Full-Time Levels of Assistance

The GRPSEO's requirements to qualify as a full-time student depend on your level of study as outlined in the following 4 levels:

Level 1 (college diploma): Registered full-time by the institution and taking a minimum of 12 hours of in-class/labs instruction per week per academic semester for the program registered in (tutorials do not count).  This course load must be carried throughout the semester. 

Level 2 (undergraduate university degree): Registered full-time by the institution and minimum enrolment of 12 credits, or 2.0 credits per semester (courses typically are equivalent to 3.0 credits each or 0.5 [half] credit each) at the beginning of a regularly scheduled and required academic semester for the program registered in.

Level 3 (master degree):  as defined by the post-secondary institution.  

Level 4 (doctoral degree):  as defined by the post-secondary institution.