The website says "Full-time Student for academic purposes is an undergraduate student who is registered in at least 24 units in the Fall/Winter session, including Extra Courses."


What does the extra courses mean？
I am planning to only to 8 courses in total for the year (24 units), but considering to take 2 of them online, is that part of the "extra" courses ? Is it still consider as full time student?

Originally Posted by lovekblue

The website says "Full-time Student for academic purposes is an undergraduate student who is registered in at least 24 units in the Fall/Winter session, including Extra Courses."


What does the extra courses mean？
I am planning to only to 8 courses in total for the year (24 units), but considering to take 2 of them online, is that part of the "extra" courses ? Is it still consider as full time student?

As long as you take 8 courses/year assuming they're all 3 units then you'd be considered a full time student then. I'm not sure about the extra courses part though.

You just talkin about straight up full time status VIA University or are you talking in relation to OSAP? Caused they differ ya know. Let me know, I will put up the appropriate info for ya.

Peace!

Originally Posted by AvacadoLover

You just talkin about straight up full time status VIA University or are you talking in relation to OSAP? Caused they differ ya know. Let me know, I will put up the appropriate info for ya.

Peace!

not about osap, just the status

Originally Posted by herBs

As long as you take 8 courses/year assuming they're all 3 units then you'd be considered a full time student then. I'm not sure about the extra courses part though.

well, but if u take all courses online, u are still considering as a "Mcmaster" student..?

Originally Posted by lovekblue

well, but if u take all courses online, u are still considering as a "Mcmaster" student..?

Taking online courses has nothing to do with McMaster unless you expect some sort of recognition from the university. In that case there are some procedures you have to follow. Regardless, you are taking 8 courses IN school, so you're considered a full time student.

Originally Posted by lovekblue

well, but if u take all courses online, u are still considering as a "Mcmaster" student..?

If you don't take any courses at McMaster in the summer would you still consider yourself a McMaster student?

It's a bit different during the year, but the same principle applies. If I did not register in any courses at McMaster during the fall/winter term, I wouldn't be paying any fees for the year and thus wouldn't be registered at the university during that term. As long as you take one course during the fall/winter session, you're considered "registered" as a student at McMaster (albeit not a full-time student). Also, you would need to get permission from McMaster for all of those other courses to transfer over if you wanted to count them towards your degree that McMaster will be giving you. I'm not sure what the official limit is, but they would probably frown upon taking ten courses elsewhere in a year, unless it's part of an exchange or something.

The OP was asking about taking ONE course online though, not all of them, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Originally Posted by lovekblue

well, but if u take all courses online, u are still considering as a "Mcmaster" student..?

If you take all of your courses online then they wouldn't all be at Mac so you wouldn't be a McMaster student. McMaster also only allows a certain number of courses from other schools to count toward your degree.

Originally Posted by starfish

If you don't take any courses at McMaster in the summer would you still consider yourself a McMaster student?

It's a bit different during the year, but the same principle applies. If I did not register in any courses at McMaster during the fall/winter term, I wouldn't be paying any fees for the year and thus wouldn't be registered at the university during that term. As long as you take one course during the fall/winter session, you're considered "registered" as a student at McMaster (albeit not a full-time student). Also, you would need to get permission from McMaster for all of those other courses to transfer over if you wanted to count them towards your degree that McMaster will be giving you. I'm not sure what the official limit is, but they would probably frown upon taking ten courses elsewhere in a year, unless it's part of an exchange or something.

The OP was asking about taking ONE course online though, not all of them, so it shouldn't be a problem.

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you can only take 2 online courses..?

oh , is it 2 for the whole year, does online summer courses count towards the 2 courses limit?

Originally Posted by lovekblue

you can only take 2 online courses..?

I'm not sure how many you can take. I was correcting starfish as she stated that the OP is only was asking about one online course, and I was simply stating that OP was asking about two online courses, not one.

OP, what program are you in or applying to? I might be able to look some of this stuff up.

is not really about course prerequisite.. I'm applying to Honours Life Sci, and thinking to take some biology courses online

Originally Posted by lovekblue

is not really about course prerequisite.. I'm applying to Honours Life Sci, and thinking to take some biology courses online

From what I can find online you are only allowed to take 12 units from other schools which includes online through Athabasca. So that would mean 2 full-year courses or 4 half-year courses. And that's throughout your entire degree.