Minimum Required Course Load (Fall/Winter)
- Undergraduate students must be taking 60% or more of a full course load to be considered for the full-time student assistance program (Full-time OSAP). This means a minimum course load of 1.5 credits per term.
- For Undergraduate students with a registered disability, a full-time course load is a minimum of 1.0 credits.
- Graduate students must be designated as a full-time graduate student by the Office of Graduate Studies and register in at least 0.5 credits.
- If you are a full-time graduate student, enter 100% as your percentage course load on the OSAP application.
- If you are a part-time graduate student, enter 50% as your percentage course load on the OSAP application.
- Online Graduate Program Students. Please review the online graduate programs page for more information about your course load.
| Undergraduate Course Credits per term | OSAP course load percentage | OSAP funding available |
| 0.5 credits | 20% | Part-time |
| 1.0 credits | 40% | Part-time (full-time for students with a permanent or prolonged/persistent disability) |
| 1.5 credits | 60% | Full-time |
| Co-op Work Term | 100% | Full-time |
| 2.0 or more credits | 100% | Full-time |