Hi there, ducky! :)

Your question is a non-issue :) You don’t declare your POSt until your second year so it really doesn’t matter what you take in your first year. I mean, sure, it can contribute to your degree requirements but as you don’t have a POSt yet this year is mostly for finding yourself and making sure you’re on the right path. 

Does this answer your question? If not, please feel free to shoot me another message and I endeavour to answer better :)

With love and hope,

Enrol for courses? 

No, you should still be able to enrol. You can either sign up for a type 1 major, or try to get into the second round of majors and see if you can get in. You can still sign up for classes that would be in your prospective major, but you just aren't in the major.

Hey samisglam,

The first thing you should do it call your college registrar to determine what year of study you will be starting in at U of T. Sometimes, transfer credits are not applicable to certain U of T programs and will not count as completed credits toward a degree. So even though this technically would be your second year of post-secondary education, it may only be considered your first-year at U of T. If you have figured this out, and you are starting your second-year at U of T, then the Subject POSt will apply to you. However, if it has been determined that you will be starting your first-year of study, then the Subject POSt does not quite apply to you yet. Nevertheless, I'll explain the deal about Subject POSts anyway!

Subject POSts are the specialists, majors, and/or minors that you plan to study in university. At U of T, you cannot declare a major until your second-year of study. At the end of your first-year, you will be able to go onto ROSI, our Student Web Service, during a specific time frame provided for you in the timetable, and apply to the programs in which you would like to achieve a degree. Each program has their own code that you must enter on ROSI in order to apply. The codes are listed here: http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/undergraduate/course/timetable/1112_fw/subject-post-codes-contacts.

Each Subject POSt also had its own category - Type 1, 2 or 3. Generally, Type 1 Subject POSts have no requirements other than the completion of 4.0 credits. Type 2 Subject POSts require the completion of specific pre-requisite courses and minimum GPA/grade requirements in order to enrol. Type 3 Subject POSts require you to apply on the Faculty of Arts and Science Registrar's Official Website and also requires the completion of specific pre-requisite courses, additional information required by the sponsor of the POSt, and have limited enrollment space. Detailed information and instruction on how to apply for each type are available here: http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/undergraduate/course/timetable/1112_fw/step-2. Specific program requirements for the enrollment in specialists, majors, and minors can be found under each program description in the St. George calendar, available online here: http://www.artsandscience.utoronto.ca/ofr/calendar/index.html#

You may apply to as many Subject POSts as you want, but you may only enrol in up to three. This is because in order to graduate from U of T, you must either be enrolled in one specialist, OR two majors, OR a major and two minors. If you apply to a Type 1 Subject POSt, your status on ROSI will become 'Active' right away, meaning that you have been automatically enrolled in it because it requires no pre-requisites or approval from the faculty. When first applying to Type 2 and 3 Subject POSts, your status will say 'Requested'. If you have been approved by the faculty to enrol, your status will change to 'Invited' after a specific period of time as described in the timetable. From there, you may accept anywhere from one, and up to three Subject POSts to enrol in (depending on whether you choose the specialist, double major, or major and double minor combo). 

That's really all there is to it! It may seem confusing at first, but it isn't so bad when it actually becomes time to apply! I hope this helped clear some things up for you though, and good luck in September!

Hey anon,

I'm sorry to hear about your struggles in first-year, but here's to hoping that things look up! Type 1 Subject POSts do require a completion of 4.0 credits before enrolling. Thus, it is very likely that you will be pulled out of your Subject POSt and any courses you may plan to enrol in for the upcoming year. According to the timetable, "students are required to enrol in subject POSt(s) at the end of the session in which they complete their fourth full-course equivalent", so you would have to spend another session completing that final fourth credit before enrolling in a Subject POSt, allowing you to move forward into second year. I would highly suggest that you book an appointment with an academic councillor to discuss your situation regarding course selection and how second-year will play out for you. They will be able to give you specific instruction and advice tailored to the details of your particular situation.

I hope you get everything worked out, anon. Good luck!