Program Limitations

Programs that are not eligible for funding through the Direct Loan Program when offered by a foreign institution:

• A program offered in whole or in part through telecommunications, otherwise known as distance education (including online courses),
• A program offered in whole or in part through correspondence,
• A program offered in whole or in part through direct assessment,
• A program for which more than 25 percent of the program is provided by an entity that is not eligible to participate in the FSA Programs.

Any student taking even one distance education course at Carleton University is not eligible for funding through the Direct Loan Program.

At Carleton University, programs that are not eligible for the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) or other provincial financial aid programs are not eligible for funding through the Direct Loan Program. 

In addition:

• Carleton University diploma and certificate programs are not eligible for Direct Loans.
• The Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) is excluded from Direct Loans funding consideration.
• The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program is excluded from Direct Loans funding consideration.
• The Online MBA Program is not eligible for Direct Loans.
• Students taking programs or courses at Dominican University College are not eligible for Direct Loans.
• Students undertaking a Dual Master’s Degree pathway, doctoral (Phd) students undertaking a cotutelle and US students undertaking an MBA in Shanghai are not eligible for Direct Loans.
• Carleton University and the University of Ottawa have developed a number of joint programs at the graduate level. Email awards@carleton.ca to see if your program may be eligible.

Mature students who do not possess a secondary school completion credential or its equivalent are not eligible for Direct Loans.

• Please see Admissions requirements for US students for more information.

All U.S. students must carefully consider which courses they register in to comply with the legislation and to maintain their eligibility for student loan funding.