General Information

UTSC offers the following degrees:

Students earn their degrees only after they complete all of the requirements described below. While doing so, students must adhere to the academic rules, regulations and policies outlined in the Calendar, on the Office of the Registrar website, and on the University’s Governing Council website. Degrees are conferred at university convocations, held twice annually: in June (Spring Convocation) and November (Fall Convocation). Students in their graduating year who intend to graduate and take part in the next Convocation must notify the Office of the Registrar of their intention through ACORN by the deadline listed on the "Academic Dates" page on the Office of the Registrar website. 

Prospective graduands should expect assessment emails from the Office of the Registrar or the relevant academic units, before the end of March (for June graduation), or by late September (for November graduation) regarding the status of their program(s) and their degree requirements. This email will notify them if each program(s) and overall degree requirements are pending, complete, or incomplete. They can also check Degree Explorer for confirmation of their eligibility for graduation. For detailed information on graduation and convocation, please refer to the Office of the Registrar website.

Note that, as UTSC is a distinct Faculty (Division) of the University of Toronto, regulations governing students registered at UTSC may differ from those in the other arts and science Divisions, including the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) and University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM). UTSC students contemplating transfers to other Divisions are urged to consult Enrolment Services to understand how they may be affected by differences in regulations. 

Degree and Program Completion

Students are wholly and ultimately responsible for ensuring their academic programs meet UTSC’s regulations in all respects, including: completeness and correctness of course selection, compliance with prerequisite and corequisite requirements, completion of program requirements, completion of degree requirements and observance of all academic regulations and deadlines. When in doubt, seek guidance only from a responsible officer, such as Program Supervisors/Directors, departmental program advisors, academic advisors from the Academic Advising & Career Centre, and the Office of the Registrar. Misunderstanding, or advice received from another student will not be accepted as cause for dispensation from any regulation, deadline, course, program or degree requirement.

Students must complete the degree requirements outlined in the UTSC Calendar which is in effect during their first, or any subsequent, session of registration at UTSC, up to degree completion. 

Enrolment Limits

UTSC makes every reasonable effort to plan and control enrolment to ensure students are prepared to complete the programs to which they are admitted and to strike a practicable balance between enrolment and available instructional resources. Towards this end, UTSC reserves the right to limit enrolment in programs, courses, or sections, and to withdraw courses or sections for which enrolment or resources are insufficient. UTSC and the wider University will not be liable for any loss, damages, or other expenses that such limitations or withdrawals might cause. 

Changes in Programs and/or Courses

The programs and courses described in this Calendar are active as of the Fall term, and available for the academic year to which this Calendar applies: they may not necessarily be available in later years. For each active program offered by UTSC, the courses necessary to complete its minimum requirements will be made available annually. 

If UTSC must change the content of courses, instructors and instructional assignments, enrolment limits, prerequisites and corequisites, grading policies, requirements for promotion or timetables, all reasonable possible advance notice and alternative instruction will be given; however, UTSC reserves the right to make such changes without prior notice. UTSC and the wider University will not be liable for any loss, damages, or other expenses that such changes might cause. 

Second Degrees

Students who have graduated with a degree from the University of Toronto, or another accredited university, may apply in accordance with posted deadlines to begin a second degree. Application for admission to a second degree is made through the Office of Admissions & Student Recruitment at UTSC. Before applying, students are urged to consider if a second degree is actually required for their purposes; for example, a make-up year as a non-degree student may satisfy admission requirements for graduate school. Students are advised to check with the graduate schools to confirm that non-degree courses or second degrees will be considered. Students are governed by the rules in place at UTSC at the time they commence their second degree.

Students who successfully apply for a second degree may pursue either an Honours Bachelor of Arts (HBA) or an Honours Bachelor of Science (HBSc) degree. A Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) may not be pursued as a second degree; however, students who have completed a BBA as a first degree may pursue an HBA or HBSc as a second degree. The second degree may not include a program(s) in any of the same discipline(s) as the first degree (e.g., a student awarded a first HBA including a program in English may not pursue a second HBA including a program in English, or a student awarded a first HBSc including a program in Psychology may not pursue a second HBSc including a program in Psychology). 

Students wanting to pursue a second degree in a limited enrolment program may need to complete prerequisite courses as a non-degree student before entering the second degree. These students should consult with the Office of the Registrar for limited enrolment program requirements.

Students beginning a second degree are granted 5.0 credits towards the completion of the degree (4.0 credits at the A-level and 1.0 credits at the B-level), regardless of the number of previous degrees held; to earn the second degree, students must complete a minimum further 15.0 credits as UTSC students. Second-degree candidates may not repeat courses taken in a previous degree; however, they may count such courses towards satisfying prerequisite and program requirements with the approval of the department offering the program. Candidacy in a new degree program of study will be established, and a new grade point average will commence with the second-degree courses.

Students completing a Double Degree program should consult the Double Degree Programs section of the Calendar since the requirements for Double Degree programs are different from the requirements for a Second Degree. 

Discontinued Degrees and Upgrading

UTSC has discontinued the 15.0 full credits (three-year) BA and BSc degrees; however, students who began their three-year degree program at UTSC before the 2004 Summer session may still choose a 15.0 full credits (three-year) degree; these students should consult the Office of the Registrar. 

Students with a BA or BSc who return to upgrade their degree to an Honours BA or Honours BSc must exchange the BA or BSc for the same Honours degree; for example, a BA can only be upgraded to an Honours BA; a BA cannot be upgraded to an Honours BSc. Similarly, a BSc cannot be upgraded to an Honours BA. Students who upgrade to an Honours degree are not eligible to attend the convocation ceremony for the upgrade. 

Transfers to UTSC

Transferring from Another Institution

Students who transfer from another institution to UTSC are required to complete at least half of their program requirements, and half of their course credits, at UTSC. Where all UTSC degrees require students to complete a total of 20.0 credits, students who transfer from another institution, may transfer a maximum of 10.0 credits towards their degree. However, the maximum number of transfer credits students can use towards a program will be determined by the program; for example, for a program that requires a total of 12.0 credits students may use a maximum of 6.0 credits, but for a program that requires a total of 8.0 credits students may use a maximum of 4.0 credits. 

Transferring from the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) or University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Where all UTSC degrees require students to complete a total of 20.0 credits, students transferring from another Arts and Science division or Faculty of the University of Toronto are required to complete at least half of their course credits at UTSC. Upon transferring, a maximum of 10.0 credits will be retained as part of their UTSC degree. If students have more than 10.0 credits but these include UTSC courses, the UTSC courses will be retained over and above the 10.0 credits. Students transferring from another Arts and Science division or faculty of the University of Toronto are exempt from the program's maximum requirement. 

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