{"id":41792,"date":"2020-07-02T07:47:38","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T11:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=41792"},"modified":"2020-07-02T07:47:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T11:47:38","slug":"my-experience-booking-an-online-college-registrars-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2020\/07\/02\/my-experience-booking-an-online-college-registrars-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"My Experience Booking an Online College Registrar&#8217;s Appointment\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"Now that course registration is coming up, I\u2019ve been looking over my degree requirements for next year and trying to figure out what courses I need to graduate. Needless to say, I\u2019ve definitely had a few freak-out moments when I realized I didn\u2019t understand or know about a requirement.\r\n\r\nWhat should you do if you\u2019re in a situation like this during course planning? Apart from providing many other useful services to students (like career counselling, financial planning, and learning strategies), <a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utoronto.ca\/task\/meet-with-your-registrar-academic-advisor\/\">your college or facuty registrar<\/a> is a great place to go if you have questions about degree planning or courses.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_41793\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41793\" style=\"width: 1225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-29-at-2.31.30-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41793 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-29-at-2.31.30-PM.png\" alt=\"A picture of the Victoria College registrars' office homepage. \" width=\"1225\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-29-at-2.31.30-PM.png 1225w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-29-at-2.31.30-PM-300x143.png 300w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-29-at-2.31.30-PM-768x365.png 768w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-29-at-2.31.30-PM-1024x487.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1225px) 100vw, 1225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My college registrars' website!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utoronto.ca\/task\/meet-with-your-registrar-academic-advisor\/\">College or Faculty registrars<\/a> provide support to students, point them in the direction of services, and counsel students who are having academic or personal problems.\u00a0With the COVID-19 situation, college registrar appointments are online and easier than ever to access. I\u2019ve never been to an in-person registrar's appointment because I never had an issue that seemed big enough to justify going. But, with appointments being online and super easy to schedule, it made a lot of sense to have an appointment when I ran into an issue with Degree Explorer.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nRight before course-planning happens, I like to make sure I understand all the logistical requirements of course planning. <a href=\"https:\/\/degreeexplorer.utoronto.ca\/degreeExplorer\/\">Degree Explorer<\/a> is a great tool which measures your progress through your various programs of study and shows you which requirements you have fulfilled and which ones you haven\u2019t. I always like to start my course-planning by looking at Degree Explorer to figure out which courses I absolutely need to take. This time, I noticed a difference between the program requirements listed on Degree Explorer, versus the department\u2019s website. So, I decided to book a quick appointment with my college registrar to clarify everything!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_41794\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41794\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/IMG_2438-e1593466397954.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41794\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/IMG_2438-e1593466397954-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of course codes in a notebook \" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/IMG_2438-e1593466397954-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/IMG_2438-e1593466397954-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Course planning is no joke!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nI found booking the appointment super easy. I just logged onto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vic.utoronto.ca\/current-students\/registrars-office\/\">my college registrar's office webpage<\/a> and found an email which I contacted in order to book the appointment. I contacted the office on a Friday and was able to schedule the appointment for Monday morning, so it was super easy and quick. Though this may vary between colleges, my appointment happened on Microsoft Teams, so make sure to download Teams before the appointment in order to avoid any last-minute scrambling (I had to download it last-minute and was a few minutes late!).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-29-at-2.37.32-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41796 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-29-at-2.37.32-PM.png\" alt=\"A picture of a Microsoft Teams meeting link\" width=\"604\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-29-at-2.37.32-PM.png 604w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-29-at-2.37.32-PM-300x89.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nAt the appointment, I went over the issues I was having with Degree Explorer with my registrar. He was super helpful, as he instantly answered my questions and also gave me some additional information about post-grad applications that I wasn\u2019t even planning to ask about.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nIf you\u2019re having trouble planning your degree, figuring out your courses, or any other academic stress, I definitely recommend booking an online registrar\u2019s appointment!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0They're a lot quicker and easier to access than in-person appointments, but allow you to get the same\u00a0invaluable information.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_41797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41797\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/IMG_2422.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41797\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/IMG_2422-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of an ocean \" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/IMG_2422-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/IMG_2422-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2020\/06\/IMG_2422-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Academic planning is stressful! Remember that help is available \ud83d\ude00<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nNow that course registration is coming up, I\u2019ve been looking over my degree requirements for next year and trying to figure out what courses I need to graduate. 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