Saturdays. Students who make personal commitments during the examination period do so at their own risk. No special consideration is given and no special arrangements are made in the event of conflicts.

Students who are unable to write their examinations due to illness, domestic affliction, etc., should contact their College Registrar (see "Petitions Regarding Examinations", page 541). Students who have two Faculty final examinations at the same time, or three consecutive Faculty final examinations (e.g., morning, afternoon, evening; or afternoon, evening, next morning) should contact the Office of the Faculty Registrar well before the examination period begins. Information regarding dates, times and locations of examinations will not be given by telephone or email; for the most up to date examination timetable consult the Faculty's current students web site at www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current..

Rules for the Conduct of Examinations

1. No person will be allowed in an examination room during an examination except the candidates concerned and those supervising the examination.
2. Candidates must appear at the examination room at least twenty minutes before the commencement of the examination.
3. Candidates shall bring their student photo identification cards and place them in a conspicuous place on their desks.
4. Bags and books are to be deposited in areas designated by the Chief Presiding Officer and are not to be taken to the examination desk or table. Students may place their purses on the floor under their chairs.
5. The Chief Presiding Officer has authority to assign seats to candidates.
6. Candidates shall not communicate with one another in any manner whatsoever during the examination.
7. No materials or electronic devices shall be brought into the room or used at an examination except those authorized by the Chief Presiding Officer or Examiner. Unauthorized materials include, but are not limited to: books, class notes, or aid sheets. Unauthorized electronic devices include, but are not limited to: cellular telephones, laptop computers, calculators, MP3 players (such as an iPod), Personal Digital Assistants ("PDA" such as Palm Pilot or Blackberry), pagers, electronic dictionaries, Compact Disc Players, and Mini DIsc Players..
8. Candidates who bring any unauthorized materials or electronic devices into an examination room or who assist or obtain assistance from other candidates or from any unauthorized source are liable to penalties under the Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters, including the loss of academic credit and expulsion.
9. In general, candidates will not be permitted to enter an examination room later than fifteen minutes after the commencement of the examination, nor to leave except under supervision until at least half an hour after the examination has commenced.
10. Candidates shall remain seated at their desks during the final ten minutes of each examination.
11. At the conclusion of an examination, all writing shall cease. The Chief Presiding Officer may seize the papers of candidates who fail to observe this requirement, and a penalty may be imposed.
12. Examination books and other material issued for the examination shall not be removed from the examination room except by authority of the Chief Presiding Officer.

Special Accommodations Fee

Students who request permission to write an examination outside the normal examination arrangements must submit a petition making their request at least three weeks prior to the beginning of the examination period. Late requests cannot be accommodated. A non-refundable fee of $30.00 for each examination is charged at the time of application. Students who have been granted permission to write a deferred examination will pay this fee in addition to the deferred examination fee of $70.00 per examination.

If permission has been granted for the examination to be written at an “Outside Centre”, students are also responsible for all costs for invigilation, postage, etc. charged by the centres involved. These costs can reach as high as $100.00 per examination; students are advised to determine the total cost before petitioning. Such permission is granted only in the most extreme circumstances.

Degree students in the Faculty of Arts & Science may select up to 1.0 full-course equivalents of their degree credits offered by the Faculty of Arts & Science on the St. George campus to be assessed on a Credit/ No Credit basis. Students must choose this mode of assessment no later than the last date to add the course. Once the deadline has passed, students may not under any circumstances reverse this decision.

To achieve a status of CR (Credit), a student must achieve a final mark of at least 60%. Marks below that will be assessed as NCR (No Credit). Courses with a final status of CR will count as degree credits but will have no effect on the student’s GPA. They will count as Distribution Requirements and degree credits, but cannot be used to satisfy subject POSt requirements.

Courses with a final status of NCR will not count as degree credits but will not count as failures, and will also not be included in the GPA calculation.

Students may exercise this option to a total of 1.0 full-course equivalents within the total number of credits required for a degree. The choice is not restricted as to year or level of course.

A course taken on a CR/NCR basis may not be used to satisfy program requirements.
Students taking a course on a CR/NCR basis will not be identified individually to the instructor teaching that course.

This option is not available to Arts & Science non-degree students or to students from other faculties/divisions of the University of Toronto.

This option is not available for courses offered by other campuses or divisions taken by Arts & Science degree students.

All students (both degree and non-degree-seeking) may repeat up to 1.0 full-course equivalent for which they have received credit (i.e., achieved a grade of 50% or higher or CR) for reasons other than to gain a required mark above passing to qualify for entry into a Subject POSt or a course required for a prerequisite. 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.

Students may not use this one-time-only Extra provision to repeat a passed course yet again which they have already repeated once as an Extra to qualify for entry into a Subject POSt or for entry into a course for which the repeated course is be a prerequisite i.e., a student may repeat a specific passed course only once.

Students requesting to repeat a course in this way must do so at their college registrar’s office, where they will receive appropriate advising and will be enrolled, provided there is space available, only after other degree students have had an opportunity to enroll.

The Faculty of Arts & Science has approved a mechanism to assist students, in conjunction with their college registrars, to remedy situations, particularly in their early years at university, where personal or other circumstances mean they are irretrievably behind in a course.

Students pursuing a degree in the Faculty of Arts & Science may request to withdraw without petition from a total of no more than 3.0 FCEs in the 20.0 FCEs required for their degree, provided such a request is made by the last day of classes in the relevant term.

Students will make such requests to their college registrar, who has the authority to approve such requests if the circumstances warrant approval of an exception to the normal Drop deadlines.

Withdrawals approved under this procedure will be noted on the academic record by the course status LWD (Late Withdrawal). This course status will have no effect on the GPA or other elements of the academic record.

Students who have fallen behind with assignments or are not at all prepared to write exams in one or more of courses will be expected to make use of this remedy, and should contact their college registrar’s office immediately.

Students seeking to avail themselves of this remedy will be expected to work with their college registrarial advisor to analyze what led to their predicament, to discuss what steps they can take to prevent it from happening again, and to learn from their experiences.

Future petitions for Withdrawal, Deferred Exams, or Extensions for Term Work will be considered in light of the fact that the student has previously been granted such an opportunity.