International Students Studying Outside Canada
All international students are required to comply with the regulations
governing the normal course contract period for an individualized-study course. Extensions beyond
the normal course contract period are available to all individualized-study
students provided the Office of the Registrar receives the completed
Extension Request Form and fee before the contract date ends. Refer
to 6.15 Course Extensions.
Overseas Students Start Dates
Students living overseas are assigned the earliest practical course
start dates, based on receipt of their couriered course package.
Course start dates for students living in countries other than Canada
and the US, may be one month later than the
regularly assigned individualized-study course start dates. This allows ample time
for the receipt of couriered course packages.
Shipping
To reduce risk of postal delays, AU's Course Materials Production Department couriers course packages to international students. Students must provide their street address, (not a Post Office box address), and telephone number in order to receive a couriered parcel.
Communication
AU's toll-free telephone system applies to Canada and US
callers only. Students who live outside these countries are responsible
for assuming telephone costs when contacting their tutor.
If you are registering in a course that has an oral quiz,
please contact AU to arrange for an alternative evaluation
procedure
before you register.
International Evaluations/Assessments
Students who will be presenting international credentials for possible
transfer credit to an AU program must obtain an evaluation of their
international post-secondary course work obtained outside of Canada
or the US. Upon contacting the Office of the Registrar, students
will be forwarded an information and application package.
The International
Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) helps
international students obtain recognition for the
education they received in other countries by assessing
their
international educational documents
and comparing them to educational credentials in
a Canadian province. All students presenting international
credentials for possible transfer credit
to AU programs must make application to IQAS for a “Description
of Post-Secondary Course Work.” Those students who elect not
to use the IQAS process forfeit the possibility of any transfer credit
for their international course work towards an AU program. International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)
4th Floor, Sterling Place
9940-106 Street
Edmonton AB T5K 2V1
iqas@gov.ab.ca
 Web
site
310.0000 (Ask for 427.2655. Alberta
callers only)
800.999.3965 (Saskatchewan callers only)
780.427.2655 (Other)
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