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Degree Explorer

Overview and Key Features:

Degree Explorer is the University of Toronto’s degree planning tool. Review your academic history, degree requirements or use the planner to determine how future course choices might meet your requirements.

Degree Explorer also allows you to assess your overall progress in your degree or program. Ensure you are eligible to graduate by reviewing the requirements of your degree or program. Degree Explorer can tell you which requirements have been met and which are still outstanding.

Getting Started:

Login to Degree Explorer (Students)

Brochure - Free business icons   Plan your degree:

The planner allows you to create up to five hypothetical degree scenarios. Drag and drop courses to map out prerequisites, electives and core courses.

Review - Free files and folders icons   Review your academic history:

See your progress towards graduation and what is required each year to get you there. View your past and current courses, marks and any advanced standing. Courses in your Academic History are used in the assessment of your program or degree.

Admin - Free communications icons   Login to Degree Explorer (Admin)

Degree Explorer Admin allows administrators to perform requirements and completion assessments for students’ courses and programs. It also allows for admin users to create and configure completion rules for programs and degrees.

Get Help:

Information for Degree Explorer help can be found on the SIS SharePoint site. There is also an operational guide available from the help menu within Degree Explorer.

ACORN

Online Tools for First Year - Current Engineering Undergraduates

Overview and Key Features:

Acorn is U of T’s student information system, and it stands for Accessible Campus Online Resource Network. Students use ACORN to enroll in courses, check fees and finances, update address and contact information and much more. The purpose of ACORN is to provide a more convenient, personalized and guided experience for students using U of T’s online services.

Getting Started:

Similar to other U of T systems like Quercus or Degree Explorer, you will use your UTORid and password to log in to ACORN. Those who have signed up for UTORMFA, U of T’s Multi-Factor Authentication service, will be prompted to provide multi-factor authentication when logging in.

Get Help:

If you have questions regarding academics, finances, and anything else at the University, the “Contacts & Resources” tab on ACORN’s “Need Help?” page directs you to the appropriate office. This page also provides links to helpful resources that may answer your questions.

Help - Free computer icons   Acorn Help

Q&a - Free education icons   Student Q&A

 

SharePoint Online

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Product overview - Free business icons   Overview and Key Features:

SharePoint Online is a cloud-based platform that enables groups to collaborate, share and publish documents or web content using a variety of template options. It provides a secure place to store, organize, share, and access information from almost any device and all major web browsers.

SharePoint sites can be Teams-connected or standalone. To learn more about SharePoint, including guidance on site governance, best practices, sample sites, cool features and more, visit our site at https://uoft.me/sharepoint.

Help - Free computer icons   Getting Started:

Web Version

To access the SharePoint interface, sign in to your UTmail+ account (Outlook). Then, click on the application launcher (the waffle icon in the top left corner) and select SharePoint or use this direct link.

To view SharePoint sites you have access to, click the globe icon in the left menu panel. Each team in Microsoft Teams is associated with a corresponding SharePoint site, which serves as a shared space for collaboration

Question mark - Free communications icons   Get Help:

Requesting a SharePoint site

Faculty and staff members may request a SharePoint site.

  • To initiate the process of obtaining a new SharePoint site or gaining access to an existing one, your first step is to reach out to your local or divisional IT services.
  • If you do not have a local IT group, you can request a site via the IT Service Centre.

Documentation - Free business and finance icons   U of T Resources:

If you’re looking to get started or have any questions or concerns, we recommend beginning by reviewing the relevant resources:

Documentation - Free business and finance icons   Recommended External Resources:

 

Support Level: Advanced support available.

Use this consultation form to request a meeting with the Information Management team. A consultation provides an opportunity to discuss your information management needs, determine your readiness for a SharePoint environment, develop the functionality of an existing site collection, and more.

If you experience any abnormal behavior, please submit an incident ticket to the EASI admin team using Enterprise Service Centre (ESC):