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The following registration tips are for incoming first-year Mathematics Courses.
Program and major/field of study restrictions are in place for Mathematics (MA) courses to ensure that you have the appropriate Grade 12U Mathematics pre-requisite course(s), which provides you with the mathematical foundation for success. Certain cohorts of students, such as Core Sciences students (“undeclared majors”) or BA program students, may encounter a major restriction when attempting to register for a Mathematics course of interest. A major over-ride for MA courses is at the discretion of the Mathematics department.
If you do not hold credit in Grade 12U Advanced Functions (MHF4U), you should consider completing the course this summer. Consider any of these options:
If you are interested in requesting permission to register in one or more MA courses (or SC101 ), the first step involves completing the Calculus Preparation Evaluation (CPE). The CPE is intended to help you decide which course would be best suited to both your skills and your future program / course goals.
Detailed information, including FAQs, for completing the CPE is found on the Calculus Preparation Evaluation webpage.
The Faculty of Science Academic Advising office team will not respond to questions related to completing the CPE as the webpage has comprehensive information.
Students scoring below 50% on the CPE will most likely have difficulty completing Year 1 MA courses and should seriously consider upgrading their skills beforehand. Here are some ways you can upgrade your skills:
Certain cohorts of students, such as Core Sciences students (“undeclared majors”) or BA / BKin program students, may encounter a major restriction when attempting to register for a Mathematics course of interest.
For any MA course restricted to specific majors:
Reserved Seating:
The Mathematics department is using the "reserved seats" feature on LORIS for some MA courses, such as MA103 (Fall 2023 and Winter 2024), for a period of time to monitor demand for seats in the course. The planned release date for “reserved seats” for the Fall 2023 and Winter 2024 terms is July 21, at which time the seats will be available to the majors/programs listed in the “Restrictions” section of the course description on LORIS Browse Classes. The course will open to all majors/programs as of July 31. Should the unreserved seating numbers be at capacity prior to this date, we recommend that you monitor LORIS frequently to watch for an opening in the course so that you may register yourself. Overrides will not be granted prior to the restriction release date.
There are circumstances where you may receive a “repeat” error message when you have not completed the course of interest twice due to course “exclusions.” For example, if you complete MA100 twice and then attempt to register for MA101, you will receive a “repeat” error.
To address the error, you must first request a “repeat override,” using the Math Course Override Form, to register yourself in the course.