All students admitted to AU are required to choose one of 3 main admission classifications: “unclassified,” “program,” or “graduate.”

Unclassified students include non-program students, visiting students (see below), and transfer students (students taking courses for admission purposes to another institution). The same course registration requirements apply to both program and unclassified students.

Unclassified students register in one or more AU course(s) for credit, but are not enrolled in a program at AU. Because of this AU does not evaluate previous post-secondary education or award transfer credit for students in the unclassified category.

As a visiting student, you must obtain a Letter of Permission (refer to 6.9.) from your home institution before you register in an AU course. Ensure that the Letter of Permission indicates that the institution will accept the AU course in your program. AU is not responsible for misinformation given to students by another institution.

As a visiting student, you must request that a transcript be sent to your home institution when you complete your course(s). A Transcript Request Form is included in your learning resources package or online.

Program students may be enrolled in any of the undergraduate programs offered, including degree, diploma, or certificate programs. Students may enrol in only one Athabasca University program at a time.

Students who change from the unclassified to a program category (AU degree, university certificate or university diploma program), may use credits earned while in the unclassified category provided the course meets the requirements of the program, including any restrictions on the age of a course, if applicable.

Graduate students are enrolled in any one of the graduate programs offered by AU. Students may not enrol in a graduate program at AU while they are enrolled in a program at another post-secondary institution.