Course Enrolment Instructions for ECE Graduate Students

Please thoroughly review your degree requirements, relevant deadlines, and the instructions below prior to enrolling in courses.

• To enrol in a course, students must use ACORN.
  • A student must be invited to register or registered in order to enrol in courses.
  • Students should not use ACORN for timetable information. Timetable information for ECE-prefixed graduate courses is available exclusively via the ECE graduate timetable.
  • ECE graduate students do not need approval from the Graduate Office to pursue courses listed on the ECE timetable. In addition, MEng students do not need approval from the Graduate Office to pursue graduate-level APS or TEP courses.
    • The pursuit of all other courses requires the approval of the Graduate Office via the Course Approval Request Form.
      • The form should be submitted as early as possible, and no later than 5 days before the deadline to add courses.
      • Students should enrol in the course on ACORN while they wait for their form to be reviewed (to secure their space in the course/on the waitlist).
      • In some cases, students may also need approval from the department hosting the course. If a student is blocked from enrolling in a course on ACORN, the student should contact the host department directly to ask about if/how they might be able to enrol in the course.
  • MASc & PhD students:
    • Research-stream students must discuss their plan to meet the course requirements of their degree with their supervisor and the supervisor must approve of their course selection.
      • All courses must align with the rules related to your program’s course requirements.
      • If a student’s final course selection has not been approved by the supervisor, additional approved courses may be required.
      • Students are encouraged to confirm their final course selection with their supervisor via email.
    • Students will not be permitted to graduate without credit for JDE1000H “Ethics in Research” Seminar.
      • MASc students must use ACORN to enrol in JDE1000H in their first session of registration.
      • PhD students who have not attended JDE1000H in a previous University of Toronto Master’s degree must use ACORN to enrol in JDE1000H in their first session of registration.
        • If already completed in a previous University of Toronto Master’s degree, JDE1000H does not have to be repeated in the PhD program.
      • JDE1000H is typically offered once in the Fall session and once in the Winter session.  Students will be notified via e-mail when the date and time are released; it is normal for the schedule to be released in the latter half of the session.
  • MEng students:
    • Part-time and extended full-time students must ensure that they are adhering to the session and year course-load limits associated with their delivery option.
    • Students who wish to enrol in a project (ECE2500Y) must complete an ‘Add/Drop Course(s)’ Form, including the signature of the project supervisor, and return the form to meng.advising.ece@utoronto.ca.
      • When the Graduate Office receives the form, the project supervisor will be asked to provide a detailed project syllabus. Once the parameters of the project have been approved, the Graduate Office will enrol the student in ECE2500Y on ACORN.
• To drop a course, students must use ACORN.
  • Students should review their degree requirements before dropping a course.
  • No form is required to drop a course if the course is dropped by the deadline.
  • MASc & PhD students: Students must review their degree requirements and talk with their supervisor before dropping a course.
  • MEng students: Students cannot remain registered if they are not enrolled in an academic activity on ACORN.  Students should consult the ECE Graduate Office before dropping a course if they are not enrolled in any other academic activity, as financial penalties may be incurred.