Students whose highest level of education is high school are admitted into Year 0 (U0), the Freshman Year.
- Courses have been identified, specific to each program, to provide students with an appropriate background for their program of study. These courses, called First Year Seminars (FYS), are credit courses generally offered by the Faculties of Arts and Science.
- Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. The maximum number of students in any seminar is 25. Students may take only one First-Year Seminar. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them.
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Advanced standing of up to 30 credits may be granted to students who obtain satisfactory results in International Baccalaureate, French Baccalaureate, Advanced Levels, and Advanced Placement results.
Note: If you expect to receive credit or exemption from any course, you should not register for those courses, as you will not receive credit twice for any course deemed to be equivalent.
Please consult the admissions information about course equivalences for further details.
- The normal course load is 15 credits per term. Students must take at least 12 credits within a term to be considered full-time. Students should not take more than 15 credits per term and should restrict themselves to 100-200 level courses.
- Courses must be passed with a grade of “C” or better, in order to fulfill the core course requirements in all options. The Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option cannot be selected for core courses.
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Advising for students admitted into the Freshman Year will be held on August 25, 2010, unless otherwise indicated. Students should register for their courses before the advising session.
If necessary, you can make changes to your course registration following this session up until the course change deadline. See the Undergraduate Calendar for dates and deadlines.
- All language courses have limited enrolment and normally require a Placement Test.