What is the minimum course load required for full-time status at SFU?

Each institution determines the minimal course load required for a student to be considered full-time. SFU students are considered full time for immigration purposes in a given term if they are:

Undergraduate Students (including post-baccalaureate programs)

• enrolled in a minimum of 9 units in the Spring, Summer and Fall term 

Graduate Students in one of the following categories

• Graduate students enrolled in per term fee programs
• Graduate students enrolled in a thesis, project, capstone course or field exams
• Graduate students enrolled in 6 or more units per term in per unit fee programs  

OR any one of the following:

• Undergraduate and Graduate students enrolled in a full time Formal Exchange Program (“FEP”) or Field School (outbound exchange and field school), or
• Undergraduate and Graduate students enrolled in a full-time co-operative education placement (“Co-op”), approved internship or practicum as per program requirements, or 
• Undergraduate students enrolled in a total minimum of 9 units as part of the Dual Degree partnerships between SFU and Langara, Douglas and Kwantlen or
• Graduate students enrolled full time under the Western Deans Agreement in any given term, or 
• Visiting International Graduate Research Students (see more information) enrolled in “Grad 800”, or
• Visiting International Undergraduate Research Students (see more information) enrolled in "UG 400", or
• Students for whom the Centre for Accessible Learning has approved full-time equivalency, despite their carrying a reduced load