Can I be re-enrolled in an S or Y course I already dropped?

Please email your College Registrar’s Office with your student number and the course code that you wish to be re-enrolled in. Your college registrar’s office will review your request. Please note that you may not be permitted to re-enrol if too much time has elapsed since you dropped the course. Each request will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Are we going to have unlimited CR/NCR?

Students can select Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) for any number of their S and Y courses from the Winter 2020 term. These courses will not contribute towards the 2.0 FCE CR/NCR limit.

If I already selected CR/NCR for an S or Y course, will I be able to remove this designation and then re-apply it after I see my final mark?

Yes. As of Friday, May 1 you can remove a CR/NCR designation that you previously selected, to allow you to see your final mark and then decide whether to re-select CR/NCR.

How do I select Credit/No Credit for an S or Y course now that the deadline has been extended?

The deadline to select Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) for a course offered this term has been extended to May 12, 2020; students will be allowed to see their final marks before selecting CR/NCR.

This date is aligned with the May 12 deadline to drop an S or Y course from the academic record.

Students can begin to select the CR/NCR option for Winter 2020 S and Y courses on ACORN as of Friday, May 1.

I’m a student registered in another division who is taking a Faculty of Arts & Science course in the Winter 2020 term. Do the Faculty of Arts & Science’s deadlines to drop or to select Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) for a course apply to me?

As a student registered in another division, you will follow the rules, regulations, and deadlines set by your division for all courses that you are taking (including courses offered by the Faculty of Arts & Science). Please refer to your divisional updates/FAQ page for up to date information regarding your options.

DFALD: https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/info/current-students/undergraduate/acad...

APSC: https://undergrad.engineering.utoronto.ca/covid-19-u-of-t-engineering-un...

UTM: https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/registrar/covid19

UTSC: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/covid-19-information-and-updates

I am a non-degree student. Can I select CR/NCR for a course in the Winter 2020 term?

Yes. You may select Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) for any number of your S and Y courses from the Winter 2020 term. This includes courses for which this option normally does not apply. The deadline to select Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) for a course offered this term has been extended to May 12, 2020; students will be allowed to see their final marks before selecting CR/NCR.

This date is aligned with the May 12 deadline to drop an S or Y course from the academic record. Students can begin to select the CR/NCR option for Winter 2020 S and Y courses on ACORN as of Friday, May 1.

Can I use a CR / NCR course for admission into Rotman Commerce?

The grade will still be considered as part of the Rotman Commerce Guaranteed Admission requirements. The underlying numeric final mark assigned by your instructor will be used by Rotman Commerce to determine your eligibility for the program. Please contact Rotman Commerce for more information.

I am working towards a professional designation in Accounting, or I am planning to apply to Graduate programs. Can I use a CR/NCR course for that?

CPA Ontario, graduate programs, and other external institutions will continue to require that you meet their minimum standards in specified courses for current CPA requirements. Since the CR/NCR option will be part of your permanent record, and underlying numerical grades will not appear on your transcript, you should exercise caution when choosing the CR/NCR option if you think there is any chance you will want to pursue a professional designation or graduate school in the future.

Note also that should external institutions and stakeholders (e.g., CPA Ontario, graduate programs, recruiters) require numerical or letter grades, these will NOT be available on your official transcript for courses for which you have selected the CR/NCR option.

Will the deadline to drop an S or Y course from the academic record be extended?

The Winter 2020 deadline to drop an S or Y course has now been extended to May 12, 2020, to allow you to see your final marks before making a decision about cancelling a course. You can drop an S or Y course on ACORN until this extended deadline of May 12.

This date is aligned with the May 12 Credit/No Credit deadline.

If you are not able to cancel a course on ACORN, please contact your College Registrar’s Office.

Will 2019-20 OSAP recipients be penalized because they withdrew from studies or dropped their courses because of COVID-19?

According to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, there will be no academic penalties for students who fully or partially withdrew (i.e., reduced their course load below OSAP’s minimum course load requirements for funding for full-time studies) because a student was ill, self-isolating, quarantined, caring for an immediate family member, or withdrew due to mental health issues resulting from COVID-19.

Enrolment Services is assuming all full/partial withdrawals that took place on or after February 19, 2020 are COVID-19 related. Affected OSAP files will not be reassessed, nor will there be any academic penalties.

OSAP recipients who fully/partially withdrew between January 25, 2020 and February 18, 2020 because of COVID-19, can request a review of their OSAP files. Students should prepare, sign and date a personal statement outlining the COVID-19 related circumstances and the dates the student was impacted resulting in their full/partial withdrawal from studies. These documents should be uploaded by the student to the OSAP website if there’s an existing 2020 Summer OSAP application. If the student absolutely cannot upload documents to the OSAP website, then they should e-mail these documents to Enrolment Services at osap.staff@utoronto.ca.

Will the deadline to select Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) be extended?

Yes. The deadline to select Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) for a course offered this term has been extended to May 12, 2020; students will be allowed to see their final marks before selecting CR/NCR. This applies to both S and Y courses and includes courses for which this option normally does not apply (e.g. First Year Foundations Seminars, Research Opportunities Program, etc.).

This date is aligned with the May 12 deadline to drop an S or Y course from the academic record.

Students can begin to select the CR/NCR option for Winter 2020 S and Y courses on ACORN as of Friday, May 1.

I’m a Faculty of Arts & Science student who is taking a course offered by another division (e.g., Daniels/Engineering/UTM/UTSC) in the Winter 2020 term. How do these rules apply to that course? Will I still be able to drop or select CR/NCR for the course according to the new Faculty of Arts & Science deadlines?

Yes. Since you are a Faculty of Arts & Science student, you follow the Faculty of Arts & Science’s deadlines to drop a course or to select Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) for a course, no matter in which division you are taking the course. If you are unable to drop S and Y courses using ACORN, please contact your College Registrar’s Office.

You can begin to select the CR/NCR option for Winter 2020 S and Y courses on ACORN as of Friday, May 1. If you are not able to drop or select CR/NCR for the course on ACORN, please contact your College Registrar’s Office. Your College Registrar’s Office will be able to process the change for you.

I am applying to a program in which marks in certain courses determine my eligibility. Will selecting the Credit/No Credit option for a course required for program admission have an impact on my eligibility for the program?

The underlying numeric final mark assigned by your instructor will be used by the relevant academic unit to determine your eligibility for the program. This underlying mark will not appear on your official transcript.

Can S and Y courses that I have selected as Credit/No Credit contribute toward program requirements?

All courses (S or Y) completed in the Winter 2020 term with a final status of Credit (“CR”) can be used to satisfy program requirements. This provision will hold for these courses until students complete their degrees.

Will my application to graduate school or other subsequent studies be affected if I select CR/NCR in courses this term?

Students are advised to consult with faculty advisors and the prospective graduate program(s) to ensure they understand the impact of this decision on their graduate school application(s).

The University of Toronto has updated students’ transcripts with a notation explaining the context in which the CR/NCR selections were made.

If the graduate school to which you are applying requires confirmation of the underlying final numeric mark for a Winter 2020 S or Y course, you can request a Registrar’s Letter that will release this mark directly to the institution. To request a Registrar’s Letter, please send an email to ask.artsci@utoronto.ca.