Arrive Ready is a free online program for incoming first-year Faculty of Arts & Science, St. George campus students. Participate in one or more of the following modules and sign up to join or lead an Arrive Ready study group to prepare for your first year of studies, meet new friends and connect with professors.
Arrive Ready to Study Life Sciences
Dates: July 24-August 18, 2023
Schedule: Online asynchronous (you are not required to attend at a specific time) modules, with optional synchronous study group
Faculty Leads: Kenneth Yip (Instructor, BIO130: Molecular and Cell Biology) and Kristine Quinlan (Instructor, CHM 135: Chemistry: Physical Principles)
Student Lead: Rabbia (Fourth-year student, Health & Disease and Psychology)
Get an inside view of what to expect in your upcoming life science classes. Arrive Ready learning modules will be available to you in Quercus, U of T’s online learning platform, starting July 24. Each week, you can engage in new self-guided learning activities developed with U of T faculty members. Activities include university-level lectures and academic prep material to prepare for your first-year life science courses, tools to develop your study skills and helpful tips from upper-year students. No registration required.
Arrive Ready to Study Life Sciences also includes:
- Arrive Ready Chemistry modules featuring pre-recorded lectures, readings and exercises focused on math and chemistry fundamentals to prepare you for Chemistry: Physical Principles (CHM135).
- A self-guided Preparing for University Math Program (PUMP) module with pre-recorded lectures and exercises. The PUMP module will review high school-level math content to help prepare you for first-year math courses (MAT135 or MAT137).
Lead or Join an Arrive Ready Study Group
Meet your peers and future classmates by signing up to lead or join an Arrive Ready to Study Life Sciences study group! All students are encouraged to participate in an Arrive Ready study group to deepen your learning of course material and start building your U of T community. Study groups will meet weekly for the four-week duration of Arrive Ready to Study.
Study group registration is now closed.
REGISTER FOR OPTIONAL ADD-ON MODULES
In addition to the Arrive Ready to Study modules that will be available to you in Quercus, you can register for additional skill-building modules. Registration closes July 4.
Arrive Ready to Communicate in English
Arrive Ready to Communicate in English
Dates: July 10 – 21, 2023
Time Commitment: 20 hours
Class Schedule: This is an online, asynchronous program with optional online, weekly synchronous tutorials Thursdays at 9:10 am (ET)
University education primarily involves expressing your understanding of your subject area and clearly articulating your ideas. This module is designed for students whose first language is not English to help you learn how to effectively express academic ideas in English through writing, speaking and course participation.
Registration is now closed.
Arrive Ready to Communicate in English: Communicating with Peers
Dates: July 24 – August 18, 2023
Time Commitment: 12 hours
Class Schedule: This is an online, asynchronous program with optional online, weekly synchronous tutorials Thursdays at 9:10 am (ET)
This module is designed for students whose first language is not English to gain confidence and practice communicating with peers in study groups during the Arrive Ready program and beyond. Students will learn and practice skills and proactive behaviours to support group communication, discuss course material, build friendships and pose questions to peers, instructors and teaching assistants (TAs).
Registration is now closed.
Arrive Ready Math: Pre-University Math Preparation (PUMP)
Arrive Ready Math: PUMP I and II are six-week courses designed for students to review high school-level math content and prepare for university math courses. These courses involve weekly lectures, tutorials and assessment activities. Note: Students can register for one PUMP course; a self-guided version of relevant PUMP topics will be provided to all incoming students who do not register for the course-based version.
PUMP I
Dates: July 11 - August 24, 2023
Time Commitment: 8 - 10 hours per week for six weeks
Class Schedule: This is an online, synchronous course. Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 am - 1 pm (ET); Tutorials: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3-5 pm (ET)
PUMP Level I is ideal for students who seek a grounding in pre-calculus topics, for students engaged in studies outside the field of mathematics who want to become functionally literate in math, for students who wish to learn (or re-learn) high school pre-calculus, and/or any student intending to enrol in MAT135H or MAT133Y1.
Registration is now closed.
PUMP II
Dates: July 10 - August 23, 2023
Time Commitment: 8 - 10 hours per week for six weeks
Class Schedule: This is an online, synchronous program. Lectures: Mondays and Wednesdays, 3-5 PM (ET); Tutorials: 11 am - 1 pm (ET)
PUMP Level II is ideal for students who seek a review of high school pre-calculus followed by an intro to logic, problem solving and methods of proof, or for any student intending to enrol in MAT137Y1, MAT157Y1 or MAT223H1.
Registration is now closed.
For more information about the material covered in PUMP, visit the Department of Mathematics website.
Arrive Ready to Write in Life Sciences
Dates: July 10 – 21, 2023
Time Commitment: 10-15 hours
Class Schedule: This online program can be taken as a self-guided module with optional classes, asynchronous recordings of all classes and optional writing activities. Alternatively, this online program can be taken as a course-based module with required, synchronous classes and writing activities. Synchronous class times will be:
- Tuesday, July 11 from 12 pm - 1 pm (ET)
- Thursday, July 13 from 9:30 am - 10:30 am (ET)
- Tuesday, July 18 from 9:30 am - 10:30 am (ET)
- Thursday, July 20 from 5 pm - 6 pm (ET)
Arrive Ready to Write will help you prepare for the transition to university-level writing in Life Sciences courses. Upon completion of Arrive Ready to Write, you will be able to:
- Apply key concepts, skills and strategies in university-level reading and writing to your coursework
- Seek out and make use of available campus resources as part of your regular university life and work
- Work collaboratively and constructively within a scholarly community
Registration is now closed.
For questions about Arrive Ready, contact: arriveready@utoronto.ca.
