Good to Know!

Timetable & Exam Schedule Timelines

Undergraduate Timetable

Fall/Winter Courses 

• May

Summer Courses

• February

Undergraduate Exam Schedule

December Exams

• October

April Exams 

• February 

Summer Exams

• S61 Final & S12 Mid-term
  • May
• S62 & S12 Final
  • July

Closed Course

Before the final date to add or change courses.

• The status of 'Closed' indicates that the section has reached capacity and is now full. Please ensure you check other sections of the course as it doesn't necessarily mean that all sections are full.

After the final date to add or change courses.

• The status of 'Closed' indicates that the registration period is closed, and you can no longer register in the course. 

Building Abbreviations

Map of TrentU 

BG - Bagnani Hall (Traill)

BH / JBH - Blackburn Hall / Julian Blackburn Hall 

BL - Bata Library

CC / CCN / CCW / CCS - Champlain College / North / West / South 

CH - Crawford House (Traill) 

CSB - Chemical Sciences Building 

DNA - DNA / Life & Health Sciences Building 

ESC - Environmental Sciences Building 

ECC - Lady Eaton College 

ENW - Enwayaang (formerly GCS Building) 

FCSF - Forensics Crime Scene Facility 

FL - Fry Lodge (Traill) 

FPHL - First Peoples House of Learning 

GCS - Gzowski College 

OCA - Otonabee College 

OCC - Oshawa Civic Centre (Durham)

OSH - Durham GTA Campus 

SC - Science Complex

SH - Scott House (Traill)

TC - Traill College 

TCH - TeachingCity Hub (Durham) 

TSC - Trent Student Centre 

WEB - BLKBRD (Remote)

WH - Wallis Hall (Traill) 

Course Code & Identifiers 

Trent University course codes (e.g., BIOL1020H-A-F01) consist of four parts.

• Department abbreviation (BIOL)
• Four-digit course level (1020)
• Credit value (H)
• Section identifier (A-F01) 

If there are multiple sections of the course, subsequent sections would be numbered A-F02, A-F03, etc. Each course section may share the same lecture time, whereas seminar times may be different. Students can choose their course section when registering. 

Credit Value 

• A course number with a "Y" suffix indicates that the course is worth 1 credit. 
• A course number with a "H" suffix indicates that the course is worth 0.5 credit. 
• A course number with a "Q" suffix indicates that the course is worth 0.25 credit. 
• A course number with a "C" suffix indicates that the course is worth 1.5 credits. 
• A course number with a "D" suffix indicates that the course is worth 2.0 credits. 

Term Codes

FA indicates a course is offered in the Fall (September to December). WI indicates a course is offered in the Winter (January to April.) FW indicates a course is offered in the Fall/Winter (September to April). For Summer term information please visit Summer Courses. 

Delivery of Courses 

• CON - Conversation Hour
• FLD - Field Course 
• LAB - Laboratory
• LEC - Lecture
• MOD - Module 
• RED - Reading Course
• SEM - Seminar 
• THS - Thesis Course 
• WEB - Web-based Course 
• WRK - Workshop
• Fortnightly / Bi-weekly - Every other week 

Definitions of Remote, Hybrid & WEB

Remote: Course components are offered remotely (not on campus), either synchronously or asynchronously. Remote courses will be associated with a location of either PTBO or DUR. Dependent on the course, final examinations could be held in person, or remotely.

Hybrid: Course is offered as a combination of Remote and on campus components. Hybrid courses will be associated with a location of either PTBO or DUR. Dependent on the course, final examinations could be held in person, or remotely.

WEB: Course is offered fully online, developed with Trent Online. WEB courses will be associated with a location of WEB. Students have the option to take the final exam online or on campus.

Asynchronous: No scheduled day/time/room. 

Synchronous: Scheduled day & time with room location of WEB BLKBRD (Blackboard).

Department Abbreviations

AHCL - Ancient Greek & Roman Studies 

ANTH - Anthropology 

ASCI - Art & Science

BIOC - Conservation Biology

BIOL - Biology

BIOM - Biomedical Science 

ADMN - Business Administration 

CAST - Canadian Studies 

CHEM - Chemistry 

CHYS - Child & Youth Studies 

CCTH - Communications 

COIS - Computer Science 

CRIM - Criminology 

CUST - Cultural Studies 

ECON - Economics 

EDUC - Education 

ENGL - English Literature 

ERSC / ERST - Environmental & Resource Science / Studies 

EGEO - Environmental Geoscience 

FRSC - Forensic Science

FREN - French & Francophone Studies 

• ARAB, CHIN, GRMN, ITAL, RUSS, SPAN, ASLA - Language Courses 
• LING - Linguistics

GEOG - Geography 

GESO - Gender & Social Justice (formerly WMST)

HIST - History

IESS - Indigenous Environmental Studies / Science 

INDG - Indigenous Studies 

IDST - International Development Studies 

JOUR - Journalism 

KINE - Kinesiology 

LAWS - Law & Arts 

LSCM - Logistics & Supply Chain Management 

MATH - Mathematics 

MDST - Media Studies 

NURS - Nursing 

PHIL - Philosophy 

PHYS - Physics 

PLCW - Policing & Community Well-being 

POST - Political Studies 

PSYC - Psychology

SWRK - Social Work 

SOCI - Sociology

SAFS - Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems 

UNIV / WRIT - General University Courses 

WASC - Water Sciences