Table of Contents – General Information II. General Information . 5 About York University . 5 Important Notice and Disclaimer . 5 Registration and Fees . 5 Student Card . 5 The College System . 5 • College Academic Programs . 6 • Calumet College . 6 • Founders College . 6 • McLaughlin College . 7 • Norman Bethune College . 7 • Stong College . 8 • Vanier College . 8 • Winters College . 9 Table of Contents – General Information 4 II. General Information York University disclaims any and all liability for damages arising as a result of errors, interruptions or disruptions to operations or connected with its operations or its campuses, arising out of computer failure or non- About York University compliance of its computing systems. ______________________________________________________ York University, known for its pioneering innovation in postsecondary education, is one of Canada’s truly remarkable success stories. At York, faculty and students work together, focused on discovery, new ways of Registration and Fees learning and ways of applying knowledge that will significantly enhance our students’ and faculty’s ability to build their own paths to success in their The Senate, the Board of Governors and the administration of York chosen fields. University reserve the right to make changes in both the fees and regulations given in this calendar, without prior notice. Since the University was founded in 1959, York faculty members have worked hard to ensure that they share their research findings with their All students, whether newly admitted, returning or continuing, must students and the broader community. Excellence in teaching, renowned formally enrol in their courses. academic scholarship and high quality, interdisciplinary research Once you have selected and enrolled in courses, the next major step is to programs are three reasons why top scholars from across Canada and register. Registration is the process by which you become listed on the around the world come to study and work at York University. official student records of the University. York University is known for its interdisciplinary approach to research and In order to register, you must: (i) pay all outstanding financial liabilities scholarship. We are home to 21 research centres covering a wide owing to the University; (ii) enrol in a program of study for which you are spectrum of interests from Applied Sustainability and Work and Society, to eligible and in courses to which you are entitled; (iii) pay your current Earth and Space Science and Refugee Studies. academic fees. York is a community of 7,000 faculty and staff, 50,000 undergraduate and Please note: For complete information on enrolment, consult the most II. General Information graduate students and 180,000 alumni. The University graduates more recent online Undergraduate Lecture Schedule published by the than 7,000 students annually from the Faculties of Arts, Atkinson Faculty Registrar’s Office. of Liberal and Professional Studies, Education, Environmental Studies, ______________________________________________________ Fine Arts, Glendon College, Graduate Studies, Osgoode Hall Law School, Science and Engineering and Schulich School of Business. York University offers a world-class, modern academic experience in Student Card Toronto, Canada's most international city. York is at the centre of Two separate pieces of identification comprise the University's official innovation, with a thriving community of faculty, students, staff and alumni identification: the University Sessional Identification Card, which is issued who challenge the ordinary and deliver the unexpected. Working together, to every registered student each academic session and a valid piece of we redefine the possible. photo-bearing identification, e.g. photo-bearing piece of identification ______________________________________________________ normally accepted by or issued by the government of Canada or Ontario (e.g. Canadian driver’s licence). For further information, see the online Important Notice and Disclaimer Undergraduate Lecture Schedule. ______________________________________________________ This calendar is intended to assist readers to understand the academic and administrative structure and policies and procedures of the University, and to describe the academic programs offered. The material has been The College System submitted by academic units and administrative departments. All general A distinguishing feature of York University is the college system that information and course references have been checked for accuracy, but uniquely bridges the large multi-Faculty University to smaller units for a there may be inconsistencies or errors. By the act of registration each closer relationship between faculty members and students. York colleges student becomes bound by the policies and regulations of York University, are small interdisciplinary communities, with distinctive characters and including the Faculty in which the student is registered. Students are mandates, that offer a welcoming, innovative and convivial environment responsible for familiarizing themselves with the general information, rules supportive of students’ successful adjustment to the university and the and regulations contained in the calendar, and with the specific successful completion of their degree requirements. Each undergraduate information, rules and regulations of the Faculty or Faculties in which they student entering York University for the first time becomes affiliated with a are registered or enrolled or seek registration or enrolment, as well as the college. The seven colleges serving students – Calumet, Founders, specific requirements of each degree, diploma or certificate sought. It is McLaughlin, Norman Bethune, Stong, Vanier and Winters – provide a wide the student’s responsibility to ensure that the courses chosen are range of academic and extracurricular activities to complement the appropriate to the program requirements. instructional programs of the various Faculties and to enrich the York reserves the right to make changes in the information contained in the experience of the York student. College facilities may include common calendar without prior notice. Not every course listed in the calendar will rooms, dining halls, coffee shops, study areas, computer rooms, seminar necessarily be offered in any academic year. York reserves the right to and small lecture rooms, in addition to a variety of recreational facilities. limit the number of students who enrol in any program or course. While Colleges accommodate about 260 out-of-town students, about 10 per cent reasonable efforts will be made to offer courses as required within of the total college enrolment, in well-equipped residences adjacent to programs, admission to a program does not guarantee admission to any college buildings. For further information, please consult the Academic given course. Services and Support section in this calendar. If there is an inconsistency between the general academic regulations and The college is self-governed in its day-to-day activities by both faculty policies published in the calendar and such regulations and policies as members and students. Each college is administered by a master, established by resolution of a Faculty or of the University Senate, the academic adviser and residence life coordinator, and by dons in the version of such material as it is established by a Faculty or the University residence. Each college also has a College Council, elected by students, Senate will prevail. which plans and finances a full range of social, cultural and athletic York University disclaims all responsibility and liability for loss or damage programs. Advising, especially for first-year students in each college, is suffered or incurred by any student or other party as a result of delays in coordinated by the college’s academic adviser with the support of specially or termination of its services, courses, or classes by reason of force trained upper-level students. Fellows, who are valued members of the majeure, fire, flood, riots, war, strikes, lock-outs, damage to University college and York community offer additional specialized academic support property, financial exigency or other events beyond the reasonable control in accordance with the academic mandate of each college. of the University. 5 Glendon College, which is a constituent Faculty, offers daytime bilingual Calumet supports several microcomputer facilities. Bootstrap is a 24-hour (French and English) undergraduate programs on a separate campus. drop-in computer lab housing Apple Macintosh computers and a course- Please consult the Glendon section of this calendar for further information. support classroom with PCs. It is the home of the Foundations Computer Assistance Program (FCAP) which offers services and resources for College Academic Programs students in foundations courses: drop-in access to full computer printing and scanning facilities, one-on-one coaching on assignments Monday to The college academic programs are associated with courses for academic Thursday, e-mail help for questions related to foundations courses and credit as well as with a variety of co-curricular events and activities that group workshops geared either for specific tutorials or for individuals to support the distinctive academic mandates of each college. The format attend on a drop-in basis. The FCAP Web site at http://www.yorku.ca/fcap/ and content of credit courses vary according to the Faculty with