Full-time/Part-time Status
Graduate
| For Student Loan Purposes: Full-Time or Part-Time status | ||
| For the following eight programs: Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice Master of Business Administration Master of Education Master of Environmental Economics & Management Master of Science in Data Science Master of Science in Environmental Economics & Management Master of Nursing Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner |
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| Core Courses FT = 6 Credits PT = 5 Credits or less |
Course-Based Completion Option FT = 6 Credits PT = 5 Credits or less |
Paper/Project/Capstone/Thesis Completion Option FT = Enrolment in one of the Completion option courses PT is not available while in any of the Completion courses |
| For students with an approved permanent disability, a four credit course load is the required minimum for full-time. Therefore in increments of 3-credit courses, this still requires a 6-credit course load to be full-time. | ||
| For the following program: Master of Science in Environmental Science (MScENSc): FT= Enrolment in Program – PT is not available for this program |
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Undergraduate
Course Load Reference
| Undergraduate Credits | % of a Full Load (when completed in a 4-month semester) |
| 15 | 100% |
| 12 | 80% |
| 9 | 60% |
| 6 | 40% |
| 3 | 20% |
Full-time student/studies
A student is considered to be full time for government student loan & grant purposes when enrolled in at least 60 percent of a full undergraduate course load (40 percent for students with permanent disabilities) for at least 12 weeks and leading to a certificate, diploma or degree. All of the credits must be completed within the same four month semester or the course load percentage is diminished and the credits may be considered part-time.
Note: Prior learning assessment is ineligible for government student loan funding as it is an assessment process, not a formal course or program of study. Costs associated with the prior learning assessment process (i.e., the assessment) are not allowable costs, and courses for which prior learning assessment credit has been granted may not be used to determine full-time enrolment for government student loan funding.
Upgrading/University Preparation/Adult Basic Education/English for Academic Purposes
Adult Upgrading/University Preparation, Adult Basic Education, and English for Academic Purposes courses are not post-secondary and therefore their credits do not count toward the course load required for government student loans or post-secondary/undergraduate scholarships, awards, or bursaries.
Adult Upgrading/University Preparation, Adult Basic Education, and English for Academic Purposes courses start with a 0. Examples are:
CHEM 0500
ENGL 0500
MATH 0510
