Academic Orientation for Newly Admitted Students

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Academic Orientation for Newly Admitted Students

• St. Michaels College
• Faculty of Arts and Science
• University of Toronto
• Summer
• 2008 2009

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What You Need - Part 1

• 2008 2009 Arts and Science Calendar
• 2008 2009 Arts and Science Registration Handbook
  Timetable
• Pick these two up from the SMC Registrars Office
• 2008 2009 Arts and Science First Year Handbook
• This was in the admission package
• U of T website Use the A-Z Index on the home
  page
• www.utoronto.ca
• Example - BIOME superb site for life science
  students
• Campus map is at the back of the Registration
  Handbook
• ASSU (Arts and Science Student Union)
  Anti-Calendar
• Check www.assu.ca or pick up at Sidney Smith
  Hall, Room 1068

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What You Need - Part 2

• Fees/refund information
• Check www.fees.utoronto.ca
• Check both fees payable and the refund schedule
• Fees Invoice (which is not required for internet
  banking)
• A paper invoice is mailed if you select courses
  for the first time up to August 28.
• The invoice is mailed to the address which is on
  record in ROSI.

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What You Need - Part 3

• A plan
• Motivation
• Enough health
• Enough time
• Enough money
• Ability to manage your time wisely
• Ability to study effectively
• Ability to assess your progress in each course
  realistically
• Ability to act immediately if things arent
  working out

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Some Practical Points You Should Learn from
this Session

• Degree requirements
• How to read the Arts and Science calendar and
  timetable
• How to select your courses
• How to use ROSI - the U of T web based
  registration system
• How to pay or defer your fees
• An overview of services and resources

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Degree Requirements The Beginning
See pages 23-30 of the 2008 2009 Arts and Science
Calendar

• Pass 20.0 Full Courses
• Maximum 6.0 courses at the 100 level
• No minimum or maximum at the 200 level
• Minimum 6.0 courses at the 300/400 level
• Maximum 15.0 courses with the same three letter
• code (e.g., HIS, PHY, SMC)

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Degree Requirements The Middle

• Distribution Requirement
• 1.0 course in the Humanities
• 1.0 course in the Social Sciences
• 1.0 course in the Sciences
• Minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of
  1.85
• This is about 62 .
• See page 495 of the Calendar for information
  about GPA calculation.

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Degree Requirements The End

• Successful completion of one or more programs of
  study as follows
• 1 Specialist program
• or
• 2 Major programs
• or
• 1 Major program 2 Minor programs
• Tip 1 A combination of programs (bullets 2 and 3
  above) must involve 12 different courses. Avoid
  too much overlap.

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Programs of Study The Beginning

• A program of study is a group of courses which
  are thematically related. There are almost 400
  programs.
• Examples are
• Specialist in Employment Relations specialists
  are 9-15 courses
• Major in Book and Media Studies majors are 6-8
  courses
• Minor in Diaspora and Transnational Studies
  minors are 4 courses

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Programs of Study The End

• You must enrol in a correct combination of
  programs after you pass 4.0 full courses. This is
  normally at the end of your first year.
• In March 2009, you will receive a reminder about
  selecting your programs of study.
• It is possible to switch programs at the end of
  second year or even third year.

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How do you know what courses to take in first
year? Part 1

• Read the full list of all Specialists, Majors and
  Minors on pages 25-35 in the Registration
  Handbook and Timetable.
• Identify programs which appear to be interesting
• Research each of these programs in the Calendar
  or in the First Year Handbook or on the U of T
  website. Identify the courses you have to take in
  first year in order to qualify for admission to
  these programs.
• The more powerful the list of first year courses
  the better. Have a reason for each of your
  choices.
• Tip 1 Do read the list. There are many
  interesting programs which many students dont
  know about.
• Tip 2 Dont set out to take electives in first
  year.

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How do I know what courses to take in first year?
Part 2

• Be realistic about your strengths/weaknesses,
  your likes/dislikes
• Consider what courses may be required/useful for
  admission to professional faculties, graduate
  programs or for professional qualifications
• Consider a 199 seminar course - available only to
  first year students

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How do I know what courses to take in first year?
Part 3

• Read the course description in the calendar
• Look for more detailed information on
  departmental or program or course websites (Use
  the A-Z Index)
• Check the Anti-Calendar to see if there is a
  relevant review
• Talk to someone who has already taken the course
• Tip 1 Some departmental sites have much more
  information about courses than the calendar.
• Tip 2 Other students are great sources of
  information. Talk to them.

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How do I know what courses to take in first year?
Part 4

• What are some examples of a powerful selection of
  first year courses?
• BIO150Y1
• CHM138H1 CHM139H1
• MAT135Y1
• PHY131H PHY132H
• These four first year courses open the doors to
  most of the life science programs.

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• Here is another common combination of first year
  courses
• ECO100Y1
• HIS103Y
• MAT133Y1
• RSM100Y1
• SOC100Y
• Commerce, Criminology, Economics, Employment
  Relations, Health Studies, History, International
  Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies, Sociology
  and others

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• ECO105Y
• GGR107H GGR124H
• HIS103Y
• PHL100Y
• SOC100Y
• Canadian Studies, Criminology, Employment
  Relations, Ethics, Society and the Law, European
  Studies, Geography, Health Studies, History,
  International Relations, Peace and Conflict
  Studies, Philosophy, Sociology and others

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How do I know what courses to take in first year?
Part 5

• Make a short list of courses you might take
  maybe 6 or 7
• Be clear about the reason for each choice
• Check to makes sure they are actually offered
  this year
• Put together a reasonable timetable
• Think about your choices for a couple of weeks
• Select your top 5 and enrol through ROSI on July
  28
• Tip 1 Doing a distribution course in first year
  to get it out of the way is a wasted
  opportunity
• Tip 2 Try to avoid back-to-back lectures or
  labs

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What is in the Calendar?

• Description of all programs of study including
  required first year courses and any conditions
  for admission
• Course descriptions including prerequisites and
  exclusions
• Departmental contact information
• Important dates, rules regulations
• Cant find what you are looking for? Use the
  index

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What is in the Timetable?

• Critical enrolment dates
• Info about enrolling in courses over the web
• Info about paying/deferring fees
• List of all lectures, labs and tutorials in 2008
  2009
• Courses not offered in 2008 2009
• St. George campus map and 140 building codes

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How to Read the Timetable

• View instructions on how to read the timetable

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About Enrolment Indicators

• P PRIORITY to students in a specific
  admission category until August 6. By August 8
  the PRIORITY is removed.
• R RESTRICTED to students in a specific
  admission category at all times
• For a full list of all Enrolment Indicators see
  page 38 -39 in the Registration Handbook

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1st year students
Not in first year? Check your registration start
dates on page 46 of the Registration Handbook.
It is not possible to enrol in courses on August
7, 12 and 14 Last day to add/change Sept courses
is Sept 21 Last day to add/change Jan courses is
Jan 18 ..but earlier is always better
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What Can You Do on ROSI?

• Change your PIN
• Maintain your personal contact information
• Update your local address
• Update your local telephone number
• Enter your utoronto.ca e-mail address
• Add a course, change sections of a course or
  cancel a course
• Check your registration status REG or INVIT?
• View and print your weekly timetable
• View your final marks
• View your fees account
• Print your income tax receipts

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Getting Started on ROSI

• www.rosi.utoronto.ca
• Enter your Person ID (student number) and your
  PIN in the format - YYMMDD
• Your initial PIN is your date of birth
• Set up or reset your own PIN
• Tip 1 Always list your transactions before you
  log off ROSI. You want to make sure that you
  really did what you think you did.

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SWS Greeting
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SWS login
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SWS Welcome
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SWS Manage Courses
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SWS View Timetable/Spaces I
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SWS View Timetable/Spaces II
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SWS List Courses
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SWS View Personal Timetable
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Waiting Lists

• If a course is filled, you will be given the
  waiting list option if there is one and if you
  are eligible
• You will be automatically enrolled in a lecture
  section if space is free and you are next on the
  waiting list
• If you move into a lecture from a waiting list an
  e-mail will be sent to your UTOR e-mail address
• Tip 1 Waiting lists are not a major issue for
  first year students. They are more important for
  upper year students.
• Tip 2 Get a UTOR e-mail address

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Fees Invoice

• Fees Invoices will be mailed if your first
  enrolment in courses is on or before August 28
• If your first enrolment is after August 30
  and you want an invoice, go to the Registrars
  Office, Room 207,
• Muzzo Family Alumni Hall, 121 St. Joseph St.
• Tip 1 -You dont need a fees invoice if you use
  internet banking.
• Tip 2 - You can always check your fees on ROSI.
• Tip 3 - You dont get a new invoice every time
  you add or drop a course.

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Paying or Deferring Fees

• If you pay or defer your fees by the end of the
  day
• on August 29, then your registration is complete.
  
• If you pay or defer your fees after August 29
• then you must bring proof of payment or deferral
  to the
• Registrars Office, Room 207, Muzzo Family Alumni
  Hall,
• 121 St. Joseph St. by September 17.
• Tip 1 Dont forget to pay or defer your fees on
  time.
• Tip 2 Dont forget to pay etc
• Tip 3 ditto
• Tip 4 Really

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Avoid Being Removed from Your Courses!

• On the evening of September 17 any student who
  has not paid or deferred fees will be removed
  from all courses.
• In many cases it will not be possible to
  re-enrol as the free spaces will be taken by
  other students. Re-instatement, if it is
  possible, will be subject to a late registration
  fee.
• THIS IS NOT GOOD.
• THIS IS MORE THAN A MILD INCONVENIENCE.
• THIS IS REALLY UNFORTUNATE.
• YOU WILL NOT BE HAPPY.

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So, How Do You Know if Your Enrolment is
Complete?

• Log into ROSI
• Select Timetables
• Display your timetable
• Check your Status at the bottom
• If REG, your registration is complete
• If INVIT, your registration is not complete. You
  must take action.
• Tip 1 Check at least 3 days before September
  17. Avoid the drama of Sept 17.

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Where to Pay Fees ?

• Internet Banking by far the simplest method. No
  invoice required.
• - Print the confirmation page as a receipt.
• Bank Machine not too complicated. You need an
  invoice.
• - Keep your receipt slip
• Bank Teller OK . You like standing in line. You
  need an invoice.
• - Keep the portion of the invoice which is
  stamped by the teller as a receipt
• See page 55 56 of the Registration Handbook

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Fees and Refunds

• www.fees.utoronto.ca
• Check the deadlines for refunds carefully.
• The deadline for dropping a course to avoid a
  failure is many weeks after the deadline for
  dropping and getting even a 50 refund.
• The deadline for getting a 100 refund is very
  early.
• Tip 1 Really check the refund deadlines
  carefully. There is no flexibility.

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Services and Resources

• St. Mikes Registrars Office
• Advice
• Questions
• Problems
• Petitions
• Grants
• Scholarships

• Who?
• Grace Chiodo
• Guillermo Mejia
• Philip Malloy
• Andrea McGee
• Damon Chevrier
• Gerri George
• Morteza Memari

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More.

• Health Services
• Writing Lab _at_ SMC
• Math Lab _at_ SMC
• Family Care Office
• Chaplaincy _at_ SMC
• LGBTQ Resources
• Sexual Harassment Office

• Admissions and Awards Office (OSAP)
• SMC and Loretto College
• Residence Deans Dons
• Student Housing Office
• Accessibility Services
• Counselling and Learning Skills Service

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and More

• Hart House
• International Student Centre
• First Nations House
• Athletic Centres
• Student Unions SMCSU, UTSU, ASSU
• Intramural athletics
• Campus clubs
• Campus media
• Campus drama and arts

• The Libraries
• Student Exchange
• Summer Abroad
• Professional Experience Year
• Career Centre
• Ombudsperson

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Two More Things

• Get your T-Card
• You will need this photo ID card as long as you
  are a student
• www.utoronto.ca/tcard
• Set up your utoronto.ca e-mail address
• There are frequent messages from the university
  sent only by e-mail and only to a utoronto.ca
  address
• www.utorauth.utoronto.ca

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One More Thing (wont this ever end?)

• New Student Orientation at St. Michaels College
• Tuesday, Sept 2 Friday Sept 5
• Run by students for students
• Info coming to you by e-mail and snail mail
• Worth it for those in residence and commuters

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Everything Clear?

• Yes
• Good
• Questions?