Academic Year: The academic year is divided into four periods known as “terms” as follows:

The eight-month period from September to April is referred to as Fall/Winter. The four-month period from May to August is referred to as Spring/Summer.

High School Student: A student whose most recent education has been taken in a high school and who has also never attended a postsecondary institution.

External Transfer Student: A student who is transferring from another postsecondary institution and who has not previously attended the University of Alberta.

Internal Transfer Student: A student who wishes to transfer from one program to another program within the same Faculty or to another Faculty.

Previous Student: A student who has been required to withdraw and is now reapplying to the same program, or a student who is reapplying after a voluntary absence of 12 consecutive months or more to the same program in which he or she was most recently enrolled. (If another institution has been attended in the interim, then the classification is External Transfer Student.)

Open Studies Student: A student who is registered in selected credit courses, but who is not following a degree or diploma program.

Special Student: A student who has been permitted to register in one or more courses which are not being taken for credit toward a degree or diploma at this or another institution. To be considered for admission as a Special Student, applicants must normally have received a university degree from an accredited postsecondary institution, must present a competitive admission grade point average, and meet English Language proficiency requirements as specified in §13.3. Special Students must apply for admission to the Faculty in which they plan to take the majority of their courses. Since the University is a limited enrolment institution, priority in admission is given to applicants to degree programs.

Visiting Students: Bona fide students of other universities or colleges who have been permitted to take one or more courses for transfer of credit to their own institutions which have agreed in advance to such an arrangement.

Admission and Readmission Documents: All students must submit two complete and official transcripts of work they have completed at institutions other than the University of Alberta before a final decision is made on admissibility. These documents must be submitted as soon as possible after the results of their most recent examinations are available. Note: A student will not be considered if any document or required item is received after the stated deadline.

Other Requirements: The other requirements column listed in the following chart refers to all students, whether applying for admission or readmission, unless otherwise stated.

Deadline: If the published deadline falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, that item will be accepted by the Office of the Registrar if it is received or postmarked by the end of the next full working day.