CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS
A regular student is one who has been admitted to the
University without condition and is proceeding toward a degree.
A student on academic probation is one who has been
permitted to proceed conditionally in a program (see page 36 and
page 37 for further details).
An adult student is one who does not hold the Ontario
Secondary School Diploma or the equivalent, and has been admitted
to the University conditionally (see page 27 for further
details).
An unclassified student is one who is registered in
one or more degree courses, and is either not proceeding toward a
degree or does not have a declared major.
An audit student is one who has been admitted to the
University and attends a course without credit toward a degree or
program, and who is not entered or registered on the official
University records or lists for the purpose of academic or degree
credit. Such a student will not be allowed to write final
examinations and will not receive a course grade. The classroom
and laboratory privileges and responsibilities of such a student
will be at the discretion of the department and the instructor.
A visitor is one who has not been admitted to the
University and who attends a course without credit.
A junior student is one who has obtained fewer than
five credits.
A senior student is one who has obtained five or more
credits.
A full-time student is anyone registered in four or
more half-credit courses (or equivalent) in a term.
A part-time student is anyone registered in less than
four half-credit courses (or equivalent) in a term.
A senior citizen is any person 60 years of age or
older before the first day of classes of a term. Seniors are
exempt from tuition fees for all courses, but are required to pay
other fees where applicable.