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TrackOne is the name of our new General First Year in engineering. Think of TrackOne as a platform from which you can discover your engineering interests within the faculty during First Year.
As a TrackOne student, you will take a wide range of engineering courses during Year 1, allowing you to explore every aspect and direction within engineering. We will challenge you to think about engineering in a multitude of ways – giving you the tools necessary to understand your engineering preferences. After a successful First Year, you will choose one of the Core 8 programs (not including Engineering Science) to pursue for the remainder of your 4-year Bachelor of Applied Science degree.
Who should consider TrackOne? Perhaps you are a strong student interested in one of the Core 8 areas of engineering, but you’re not exactly sure which specific area of engineering is for you. Or perhaps you like the idea of applying scientific knowledge, but you’re not clear on whether engineering is right for you. TrackOne encourages students like you to explore all the major areas of engineering with like-minded classmates through a broad range of courses and seminars.
As a TrackOne student, you will take a similar range of courses as the other Core 8 students. These courses will give you the foundation you'll need to move smoothly into your Second Year of studies in one of the Core 8 programs
To help you learn more about different areas of engineering, you'll also attend special seminars to take a more interactive approach to learning about engineering, careers and research oportunities. These seminars, along with additional support and career counselling from the TrackOne Liaison will help you decide which Core 8 program would be best for you to pursue after First Year.
TrackOne is structured to give you the exposure and momentum you need to better understand the areas of engineering that interest you most.
As you approach the end of your First Year, you will be asked which of the Core 8 programs you’d like to pursue for your remaining 3 years within the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. Since TrackOne curriculum is similar to that of the Core 8 students, the transition from Year 1 to Year 2 is a smooth one – regardless of which Core 8 program you should choose to pursue. Please note, TrackOne students cannot transfer into Engineering Science after Year 1.
To get to know some of our students in the TrackOne program as well as recent graduates of this program, please visit the Meet Our Students section.
For more information about TrackOne at the University of Toronto, please contact the TrackOne Liason Tara Egan Wu at tara@ecf.utoronto.ca.
"With all my experience running and participating in TrackOne events throughout my first year I am now the Engineering Society Handbook Director - proudly presenting the class of 2014 with this year’s Frosh Handbook."