Admission
If you are a new student to Athabasca University, you must complete and submit the Undergraduate General Application Form before you register in a course. The form will ask that you select an admission classification:
Other admission categories that require explanation include:
Unclassified students are not enrolled in an AU credential program, but are either planning to take, or are currently registered in, AU courses only. There is no limit to the total number of courses that can be taken; however, the maximum active course load at any one time is six.
It is important to note that Athabasca University does not evaluate previous post-secondary education or award transfer credit for students in the unclassified category. If a student wishes to change from the unclassified category to a program student category, a request for evaluation of any previously completed post secondary courses can be made any time after declaring an AU program.
Visiting Students
The AU unclassified category includes Visiting Students from other post secondary institutions who are taking AU courses for admission or transfer purposes to another institution. Visiting Students are encouraged to obtain a Letter of Permission from your home institution before you register in an AU course. This will ensure your home university will accept the AU course in your program.
Visiting students must request a transcript to be sent to their home institution once they have completed the course(s). This can be done online through myAU or by submitting a Transcript Request Form to the Academic Records unit of the Office of the Registrar by either fax or mail.
Program students are enrolled in any of the undergraduate degrees, diplomas, or certificates offered by Athabasca University. Students who change from the unclassified/visiting to a program category may use credits earned while in the unclassified category provided the course(s) meets the program requirements, including any restrictions on the age of a course, if applicable.
Students may not enrol or be enrolled in an Athabasca University undergraduate or graduate program while they are enrolled in a program at another post-secondary institution. Those students may take courses as unclassified/visiting students until they have either completed or withdrawn from the other program.
Active students are those who are currently registered in an Athabasca University course or who have completed or withdrawn from an AU course within the last 12 months. Students who complete courses on a Letter of Permission from Athabasca University also retain their active status.
As an active student, log in to myAU where you will have access to personal information, such as library accounts, assignment marks, and course grades, or take care of administrative matters, such as registering for courses, booking examinations, or applying for extensions.
Active students who wish to change from the unclassified/visiting status to an undergraduate program, or change from one undergraduate program to another undergraduate program, must complete and submit a new Undergraduate General Application Form. No fee is required.
If you are an active student, log in to myAU to change your program. If you are an inactive student, you may also access myAU. You will be required to reactivate your file and then complete the "change program" form.
The form will ask whether you require an evaluation of previous post-secondary studies. A fee is required for this service if it wasn’t submitted previously.
You are required to fulfill the program regulations in effect at the time of your enrolment. Course work completed previously will be assessed toward the new credential.
If you are an active student who wishes to change from the unclassified/visiting status to an undergraduate program, you must complete and submit a new Undergraduate General Application Form or log in to myAU. The form will ask whether you require an evaluation of your previous post-secondary studies. A fee is required for this service, if it wasn’t submitted previously.
You are required to fulfill the program regulations in effect at the time of your enrolment. Course work completed previously will be assessed toward the new credential.
Inactive students are those who have not registered in an Athabasca University course within 12 months of the most recent course contract end date or the date of withdrawal from their last Athabasca University course. If you complete courses at other institutions without first obtaining a Letter of Permission from Athabasca University, you may be designated inactive and forfeit your enrolment status, and risk not receiving credit for the course.
To re-enrol and before you continue to take courses, you must complete and submit a new Undergraduate General Application Form or access myAU, and follow the reactivation procedure.
You are required to fulfill the program regulations in effect at the time of your re-enrolment. You will also require a new evaluation of your previous post-secondary course work. A fee is required for this service if it wasn’t submitted previously.
Graduate students are required to wait for admission approval before registering in a graduate level course.
Information effective Sept. 1, 2010 to Aug. 31, 2011.
Updated December 09, 2011
