Degree &amp; Course Planning

Fall 2025

Course registration for new incoming (fall 2025) students opens May 29. First-year students should utilize the Plan Your Program resources for guidance.

Summer 2025

Course registration is now open for summer 2025. For a guide on how to view your enrollment appointment, see: https://ask.uwindsor.ca/app/answers/detail/a_id/311/

You may not be able to register if you have an outstanding balance. E-mail cashiers@uwindsor.ca for assistance on resolving these financial matters.

Except for first-year co-op students, summer courses are not required for any CMF programs. However, students can choose to take summer courses to get ahead or catch up (for example, making up for a dropped/failed course)—especially electives.

The last day to add a 6-week intersession course is May 11
The last day to add a 12-week full summer course is May 18
The last day to add a 6-week summer course is June 29

CMF Degree Requirements

For current program requirements see Page 72 of the Academic Calendar.

CMF degree requirements:

BFA Film Production

CMF one-page degree requirement checklists:

Major Courses (CMAF- and FILM-)

Both CMAF and FILM courses count as major courses for CMF BA students, including specific requirements such as 3000 level and 4000 level.

For current course descriptions, including prerequisite information, see Page 75 of the Academic Calendar.

Elective Courses

A list of areas that satisfy various elective requirements (e.g., “Arts,” “Languages,” “Sciences,” etc.) see Page 46 of the Academic Calendar.

Note, for CMF BA students, FILM courses count as major courses and hence cannot be used for the "Arts" elective requirement.

Elective courses with Indigenous content are listed on the FAHSS Dean's site.

Senior-Level Requirement

The "senior-level requirement" is a university-wide policy that stipulates at least 26 courses must be at the 2000 level or higher for all 4-year/Honours degrees, and that at least 16 courses must be at the 2000 level or higher for all 3-year/General degrees. This effectively limits students to taking a maximum of 14 1000-level courses.

Course Registration Resources

This help page provides further information on locating your registration date and time.

Check out this video playlist, this document, and/or these help pages for assistance on how to register for courses in UWinsite Student.

The Registrar’s Office also publishes a full timetable of all courses.

Change of Program

If considering changing programs, it is recommended students connect with an Academic Advisor first.

Change of program (or major) requests are accepted for CMF Honours BA, Combined Honours BA, or General BA on an ongoing basis. For a guide on how to submit an application: https://ask.uwindsor.ca/app/answers/detail/a_id/43/

Change of program requests for the Film Production BFA open in January each year, with a June 1 deadline. To transfer into the BFA in Film Production, students must have a minimum 70% cumulative GPA. This is a limited-space program and a higher average may be necessary depending on the number of applications. These applications are assessed in June, effective for fall course registration for the following year.