Arts & Science Minors

March 31 2010

Arts & Science MinorsInformation Session

Interested in sociology? History? German?Cinema studies? English? Anthropology? Psychology? American studies? Political Science? Geography? Urban studies? Philosophy? Or 50 more subject areas? We’ll show you how you can earn a minor.

Wednesday March 31, 20105 p.m. – 6 p.m.BA 1180Register and submit a question at www.undergrad.engineering.utoronto.ca

Arts & Science Minors

March 31 2010

Self-initiated Arts & Science MinorsFaculty of Applied Science and EngineeringOffice of the Faculty Registrar

Presenters:

Adam Fox, Communications Coordinator &

Khuong Doan, Associate Registrar, Student Services

Email: registrar@ecf.utoronto.ca

http:// www.undergrad.engineering.utoronto.ca

The Faculty recognizes the A&S Minor

Graduating students may be eligible to receive acknowledgement of an Arts and Science minor upon completion of its associated course requirements within specific disciplines (political science, cinema studies etc.). Information regarding minor requirements for each discipline may

be found in the Arts and Science Calendar. Students are advised that pursuing a self-initiated minor may extend their studies by a term or year in order to complete all program requirements.

Students must obtain documentation from the relevant department within the Faculty of Arts and Science so as to provide the Faculty with evidence that all requirements will have been completed by the time of graduation. Successful completion will result in the annotation of the students’ transcripts as to the completion of the minor.

Note: In some disciplines, the Faculty of Arts and Science has found it necessary to restrict enrolment in upper-level courses to their own students. Students planning to pursue minors

should consult the department concerned regarding the availability of courses. Core courses

required for completion of a BASc degree cannot be used to meet the requirements of a self-initiated minor.”

2009-10 Academic Calendar

Issues to Consider(or what this presentation will cover)

• Which Minor is for me? Which Minor is ‘do-able’?• What are the requirements for a Minor?• A&S course availability (can you complete the Minor?)• Why do a Minor?• Who can help you?• Questions?

Choosing a minor

• Where can you go for help?• A&S Depts• A&S Calendar• http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/prospective/programs

ofstudy/progs/index_html

Requirements

Arts and Science Minors

•Arts and Science Calendar

•4 F.C.Es (4 Full or 8 Half courses)

•Program Admission Requirements, if any (high school courses, minimum marks in first year courses, CGPA)

•Specific courses or choose from a list of courses

•300+ Level in the field (ECO, ENG …)

Economics Minor Program (2009-2010)

Minor program:(4 full courses or their equivalent)

Enrolment in this program is limited to students with 67% in ECO100Y1, or 80% in ECO105Y1, and have a CGPA of 2.0.

1. Calculus (full year)2. ECO100Y1/ECO105Y14. ECO200Y1/ECO204Y1/ECO206Y15. One full 300+ series ECO course (cannot be in Economic History)

List of all programs offered by the Faculty of Arts & Science

Note: the abbreviations SPE, MAJ, MIN mean "Specialist, Major and Minor".

Some programs are:

SPE/MAJ/MIN Aboriginal Studies

SPE/MAJ/MIN African Studies

MAJ/MIN American Studies

MAJ/MIN Astronomy & Astrophysics

SPE/MAJ/MIN Bioethics

SPE/MAJ/MIN Canadian Studies

SPE/MAJ/MIN Caribbean Studies

SPE/MAJ/MIN Celtic Studies

SPE/MAJ/MIN Christianity & Culture

SPE/MAJ/MIN Cinema Studies

SPE/MAJ/MIN East Asian Studies

SPE/MAJ/MIN Economics

Course Availability

• Enrolment Controls • (Faculty, DegreePOSt, SubjectPOSt: who and when

can you enrol)• Waiting Lists• (Popular courses)• Course Enrolment Types • (P, E, PE, R, Open : how and when to enrol)

Course Requirements

• Pre-requisites• Co-requisites• Exclusions• Recommended Preparation• Can you use an Engineering course?

Course Overlap

“Core courses required for completion of the BASc degree cannot be used to meet the requirements of a self-initiated minor”. 2009-10 Academic Calendar

**IF YOU THINK THESE ARE EASY MINORS – YOU ARE WRONG**

Mineral Engineering and Minor in Geology

EngSci Physics Option and Minor in Physics

Engineering Math Courses and Minor in Math

Course OverlapCore courses cannot be used for minor

HSS and CS can be used for minor

Free Electives, if A&S course, can be used for minor

Technical Electives?

At least 2.0 courses must be HSS/CS/Free or EXT

Credits that are not needed for your Engineering Degree will be designated as EXT’ra credits.

EXT’ra Credits are not included in the calculations of GPA, Sessional Averages, and Academic Standing

Consult your Engineering Program Counsellor if you have any questions in these areas.

Course Overload

Course overload is usually not permitted by your Department.

Summer Courses

• Offerings are limited• Check listing from the previous Summer(s)• Extra Tuition • Employment opportunity cost

Scheduling Conflicts• Re-scheduling your Engineering courses to

accommodate your electives is not possible• Exam conflicts• UTM and UTSC courses may result in direct exam

conflicts

Extra Money and TimeSummer coursesExtra term after graduation. Courses taken during

this period don’t count toward your Engineering Degree but can be counted toward the minor.

Do not add an A&S SubjectPOSt on ROSI• Keep a record of any official communication that you have with the

Department

• You’re not formally enrolled in the minor

• ROSI will block you from enrolling in any A&S minor SubjectPOSt

• In the final 4W term, when you have completed all the requirements, please consult the Registrar’s Office. Please give us plenty of notice – web form

• Fill out the form on Engineering Registrar’s Office’s website by March 1 before graduation

• http://www.undergrad.engineering.utoronto.ca/Programs/Minors_Certificates/Minors_in_Arts_Science.htm

Notation on Transcript• The RO will add a minor SubjectPOST for you when

your minor as been assessed• A notation on your transcript

•“Economics Minor Completed”• Does not appear on your BASc Degree Diploma

The Value of the A&S MinorSelf-initiated Minor (but we’re here to help)We recognize your hard work!Adds breadth to your educationReflects your other interests

Your Engineering Degree should come first!

Who can help you?Engineering Departmental Counsellors

•Get confirmation on HSS, CS, Free Elective, Extra Credits, overloading

Engineering’s Office of the Registrar

•Give you early access to A&S courses, when possible

•Contacting depts. on your behalf when your minor is almost complete

•Add the notation on your transcript

A&S Program Counsellors

•General inquiries on A&S courses and programs

•Permission to take courses with enrolment restrictions

How to work with the A&S Departments• Be professional• They don’t know about your Engineering program

or courses• Do the research… Give them a reason to say ‘yes’• You may be dealing with a Dept that has 3,000+

students• Carefully document all formal communications• Start an ‘Arts and Science Minor’ folder

Summary4 FCEs ( 4 Y or 8 H)Enrolment Restrictions Do-able Minor?HSS, CS and Free can be counted toward the MinorCore Courses cannot be used for the MinorDocument all formal communications

Who can help you?

•Engineering Counsellors (HSS, CS, Free Electives, Technical Electives, Extra Credits)

•A&S Department (A&S courses and program requirements)

Thank you!• We’ll take some questions now• If you have questions in the future, come see us in GB

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An Arts & Science Minor takes a little

bit of luck and a lot of hard work!