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Special Student Graduate Studies status

With permission, it is possible for you to take courses outside of a program for personal or professional enrichment. The registration category for non-program students taking graduate courses is Special Student Graduate Studies. You may take a maximum of 12 credit hours with the permission of the course instructor and the appropriate graduate coordinator. To gain acceptance, you will need to meet the general eligibility requirements to apply to graduate studies. You will also need to have the approval of the department that offers the course.

  1. Complete the  and pay the $115 application fee. Payment must be received before your application is processed.
  2. Upload your post-secondary transcripts to your Application Portal.  
  3. Upload your verifiable ESL test score, if required, as PDF documents to the Application Portal. Request your testing centre make your results accessible to ÈâÈ⴫ý.

Reference letters and other supporting documents are not required unless they are requested by the department.