Arrive Ready is a free online program for incoming first-year Faculty of Arts & Science, St. George campus students. Register for one or more of the following modules to prepare for your first-year studies, make friends and connect with your future professors.
Arrive Ready to Study Life Sciences
Dates: July 26-August 20, 2021
Time Commitment: 5-10 hours per week
Faculty Leads: Bill Ju and Kristine Quinlan
Meet the Student Team: Elaine, Layla, Sean and Timothy
Get an inside view of what to expect in your upcoming life sciences classes. Learning activities will include university-level lectures and academic prep material to prepare for your first-year life sciences courses, tools to develop your study skills and helpful tips from upper-year students. All students will be placed in a weekly study group where they’ll meet future friends and classmates.
Arrive Ready Math: Preparing for University Math Program (PUMP) Self-Guided and Arrive Ready Chemistry are included for all Arrive Ready to Study Life Sciences students. These modules will prepare you for university-level math (MAT135 or MAT137) and chemistry (CHM135) with pre-recorded lectures and exercises.
Optional Add-On Modules
Students have the option to sign up for an Arrive Ready to Write module to prepare for university-level writing and/or an Arrive Ready to Communicate in English module to help develop English language communication skills. These self-guided modules will each require an additional 3-5 hours per week.
Lead an Arrive Ready Study Group
Start your leadership journey at U of T! You are invited to be a study group leader as part of Arrive Ready to Study Life Sciences. Group leaders will receive training from an upper-year student on how to facilitate your study group — no experience necessary. You can sign up to lead a study group when you register for Arrive Ready to Study Life Sciences.
Additional Arrive Ready Modules
In addition to Arrive Ready to Study Life Sciences, students are welcome to sign up for additional skill-building modules.
Arrive Ready Math: PUMP
Arrive Ready Math: PUMP is a six-week course designed for students to review high school-level math content. This is a more intensive version of the self-guided module included in Arrive Ready to Study Life Sciences.
Based on your current experience and comfort in math, you can register for either PUMP Level I or PUMP Level II.
PUMP I
Dates: July 13-August 19, 2021
Time Commitment: 10 hours per week for six weeks
Class Schedule: Lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11am-1pm (ET); Tutorials Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3-5pm (ET)
PUMP Level I reviews high school-level math for students who intend to register for MAT135H, MAT133Y1 or MAT186H1.
PUMP II
Dates: July 12-August 23, 2021
Time Commitment: 10 hours per week for six weeks
Class Schedule: Lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 11 am-1 pm (ET); Tutorials Mondays and Wednesdays, 3-5 pm (ET)
PUMP Level II reviews high school-level math for students who intend to register for MAT137Y1 and MAT157Y1, MAT223H1 or MAT194H1.
For more information about the material covered in these courses, visit the Department of Mathematics website.
Arrive Ready to Write in Life Sciences
Dates: July 12-23, 2021
Time Commitment: 12-15 hours per week
Faculty Lead: Erin Vearncombe
Arrive Ready to Write will help you prepare for the transition from high school to university-level writing. Over the course of this program, you will complete and receive feedback on several short writing activities, based on a shared reading. The program has been created for life sciences students, to support student writing skills from within their academic field of study. This is an asynchronous program, meaning students are not required to attend at any specific date or time.
Upon completion of Arrive Ready to Write, you will be able to:
- Apply key concepts and skills in university-level reading and writing to your coursework
- Seek out and make use of available campus resources as habitual academic practice
- Work collaboratively and constructively within a scholarly community
Arrive Ready to Communicate in English
For students whose first language is not English, these modules will help you build your English language skills and practice communicating with other students.
Arrive Ready to Communicate in English: Express Ideas with Integrity
Dates: July 12-16, 2021
Time Commitment: 10-12 hours
Learn how to effectively express your academic ideas in English and incorporate academic sources into your writing.
Arrive Ready to Communicate in English: Strategies for Effective Course Participation
Dates: July 19-23, 2021
Time Commitment: 10-12 hours
Most courses include participation grades that reflect your engagement with course content. These grades are usually measured through your activity in tutorials, seminars or office hours with your professors. In this module, you’ll learn strategies and tips to make the most of your participation in your courses.
QUESTIONS ABOUT ARRIVE READY?
Email us at arriveready@utoronto.ca
