Your First Year: Frequently Asked Questions

A: To pass an individual course, you need 50% in that course. If you are not in the T-Program, there is no required minimum average in the summer as per the Promotion Regulations (see Promotion Regulations, 4. Credit for Courses in the Summer Session).

However, if you are in the T-Program (you would have had to sign a T-Program Agreement in January with your Academic Advisor as a result of your fall session results) we also review students’ weighted session average at the end of the summer, and this average should be 60% or higher to proceed to second year.

To figure out where you stand, use a Grades Assessment Chart (PDF). You can read the full promotion regulations in the Academic Calendar, and talk to your Academic Advisor if you have concerns. Learn more about how averages are calculated.

For more information you can also review the 2026 Academic Regulations & T-Program Info Sheet (PDF)

If you have any questions, please connect with the First Year Office.

A: Sometimes, things don’t go as planned. If something unexpected and beyond your control prevents you from fulfilling your academic responsibilities, you can file a Petition for Final Examination.

Petitions should be submitted through the Engineering Portal, and require appropriate supporting documentation (see the Petitions page for more information about documentation and potential petition outcomes).

Petitions for final examination must be submitted within seven days of the missed exam.

A: The T-Program, or Transition Program, allows first-year students who have struggled in the Fall term to repeat up to three fall courses during the Winter term and defer up to three courses to the Summer term in order to obtain credit for their fall courses and proceed to the second year on schedule with their classmates.

Students with a Fall term average between 50-60% and who have failed one or more courses are eligible for the T-Program. More information is in the 2026 Academic Regulations & T-Program Info Sheet (PDF).

A: Not necessarily. You're only in the T-Program if your 2025 Fall term average was <60% and you failed one or more courses. You would have had to sign a T-Program agreement and meet with your advisor in January about this. T-Program students must earn a summer average of at least 60%.

Non-T-Program students do not need to earn a specific summer average.

A: There are a few ways to make an appointment with your advisor!

• Use our online booking system through the Engineering Portal.
• If you have any difficulty booking online, or you have an urgent inquiry and would like to see if a same-day appointment is available, you can also contact the First Year Office in person (FI 106, located at 222 College St.), by email or by phone for assistance.

A: Second-year engineering courses are not available during the summer, however you may be able to take Complementary Studies/Humanities Social Science electives in the summer if you wish. There are a number of implications, financial and academic, that we suggest you speak with your advisor about. You can also learn more in the Summer Enrolment and Registration Guide.

A: The deadline to request a transfer to a different Core 8 engineering program at the end of your first year was May 15, 2026. Transfer requests have been reviewed and decisions were communicated in mid-June. If you missed the deadline, or did not receive your transfer of choice, a wait list will be available on the Engineering Portal starting July 6.

The approval of transfer requests is subject to the availability of places reserved for internal transfers. For the past few years, several programs have been unable to accept all students seeking transfers.

If you are considering applying for a program transfer, please meet with an academic advisor in the First Year Office if you have not yet done so.

A: You can apply for an Internal U of T Transfer to be considered for admission to another Faculty/campus. However, deadlines for this type of transfer can be surprisingly early (for example, February 2, 2026 was the deadline for many Fall 2026 transfer requests including the Faculty of Arts & Science), and engineering grades will be taken into consideration when determining your eligibility; we recommend you meet with your academic advisor about this as soon as possible if you are considering this option.

A: For information regarding on and off-campus housing, please visit the U of T Housing Services website.

A: The University’s Health & Wellness Centre has a medical clinic that is open to all U of T students and includes both general medical and mental health practitioners (Book an appointment by calling 416-978-8030). They also offer a range of wellness workshops and online information.

Full-time students have extended health coverage through the University of Toronto Student Union (UTSU) for prescriptions, dental care, psychological services, and other benefits. For international students, visit CIE’s web page on health coverage.

Students also have access to a range of mental health supports, including the 24/7, multi-lingual U of T Telus Health Student Support counselling service. More about mental health and wellness at U of T Engineering.

A: Yes, included in your incidental fees is health and dental coverage. For full-time students, visit the University of Toronto Student Union (UTSU) website for more details. Part-time students have coverage through the Association of Part-Time Undergraduate Students (APUS). If you already have equivalent health insurance coverage (e.g. through a parent's employer), you can opt out of the health and dental plan in September.

International students should also visit CIE’s web page on health coverage.

A: Academic accommodations are provided when students experience disability-related barriers that prohibit demonstration of their knowledge and skills.

These accommodations are provided through Accessibility Services, which facilitates the inclusion of students with a wide range of disabilities into all aspects of university life.

If you are a student with a disability (including chronic or mental health conditions, sensory or physical disabilities, ADHD, ASD, learning disabilities, concussion or brain injuries or temporary physical disabilities), and/or had academic accommodations in high school (e.g., extra test time, note-taking assistance, alternative-format textbooks), you may be eligible for similar support through this service.

We encourage you to register as early as possible with Accessibility Services to ensure you can access academic accommodations in a timely fashion if you need them.

The deadline to register to guarantee accommodations for the first day of Fall classes was July 14, 2025, however applications are reviewed on a continuous basis and we encourage you to register as soon as possible if you missed the deadline.

A: Unfortunately, emails of this type are common, so it's important to be cautious! Be sure not to click on any links, do not reply to a suspicious email, and do not make payments/provide any personal information through links in a suspicious email.

The University of Toronto's Information Security team has detailed information here about email phishing and how to report it, as well as how to avoid scams targeting your Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).