Summer

1. Review course offerings and program requirements
   Review the information provided in the timetable to decide which courses you wish to take. Enrol only in program courses. Prerequisites, co-requisites and exclusions are listed in the timetable. Course descriptions must be carefully observed. Students who do not observe these regulations may be removed from courses at any time. Non-program courses will be removed at any time they are discovered and this may have fees implications.Double-check the time for courses you have chosen to avoid conflicts. ACORN does not check for time conflicts - it is your responsibility to create a conflict-free schedule, unless otherwise noted.    Courses cannot be taken at the UTM or UTSC campus. 
   New UofT students:  Enable your JOINid well before March 1st!  See instructions here.  Returning students:  If you need assistance accessing your UTORid please see instructions here.

2. Enrol in Courses on ACORN starting on March 1, 2023 - 6:00 a.m. 
   You are advised to register for all courses, including courses starting on March 1!  Some courses may fill on the first day of registration (including courses that begin in July).  If a course is full you may add yourself to the waiting list (if that option is avialble).  That is the only option available to try to secure a space in a course.  The last day to add courses or make section changes to F courses is May 14, 2023; for courses that begin in July, the last day to add courses or change sections on ACORN is July 10, 2023. During the open enrolment round, you can add/cancel/change your course selections. 

3. Pay your fees
   To be registered for the summer sessions you must both enrol in courses and pay or defer your fees by April 26, 2023 or risk being removed from classes! After this date, students who do not provide proof of payment or that their fees have been deferred (OSAP or Tuition Waiver) will be removed from your first and second term classes at the begininng of May.

4. Go to class!

Course Planning - Things to Consider:

Summer maximum course load limit

• For the summer session: 2.0 FCEs

• Per term: It is recommended that students take no more than 1.0 FCEs

Note: If your academic standing is On Academic Probation, you can only take a maximum of 1.0 FCE per term.

Prerequisites, Corequisites, Exclusions
Before enrolling in a course, make sure you understand any prerequisites, corequisites and exclusions that may apply. Prerequisites, corequisites  and exclusions are listed as part of the course descriptions on ACORN, on this website and CHRM Calendar.

Keep in mind that ACORN doesn't check prerequisites, corequisites and exclusions and will let you enrol in a course even if you don't have the prerequisites or have previously completed an exclusion. The academic unit offering the course can remove you at any time if you don't meet the requirements.

Course Conflicts
If you enrol in two courses that take place at the same time, you will have a conflict. When planning your schedule, it's important to make sure none of your courses overlap in time.

If you choose to enrol in conflicting courses, please note that no special consideration or accommodation will be made for any problems that occur as a result (e.g. term tests scheduled at the same time, assignment due dates, attendance). Since you can't be at two places at the same time, avoid conflicts in your scheduleNote: ACORN will not prevent you from enrolling in courses that conflict.

• Monday, May 22 – Victoria Day Holiday

• Monday, July 3 – Canada Day Holiday

• Monday, August 7 – Civic Holiday

*Important Note: The last date to cancel a course or cancel your registration in a session with no academic penalty DOES NOT coincide with the last date to be eligible for a refund. The refund schedule is posted on the Student Accounts web site.

Cancelling courses and fees implications
If you decide that you do not want a course, you must cancel it as soon as possible. This applies to courses that you have waitlisted as well as those in which you are enrolled. Please do not occupy a space that you know you do not want. Only by cancelling the course using ACORN will your space become available to another student.

It is important to officially cancel a course as soon as you have decided you do not want to continue in it, since fees refunds are calculated according to the date the cancellation is recorded. Cancellations must be done on ACORN. Courses that are not cancelled by the deadlines will remain on your record and may count as failures. A cancellation of your registration in the summer session is subject to a minimum charge. Check the Student Accounts web site for details.

Cancellation of Your Last Course
ACORN will warn you if you are cancelling your last course. If you do not intend to take any other courses in the summer, choose the "cancel registration" option. This will ensure that your fees account will be adjusted properly.

Space in courses
It is University policy that the number of students enrolled in a course cannot exceed the capacity of the room as dictated by fire regulations. Some departments, for pedagogical reasons, assign lower capacities than room size.

The Faculty makes every attempt to ensure that the room assigned will accommodate the number of students expected to enrol; however, as there is not unlimited space to meet demand, some students may not obtain space in every course they want. You may add yourself to a waiting list for a course or courses, but this does not guarantee enrolment in the course(s); therefore, you are advised to select alternative courses in which to enrol in the event that you are unable to enrol in a course that remains full.

We recommend that you prepare as flexible a timetable as possible, with as many alternative course choices as possible.

If a class is full on the last day to enrol and you are not officially enrolled in the course, you do not have the right to be in the class, and will not be granted late registration.

Note: To be fair to all students, selling/buying places in courses is not permitted. Students found selling/buying courses will be reported to the Dean's Office for academic misconduct, and may face penalties.

All students at the University of Toronto have a student account. To review your account balance and invoice, log in to your ACORN account and click on "Financial Accounts". Your student account is managed by Student Accounts, which is also referred to as the Fees Office. The Fees Office is responsible for your tuition and ancillary fees, processing payments, issuing refunds and applying service charges.

Fee payments must be made at a financial institution. The easiest way to do this is to set up a U of T account with your online banking service. Details on how to do this can be found on the Student Accounts website.

How and when to pay:  For full payment instructions, see the Office of Student Accounts website. To be automatically registered for the summer session you must enrol in courses AND pay at least the minimum first installment of your fees (or officially defer them) by April 26, 2023. If your payment has not been received or officially deferred by April 26 you will be removed from your courses at any time. We will allow a processing time of 10 days for bank payments to be received by the University.

IMPORTANT: Students on waiting lists will be added to the course when space is made available at any time. You may not be able to get back into a course that you have been removed from because students on waiting lists may have filled the space created.

Students who have been removed from courses and had their registrations cancelled will have to show proof of payment before they can attempt to enrol in courses again. A late registration fee will also be charged. As the April 26 payment/deferral deadline approaches, ACORN will warn you that your registration is about to be cancelled when you log on, if your payment has not been received by the University.

You can check to see if you are registered on ACORN. Log on and select “Course Enrolment” from the main menu. Your registration is complete if your status shown is "Registered" for the current session. If your status is “Invited” you need to pay or defer your fees or you risk being removed from your courses! You should check your status a few days after you have paid to be safe.

What happens if I don't pay or defer by April 26?  If your payment or deferral has not been received by the University by April 26, you will be removed from your courses and your space in each course may be filled by a student from a waiting list. We will allow a processing time of 10 days for bank payments to be received by the University. If you are reinstated because of late fees payment, you will also be charged a late registration fee. You will only be reinstated into courses if there is space.

Electronic payments
Once you enrol in courses, you should pay your fees using electronic payment (see below). You can obtain an up-to-date balance on ACORN immediately after changing your course enrolments.

You can pay your fees using telephone or online banking if your bank offers this service. Provide your financial institution with your account number and the name "University of Toronto" for their telephone or online banking service. Your account number is displayed on the invoice format of your account on ACORN. The account number consists up to the first five characters of your surname (in capital letters) and 10 numbers which is your student number with leading zeroes (if applicable). Make sure you distinguish between the letter ‘O’ and the number ‘zero’.

Sample account numbers

• Anthony Cho’s student number is 1000123456; his account number is CHO1000123456.

• Jane Seto-Paul's student number is 987654321; hyphens and spaces are not used, so her account number is SETOP0987654321.

• Christine Elias' student number is 9234578; her account number is ELIAS0009234578.

Be sure to make a note of the confirmation number in case there is a delay in processing your payment. If you pay after April 26, make sure you get proof of payment that shows the date and amount you paid, and show it to the Program Office as soon as possible to complete your registration. Failure to do so may result in the cancellation of all your course enrolments.

For full payment instructions, see the Office of Student Accounts website.

Official Registration
Registration will occur automatically if you pay at least the minimum first installment of your fees (or officially defer them) by April 26. We will allow a processing time of 10 days for bank payments to be received by the University. If you've made your minimum payment on or before April 26 and the payment doesn't appear immediately, don't worry - just check back on ACORN a few days after you pay. 

Just taking courses starting in the second term of Summer?
You must pay at least the first installment of fees by April 26 to avoid being removed from your courses. If you enrol in the Summer session after April 26, you must pay at least the first installment of fees and show proof of payment to the Program Office as soon as possible or risk removal from the course(s). A late registration fee may be charged.

Owe fees from a previous session?
Students with outstanding financial obligations to the University (including tuition and residence charges) must pay their fees in full before registering in the next academic session.

NOTE: Those students with significant fees arrears from previous sessions will not be allowed to enroll in courses until the arrears are paid in full.

Fees payments will be applied first to outstanding debt from previous sessions before being applied to new academic term. Please ensure that your payment is sufficient to cover all arrears as well as the minimum first payment, or you will not be registered.

OSAP deferrals
If you have no outstanding fees from previous sessions and if you applied for OSAP you may request deferral of your fees payment. This deferral is not automatic! You must complete the deferral:

• online, on ACORN or

• at the Office of Student Accounts, 215 Huron Street; or

• at Woodsworth College registrar's office

by April 26 or you risk being removed from your courses.

For details, see the Student Accounts website.

The OSAP Application deadline for returning students is usually around the end of Febraury.  New students should apply as soon as possible as it can take 4-6 weeks to process the application form.   Please check the Student Accounts website for updates.  

Breakdown of fees
Compulsory fees for registration consist of academic, incidental and ancillary fees.  See the Student Accounts website in mid-April for the fees schedule.

Paying fees for changed course loads
If you change your course load after you have made a payment, you can find out how much you owe by going to ACORN and selecting “Financial Accounts” from the main menu. Your current balance is displayed at the top of that page. You can make another payment for the balance. Please be aware that changing your course load could sometimes result in significant changes in your fee charges, depending on when you make the change.

How do I know that my enrolment is complete?
You can check to see if you are registered on ACORN. Log on and select “Course Enrolment” from the main menu. Your registration is complete if your status shown is "Registered" for the current session. If your status is “Invited” you need to pay or defer your fees or you risk being removed from your courses! You should check your status a few days after you have paid to be safe.

Refunds
If you withdraw from courses within the appropriate refund period and do not enrol in further courses, you may request a refund of the fees by emailing a request to the Office of Student Accounts. Before you send your email, check your account balance on ACORN to make sure you have a credit balance. You may also wish to set up direct deposit by recording your banking information on ACORN prior to requesting the refund.

Waiting lists enable you to "line up" for a space that might become available in a lecture section that is full, or in an enrolment category that is full. Being on the waiting list does not guarantee you a space in the course. If a space becomes available, and you are next on the waiting list, you will automatically be enrolled.

After the enrolment happens, a notification email will be sent to your UTORmail email address. You will be responsible for any academic and or incidental fees arising from the course enrolment. Failure to check your utor account or timetable will not exempt you from any fees arising from the course enrolment.

Not all courses have waiting lists. Check the timetable “waiting list” column. There are no fees associated with being on the waiting list for a course, but if you are enrolled from the waiting list, you will automatically be charged the appropriate academic and incidental fees.