What is
Vic One?
The Vic One program offers first-year Arts and
Science students an opportunity for a unique
and interdisciplinary educational experience
in a small classroom setting.
 One year experience for first-year
students
 Vic One seminar courses and a corequisite
 Three first-year FCE’s (full course
equivalents) out of the five FCE’s taken by
most first year students
Vic One seminar courses are:
 Two FCE’s (full course equivalents)
 Limited enrollment of 25 students
in each class
Vic One co-requisite course:
 Dependent on stream
 Not limited to 25 students,
available to all first-year students
Vic One streams of study:
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Frye – Humanities
Jewison – Arts and the Imagination
Pearson – Social Sciences
Ryerson – Education and Teaching
Stowe-Gullen - Sciences
Counts towards breadth
requirement:
Frye: BR=1
Pearson: BR=3
Stowe-Gullen: BR=2
Ryerson: VIC150: BR=3
VIC151: BR= 2
Jewison: BR=1
(see page 24 of calendar for breadth
requirement details)
ALL Vic One Students
Once a week (Wednesdays 4pm-6pm),
all 200 Vic One students attend plenary
guest lectures
– These will be automatically added to your
schedule on ROSI
ALL Vic One Students
Vic One students are not eligible for
enrolment in any other “One” program
(Trinity One or UC One) or first-year
small seminar courses (e.g. FLCs,
Pathways or 199 courses)
– By participating in Vic One, students fulfill the
first-year seminar requirement which is
mandatory for all first year Victoria College
students
Most first-year students…
…take 5
Full Course
Equivalents
(FCEs)
5 FCEs may be comprised of 5 full year courses (Y) or 10 half year
courses (H) or a combination of “Y” and “H” courses
H
Y
Half year courses are indicated by “F” and “S”
“F” Fall Session
“S” Winter/Spring
Session
U of T
20 credits required to graduate
1st Year
(Vic One)
2nd Year
3rd Year
4th Year
Vic One Seminar
Course 6
Course 11
Course 16
Vic One Seminar
Course 7
Course 12
Course 17
Vic One Co-Req.
Course 8
Course 13
Course 18
Course 4
Course 9
Course 14
Course 19
Course 5
Course 10
Course 15
Course 20
Frye Stream
~Humanities~
Named after former
Victoria College Professor
and Victoria University
Chancellor, Northrop Frye.
• Focus on the Humanities
• 50 students are admitted
to the Frye stream and
randomly divided into two
seminar groups of 25 (Red
group and Yellow group)
Frye Stream Courses
– VIC162H
• Cultural Forms and their Meanings
Cinema, Literature and the Modern Mind
– VIC163H
• Cultural Forms and their Meanings
People and Ideas
– VIC164H
• Ideas and their Consequences
People, Ideas, and the Concept of Space
– VIC165H
• Ideas and their Consequences
Isolation and Communion in Modern Culture
Frye Co-Requisite
In addition to the Vic One seminar courses, Frye
students must choose one FCE co-requisite:
• ENG110Y: Narrative
• ENG140Y: Literature for our Time
• ENG150Y: The Literary Tradition
• PHL100Y: Introduction to Philosophy
• FAH101H & FAH 102H: Monuments of Art
History and The Practice of Art History
FRYE STREAM COURSELOAD
ENG 110Y
OR
VIC 162 H
VIC 163 H
ENG 140Y
OR
ENG 150Y
VIC 164 H
OR
PHL100Y
VIC 165 H
OR
FAH101H & FAH102H
Up to 2 FCE (full
course
equivalents) of
your choice
Frye
First-Year
Frye Courses:
Frye Courses:
VIC 162H
&
VIC 164H
&
VIC 165H
VIC 163H
ENG110Y
Or
ENG140Y
Or
ENG150Y
Or
PHL100Y
Or
(FAH101H
& FAH102H)
Course 4
Course 5
Top Frye Stream
Subject POSt Selections
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English
Philosophy
Fine Art History
History
Anthropology
Political Science
Literary Studies
Book & Media Studies
Religious Studies
Semiotics
During Course Selection…
Frye students will already be enrolled in:
• VIC162H
• VIC163H
• VIC164H
• VIC165H
All Vic One
students must
enrol in their
own co-requisite
on ROSI
This means…
Frye students must enrol THEMSELVES in one
of the following courses:
• ENG110Y: Narrative
• ENG140Y: Literature for our Time
• ENG150Y: The Literary Tradition
• PHL100Y: Introduction to Philosophy
• FAH101H & FAH 102H: Monuments of Art
History and The Practice of Art History
Jewison Stream
~Imagination and the Arts~
Named after film
director, producer,
actor and former
Victoria University
Chancellor, Norman
Jewison.
• Focus on the Arts
• 25 students are
admitted into the
Jewison stream
Jewison Stream Courses
• VIC 190Y
- The Arts and Society
• VIC 191Y
- Artistic Creation and Public Issues
Jewison Co-Requisite
In addition to the Vic One
seminar courses, Jewison
students must take a co-requisite
that complements their area of
study, as agreed upon by the
stream coordinator.
JEWISON STREAM COURSELOAD
VIC 190 Y
VIC 191 Y
Co-requisite
Up to 2 FCE (full
course
equivalents) of
your choice
Jewison
First-Year
Jewison
Course:
Jewison
Course:
VIC 190Y
VIC191Y
1 FCE
100-level
Co-requisite
Course 4
Course 5
During Course Selection…
Jewison students will already be enrolled in:
• VIC190Y
• VIC191Y
All Vic One
students must
enrol in their
own co-requisite
on ROSI
Jewison Co-Requisite
In addition to the Vic
One seminar courses,
Jewison students must
take a co-requisite that
complements their area
of study, as agreed upon
by the stream
coordinator.
Pearson Stream
~Social Sciences~
Named after Victoria
College graduate and
former Canadian
Prime Minister Lester
B. Pearson.
PEARSON STREAM
• Focus on Social Sciences
and History
• 50 students are admitted to
the Pearson stream and
randomly divided into two
seminar groups of 25 (Blue
group and Green group)
Pearson Stream Courses
• VIC 181H
– Events in the Public Sphere: World Affairs
• VIC 183H
– Individuals and the Public Sphere: Shaping Memory
• VIC 184H
– Individuals and the Public Sphere: Cultural Memory
• VIC 185H
– Events in the Public Sphere: Equality, Democracy and
Development
Pearson Co-Requisite
In addition to the Vic One seminar courses,
Pearson students must take:
One FCE
in History or
Political Science
PEARSON STREAM COURSELOAD
VIC 181 H
VIC 183 H
VIC 184 H
VIC 185 H
POL ***Y
OR
HIS ***Y
Up to 2 FCE (full
course
equivalents) of
your choice
Pearson
First-Year
Pearson
Courses:
Pearson
Courses:
VIC 181H
&
VIC 183H
VIC 184H
&
VIC 185H
1 FCE
100-level
HIS or POL
course
Course 4
Course 5
Top Pearson Stream
Subject POSt Selections
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Political Science
History
International Relations
English
Peace & Conflict Studies
Ethics, Society & Law
Philosophy
Criminology
Economics
Anthropology
European Studies
Writing & Rhetoric
During Course Selection…
Pearson students will already be enrolled in:
• VIC181H
• VIC183H
• VIC184H
• VIC185H
All Vic One
students must
enrol in their
own co-requisite
on ROSI
This means…
Pearson students must enrol THEMSELVES in one
first-year course in:
History or Political Science
Ryerson Stream
~Studies in Education~
Named after
Victoria College’s
first Principal,
Egerton Ryerson.
RYERSON STREAM
• Focus on education and
teaching
• 25 students are admitted
to the Ryerson stream
• In addition to their 2
seminar courses and corequisite, students will
also participate in a
practicum in a school
Ryerson Stream Courses
• VIC 150Y
– School and Society
• VIC 151Y
– Theories and Practices of Teaching
Ryerson Co-Requisite
In addition to the Vic
One seminar courses,
Ryerson students must
take:
PSY 100H
RYERSON STREAM COURSELOAD
VIC 150 Y
VIC 151 Y
PSY100 H
Practicum in
a school
Up to 2.5 FCE (full
course
equivalents) of
your choice
Ryerson
First-Year
Ryerson
Courses:
VIC 150 Y
Ryerson
Courses:
VIC 151 Y
PSY 100 H
+
Practicum
Course 4
Course 5
Top Ryerson Stream
Subject POSt Selections
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Psychology
Sociology
English
History
Linguistics
Biology
Criminology
Geography
French
Religion
Aboriginal Studies
Political Science
East Asian Studies
CTEP
• The Ryerson stream is the recommended
preparation for the second-year entry into Vic
CTEP (the Concurrent Teacher Education
Program).
• Vic CTEP focuses on primary/junior levels in
education.
• For more information on CTEP, please see:
www.ctep.utoronto.ca
During Course Selection…
Ryerson students will already be enrolled in:
• VIC150Y
• VIC151Y
All Vic One
students must
enrol in their
own co-requisite
on ROSI
This means…
Ryerson students must enrol THEMSELVES in:
PSY 100H
Stowe-Gullen Stream
~ Sciences~
Named after the first
woman to graduate from
a Canadian medical
school, Augusta StoweGullen.
STOWE-GULLEN STREAM
• Focus on the Sciences
• 50 students are admitted
to the Stowe-Gullen
stream and randomly
divided into two seminar
groups of 25 (Indigo
group and Cinnabar
group)
Stowe-Gullen Stream
Courses
• VIC 170Y
–Introduction to Probability, Persuasion and the
Rhetorics of Science
• VIC 171Y
–Methodology, Theory and Practice in the
Natural Sciences
Stowe-Gullen Co-Requisite
In addition to the Vic One seminar courses, StoweGullen students must take:
1 FCE in the
Sciences
(at least 0.5 FCE
must be in Biology)
STOWE-GULLEN STREAM
VIC 170 Y
Science
course
VIC 171 Y
Biology course
Up to 2 FCE (Full
Course
Equivalents) of
your choice
Stowe-Gullen
First-Year
Stowe-Gullen
Courses:
Stowe-Gullen
Courses:
VIC 170Y
VIC 171Y
1 FCE in
Sciences
(0.5 in
Biology)
Course 4
Course 5
Top Stowe-Gullen Stream
Subject POSt Selections
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Biology
Life Sciences
Psychology
Immunology
Neuroscience
Pathobiology
Physiology
Global Health
Environmental Biology
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Biochemistry
Nutritional Studies
Health & Disease
Genes, Genetics & Biotech
•Philosophy
•Ethics, Society & Law
•English
•Religion
•Astrophysics
During Course Selection…
Stowe-Gullen Students will already be
enrolled in:
• VIC170Y
• VIC171Y
All Vic One
students must
enrol in their
own co-requisite
on ROSI
This means…
Stowe-Gullen students enrol THEMSELVES in:
1 FCE in the Sciences
(including 0.5 FCE in Biology)
In Summary…
• Vic One is a one year program for Arts and Science
students in their first-year
• 2 Vic One seminar FCEs + a co-requisite
• Weekly guest lectures every Wednesday 4pm-6pm
On Course Selection Day:
• Students will be already be enrolled in their Vic One
seminar courses
• Plenary guest lectures will also be appear on your
timetable
• Students MUST enrol in their stream-specific corequisite course
• Students can then select courses offered through the
Faculty of Arts and Science to complete their timetable
(up to 5 FCEs)
Questions?
Check out our website at:
www.vic.utoronto.ca/academics/vicone
HINT: the FAQ page may have what you’re looking for!
You may also contact Sheila Batacharya, the Vic One
Liaison Officer:
• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: 416-813-4097