3.2 Application, Admission, and Registration Policies

3.2.4 Student Status/Categories of Students

Full-Time and Part-Time Students
A student is considered to be full-time if:

• The student is planning to carry the normal academic load of the department during the registration period and;

• The student status is approved by the department head prior to the student declaring him/herself as a full-time student on the registration form or on the Telephone Registration System and;

• The department certifies at the time of each registration that the student's academic status is that of full-time.

Graduate students who do not meet the criteria specified for full-time students are designated as part-time students.

Pre-Master's Or Qualifying Students
In specific cases where the academic background of the student is judged to be insufficient for the given program in a unit, the department may recommend that the student be admitted to a pre-Master's program of study. The pre-Master's program is designed to bring the student's standing to approximately the level of an Honours graduate in the major department, and to provide any necessary prerequisites for courses.

Occasional Students
A student wishing to take graduate courses with no intention of applying those toward an advanced degree at the University of Manitoba is classed as an occasional student. Occasional students must meet the same degree and grade point average entrance requirements as regular graduate students and must write final examinations in the courses taken (unless audited), but will not receive credit toward a degree. In special circumstances, an occasional student may apply for permission to proceed to a degree program and also apply for transfer, for credit, of courses taken in the occasional category.

Joint Masters (With The University Of Winnipeg)
The University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg offer three joint Master's programs in History, Religion, and Public Administration. The University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate Studies is responsible for the administration of the joint programs and students complete the regular University of Manitoba application and registration forms. Students taking Pre-Master's qualifying work for these programs register at the University where the courses are being taken.

Visiting Students
Visiting students are students who are registered at another institution who are taking one or more courses at the University of Manitoba on a Letter of Permission from their home university.

Provisional (Admission)
A new student is allowed provisional status in a program for up to one term from the time of registration. Registration for additional terms in that program will not be permitted until the provision is cleared. Provisional registration may be for such reasons as missing or incomplete documentation, lack of complete or appropriate academic background, etc.