Maximum Number of Credit Units
Limits
Open Studies students,
excluding Provisional Admission students and those who have been placed on probation by the Open Studies Faculty Council, may register for a maximum of 30 credit units in Regular Session, with a maximum of 15 credit units in each term.
Students not on probation or under Provisional Admission may register in Spring and Summer Session for a maximum of 18 credit units but may not exceed 9 credit units per term, with a maximum of 6 credit units in a quarter.
Students on Open Studies Probation are not allowed to take more than 12 credit units per term in the Regular Session. No Probationary credit unit limit is applied at Spring and Summer Session. However, students who are on Regular Session Probation are strongly advised not to register for more than 12 credit units at Spring and Summer Session, and should not exceed 6 credit units per Term or 3 credit units per Quarter.
Provisional Admission students will be allowed to take a maximum of 24 credit units in an academic year.
Provisional Admission students may register without permission for a maximum of 12 credit units in Regular Session (a maximum of 6 credit units per term) and for a maximum of 12 credit units in Spring and Summer Session (a maximum of 6 credit units per term and 3 credit units per quarter).
*Open Studies students may apply to Open Studies Advising for permission to take additional credit units in Regular Session or in Spring and Summer Session if they satisfy the following conditions:
- Successful completion of 30 credit units or more of university-level courses from the University of Saskatchewan or in combination with other post-secondary institutions for which transfer credit has been granted at the University of Saskatchewan; AND
- Their Cumulative Weighted Average (C.W.A.) is 70% or higher; OR
- Where exceptional circumstances are deemed by the Manager of Open Studies Advising to justify special permission.
*This option is not available to Provisional Admission or Probation students.