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First Year

School Supplies

For a summer checklist, textbook info, school supplies info, and much more, check out U of T’s Engineering Guide to First Year. The right school supplies are essential to your university experience. You’ll use them to take notes in lectures and tutorials, complete problem sets and practice questions, perform calculations and engineering design, and much … Read More

Types of Classes

Once you’ve got your timetable, you may be wondering what you’ll actually be doing throughout your day. This page will teach you about lectures (LEC), tutorials (TUT), practicals (PRA), and office hours – plus what to expect for each one.    Note: Not every course will exactly follow these descriptions. For example, some instructors may encourage more questions during lectures and fewer during tutorials. Make sure you follow these instructions. If you’d like to learn more … Read More

Timetables

You’ll have a timetable for each semester of university. In first year, your timetables are made for you. You can access your timetables in late June on ACORN, U of T’s student information service and a hub for everything you need to manage your student life. Your timetable provides the times, locations, and sections for … Read More