Office of the Registrar 101

Welcome Day – September 3, 2013

Diane Crocker, Registrar & Director of Enrolment Management

Sandra Speller, Associate Registrar, Student Success

Office of the Registrar

Advising Services

• Academic • Financial

One-on-One Advising Sessions

• Workshops • Seminars • Drop-in Information Session

OR101

One-on-One Advising Sessions

Available throughout the year

Walk-in basis

Bring your T-Card!

UTM Mobile App

OR101

Students who take part in first-year transition

programming have higher grades, complete

their degrees faster, and have more engaging

student experience than those who do not.

Budgeting Tips and Tricks

Objectives:

Create a realistic budget

Monitor spending

Find hidden sources of funding

Use your money wisely

Offered in: FALL

Show Me the Money!

Scholarships and Awards

Objectives:

Explore various scholarships and awards: on and off campus

Create an effective application

It’s not always about grades!

Offered in: FALL

Making Cents of OSAP

Objectives:

Understand basics of OSAP

Learn about the eligibility and application process

Discover how OSAP determines your assessment

Find out how academic course load and progress can

affect your eligibility

Discuss reasons to investigate submitting an appeal

Meet the Financial Aid Advisors who are your link to

OSAP

Offered in: FALL

It’s Payback Time:

OSAP Loan Repayment

Objectives:

Understand OSAP repayment process, timelines, and options

Offered in: WINTER

Making the Grade: the ABCs of GPAs

Objectives:

Learn when and how your GPA is calculated

Find out why making the grade is important

Discover how GPA affects your academic standing

Offered in: FALL & WINTER

The Drop Deadline Has Passed,

What Do I Do?

Objectives:

Learn about Late Withdrawal After the Drop

Date (LWD) and when and how to request it

Understand potential academic and financial

impact of an LWD

Offered in: FALL & WINTER

Degree Requirements:

My Academic Plan for Success

Objectives:

Understand various degree requirements

Discover UTM tools for degree requirement checks

Learn how LWD and CR/NCR options can be used within your degree

Offered in: FALL & WINTER

Major Decisions? Minor Problems!

How to Choose your Subject POSt

Objectives:

Understand what a Subject POSt is and how to combine different programs

Find out the differences between Types 1, 2, and 3

Learn when and how to request and accept Subject POSts

Discover deregulated programs and their fee structure

Offered in: FALL & WINTER

Is the Summer Session Right for Me?

Objectives:

Understand the challenges of Summer courses

Consider OSAP course load requirements

Explore study abroad options and courses at

other U of T campuses or other Canadian

universities

Offered in: WINTER

UTM Student Success Team Sandra Speller, Associate Registrar, Student Success

Melanie Peters, Assistant Registrar, Financial Aid & Scholarships

Lynne Cho, Assistant Registrar, Front Line Services

• Laura Ferlito • Violet Grofsics • Kristina McCutcheon • Darcy McKenzie • Jessica Olivier • Ron Racioppo

Academic Advisors

• Renu Kanga Fonseca • Carmela Vardaro • Kai-Lii Veer • Wynne Yeung • Francis Yun

Financial Aid Advisors & Assistants

Front Line Registration and

Advising Assistants

• Kristina McCutcheon

• Truc Tran

• Carol Tylak

• Radmila Zivkovic (TCard Coordinator)

• Student staff

Registrar’s Final Words of Wisdom

Study what you love

Get involved

Ask questions

Use the resources and services available to

you

Update ROSI so we can get in touch with you

Know your important dates! http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/registrar/important-dates

Keep in Touch!

Office of the Registrar

Room 2122 – William G. Davis Building 3359 Mississauga Rd N, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6

T: 905-828-5399 F: 905-569-4301

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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9 am – 4 pm Wednesday: 10 am – 4 pm