New Students
Welcome to the Faculty of Arts
On behalf of our faculty and staff, it is our pleasure to welcome you to Toronto Metropolitan University and to the Faculty of Arts! We are pleased that you have decided to pursue your undergraduate degree studies with us and hope that you will find it a rewarding experience. We want to be sure that your transition to university is as smooth as possible.
Accessibility
The Faculty of Arts is committed to ensuring that all events are accessible and inclusive. Please contact stulife@torontomu.ca at least two weeks prior to the event if you have any particular accommodation requirements.
As of May 1st, COVID-19 vaccination is no longer required in order to access campus. While vaccination is not a requirement to access campus, students are asked to keep their vaccination status in the RyersonSafe app up to date. Students should continue to monitor their health for any COVID-19 symptoms and not come to campus if they are feeling unwell. For more information, visit the Health Screening information online, opens in new window.
All university buildings will continue to be OneCard access only.
As of June 1st, Toronto Metropolitan University suspended the face mask policy. Although masking will no longer be a requirement of attendance on campus, the university strongly recommends that all staff, students, faculty, and visitors continue to wear a mask or face covering while indoors to limit the transmission of COVID-19.
There will be a full return to in-person learning for Fall 2022, please see the full article here, opens in new window.
The transition to university is an exciting time, but it can be a challenging time, too. There are a number of things you need to know and are able to do during the summer months, before classes formally begin in September, to make this transition as smooth as possible. Here are eight ways to prepare for the start of classes.
Your online ID gives you access to a variety of online resources including Gmail, RAMSS, D2L Brightspace, etc. You must activate your online identity 24 hours prior to adding and enrolling courses on RAMSS.
Visit the CCS website, opens in new window for information on how to activate your online identity or watch the video under the Enrollment Videos tab.
Students will be prompted to set up their Two-Factor Authentication for security purposes. Please visit the CCS website, opens in new window on how to set up Two-Factor Authentication. Students should download the Google Authenticator app on their mobile phone or can purchase a U2F security key from the Campus Bookstore which can be plugged into your computer and provide authentication for two-factor logins.
Apply online for your OneCard. See OneCard website, opens in new window for more details. Incoming students are required to apply for their OneCard online and submit a photo for their card. The website will be updated as more information regarding their plans for Fall 2022 OneCard distribution becomes available.
View your program's enrollment information to find out what type of programming or activities they are hosting to assit you with enrollment on the first week of August. Click on the Program Enrollment Information Tab to find out more details.
View the videos under the Enrollment Videos tab to help understand how to navigate RAMSS when first-year enrollment opens up on August 9th, 2022. It is highly advised to watch the videos at least one-week in advance to avoid any issues the day or enrollment and will also provide ample time to ask any questions.
See the Events & Orientation tab to learn more about our events in August and follow the Society of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (SASSH), external link on social media for more information and updates as they become available.
The Student Awards and Scholarships, opens in new window office aims to help Toronto Metropolitan University students and staff with the Scholarship and Awards application process. Be sure to complete your AwardSpring profile, external link, opens in new window in August (see website, opens in new window for key dates and details) to be automatically matched with awards and scholarships you might qualify for!
Follow us on Facebook, external link, opens in new window, Twitter, external link, opens in new window, LinkedIn, external link, opens in new window and Instagram, external link, opens in new window. They are great ways to keep in touch with us, to find out what’s going on, and to learn more about our Faculty and students.
It’s a good idea to tour the campus before the first week of classes so that you are familiar with the campus. The Undergraduate Admissions Office is now offering guided virtual campus tours. You should pre-register for a tour online through the Undergraduate Admissions Office, opens in new window.
Luckily post-secondary students are eligible for a discounted TTC Metropass and GO Presto Card! Please visit the TTC website, external link, opens in new window for information on Post-Secondary Monthly Metropasses. For GO transit discounted fare, please visit the following website, opens in new window.
Get involved in things that interest and inspire you! Discover the wealth of opportunities available to you both on campus and in the community. You’ll be able to meet new people, share your skills and develop new ones, add to your resume while giving back to the community all while playing an important, active role in the broader Toronto Metropolitan University community.
Visit Get Involved, opens in new window on the Student Experience Website for more details.
Toronto Metropolitan University offers a wide range of personal and academic support services such as:
- Academic Accomodation Support, opens in new window - Register for Academic Accommodation Support (AAS) if you identify as a student with a temporary and/or permanent disability. AAS implements individualized accommodation plans to reduce disability-related barriers and ensure that students have equal access to education.
- International Student Support, opens in new window - for students who are new to Canada and seeking support in their transition
- Student Experience Centre, opens in new window - specifically for Faculty of Arts students; the SEC is comprised of a group of student affairs professionals that provide wide range of services such as personal and career counselling, leadership training, community involvement opportunities, student funding, connections to campus-wide services and learning abroad.
- Student Learning Support, opens in new window - for students seeking assistance in their academic studies. Offers support in writing, math, English for non-native speakers, study skills and transition.
- Medical Centre, opens in new window - for students seeking health services on campus.
On Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 you will have the opportunity to enroll in your courses on Ryerson's Administrative Management Self Service (RAMSS). You can find this by going to my.ryerson.ca and clicking on the RAMSS tab. It is important that you prepare for your enrollment appointment before August 9th to prevent any issues on the day of enrollment. Please ensure to view the videos under the Enrollment Videos tab and carefully read the detailed information found in your program's Enrollment Worksheet. Students may begin to add courses to their shopping cart starting on Thursday, August 4th, 2022.
Please click on your program below to find out what type support is offered to assist you.
The Arts and Contemporary Studies program will be available to answer any questions or concerns from students on Tuesday, August 10th onwards to assist with course enrollment. Please click on the enrollment worksheet below and view the enrollment videos under the Enrollment Videos tab. Students are encouraged to view the videos in advance. Please keep checking your email for the most up-to-date information. Students may contact Nicole Florecki-Jarwan, Program Coordinator (ACSCoordinator@torontomu.ca) if there are any further questions.
The ACS Program Director, Dr. Paul Moore (who is also instructor for 1st-year ACS 103 intro course) will have a special pre-enrollment workshop on Wednesday, August 3rd, 1:30PM to 3:00PM both on Zoom and in-person. Details will be sent by email as well.
The Criminology program will be available to assist with course registration and answer any questions from August 9th onwards. Please click on the enrollment worksheet below and view the enrollment videos under the Enrollment Videos tab. Students are encouraged to view the videos in advance. Please keep checking your email for up-to-date information. Students may also contact Nadia Aboul Hosn, Department Administrator (nadia.aboulhosn@torontomu.ca) if they have any questions.
The English Department will be available to answer any questions or concerns from students on August 9th (and beyond) to assist with enrollment. Please click on the enrollment worksheet below and view the enrollment videos under the Enrollment Videos tab. Students are encouraged to view the videos in advance. Please keep checking your TMU email for the most up-to-date information. Students may also contact Wendy Francis, Program Administrator (wfrancis@torontomu.ca) directly if they require any assistance or would like to set up a meeting.
The Environment and Urban Sustainability program will be available to assist with course registration and answer any questions from August 9th onwards. Please click on the enrollment worksheet below and view the enrollment videos under the Enrollment Videos tab. Students are encouraged to view the videos in advance. Please keep checking your email for up-to-date information. Students may also contact Mindy Vuong, Program Administrator (mindy.vuong@torontomu.ca) directly if they require any assistance or wish to request an appointment.
The Geographic Analysis program will be available to assist with course registration and answer any questions from August 9th onwards. Please click on the enrollment worksheet below and view the enrollment videos under the Enrollment Videos tab. Students are encouraged to view the videos in advance.Please keep check your email regularly for up-to-date information. Students may also contact sarah.carmichael@torontomu.ca if they require any assistance or wish to request an appointment.
The History Department will be hosting a Zoom webinar on August 8th at 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. There will be a presentation by the Department and an opportunity at the end of the session for students to ask questions pertaining to first-year enrollment or anything program-specific. The link to join the Zoom session will be made available via email. The History Department will also be available to answer any questions or concerns from students to assist in course registration. Please click on the enrollment worksheet below and view the enrollment videos under the Enrollment Videos tab. Students are encouraged to view the videos in advance. Please keep checking your email for the most up-to-date information. Students may also contact Anne-Marie Dawes, Program Administrator (adawes@torontomu.ca) directly if they require any assistance.
The Economics Department will be available to answer any questions or concerns from students on August 9th (and beyond) to assist with enrollment. Please click on the enrollment worksheet below and view the enrollment videos under the Enrollment Videos tab. Students are encouraged to view the videos in advance. Please keep checking your TMU email for the most up-to-date information. Students may also contact Neha Thakordas, Internship Placement Officer and Program Administrator (neha.narang@torontomu.ca) directly if they require any assistance.
The Language and Intercultural Relations (LIR) program will be available to assist with course registration and answer any questions from August 9th onwards. Please click on the enrollment worksheet below and view the enrollment videos under the Enrollment Videos tab. Please check your email regularly for up-to-date information. Students may also contact Wendy Crolla, Program Administrator (wcrolla@torontomu.ca) directly if they require any assistance.
The Philosophy program will be hosting a one hour virtual Pre-Enrollment Webinar on Thursday, August 4th at 3pm. The link to join the Zoom session will be sent via email. During the session, a representative from the Philosophy program will be available to answer questions and assist students with course registration. Enrollment information including an enrollment worksheet and instructional videos are available online in the New Students Website. Please keep checking your email for the most up-to-date information. Students may also contact Ryan Walters, Program Administrator (r2walter@torontomu.ca) directly if they require any assistance.
The Politics and Governance program will be available to answer questions and provide assistance with course registration from August 9th and onwards. Enrollment information including links to instructional videos will be emailed to students. Please keep checking your email for the most up-to-date information. Students may also contact Alyssa Adams, Program Administrator (alyssa.adams@torontomu.ca) directly if they require any assistance.
The Psychology program will be available to answer any questions or concerns from students and to assist with course registration starting August 9th. Please click on the enrollment worksheet below and view the enrollment videos under the Enrollment Videos tab. Students are encouraged to view the videos in advance of the enrollment period in August. Please check your Toronto Metropolitan University email account regularly for the most up-to-date information. Students may also contact psychundergrad@torontomu.ca if any assistance is required.
The Sociology program will be hosting a one-hour Pre-Enrollment Zoom webinar on Thursday, August 4th at 12:00pm. The link to join the Zoom session will be made available via email. The Sociology program will also be available to answer any questions or concerns from students to assist in course registration. Please click on the enrollment worksheet below and view the enrollment videos under the Enrollment Videos tab. Students are encouraged to view the videos in advance. Please keep checking your email for the most up-to-date information. Students may also contact Elizabeth Johnson, Program Administrator (ejohnson@torontomu.ca) directly if they require any assistance.
The Undeclared Arts program will be hosting a one-hour Pre-Enrollment Zoom webinar on Thursday, August 4th at 11:00am. The link to join the Zoom webinar will be made available via email. The Undeclared Arts program will also be available to answer any questions or concerns from students to assist in course registration. Please click on the enrollment worksheet below and view the enrollment videos under the Enrollment Videos tab. Students are encouraged to view the videos in advance. Please keep checking your email for the most up-to-date information. Students may also contact Elisa Wreford, Program Coordinator (elisa.wreford@torontomu.ca) if they require any assistance.
Source: Office of the Registrar (RO), Ryerson University (Ryerson University YouTube Channel)
View more videos on Visual Schedule Builder by visiting the RO website, opens in new window.
The Faculty of Arts Orientation 2022 will take place in person, August 29th - September 2nd, 2022. Our mandatory academic orientation will take place on the morning of August 30th. The remaining days will be focused on meeting others and learning your way around campus (all while having a great time!). We highly encourage incoming students to attend as there will be many amazing social and academic events to take part in, from games, to concerts, to trips, and much much more.
Purchase tickets HERE, external link for our two big events! (The rest of FoA programming is at no cost)
10am - 12pm: Campus Tours
TMU Central Event
10am - 12pm: Pancake Breakfast
TMU Central Event
12pm - 1:30pm: Invocation & Guinness World Record Break
TMU Central Event
1:30pm - 4pm: Campus Services & Involvement Fair
TMU Central Event
Come and find the SASSH booth where you can learn about all the different opportunities available to you as a TMU Faculty of Arts student!
3pm - 5pm: Campus Tours
TMU Central Event
5pm - 6:30pm: Virtual - Game Night
Join SASSH and the Tri-Mentoring Program at our first virtual event where incoming students have a chance to meet their peers through a series of virtual games!
Link: https://ryerson.zoom.us/j/91277411058?pwd=MG1WNGkwdU5LU0tUemJhbURxNHQ4UT09, external link
7pm - 8:30pm: Virtual - Chat With an Upper Year
This event will host a number of upper year students from the Faculty of Arts where incoming students will have the chance to ask any questions regarding Student life or engagement and their experience as a university Student.
Join the conversation here: https://ryerson.zoom.us/j/93940157341?pwd=S3dVRmNPdHY4Rm1mOXlkenIxVzFqZz09, external link
8:30pm - 11:30pm: Movie Night
Join SASSH for a movie night and make it Vegas! Our Vegas-themed showing will begin at 9:30pm - a perfect way to end off the first day of Orientation.
9am - 10am: Registration
Register for Academic Orientation in the Upper Gym, Kerr Hall West, Room KHW 271.
The Upper Gym is located on the second floor of Kerr Hall, on the west side of the building.
Please click here or the map below for more information on location.
10am - 12pm: Mandatory Academic Orientation
First Years Only
12pm - 1:30pm: Faculty of Arts Orientation Meet & Greet
Come and enjoy a lunch where you will have an opportunity to mix and mingle with your upper year peers, professors and staff! ONLY FOR 1ST YEARS.
2:30pm - 5:30pm: Welcome to Vegas
A SASSH led event organized in collaboration with your Art’s Program Course Unions. Various activities will be ongoing for students to partake in. On the shared floor space, SASSH will host a couple activities with chances to win swag. The rooms will be taken up by Course Unions where they will host their own activities as a way for students to meet their Unions and its members.
5:30 - 6:30pm: Virtual - Consent Comes First
Join the conversation here: https://ryerson.zoom.us/j/94359202853?pwd=M0ZDOWtJd2k3Nk42WEMrYkx6L1UxQT09, external link
Although Frosh is a very fun and exciting week, it is important to make sure that we stay safe and respect each other's boundaries. This virtual event will provide awareness and education about how we can prevent violence in all areas.
6:30pm - 7:30pm: Virtual - Equity Talks
Join the conversation here: https://ryerson.zoom.us/j/95047344899?pwd=T29WWXJkTWtsNkdkY3c5RXNJRnU1dz09, external link
Join us in an online seminar on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in a university setting. Exploring these TMU values can help you start your year off right!
10pm - 3am - SASSH Club Night (17+) Tickets now available!!
Come out with SASSH for a club night at Fiction Nightclub, this is a students only night. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd years are welcome but the minimum age for entry is 17+!
ID’s and enrollment confirmation required for entry. Drinks will be available for purchase for students 19+
11am - 12pm: Registration
11am - 5pm: Street Festival
Come see SASSH at TMU’s street festival! We will have a bunch of fun classic carnival games and inflatables for you to take part in. Don’t miss out!
5:30pm - 7pm: Virtual - Cyber Hunt
Do you love taking part in scavenger hunts? We have made sure that all our students have fun whether it be in person or online! Join us in a Cyber Hunt filled with fun activities and a chance to meet new people.
Let the game begin here: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ryerson.zoom.us/j/96662367362?pwd%3DTHgzT2g1Zi82WnRMVDJodjd4N2JLUT09&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1661182707898145&usg=AOvVaw1RsU3cH9vXeLGtKIR-7Qer, external link
7pm - 10pm: Concert
TMU Central Event in collaboration with SASSH
10am - 11am: Registration
11am - 1pm: Meet the Highrollers: Find a Friend
Hosted alongside the Tri Mentoring Program, SASSH will host a series of fun icebreakers and games for students to meet others in their program and the Faculty of Arts.
1:30pm - 3pm: Arts Premiere
Every heist needs good preparation! Come and prepare with your Frosh groups for Operation Frosh Heist by choosing a group name and making a group banner.
3pm - 5pm: Orientation Frosh Heist
Let the challenges begin! Frosh groups will face each other as they complete challenges, solve hints and find clues all while roaming around campus to become the first team to win! Are you ready?
5pm - 7pm: Bellagio Buffet
It won’t be Vegas if there isn’t a buffet! Join SASSH for a buffet style dinner at Boston Pizza where you can chill with friends and eat amazing food.
7pm -10pm: SLC Live - Caesar’s Palace
The famous annual Frosh event is back and better than ever! Join many student societies, course unions and student groups from all faculties at TMU at the SLC! Roam around each of the levels and participate in all the different types of events.
9am - 10am: Registration
10am - 3:30pm: Shinerama
Join us at one of MUES’ (Metropolitan Undergraduate Engineering Society) biggest fundraising events at Frosh where they raise money for Cystic Fibrosis.
3:30 - 5pm: Virtual - How To Leave Frosh Vegas: Top Things I Need To Know In My First Two Weeks of University
University can seem scary and overwhelming but we have all the best tips on how you can survive and what you need to know to get started!
Join here:
5pm - 9:30pm: Canada’s Wonderland (Tickets now available!!)
Is there any better way to end off Frosh Week other than a trip to Canada’s Wonderland? SASSH is planning a trip for all Faculty of Arts students (participating in Frosh) as our last event of the week!
More information and a detailed schedule will be available here later in the summer months. Meanwhile, check SASSH’s instagram, external link for the most ongoing updates.
Incoming 1st year students can register for orientation by clicking here, external link!
*This year only: 2nd and 3rd year students are also invited to take part in orientation events. Use google formthis link, external link to register!
We will be hosting a series of virtual workshops, August 3rd-9th, 2pm -3pm and an in-person Student Services Fair event on August 18th, 1pm-4pm for students, parents and guardians; hosted by the Faculty of Arts to support students in their transition to University.
| Workshop | Format | Date/Time/Location | Register |
| Top Ten Tips to Thrive | Virtual | August 3rd, 2pm to 3pm | Click here to Register |
| Time Management and Procrastination | Virtual | August 4th, 2pm to 3pm | Click here to Register |
| Financing Your Education - Awards, Scholarships and Bursaries session | Virtual | August 8th, 2pm to 3pm | Click here to Register |
| Community and Connection at TMU | Virtual | August 9th, 2pm to 3pm | Click here to Register |
| Special Presentation for Parents/Guardians of TMU Arts Students | Virtual | August 17th, 12pm to 1pm | Click here to Register |
| What does is mean to be an Arts student? | Virtual | August 18th, 12pm to 1pm | Click here to Register |
| Student Services Fair and Get Together | In-Person | August 18th, 1pm to 4pm @ Sheldon & Tracy Levy Student Learning Centre, external link, SLC Amphitheater (Main Floor); 341 Yonge St. Toronto, ON M5B 1S1 | Click here to Register |