Current Term’s Courses

January 2025 courses opened for registration at 10am, Wednesday December 11, 2024.
February 2025 courses will open for registration at 10am, Tuesday February 11, 2025.

To register for GCAC courses:
1. Click on the registration link below. You will be directed to the Folio login page. Enter your UTORid and password.
2. Under ‘Attendance Policy’, review the terms and click ‘Acknowledge’ to mark the section as complete.
3. Under ‘Submit Course Selection’, click the link to be taken to the course selection form.
4. Select up to two courses you are interested in, having read their descriptions and timing. Click ‘Submit’ and then ‘Continue’ when ready.
5. Under ‘Confirm Your Schedule’, “book in” to the course(s) you have chosen using the links under each course title.
6. Per chosen course, you will be able to select available sections, with different dates, times, and delivery methods (online or in-person.)
7. Once successfully registered to a course, you will receive a confirmation email. If a course is at capacity, you can join its waitlist.

To troubleshoot any issue, please use Incognito mode in Chrome (or a private window in your browser) to register. If you have any further questions or registration concerns, please contact sgs.gcacreg@utoronto.ca.

Please note: Students may register for a maximum of two GCAC courses per academic session. Students who do not comply with this registration policy will be disenrolled from excess courses at GCAC’s discretion, and may be removed from all GCAC courses.

For further instructions on how to register, please click on the following: Registration Instructions & A​ttendance Policies​.

January 2025 Course Schedule

Click here to access the Course Selection Form and register for up to two January courses

Registration StatusAcademic Writing CoursesSectionDurationDay & TimeDuration DatesDeliveryInstructor
REGISTRATION OPENGraduate Writing 1: Establishing Your Foundation15 weeksMon 2pm – 4pmJan 13 – Feb 10Synchronous OnlineDr. Patti Luedecke
REGISTRATION OPENGraduate Writing 1: Establishing Your Foundation25 weeksThurs 10am – 12pmJan 16 – Feb 13Synchronous OnlineBill Kroeger
REGISTRATION OPENGraduate Writing 1: Establishing Your Foundation35 weeksFri 1pm – 3pmJan 17 – Feb 14Synchronous OnlineRana Haidar 
REGISTRATION OPEN​​​​​​Graduate Writing 2: Revising for Clarity15 weeksTue 10am – 12pmJan 14 – Feb 11Synchronous OnlineDr. Jordana Lobo-Pires
Registration StatusOral Communication CoursesSectionDurationDay & TimeDuration DatesDeliveryInstructor
REGISTRATION OPENAcademic Conversation Skills16 weeksTue 3pm – 5pmJan 7 – Feb 11In-PersonRachel Lebovic
REGISTRATION OPENAcademic Conversation Skills26 weeksThurs 10am – 12pmJan 9 – Feb 13Synchronous OnlineElena Danilina
REGISTRATION OPENOral Presentation Skills16 weeksWed 10am – 12pmJan 8 – Feb 12Synchronous OnlineDr. Patti Luedecke
REGISTRATION OPENOral Presentation Skills26 weeksThurs 5pm – 7pmJan 9 – Feb 13In-PersonDr. Jay Olson
Registration StatusResearch Writing Courses​​​​​​SectionDurationDay & TimeDuration DatesDeliveryInstructor
REGISTRATION OPENThesis Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences15 weeksFri 10am – 12pmJan 17 – Feb 14Synchronous OnlineDr. Jordana Lobo-Pires
REGISTRATION OPENThesis Writing in the Physical and Life Sciences15 weeksFri 10am – 12pmJan 17 – Feb 14Synchronous OnlineDr. Fiona Coll
REGISTRATION OPENCommunicating Science Through the Media13 weeksSat 9am – 12pm Jan 25 – Feb 8Synchronous OnlineIvan Semeniuk

Click here to access the Course Selection Form and register for up to two January courses

February 2025 Course Schedule

Registration StatusAcademic Writing CoursesSectionDurationDay & TimeDuration DatesDeliveryInstructor
REGISTRATION OPENS 10AM FEB 11Graduate Writing 1: Establishing Your Foundation45 weeksMon 2pm – 4pmFeb 24 – Mar 24Synchronous OnlineDr. Samantha Jackson
REGISTRATION OPENS 10AM FEB 11​​​​​​Graduate Writing 2: Revising for Clarity25 weeks Thurs 10am – 12pmFeb 27 – Mar 27Synchronous OnlineDr. Matt Jones
Registration StatusOral Communication CoursesSectionDurationDay & TimeDuration DatesDeliveryInstructor
REGISTRATION OPENS 10AM FEB 11Academic Conversation Skills36 weeks Tue 1pm – 3pm Feb 25 – Apr 1In-PersonDr. Matt Jones
REGISTRATION OPENS 10AM FEB 11Oral Presentation Skills36 weeks Wed 5pm – 7pm Feb 26 – Apr 2In-PersonDr. Jay Olson
REGISTRATION OPENS 10AM FEB 11Oral Presentation Skills46 weeks Fri 10am – 12pmFeb 28 – Apr 4In-PersonBill Kroeger
Registration StatusResearch Writing Courses​​​​​​SectionDurationDay & TimeDuration DatesDeliveryInstructor
REGISTRATION OPENS 10AM FEB 11Prewriting Strategies for Developing and Organizing Your Ideas14 weeks Wed 2pm – 4pmFeb 26 – Mar 19Synchronous OnlineDr. Jane Freeman