A student may be able to switch to part-time studies with Faculty approval.
First-Year Students
A first-year student who is registered in full-time studies may request to transfer to part-time studies. However, the student must apply for the transfer by the transfer deadline listed in the Academic Calendar.
The student must obtain permission to transfer from full-time studies to part-time studies from the Chair of First Year, First Year Advisor or Faculty Registrar. Typically, a transfer from part-time to full-time studies is only permitted after a student has completed an entire year of their program (usually 10 courses).
Upper-Year Students
A student who has completed their first-, second-, or third-year of study as a full-time student may apply to transfer to part-time studies. The student must submit a transfer form by the deadline listed in the Academic Calendar.
Transfer to full-time studies
A student who finishes all of the courses required for their current year of study may request to begin their next year of studies as a full-time student by submitting a transfer application. Please note that it takes a part-time student two or more years to complete one year of their program.
Academic Program Load
A part-time student may enrol in a maximum of three one-session courses in each session with the permission of the responsible division or department.
Once enrolled in part-time studies, a student must complete all of the courses that are required for one year of their program within a minimum of two calendar years before they may request a transfer to full-time studies.
For example, a part-time student who requires ten courses to complete their first year may not proceed to the second year of their program after only one year of studies; the ten courses that the student is required to take must be taken over a minimum of two calendar years. Additionally, the courses the student selects must satisfy the prerequisite and co-requisites specified in the course descriptions.
A student who is admitted with advanced standing, and who requires the equivalent of at least 18 single session courses to complete the requirements for their degree, may register for part-time studies; however, the student is subject to the same conditions as the other students. A student who requires fewer than 18 single session courses must register for full-time studies.
Application
To fill out the request to transfer from part-time to full-time, please email registrar@engineering.utoronto.ca with the following information:
- First name
- Last name
- Student number
- Email address
- Current program
- Current year of study (if it’s summer, your expected year of study in September)
- Transferring from which program
- Transferring to which program
- Session (e.g. Fall 2023, Winter 2024)
- Comments