Can You Use ChatGPT in Rotman Commerce Courses? The Fall 2026 AI Policies, Course by Course
Why this page exists
Every Rotman Commerce course outline now carries a section on generative AI, and the policies differ more than students expect: one course encourages it, several ban it for assignments, and two allow it as a study aid but not on anything graded. Students ask assistants "can I use ChatGPT in RSM219" and get a confident guess. Below is what the outlines actually say for Fall 2026, quoted, with the source for each. Rottly reads these from the outlines Rotman Commerce publishes and shows each course's policy on its page.
The outline for your own section is the authority. Policies can differ between sections and change between terms, and nothing here replaces reading yours.
RSM219 Introduction to Financial Accounting
In short: allowed as a learning aid; not on the midterm or final.
The outline: "In this course, you may use generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, as learning aids. You will not be permitted to use generative AI on the midterm test or final exam." It goes on to caution that these tools are not vetted by the University, may produce incorrect content, and that overreliance "may give you a false sense of how much you've actually learned."
Source: the RSM219H1F Fall 2026 outline on the Rotman Commerce site.
RSM222 Management Accounting I
In short: allowed as a learning aid; not for Connect homework, the current events discussion, the midterm or the final.
The outline: "The use of generative artificial intelligence tools and apps is strictly prohibited when completing Connect homework, current event discussion, mid-term and final exam. In this course, you may use generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, as learning aids."
Source: the RSM222H1F Fall 2026 outline.
RSM100 Introduction to Management
In short: prohibited for assignments unless the instructor says otherwise.
The outline: "The use of generative artificial intelligence tools or apps for assignments in this course, including tools like ChatGPT and other AI writing or coding assistants, is prohibited (unless otherwise indicated)." It adds that representing AI-generated ideas as one's own may be considered an academic offence, and that use of generative AI may be treated as an unauthorized aid.
Source: the RSM100H1F Fall 2026 outline.
MGT100 Fundamentals of Management
In short: prohibited for assignments.
The outline: "The use of generative artificial intelligence tools or apps for assignments in this course, including tools like ChatGPT and other AI writing or coding assistants, is prohibited." The rest of the section matches RSM100's, without the "unless otherwise indicated" clause.
Source: the MGT100H1F Fall 2026 outline.
RSM250 Principles of Marketing
In short: not for tests, papers, code or major assignments; fine for gathering information.
The outline: "Students may not use artificial intelligence tools for taking tests, writing research papers, creating computer code, or completing major course assignments. However, these tools may be useful when gathering information from across sources and assimilating it for understanding."
Source: the RSM250 Fall 2026 outline (LEC0101 and LEC0201).
RSM230 Financial Markets
In short: responsible use encouraged; Microsoft Copilot recommended.
The outline: "You are actively encouraged to learn more about the responsible use of artificial intelligence, particularly in the context of you as a student at the University of Toronto. Microsoft Copilot is available to all U of T students." It notes that Copilot, like other tools, can produce "hallucinations" and that the user is responsible for judging the results.
Source: the RSM230H1F Fall 2026 outline.
ECO, MAT and CSC courses
The Faculty of Arts & Science does not publish outlines for ECO101, ECO102, MAT133, MAT135 or CSC108 the way Rotman Commerce does for RSM courses, so Rottly cannot quote a policy for them. Check the syllabus on Quercus for your section.
What the policies have in common
Three threads run through all six: AI on a test or exam is never allowed; representing AI output as your own work is treated as an academic offence; and even the permissive outlines warn that the tools are unvetted and often wrong. The practical reading is the same everywhere: use AI to understand material you will later be tested on without it, and never on anything you submit for marks unless the outline explicitly says you can.
Rottly's own position fits inside that: every practice question comes with an explanation, and the AI tutor explains the ones you miss, so the help lands on practice, not on graded work.