{"id":348,"date":"2020-09-09T17:31:40","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T17:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/current-students\/?page_id=348"},"modified":"2026-06-26T15:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:20:11","slug":"first-year-course-enrolment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/current-students\/welcome-to-first-year\/first-year-course-enrolment\/","title":{"rendered":"First-year course enrolment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-wrapper block-wrapper-freeform\"><strong>For new Rotman Commerce students with Guaranteed Admission (GA):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first-year required and additional RSM courses total 4.0 credits. If you\u2019re in first year, you can also choose 1.0 credit of electives. The normal full-time course load is 5.0 credits per year, although any student enrolled in 3.0+ credits is a full-time student.<\/p>\n<p>First-year Rotman Commerce students may enrol in 200-level RSM courses over the summer (pending class space) as long as they have completed the Rotman Commerce\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/current-students\/welcome-to-first-year\/guaranteed-admission\/\">Guaranteed Admission (GA)<\/a>\u00a0requirements\u00a0by April.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All\u00a0first-year\u202fRotman\u202fCommerce students must enrol in the four\u00a0first-year\u00a0required courses\u202f(2.5 credits):\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>RSM100H1: Introduction to Management<\/li>\n<li>ECO101H1: Principles of Microeconomics<\/li>\n<li>ECO102H1: Principles of Macroeconomics<\/li>\n<li>MAT133Y1: Calculus and Linear Algebra<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>You should also enrol in these three additional\u202fcourses\u202f(1.5 credits) in your first year:\u202f\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>RSM219H1: Introduction to Financial Accounting<\/li>\n<li>RSM230H1: Financial Markets<\/li>\n<li>RSM250H1: Principles of Marketing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You\u202faren\u2019t required to take\u202fthese additional courses\u202fin first year, but we strongly recommend doing so. If\u202fyou don\u2019t take them\u202fin first year, you will need to take them over summer and\/or\u202fin second year as part of your program requirements. By taking these courses in first year, students are able to gain a deeper understanding of the core business subjects, which helps\u202fthem to\u202fselect a specialist program for second year.\u00a0 <strong>You may take them in any order in either term.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>required<\/strong> first-year courses\u202fmust be completed as part of the\u00a0Rotman\u202fCommerce <a href=\"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/current-students\/welcome-to-first-year\/guaranteed-admission\/\">Guaranteed Admission (GA) <\/a>\u202frequirements.<\/p>\n<p>For information on choosing your elective course in first year, please see the section on <a href=\"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/current-students\/choosing-your-courses\/\">Choosing your courses.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can find detailed instructions about how to enrol in courses on ACORN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsci.utoronto.ca\/current\/academics\/course-enrolment\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"nested-header-small\"><strong>H<\/strong><strong>igh-school transfer credits\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In some cases, you\u00a0may receive a high school transfer credit equivalent to MAT133Y1\u00a0or its exclusions. If so, this high school math credit\u00a0can be used towards the\u202fRotman\u202fCommerce program\/GA requirements. However, students\u202fwill not generally\u202freceive\u202fa transfer credit for Economics\u202fthat\u202fis the exact equivalent of ECO101H + ECO102H.\u00a0To satisfy the GA requirements, you must specifically have these two courses. Generic Economics credits (eg. ECO1**H, ECO1**Y)\u202fwill not\u202fsatisfy\u00a0our\u00a0program entry requirements.<\/p>\n<p>More information on school transfer credit equivalencies is available on the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsci.utoronto.ca\/current\/faculty-registrar\/transfer-credit\/newly-admitted-faculty-arts-science-students\">A&amp;S website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"nested-header-small\"><strong>Majors and minors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you are planning to pursue other programs\u202f(majors\/minors)\u202falong with a\u202fRotman\u202fCommerce specialist, you should refer to the specific program requirements listed in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsci.utoronto.ca\/current\/dates-deadlines\/academic-dates\">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science Calendar<\/a>\u00a0to find the\u00a0first-year\u00a0required\/recommended\u202fcourses\u202ffor your intended program. Consult your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsci.utoronto.ca\/current\/academic-advising-and-support\/college-registrars-offices\">College Registrar&#8217;s Office<\/a>\u202fif you have any questions.<\/p>\n<h2>Program enrolment<\/h2>\n<p>You can find information about enrolment in a Rotman Commerce specialist <a href=\"https:\/\/rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca\/current-students\/degree-requirements\/program-enrolment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For new Rotman Commerce students with Guaranteed Admission (GA): The first-year required and additional RSM courses total 4.0 credits. If you\u2019re in first year, you can also choose 1.0 credit of electives. The normal full-time course load is 5.0 credits per year, although any student enrolled in 3.0+ credits is a full-time student. 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