Summer (Preliminary)

Last updated: February 10, 2026

Step 1:  Planning

Course enrolment is the process of adding the courses you plan to take over the next academic session in ACORN. Before you enrol in courses, it is a good idea to spend some time planning your courses, checking the delivery method of the courses, creating a weekly schedule, and understanding the enrolment indicators and controls. You should also make sure you know how to use ACORN. 

Before you start enrolling in your courses, you should spend some time planning out your courses and making a draft schedule.  Make sure to check the delivery method listed in the Summer timetable. Make sure to check the delivery instructions in Timetable Builder for each course for specific details about how that course will be offered.

Step 2:  Enrolling in Courses starting March 3, 2025 at 9 am
Now that you have planned out your courses, and know how to use ACORN, you are ready to enrol in your courses. You can log into ACORN,  enrol in courses, or add yourself to the waiting list if the course is full.  Course enrolment is done in real-time, on a first-come, first-served basis. Courses fill up fast, so prioritize your top courses and enrol in those first.

Important: 

1. Enrol in courses for terms 1 and 2 as soon as the registration window becomes available.  Delays will adversely impact your ability to get the courses of your choice.
2. Prerequisites are enforced.  If you enrol in a course and have not completed the published course prerequisite as listed in the course description, you will be removed from the course.  Reinstatement will only be possible if the course has space.
3. You may only enrol in courses that are part of CHRM.  Non-approved courses will be removed anytime when discovered, and you will be responsible for paying any fees associated with the course at the time of the course cancellation.

Step 3:  Pay or defer your fees by April 22, 2026.  After you enrol in courses on ACORN, the final step to complete your registration is to pay your fees. If you do not pay or defer your fees by the fees/deferral deadline, you may be removed from your courses. It takes a few days for the fee payment to be recorded on your account.  Make sure to check your ACORN status at the end of April to ensure that your status on ACORN has changed from INVITED to REGISTERED; you risk being removed from all your courses.  Reinstatement in courses will only be possible if the course has space.

Step 4:  Check your registration status to ensure you will not be removed from courses. Your registration status is displayed under "Academics" on the Home/Dashboard page on ACORN after you log in. 

• Registered: This means your registration is complete.
• Invited: This means your registration is not complete, and you may be removed from courses after the payment deadline noted above.
• Financially Cancelled: This means your registration has been cancelled.

Late Enrolment & Fees Payment
If, after April 22,  you secure a space in a course or are only able to add yourself to a waiting list, you are required to email proof of payment to the CHRM office immediately or you risk being removed from courses.

Last updated: February 10, 2026

The academic dates below include enrolment dates, drop deadlines, exam periods, petition deadlines, and more.

It is important to take note of all your academic dates, payment, and refund deadlines. Your refund eligibility depends on a variety of factors, including how your fees are assessed and on what date you cancelled the course. 

Overview

Academic Period	Classes Begin	Classes End	Faculty Final Exam Period
First term:  "F" Courses	May 4	June 15	June 18-24
Second term:   "S"  Courses	July 2	August 12	August 15-25
First and Second terms:  "Y" Courses	May 4	August 12	August 15-25

Being unaware of an academic, payment, or refund deadline is not a typical reason to get an exception or extension.

Date	Activity
March 2 – 8, 2026	Course enrolment priority period for Faculty of Arts & Science students
March 9, 2026	General enrolment period for Faculty of Arts & Science students
April 22, 2026	Tuition fee payment/deferral deadline for the 2026 Summer session Please visit the Student Accounts website for detailed fee schedules
May 1 – 7, 2026	Deferred exam period used for students who missed a final exam in December 2025 or February 2026. This period also includes scheduled re-deferrals from previous exam periods.
May 4, 2026	Classes begin in F and Y courses
May 7, 2026	Waitlists for F and Y courses close at end of day
May 10, 2026	Last day to enrol in F courses
May 15, 2026	Presidential Day. University closed; no classes
May 17, 2026	Last day to enrol in Y courses
May 18, 2026	Victoria Day - University closed; no classes
June 1, 2026	Last day to drop F courses Note that some courses cannot be dropped using ACORN and students must contact their college or department to do so; refer to the Course Enrolment Instructions
June 15, 2026	Classes end in F and Y courses
June 17, 2026	Study day
June 18 – 24, 2026	Final exams in F courses Term tests in Y courses
TBD	First day to request Fall 2026 graduation
June 29 – 30, 2026	Presidential Day. University closed; no classes
July 1, 2026	Canada Day holiday. University closed; no classes
July 2, 2026	Classes begin in S courses Classes in Y courses resume
TBD	Last day to submit a term work extension petition for F courses (including final assessments)
July 6, 2026	Waitlists for S courses close at end of day
July 8, 2026	Last day to enrol in S courses
July 30, 2026	Last day to drop Y courses Note that some courses cannot be dropped using ACORN and students must contact their college or department to do so; refer to the Course Enrolment Instructions
July 29, 2026	Last day to drop S courses Note that some courses cannot be dropped using ACORN and students must contact their college or department to do so; refer to the Course Enrolment Instructions
August 3, 2026	Civic holiday - University closed; no classes
August 12, 2026	Classes end in S and Y courses
August 13, 2026	At the instructor's discretion, classes scheduled on Mondays will hold their last class on these days to make up for class missed due to the Civic Holiday.
August 14, 2026	Study day
August 15 – 22, 2026	Final exams in S and Y courses, including Regular Deferred Exams. Note the fee payment deadlines for deferred exams.
August 25 – 29, 2026	Special deferred exam period used for students who missed a final exam in April 2026. This period also includes scheduled re-deferrals from previous exam periods. Note the fee payment deadlines for deferred exams.
TBD	Last day to submit a term work extension petition in S and Y courses

Last updated: February 10, 2026

It is important to take note of all your academic dates, payments, and refund deadlines. Please note that being unaware of an academic, payment, or refund deadline is not a typical reason to get an exception or extension.

If you cancel a course, you may be eligible to receive a full or partial refund. Whether or not you are eligible for a refund depends on a variety of factors, including how your fees are assessed (either program fee or per-course fee) and on what date you cancelled the course. Refund information and deadlines are available on the Student Accounts website. Whether or not you are eligible for a refund depends on how your fees are assessed and on what date you cancelled the course. 

For refund deadlines, please refer to the Office of Student Accounts website.

Dropping courses:
If you decide that you no longer want to take a course, drop it as soon as possible. This applies to courses that you've added to the waitlist, as well as those in which you are enrolled. If you drop the course before the deadline to add courses, your space becomes available to another student. If you’re not sure how to drop a course, check out the ACORN How-To page.

Last day to cancel:  This is the last day to cancel an individual course on ACORN so that it disappears from your permanent academic record.

Dropping all courses or your only course & cancelling Registration:  
There may be circumstances that require you to drop all of your courses for the session you are enrolled in. If this is the right option for you at this time, you should drop all of your courses (including waitlisted courses) and cancel your registration on ACORN as soon as possible.   Ensure you do so by the last date to drop courses without academic penalty so that your courses are removed from your transcript. Please review our important dates and deadlines, and the U of T refund schedule.

Important Considerations

• Refund deadlines are not the same as course cancellation deadlines. Check Student Accounts for the refund schedule.
• Not attending classes is not the same as cancelling your registration. If you remain enrolled in a course, you will still be given a mark based on work submitted and missed assignments will be marked accordingly. A final grade will appear on your transcript.
• If you are a newly admitted student who cancels their registration without earning at least 0.5 credits by the end of the Summer 2026 session, you will need to reapply for admission to the CHRM program.
• Cancelling your registration will trigger a full or partial refund of incidental/ancillary fees if you do so within the appropriate time frames. Full details can be found on the Student Accounts website.

Course conflicts

If you enrol in two courses that take place at the same time, you will have a conflict. ACORN will not prevent you from enrolling in conflicting courses; however, it’s essential while planning your schedule to ensure your courses do not overlap in time. This is important as instructors are not obligated to provide lecture notes or recordings, and even more significantly, you may find your conflicting courses have the same schedule for assessments or final exams. Having conflicting courses will not be a valid justification for missing an assessment or final exam.

Last updated: February 10, 2026

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Important:  April 22, 2026, is the deadline to defer your fees (in case of OSAP) or pay your incidental fees (in case of approved tuition waivers).  Failure to meet this deadline may result in your registration being cancelled.

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OSAP:  The Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) is a government financial aid program that assists eligible Ontario residents attending university through a combination of loans and grants.  For more information, please visit https://future.utoronto.ca/finances/financial-aid/osap-and-other-government-aid/If you applied for OSAP or government financial aid by the deadline and cannot pay the required fees before receiving your funds, you can defer payment of your fees on ACORN.

Visit the Office of Student Accounts website for more information about making payments, deferring your fees with OSAP or other government loans, or using your undergraduate scholarship/award. After you have deferred your fees, you can check your registration status in ACORN.  Your registration status is displayed under "Academics" on the Home/Dashboard page after you log in. 

• Registered: This means your registration is complete.
• Invited: This means your registration is not complete and you may be removed from courses after the payment deadline noted above.
• Financially Cancelled: This means your registration has been cancelled.

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Tuition Waiver for UofT Staff:  

For instructions and information, visit https://studentaccount.utoronto.ca/making-payments/pay-with-a-tuition-waiver-for-staff-and-dependants-of-staff/

Important:  If your tuition waiver is approved, you must pay the incidental fees by the payment deadline (April 22, 2026).  You may email proof of payment to the CHRM Program office, so your status on ACORN can be changed from INVITED to REGISTERED.   If you miss the payment deadline, you risk being removed from courses for non-payment of fees.  Reinstatement will not be possible if the courses are full. 

For questions regarding Staff waiver eligibility, please contact your HR representative.  After you have paid your fees, you can check your registration status in ACORN.  Your registration status is displayed under "Academics" on the Home/Dashboard page after you log in. 

• Registered: This means your registration is complete.
• Invited: This means your registration is not complete, and you may be removed from courses after the payment deadline noted above.
• Financially Cancelled: This means your registration has been cancelled.

Last updated: February 3, 2025

Waitlists let you "line up" for courses that are currently full. If space becomes available and you are next on the waitlist, you will be enrolled automatically. 

Things to Consider

• In the Summer Session, you can be on the waitlist for up to 2.0 credits.
• If you are on the waitlist for a course, it will count towards your maximum course and term load.
• Not all courses have waitlists. See the waitlist column in Timetable Builder.
• You cannot enrol in one section of a course and add yourself to the waitlist for another section.
• You can add yourself to the waitlist for multiple sections of the same course. If you are on the waitlist for multiple lecture sections of a course and are subsequently enrolled in any one of these lecture sections, you will automatically be removed from the other waitlists.

Waitlists for Tutorial/Practical sections

Tutorials (TUT) and Practicals (PRA) don't have waitlists. You can only add yourself to the waitlist for a lecture (LEC) section of the course. If you are enrolled from the waitlist, you are responsible for adding any tutorial and practical sections.  Enrolling in a Course from a Waitlist

When a spot opens up, you will be enrolled in the course from the waitlist automatically, and a charge will be added to your fees account. An email will be sent to your U of T email account to notify you that you have been enrolled. If you were on waitlists for additional sections of the course, you will be removed from those waitlists automatically.  You are responsible for any tuition /ancillary fees incurred as a result of being enrolled in a course that you were waitlisted in.

Waitlists and Fees

There are no fees associated with being on the waitlist for a course. You will only be charged for any course in which you are successful in securing a space off the waitlist.

Last updated: February 3, 2025

• In Person: This meeting section is in person. You will be required to attend this meeting section at a specific time and location. The course outline will provide details. 
• Hybrid: This meeting section includes in-person and online activities. You will be required to attend some activities in person at a specific time and location and some activities online (synchronous or asynchronous). The course outline will provide specific details. 
• Online Synchronous: This meeting section is online and requires attendance at a specific time for class activities. Online courses may require an in-person final assessment. For Y courses, both midterm tests and final assessments may be in person. The course outline will provide specific details. 
• Online Asynchronous: This meeting section is online and does not require attendance at a specific time for class activities. Online courses may require an in-person final assessment. For Y courses, both midterm tests and final assessments may be in person. The course outline will provide specific details. 

Last updated: February 3, 2025

The Timetable Builder (TTB) is a tool at the University of Toronto that lets students search for courses and create potential timetables. The Timetable Builder does not connect to your ACORN account, does not check your eligibility for courses, and will not enrol you in courses. To enrol, please check "4 Steps to Registration" on this page.  

How to use the Timetable Builder 

1. Select the Faculty / Division and Session (for CHRM, please select the Faculty of Arts and Science)
2. Choose a faculty or division (enter IRE, SOC or STA)
3. Select a session or term
4. Search for courses and ensure you meet any prerequisites for courses (click on "More course information")
5. Add lectures, tutorials, and labs to a mock timetable

Program Requirements are listed here (make sure to review the limitations for Group B courses). Program Courses  listed in the preliminary summer schedule:

Group A
IRE242H1 HRM for Industrial Relations and HR Professionals
IRE244H1 Labour Relations
IRE260H1 Organizational Behaviour
IRE347H1 Training and Development
IRE430H1 Canadian Employment Law and the Non-Union Workplace
IRE431H1 Canadian Labour and the Unionized Workplace

Group B

ECO101H1 Introduction to MicroEconomics  
SOC100H1 Introduction to Sociology  I:  Sociological Perspectives
SOC150H1 Introduction to Sociology II:  Sociological Inquiries
STA220H1 The Practice of Statistics I
STA221H1 The Practice of Statistics II
IRW220H1 Statistics for Work and Organizations

Registration Start time:  March 2, 2026, at 9 am

Enrolment indicators are codes used for some courses that tell you if there are any special restrictions for enrolling in a course (known as enrolment controls). Not all courses have enrolment controls and some courses have multiple controls.  

The following enrolment indicators can be associated with any given course. You can find the enrolment controls associated with your courses in Timetable Builder.

Priority (P): Some students are given priority access until a specific date.

Enrol at Department (E): Students must contact the academic unit that offers the course to request permission to enrol.

Department Approval Required (A): Approval from academic unit required for enrolment

Department Approval Required, Some Student Groups have Priority (AP): Approval from academic unit required for enrolment, some student groups have priority access until a specific date.

Department Approval Required, Course is Restricted (AR1): Approval required from academic unit for enrolment, course is also restricted to specific student groups.

Department Approval Required, Course is Restricted Until a Specific Date (AR2): Approval required from academic unit for enrolment, course is also restricted to specific student groups until a specific date after which another group of students will be able to request enrolment.

Restricted (R1): Course/section is restricted at all times for specific students.

Restricted (R2): Course/section is restricted to a group of students until a specific date, after which time another group of students is also able to enrol.

Definition of a Course

A course is a unit of teaching that focuses on a specific discipline area (e.g. Industrial Relations and Human Resources), and takes place within a specific timeframe. It will be led by an instructor (or instructors), and have a fixed roster of students, who may receive a grade and academic credit upon its completion.

Credit Value

Each course is assigned a credit value:

• Full-year courses are worth 1.0 credit (indicated by a "Y" in the course code): IRW446Y1

• Half-year courses are worth a 0.5 credit (indicated by an "H" in the course code):  IRE260H1

The number at the end of the course code refers to the Campus the course is offered at (1= St George Campus)

Instructional Hours

The total number of instructional hours is listed as part of the course details to understand the expected number of hours spent in lecture, tutorials, etc before you enrol. For example, "48L" = 48 lecture hours, "24T" = 24 tutorial hours.

• L = Lectures

• P = Practical work in laboratories or studios

• S = Seminars

• T = Tutorials

In the Fall/Winter Session, the normal period of instruction is 24 weeks, with each term being 12 weeks.  In the Summer Session, the normal period of instruction is 12 weeks, with each term being 6 weeks.

Other Symbols Used in courses 

(I) - Open to first-year students (shown after 200+ course number).

The comma (,) the semi-colon (;) the ampersand (&) and the plus sign (+) all mean "AND."

The slash (/) means "OR"

How to Read a Course Code

Each course at the University of Toronto is assigned a unique course code to provide information such as: which area of study the course belongs to, the level of study, which U of T campus it is offered at, its credit value, and more.

For example, IRE260H1

Course Component	Example	Explanation
Designation	IRE260H1	The first three characters in a course code (i.e., ANT, AST, IRE) indicate the department offering the course. Most courses are listed under the department that is responsible for that subject. For example, ANT = Anthropology courses.
Number	IRE260H1	The course number generally indicates the level of difficulty. For example, a 100-level course normally indicates an introductory course, and a 400-level course is an intensive course at the senior level.
Suffixes	IRE260H1	The "Y" or "H" following the Course Number in this Calendar indicates the credit value: Y = a full credit course, for which 1.0 credit is given. H = a half-credit course, for which 0.5 credit is given.
Campus Code	IRE260H1	The eighth and last character in a course code indicates which campus a particular course is offered. St. George = 1; UTM = 5; UTSC = 3 CHRM students are not allowed to enrol in courses offered at UTM or UTSC.

Course Sections Listed in the Timetable

On the Timetable website, students can determine the type of meeting sections that are required for each course, including lectures, practicals, and tutorials, and when the course is offered, and delivery mode. 

By searching a course code in the Timetable website, students will find additional information to help them plan their weekly course schedule. For example, searching IRE260H1 on the Timetable website may indicate that IRE260H1 is being offered with one available lecture section of LEC0101.

Component	Example	Explanation
Section Code	IRE260H1F LEC0101	Section codes will appear next to the course code on the Timetable website to identify the period of instruction: F = Course given in the Fall term, or the first term of the Summer session. S = Course given in the Winter term, or the second term of the Summer session. Y = Course extending over both the Fall and Winter Session, or over the entire Summer Session. Check the Timetable website for each session for the specific courses offered in that session.
Meeting Section	LEC0101	The first 3 characters denote type of meeting section: LEC = Lecture PRA = Practical (Lab) TUT = Tutorial
Meeting Section Number	LEC0101	The last four digits indicate the meeting section number (for example LEC0101). Meeting sections that are listed as 9999 are online synchronous. All other courses will have their delivery mode listed clearly on the Timetable website.