Enrolment and Examinations

Students are encouraged to review the curriculum requirements for each semester of their program. Course loads will vary by individual program, and may also vary by semester within a program. In general, however:

• Full-time undergraduate students take between 4 and 7 courses per semester.
• Part-time undergraduate students take between 1 and 3 courses per semester.

See also Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) course load definitions.

Students admitted to the first semester of a full-time program and with a confirmed Offer of Admission before the end of July, will automatically be enrolled into their first year required courses and are only required to enrol in their Elective courses. Enrolment into their Elective courses must be completed online via RAMSS (my.ryerson.ca (opens in new window) ) during the open enrolment period in August.

When making schedule changes (adds, drops and swaps) students are advised to make careful choices that take into account possible liberal studies restrictions and course prerequisites.

To assist in determining which courses to choose and to ensure that the courses selected will be used toward degree requirements, students should run an Advisement Report in addition to consulting the current Undergraduate Academic Calendar. Advisement Reports are available for all Undergraduate full-time students and are available via RAMSS (my.ryerson.ca). See How to View My Advisement Report (opens in new window) .

It is recommended that students enrol using the "My Classes Offered" class search option from the Student Centre to display and select from the Fall and Winter offered course selections. This function will display, by term, only the courses that are offered to their program and plan. See How to Enroll from My Classes Offered (opens in new window)  for step-by-step instructions.

Course Intentions is the process where returning full-time students indicate the courses they wish to take in the upcoming academic year.

The Course Intentions period occurs in March for the upcoming academic year. Course Intention changes can be made during the Course Intention Adjustment periods in the Spring (May) and Fall (August to September).

Participation in Course Intentions is important because it assists your Faculty with their course planning for the next academic year. Based on the courses you choose, they will determine how many classes of a particular subject will be offered and how many seats will be allocated for those classes.

Students are advised to:

• Run an Advisement Report (opens in new window)  prior to enrolling in courses, to determine program requirements, and again after enrolling in courses, to ensure that enrolled courses fulfill requirements.
• Enrol using My Classes Offered (opens in new window)  from their Student Centre in RAMSS to display and select Fall and Winter courses. This function will display, by term, only the courses that are offered a student’s program and plan.
  
• Verify in their Student Centre in RAMSS the courses and sections in which they are enrolled by the deadline to add courses for the appropriate term. A $100 (subject to change) Addition to Enrolment Record fee may be levied for each course or grade added to a student’s enrolment after the deadline dates.
  
• Note that course offerings may vary from term to term. All courses listed within a table under a particular program may not necessarily be offered in all terms.
  
• Confirm that their Course Intention selections have been successfully submitted (by selecting “Finish Enrolling”). Course Intention selections added to a student’s Shopping Cart but not completed will not be recorded and therefore will not be taken into consideration when preparing a student’s schedule.
  

See the Course Intention information page (opens in new window) .

Students are responsible for their course enrolments. This includes:

• Successfully enrolling in courses towards the appropriate academic career and program of study.
  
• Enrolling and/or dropping courses within the published deadline dates (in the Significant Dates section of the current Undergraduate Calendar).
  
• Adhering to course requisites including prerequisites, antirequisites, co-requisites and/or restrictions.
  
• Ensuring that course enrolments are correct and applicable for the graduation requirements of their program and plan of study.
  
• Academic and financial responsibility for each course enrolment.

Course Repeats

No course can be repeated more than twice (three completions in total when the original attempt is included). If at least one of the course attempts results in a passing grade, the course will count towards graduation requirements irrespective of the sequence of grades earned. A student will receive a PERMANENT PROGRAM WITHDRAWAL Academic Standing after three failures in the same course. Equivalent courses taken and failed elsewhere under a Letter of Permission will also be included in the three failure count.

General Course Enrolment Information (Program Departments)

Program Departments:

• Reserve the right to remove/de-enrol any student enrolled in required courses designated to their respective program department.
  
• May be required to authorize some course enrolment adjustments. Any course adjustment request must be initiated by the dates listed in this Calendar. Please see Significant Dates for enrolment and drop deadlines.

Undergraduate Calendar

It is the responsibility of each Full-time undergraduate student to access the new online Undergraduate Calendar at https://www.torontomu.ca/calendar each year, and follow the curriculum as stated.

It is the responsibility of each Part-time undergraduate student to complete the curriculum for their program as set out in the edition of the Undergraduate Calendar of the year they were admitted to their program, unless stated otherwise.

Ted Rogers School of Business Management

Full-time students are limited to enrol in a maximum of seven credit courses each semester, including Chang School courses. Exceptions may be made only with the prior approval of the Ted Rogers School of Business Management.

The Ted Rogers School of Business Management students who enrol in one or more courses in excess of the above mentioned regulations will have their courses reduced accordingly at the discretion of the School.

Students who wish to withdraw from their program for any reason should initiate their withdrawal by completing the Application to Withdraw form found online at the Office of the Registrar's Forms for Students page (opens in new window) . Options are:

• Application to Withdraw - Short Term
• Application to Withdraw - Permanent

Students are considered officially Withdrawn, in Good Academic Standing, when they obtain the appropriate signatures and return the completed application to The Office of the Registrar Client Services the ServiceHub (POD 150) by the appropriate deadline date. Please refer to the Significant Dates section of this calendar for deadlines. If a student wishes to re-enter the program later, an application for re-admission must be submitted to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Re-admission is not guaranteed.

See also the program withdrawal section in the Student Guide (opens in new window) .

Students who decide not to return to Ryerson after completion of the academic year and have completed the course intention process for the next academic year must inform the Office of the Registrar Client Services located in the ServiceHub (POD 150) in writing by the published deadlines as outlined in the Significant Dates section in this calendar.

Students are academically and financially responsible for all courses and charges, unless the University has been notified in writing by the appropriate deadline dates.

Inactive status: Undergraduate program students who do not have any course enrolments for more than three semesters will be deemed inactive and ineligible to enrol in courses. Inactive students may contact their program department requesting to be re-activated for the specific term and become eligible to enrol.

Discontinued status: Students who do not enrol and complete a course for more than six semesters will be discontinued from their program. Students who have been discontinued from their program, must apply for re-admission through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Recruitment. Re-admission is not guaranteed.

Based on their overall academic performance, students may be assigned one of the following Academic Standings at the end of an academic term:

• Required To Withdraw (RTW)
• Standing Variation Withdrawal (SVW)
• Permanent Program Withdrawal (PPW)

See Academic Standings for further information about the criteria for and outcomes of these Academic Standings.

Students should be aware that even though they are not attending Ryerson for one or more semesters, they continue to use up the timespan calculated to complete their program of study.

For more information on timespan, please refer to the Graduation Requirements section of this calendar.

All current undergraduate courses are designated by an alpha-numeric course code, for example “ABC 123” and “ABC 12A/B”.

• The first three letters identify the subject area.
  
• Course codes with three numerals indicate single-term courses.
  
• Course codes with two numerals and an “A/B” indicate multi-term courses.
  
  • The first half of a multi-term course is “A” and the second half is “B”.
    
  • The final grade is assigned only to the “B” portion of the course.
    
  • The “A” portion of a multi-term course is ungraded and does not appear on a student's transcript.

Examination Schedules are posted approximately one month before examinations at ryerson.ca/registrar/students/exams (opens in new window)  and on RAMSS.

Students should familiarize themselves with the full Examination Policy which is found on the Senate website:  (PDF file) Senate Policy 135 - Examination

Also, refer to the Office of the Registrar website to learn about exam locations, schedules and conflicts.

Below, we highlight Article IV of the Examination Policy - Student Responsibilities:

Students must consider and respect other students’ sensibilities such as stress caused by noise, intense scents, etc. Students are also expected to familiarize themselves with all pertinent information regarding examinations and to adhere to the following rules of examination conduct. Students are expected to:

1. Arrive at the examination site on time;
   
2. Refrain from any form of communication with other students upon commencement of the examination, unless communication skills are being evaluated;
   
3. Bring into the examination location only those aids/resources that have been specified by the course instructor;
   
4. Refrain from bringing cellular phones, personal audio equipment, and other electronic devices into the examination room unless specifically permitted by the course instructor;
   
5. Refrain from bringing food into the examination room, unless it is medically necessary in which case consumption of food and beverage must be done in a non-disruptive manner;
   
6. Abide by  (PDF file) Policy 60: Academic Integrity and not cheat.

In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, students are to respect the following guidelines:

1. No student will be admitted more than 30 minutes after the exam has commenced. No student may leave within the first 30 minutes after the exam has commenced.
   
2. Those arriving later will be directed to the teaching department to petition for alternative arrangements. Petitions are to be filed with the department no later than the following business day except when medical/emergency circumstances do not permit this deadline to be met. In such cases, the student is responsible to provide appropriate documentation. Such petitions will arise in cases where through emergency, illness, error, or oversight, students have arrived more than 30 minutes late for an examination or have missed the examination entirely.
   
3. No student is to leave the exam room during the last 15 minutes of an examination.
   
4. Each student must submit all required exam materials before leaving the exam room.
   
5. Students may bring into the exam room only those aids/resources that have been specified by the course instructor(s). (To be specified on course outline or by announcement in class at least two weeks before the end of classes.)
   
6. All coats and bags must be placed in such a manner as to be inaccessible to the student while the examination is in progress. Students should be cautioned in advance against bringing anything of value to the examination room, noting that the University accepts no liability for lost and stolen items. Students should also be reminded that in an emergency (e.g., fire alarm) they might not be able to pick up coats, bags, and other personal belongings.
   
7. All students must display a valid and relevant student photo-identification card (OneCard) during the course of an examination. In the case of Continuing Education students, a driver’s license or other verifiable form of photo-identification must be provided.
   
8. In case of a personal emergency of any sort (e.g., illness) students are to inform an invigilator of their circumstance and request assistance or permission to leave the exam room, as circumstances warrant. Only one student will be allowed to use the washroom at a time.
   
9. Students have a right to ask an invigilator for clarification if aspects of the examination are unclear, but should be aware that invigilators will not answer any question that is deemed to infringe on exam integrity.
   
10. In the case of externally generated emergencies such as fire alarms, students will, in an orderly manner, follow the directions of the invigilator and evacuate the exam room, and return to the exam room when the emergency has been cleared. All exam materials must be left in the exam room during such emergency. In Continuing Education, examination papers will be collected by the instructor/invigilator. If the exam is to be continued in an alternate exam location, students will go immediately to the assigned alternate exam location.

1. Upon notification from instructor, at least two-weeks before examination date, students must immediately ensure that any required resources (e.g., individual accounts on system, specific applications, file space, etc.) are valid and that they can be accessed.
   
2. Students will abide by any restrictions established by their School, Department or Graduate Program regarding the use of applications or resources normally available on networked computers such as e-mail, Internet access or data files.
   
3. Unless explicitly required by the examination instructions, electronic communication is not permitted during the examination or while in the examination room.
   
4. If a student is required to leave the examination room, the student must ensure that any work completed or in progress is saved before leaving the room in all but emergencies.