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Transition Program

The transition program was created to provide students who may need more time to adapt to the demanding university curriculum with an immediate opportunity to upgrade their academic standings and to complete missing and/or failed courses.

If you complete transition program courses, you will have your academic standings re-evaluated upon completion of the program at the end of the term.

First-year students who have questions about the Transition Program should contact the First-Year Engineering Office. Upper-year students should reach out to their specific department.

Two Phases: Spring and Summer

The transition program has two phases: the spring term (phase one) and the summer term (phase two). Phase one offers required courses from first semester, in parallel to the second-semester program courses.

If you have failed and/or are missing required courses at the end of the winter term, you can pick them up in the spring term (phase one). Second-semester courses can be shifted to the summer term (phase two). However, due to the condensed nature of the summer transition program, you are limited to up to two or three courses, depending on your academic standing.

The spring transition program (phase one) runs each year from the second week of May until the end of June, with exams finishing in the first week of July. The summer transition term runs on an as-needed basis from the first week of July until late August, with exams finishing at the end of August.

Note: Every effort is made to adhere to the details outlined in this Transition Program information package. However, courses, days, hours of instruction and instructors are subject to change without prior notice. If it is necessary to cancel a course for reasons such as insufficient enrolment, every effort will be made to contact enrolled students.

Priority Students

As space is limited in transition program courses, students who are missing courses or who are required to register in the transition program as part of their probationary contracts will be given priority consideration. Students who wish to upgrade their marks may register in transition program courses subject to availability of space.

Significant Dates & Courses

Open Registration Tuesday, May 9, 2023
First Day of Classes for the Engineering Transition Program and Optional Specialization inManagement Sciences  Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Final date to add or swap a course Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Final date to drop course(s) or withdrawand be eligible for full refund of fees Tuesday, May 16, 2023
University Closed – Victoria Day Monday, May 22, 2023
Final date to drop course(s) and be eligible for 50% refund of fees Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Final date to drop courses in good academic standing (No Refund) Friday, June 16, 2023
Final day of classes Saturday, June 24, 2023
Final Examination Period

Monday, June 26 to

Friday, June 30, 2023

University Closed – Canada Day Observed Monday, July 3, 2023
Final date to appeal Spring Transition 2023 grades or academic standing* Friday, July 21, 2023 at 4:00 pm

Courses taken through the Raymond G. Chang School of Continuing Education:

Deadlines for these courses are different from those of the Engineering Transition program and OSMS. Please refer to the Chang School website for continuing education deadlines.

*Appeal Deadline

Deadline to appeal grades or academic standing earned for Transition and/or OSMS term is Friday, July 21, 2023 until 4 pm. The Spring/Summer 2023 deadline published in the 2022-2023 Undergraduate calendar does not apply to Transition and/or OSMS courses.

Registration for Students Students should be registered (by departments) by June 27th, 2023
First day of Summer classes Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Final date to add or swap a course Friday, June 30, 2023
Final date to drop course(s) or withdraw and be eligible for full refund of fees Monday, July 10, 2023
Final date to drop course(s) and be eligible for 50% refund of fees Monday, July 17, 2023
University Closed – Toronto Metropolitan Day Friday, August 4, 2023
University Closed – Civic Holiday Monday, August 7, 2023
Final date to drop courses in good academic standing (No Refund)  Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Final day of classes Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Final Examination Period Thursday, August 17 to Friday, August 18, 2023
Final date to appeal Summer Transition 2023 grades or academic standing* Thursday, September 7, 2023
First Year Courses

ELE 202

MTH 240

PCS 125

 

 

Upper Year Courses (subject to sufficient enrollments)

AER 316

BME 406

BME 423

BME 516

BME 632

CHE 215

CHE 220

COE 428

COE 528

COE 538

CVL 420

CVL 502

ELE 404

ELE 632

ELE 637

MEC 516

 

 

 

 

Courses taken through the Raymond G. Chang School of Continuing Education:
Deadlines for these courses are different from those of the Engineering Transition program. Please refer to the Chang School website for continuing education deadlines.

*Appeal Deadline:
Deadline to appeal grades or academic standing earned for Summer Transition is Thursday, September 7, 2023 until 4 pm.

*Note: Every effort is made to adhere to the details outlined in this Transition Program information package, although courses, days, hours of instruction, or instructors are subject to change without prior notice. If it is necessary to cancel a course, for reasons such as insufficient enrolment, every effort will be made to contact enrolled students.