The Undergraduate Calendaris your definitive source for academic policies and procedures, programs and course descriptions.
Full-time students follow the curriculum as follows:
| For each year of study, follow the curriculum as published in the following calendar (links open in a new window) | ||||
| Admitted to first year in | Semester 1-2 | Semester 3-4 | Semester 5-6 | Semester 7-8 |
| Fall 2013 | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 |
| Fall 2012 | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 |
| Fall 2011 | 2011-2012 | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 |
| Fall 2010 | 2010-2011 | 2011-2012 | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 |
Your Academic Advisement Report shows all the course requirements you have taken or are enrolled in as well as those courses needed in order for you to graduate. Full-Time students can learn how to view their Advisement Report online. Part-Time students can submit the Manual Advisement Report Request Form when they about 10 courses away from completing their requirements.
You are expected to follow the curriculum assigned to you by Senate, as published in the Undergraduate Calendar.
From time to time, a situation arises where you may wish to request a curriculum exception. There are two kinds of exceptions: Substitutions and Directives.
Course Substitution: A Course Substitution is processed when a Ryerson course that is not part of your normal curriculum is used in place of a specific required course. In other words, you are replacing required Course A with Course B. You should seek approval for a Course Substitution before enrolling in the course. Course Substitutions do not automatically impact your GPA, replace any future prerequisite requirements, nor are they a formal statement about course equivalence. Course Substitutions requests must be reviewed and approved by the Teaching Department, your Program Department and Curriculum Advising.
Course Directive: A Course Directive is processed when a Ryerson course that is not part of your normal curriculum is used for credit for one of your program’s elective groups (Professional, Professionally-Related, Liberal Studies, Open Elective, etc.). For example, you are using Course B, which is not normally taken by students in you program, as one of your Professional electives. You should seek approval for a Course Directive before enrolling in the course. Course Directives requests must be reviewed and approved by both your Program Department and Curriculum Advising. Liberal Studies Course Directive requests are reviewed and approved by both the Faculty of Arts and Curriculum Advising.
For instructions, definitions and regulations download the Course Substitution/ Directive Request form.
You must complete all of your courses within a specified number of years. This is known as your timespan and it starts “ticking” your first semester after admission. Even though you may not be attending Ryerson for one or more semesters, you continue to use up your timespan.
Calculate your timespan as follows:
- for full-time programs, multiply the number of years scheduled for fulltime study by 2 (typically 8 years);
- for full-time co-op programs, multiply the number of years scheduled for full-time study (including co-op semesters) by 2 (typically 10 years);
- for part-time degree programs, divide the number of single-term courses in your program (or equivalent) by 3;
- for part-time certificate programs, the maximum number of years is 6.
Timespan Extensions: In special circumstances, you may request permission from the Dean of the your Faculty or School to extend these time limits. Read Policy 46: Policy on Undergraduate Grading, Promotion and Academic Standing (“GPA Policy”)and see also Essential Policy Highlights.
