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In the Faculty of Music Academic Calendar you will find information on the program requirements, courses, sessional dates, and the rules/regulations of the Faculty. Students must follow the program requirements in the Academic Calendar applicable to the year they enter the program. Program requirements are outlined in the charts specific to the Program of Study (for those in the Bachelor of Music) and by Instrument (for those in the Bachelor of Music in Performance). Students who complete the Common Year in 2024-25, will follow the specific program requirements of their chosen specialization from the 2024-25 Academic Calendar.
 

Bachelor of Music

(Composition, Comprehensive Studies, Music Education, or History, Culture & Theory)
Refer to the program specific charts for requirements.

Students admitted into Music Education (Jazz or Classical), Composition (Direct Entry) and Jazz Comprehensive Studies begin their specialization in Year 1.

All other Bachelor of Music students are enrolled in a Common Year for their first year of study. These students are required to declare their specialization upon successful completion of the Common Year. Even though the specialization is not declareduntil the end of first year, they are advised to choose courses fromtheir intended area of study. These courses will be credited towards program requirements should they continue in that specialization, or will count as Music Electives should another area of study be chosen.

Bachelor of Music in Performance

Refer to the instrument specific charts for requirements.

Students admitted into the Bachelor of Music in Performance (Classical and Jazz) and the Artist Diploma begin their specialization in year 1.

All students must take the BASIC MUSIC COURSES in the year specified. These courses are listed in bold in the program requirement charts of the Academic Calendar. Basic music courses are mandatory; you may not drop or defer them. For first year students, courses with an * have already been added to your enrolment. The sections assigned cannot be changed without permission from the Registrar’s Office. You will be required to enrol in all the other required Basic Music Courses during the first round of enrolment.

Required basic music courses with credit weight

For all the Programs, excluding Jazz Performance, note that this does not include courses that areprogram specific.

+ Classical Keyboard majors enrol in a meeting section of TMU105Y1. Non-keyboard majors enrol in a meeting section of TMU107Y1. Non-keyboard majors who have RCM Grade 3 Piano proficiency are able tobe exempted from the course by submitting an official transcript. For students who have required level ofproficiency, but not the certification, exemption tests will be offered during the first class.

** Major Ensemble will be added to your enrolment by the Registrar’s Office in late September based on placement auditions.

 

Course descriptions of music courses are available in the Faculty of Music Academic Calendar, which include a short summary of the course, any restrictions (prerequisites, co-requisites, exclusions), and credit weight assigned for the course. They are organized by sub-division.

NOTE: Not every course listed in the Academic Calendar will be offered every term. Only the courses listed in the Timetable Builder are available for you to enrol in each academic year.

Course Code

ABC: 3 letters denoting the division/department 
123: 3 numbers denoting the level (100, 200, 300, 400) 
H or Y: H = runs for one term only; Y = runs for both terms 
1: 1 number indicating the campus (1 = St. George Campus) 

Example: EMU130Y1 is a Music Education course at the 100-level that runs from September to April and is taught at the St. George campus.

Title

Abbreviated version of the full title of the course given in the Academic Calendar.

Credits

Music courses vary in weight, mostly from 0.17 - 1.0 credits. 
Arts & Science courses are worth either 0.5 (Half Course) or 1.0 (Full Course) credits.

Section Code

F = Fall session (September to December) 
S = Winter session (January to April) 
Y = Fall and Winter sessions (September to April)

Meeting Section

The letter indicates the nature of the course. 
LEC or L = Lecture 
PRA or P = Practical or Performance 
TUT or T = Tutorial 
A course may be offered at more than one time during the week, which will be indicated with different numbered meeting sections (e.g. P0101, P0201). Students have the option of choosing the meeting section that best fits the rest of their schedule.

Date

M = Monday
T = Tuesday
W = Wednesday 
R = Thursday 
F = Friday 
S = Saturday 

Where more than one letter is used for the day, classes meet on each day indicated.

Hours

The letter corresponds to the same legend used for meeting sections. The number refers to the number of hours this course meets a week. 
For instance, 2L means the course is a lecture and meets for a total of 2 hours each week.. 

Time

Classes begin at 10 minutes after the hour and finish on the hour. For example, a class with time of “TR10” meets on both Tuesday and Thursday, beginning at 10:10 and ending at 11:00. A class with a time of “M3-5” meets on Monday from 3:10 to 5:00. This is referred to "U of T Time".

Building / Room

The mode of delivery is also included within this column. All courses are in the Edward Johnson Building unless specified otherwise.
 

Delivery Method

Room number = in-person delivery 
Online synchronous = remote delivery at the time specified; if a room is included, students have the option of joining the class from this location, if they are on campus. 
Online asynchronous = this component may be completed fully online without requirement for participation in scheduled, real-time activities.

Enrolment indicators are codes used for some courses which 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.

Courses without enrolment indicators and controls are open to all students, as long as students have the appropriate prerequisites listed in the Faculty of Music Academic Calendar. Courses with enrolment indicators and controls may or may not be open to students depending as follows:

C (conditional): Students can enrol in the course; final confirmation will be based on an audition/interview during the first week of September. 

P (Priority): Students enrolled in the specific program/year indicated will receive priority during the first round of enrolment. During the second round of enrolment, the remaining spaces, if any, will be available to all students. 

R (Restricted): The course is restricted to students in the specific program/year indicated at all times. Enrolment for others is only an option by getting written permission from the instructor of the course. Instructors may require an audition/interview prior to giving permission. 

E (Divisional Permission): The Registrar’s Office will add you to this course, once you have met the enrolment condition. This could include being enrolled in a certain program or year of study, a placement audition, or approval of a proposal.

The first step to consider is the times for your required BASIC MUSIC courses. Create a plan for what your weekly schedule will look like for these courses using the Timetable Builder. 

Remember to leave room for a Major Ensemble, if required for your program/year of study.  Students who require an ensemble placement will be assigned to an ensemble following placement auditions in September. All Classical Major Ensembles are scheduled between 3-5pm on weekdays. Large and Small Jazz Ensembles are scheduled throughout the week (they do not conflict with any of the required Jazz courses). Once the placements have been finalized by the Performance Office, usually during the second week of classes, the Registrar’s Office will enrol you in the correct course code.

Check the appropriate chart in the Academic Calendar for your specific program requirements; it is recommended that you enrol in all the courses that have a credit value listed under your year of study.

Upper year students may also want to reference Degree Explorer to check their outstanding program/degree requirements. 

You are responsible for checking that you meet any relevant conditions for enrolment in course(s): Prerequisite = courses that need to be completed before you can enrol in this course 

Co-requisite = courses that you need to enrol in at the same time 

Exclusion = you cannot enrol in the course if you have completed or are enrolling in the exclusion. 

For students in the Common Year, choose courses from your intended area of study. 

Refer to the timetable or Timetable Builder to establish the times and locations for these courses, by selecting the appropriate meetin

A music elective is a course that is not required as part of your program of study. Every program requires the completion of a specific number of music electives. Refer to the timetable or Timetable Builder to establish the times and locations for these electives. Check the times to make sure there are no conflicts with your required courses. Remember to check that you meet any relevant conditions for the course (i.e. prerequisites, etc.).

Upper year students may also want to reference Degree Explorer to check their outstanding program/degree requirements.

Use the following online resources to help with selection: 

Arts and Science Academic Calendar 

Timetable Builder 

Pay attention to the enrolment instructions in the Timetable Builder for Arts & Science courses. Some courses may have additional enrolment procedures. For example, language courses may require a placement test, prior to enrolment. Faculty of Music students may enrol in any Faculty of Arts & Science course listed in the Arts & Science Calendar, subject to limited enrolment conditions and to pre- and co-requisite requirements. 

Note: Music students are not permitted to enrol in courses with the MUS prefix. 

Faculty of Music students are also able to enrol in Arts & Science courses offered through UTM and UTSC to complete breadth electives. Note that the enrolment dates may vary for courses on these campuses.

Upper year students may also want to reference Degree Explorer to check their outstanding program/degree requirements.

Enrolment in Arts & Science courses begins during the second round of course enrolment. 

Waiting Lists: For Arts & Science Courses only The Faculty of Arts & Science has waiting lists as a function of course enrolment. This is beneficial as it removes the arbitrariness in how students get a place in a course once the course fills initially and will eliminate the need to repeatedly access ACORN to try to enrol in a course that was full. 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. If a space becomes available, and you are next on the waiting list, you will automatically be enrolled. Music students are permitted to be waitlisted for a total of up to 3.0 credits. 

Important Note: Being on the waiting list does not guarantee you a space in the course. 

Waiting lists are turned off at the end of day on September 12 for F and Y section code courses, and January 14 for S section code courses. Once waiting lists are turned off, enrolment happens on a firstcome, first-served basis until the end of the respective enrolment period.

Total course load must be between 4.0 to 6.0 credits for full-time enrolment. 

You can choose any number of courses as long as the total credit weight is in this range. It is recommended your course load be in the 5.0-5.5 credit range.

Students are urged to enrol in your Music courses first, starting at 6:00am EDT July 9 until July 28, and then enrol in Arts & Science electives during the specified period (6:00am EDT July 31 – September 16). There is no access to Faculty of Arts & Science courses on August 1. 

Courses will fill up quickly, so the earlier the better! Don’t forget to use the enrolment cart feature to make enrolment faster in Music courses!  Note that Arts & Science courses may have the waitlist feature enabled. 

You will also be able to make changes to your enrolment in Music courses during the second round of enrolment. 

Once you have enrolled in courses, you will be able to view your personal timetable from ACORN. 

Note: Second term (S) course enrolment continues until January 17, 2025.

Advising session with the Registrar's Office 

• Students are encouraged to attend a group or individual session to take advantage of the offerings and maximize their learning outcomes. For individual sessions, please contact the Registrar's Office via email or by phone at 416-978-3740. 
• Drop-in online advising sessions will be scheduled in early July 2024

The Faculty of Arts & Science has waiting lists as a function of course enrolment. This is beneficial as it removes the arbitrariness in how students get a place in a course once the course fills initially and will eliminate the need to repeatedly access ACORN to try to enrol in a course that was full. 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. If a space becomes available, and you are next on the waiting list, you will automatically be enrolled. Music students are permitted to be waitlisted for a total of up to 3.0 credits. Important Note: Being on the waiting list does not guarantee you a space in the course.
Waiting lists are turned off at the end of day on September 12 for F and Y section code courses, and January 14 for S section code courses. Once waiting lists are turned off, enrolment happens on a first-come, first-served basis until the end of the respective enrolment period.

There are no waiting lists for Faculty of Music courses.

If you have completed courses at another university or college (including CEGEP), you may be able to receive transfer credit for these courses to apply towards your degree at the Faculty of Music. You may also be eligible for transfer credit for the following secondary school curricula: Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Level, and GCE A-level.

Transfer credits are assessed based on individual course content, grade achieved and equivalency to courses relevant to the student’s program at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music.

Transfer credit eligibility and application process