Academic Information

University classroom students

IVSP students have the opportunity to participate in regular academic courses alongside Canadian and international students. With hundreds of options across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, students can explore subjects that align with their academic interests and degree goals.

Course Registration Requirements

To register in an academic course, the following conditions must be met:

  • The student's English proficiency is strong enough to succeed in the course.
  • The student meets the academic background or prerequisites
  • There is space available in the class.
  • The student has permission from the faculty, department, or instructor to remain enrolled.

All course registration is completed in consultation with an IVSP advisor.

Available Academic Courses

Information about the academic courses available for registration can be found online by searching (log in as a guest), or viewing the in the 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ calendar.

IVSP students can register in Open Studies courses in the following Faculties:

  • Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences
  • Arts
  • Education
  • Native Studies
  • Physical Education and Recreation
  • Science

If the course(s) you are interested in are not available through Open Studies, you will require official permission from the teaching department in order to register. Requests are submitted by IVSP staff after you start your program. Permission is not guaranteed.

Courses that require official permission requests include, but are not limited to:

  • Courses in the 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ School of Business (e.g. finance, marketing, management, human resources) 
  • Courses in the Faculty of Engineering 
  • All Economics (ECON) courses 
  • Senior level courses (e.g. courses with numbers 300 and higher)

Students who require non-Open Studies courses to graduate may need to consider a different study abroad program.

Academic Courses for Credit

A student's level of English will determine how many academic credits they can earn while at U91ÒùĸÊÓƵ.

Auditing Academic Courses

IVSP students may choose to audit an academic course. When auditing a course, students can attend the lectures but do not need to complete the assignments or exams. Students do not receive academic credit for audited courses.

The tuition for an audited course is half of the for-credit course fee.

Restricted Academic Courses

IVSP students cannot take courses in the following Faculties:

  • Graduate and Postdoctoral studies
  • Law
  • Medicine & Dentistry
  • Nursing
  • Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Academic Success Centre

The Academic Success Centre provides professional academic support to help students maximize their academic success and achieve their academic goals. They offer appointments, advising, group workshops, online courses, and specialized programming year-round to students in all university programs and levels of achievement and study.