New student advising
Welcome new students! Advising is REQUIRED for new students and must be done before registering. How advising take place depends on your department or college. Below you'll find information about the how to access advising depending on your department.
You must either contact your department or watch a registration video in your Student Centre to gain access to the registration system. For students who must watch the registration video, it is strongly recommended that you contact the department after watching the video to receive advising and additional support.
Your program may also have a list of suggested first-year courses (known as a “course sequence”). Some departments have these listed on their pages. The links are provided below. Otherwise, to learn more about the courses you’ll need to earn your degree, consult the undergraduate calendar or your “advisement report.”
Find your advisement report in your Student Centre > Academics > other academics… (drop-down menu) > Academic Requirements.
You can also access your Student Centre via the Student Hub's My CU Account page.
| DEPARTMENTS | MAIN TELEPHONE NUMBER 514-848-2424 |
|---|---|
| Ext. | |
| Applied Human Sciences | 3330 |
| Arts and Science certificate | 2104 |
| Biology | 3400 |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | 3366 |
| Classics, Modern Languages & Linguistics | 2300 |
| Communication Studies | 5055 |
| Economics | 3900 |
| Education | 2029 (ECEE, Child Studies & ADED) 2031 (TESL) |
| English | 2340 |
| Études françaises | 7500 |
| Geography, Planning and Environment | 2050 |
| Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology (Exercise Science) |
3327 |
| History | 2435 |
| Irish Studies | 8711 |
| Journalism | 5054 |
| Liberal Arts College | 2565 |
| Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability | 2125 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 3223 |
| Philosophy | 2500 |
| Physics | 5167 |
| Political Science | 2105 |
| Psychology | 2223 |
| Religions and Cultures | 2065 |
| School of Community and Public Affairs | 2575 |
| Science College | 2595 |
| Science Foundations certificate | 2104 |
| Simone de Beauvoir Institute | 2370 (Women's Studies) 2373 (Sexuality Studies) |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 2140 |
| Theological Studies | 2475 |
General information
Course prerequisites
The registration system will not permit you to register for a course that has a prerequisite if you have not completed that prerequisite. If a course has “permission of the Department” as a prerequisite, you must obtain authorization from the department offering that course to register for the course.
Course entry restrictions
Many courses in the Faculty of Arts & Science are reserved, in whole or in part, to students enrolled in specific programs and are not available as elective courses to non-program students. Please look at class capacity to see if the course has reserved seats (class schedule, click on the “section” to open a new page that has capacity information).
Course load
Full-time students who wish to take a course overload (i.e., more than 12 credits) in the summer term must receive permission from their academic adviser and Student Academic Services in the Faculty of Arts & Science. The normal fall/winter course load for full-time students is 12–15 credits per term. To obtain permission, please fill in a Student Request form.
General Education requirement and 24-credit rule
Students in the Faculty of Arts & Science are required to satisfy the General Education requirement and 24-credit rule. For more information regarding this degree requirement students may contact the department advisor, or an advisor in Student Academic Services (extension 2104). Detailed information can also be obtained by consulting Section 31.004 of the Undergraduate Calendar for the year in which you were admitted to a degree in Arts and Science.
Elective Group
Elective Groups are a group of courses focused on a given theme, but they are broad in the sense that courses are taken in a range of disciplines. Elective Groups allow you to take your electives in a more structured and meaningful way. An Elective Group can be used to partially satisfy the Arts and Science requirement for 24 credits outside your program. For more information, telephone 514-848-2424, ext. 2104 or see Elective Groups.
