Full-time Studies

Definitions

Full-time studies:

NAIT considers you to be in full-time studies if you are taking 60% or more of a full course load.

  • See “Students with disabilities” below for information on reduced course load (RCL).

Course load:

Your course load refers to the number of credits you’re taking. At NAIT, your course load is expressed as a percentage of a full course load. The number of credits that make up a full course load can vary by program.

  • For example, if a full course load for your program is 15 credits, and you’re taking 9 credits, that’s 60% of a full course load (9 divided by a total of 15 = 0.6 = 60%). 

How many credits do I need to be a full-time student at NAIT? 

You are considered a full-time student when you are enrolled in at least 60% of a full course load in a term.

To determine the minimum number of credits you need to be considered a full-time student for your program, refer to the table below.  If you are taking at least the number of credits shown for your program NAIT will consider you a full-time student.

For spring and summer terms, please note that the course load you require to be considered full-time at NAIT may not be the same as the full-time course load required for student aid.

Verifying your NAIT full-time status

You can use your Confirmation of Enrolment in MyNAIT to verify your full-time status for each term. Go to your MyNAIT portal:

  • Select Open Self Service
  • Choose Manage classes tile
  • Select Confirmation of Enrolment

Programs with additional credit requirements or other programs

Students in the following programs have unique requirements to be considered full-time. If you are in one of these circumstances and require a letter confirming your status as a full-time student, you can request a customized Confirmation of Enrollment letter using the online Contact Form. Select tile Current Course/Program >> Transcripts, Parchments, Letters >> Official Letter Request. 

Co-op, work placement or clinical 

If you are enrolled in a co-op/work placement or clinical, your required number of credits may differ from the table below. You will be considered a full-time student if your work placement is 35 hours per week or more. 

International Professional Development Certificates

To be considered a full-time student for continuing education programs, including all International Professional Development Certificates, you must have a minimum of 135 instructional hours per term.

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Students in English as a Second Language (ESL) classes must enrol in at least two classes per term to be considered full-time by NAIT and in at least three classes to be considered full-time for Foundational Learning Assistance funding.

Taking both ESL and classes in another program

If you are taking both ESL classes and classes in another program at the same time, you must enrol in either three program classes or two English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to be considered full-time.

Students with disabilities

Students with disabilities may be approved to take a reduced course load (RCL), which will allow you to be considered a full-time student if you are enrolled in at least 40% of a full course load. For more information regarding reduced course loads and disability grant funding, please book an appointment with a Learning Advisor.

Refer to the following table to see the minimum number of credits you will need to be considered full-time at NAIT (40% of a full course load) with an approved RCL.

*Reduced course loads (RCL) may be subject to change.
Program Fall/Winter:
Minimum credits required per term 
(RCL use only)		 Spring/Summer:
Minimum credits required per term 
(RCL use only)
Advanced Care Paramedic 7 3.5
Advanced Carpentry Technology 6 3
Advanced Plumbing Technology 6 3
Advanced Welding Technology 6 3
Alternative Energy Technology 7 3.5
Applied Financial Services 6 3
Architectural Technology 7 3.5
Architectural Technology Co-op 7 3.5
Automotive Service Technology 6 3
Bach Appl Information Systems 6 3
Bachelor of Technology in Construction Management 6 3
Bachelor of Business Administration 6 3
Bachelor of Technology in Management 6 3
Bachelor of Technology in Management Co-op 6 7.5
Baking and Pastry Arts 6 3
Biological Sciences 6 3
Biomedical Engineering Technology Co-op 7 3.5
Biomedical Engineering Technology 7 3.5
Building Automation Systems Technology 6 3
Building Environmental Systems Technology 6 3
Business Administration 6 3
Captioning and Court Reporting 6 3
Chemical Engineering Technology 7 3.5
Chemical Technology 6 3
Chemical Technology Co-Op 6 3
Civil Engineering Tech Co-op 7 3.5
Civil Engineering Technology 7 3.5
CNC Machinist Technician 6 3
Computer Engineer Tech Co-op 7 3.5
Computer Engineering Tech 7 3.5
Computer Network Administrator 6 3
Conservation Biology 7 3.5
Conservation Biology Co-op 7 3.5
Construction Eng Tech Co-op 7 3.5
Construction Engineering Tech 7 3.5
Court Transcription 6 3
Culinary Arts 6 3
Cybersecurity 6 3
Data Analytics 6 3
Dental Assisting 6 3
Dental Technology 7 3.5
Denturist Technology 7 3.5
Diagnostic Medical Sonography - General and Cardiac 7 3.5
Diagnostic Medical Sonography - General 7 3.5
Digital Design 6 3
Digital Design Co-op 6 3
Digital Media and IT 7 3.5
Digital Media and IT Co-op 7 3.5
Disaster and Emergency Management Co-op 6 3
Disaster and Emergency Management 6 3
Electrical Engineering Technology 7 3.5
Electrical Installations Technology 6 3
Electronics Eng Tech Co-op 7 3.5
Electronics Engineering Technology 7 3.5
Engineering Design Technology 7 3.5
Enviro Monitor & Assess Co-op 7 3.5
Environmental Monitoring & Assessment 7 3.5
Forest Technology 7 3.5
Forest Technology Co-op 7 3.5
Geoscience Technology 7 3.5
Geoscience Technology Co-op 7 3.5
Graphic Communications 6 3
Hospitality Management 6 3
Hospitality Management Co-op 6 3
HVAC Refrigeration Technician 6 3
Industrial Heavy Equipment 7 3.5
Instrumentation Engineering Technology 7 3.5
Instrumentation Engineering Technology Co-op 7 3.5
Interior Design Technology 7 3.5
IT Business Analysis 6 3
IT Business Analysis Co-op 6 3
IT Systems Administration 6 3
IT Systems Administration Co-op 6 3
Lab & X-Ray Technology Combined 6 3
Lab Research & Biotechnology Co-op 6 3
Laboratory Research & Biotechnology 6 3
Landscape Architectural Technology 7 3.5
Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1st Discipline  6 3
Materials Engineering Technology 7 3.5
Mechanical Engineering Technology 7 3.5
Medical  Laboratory Technology 7 3.5
Medical Laboratory Assisting 7 3.5
Medical Radiologic Technology 6 3
Millwork and Carpentry 6 3
Nanosystems Engineering Technology 6 3
Narrative Cinema Production 6 3
Narrative Cinema Production Co-op 6 3
Network Engineering Tech Co-op 7 3.5
Network Engineering Technology 7 3.5
Occupational Health and Safety 7 3.5
Open Studies 6 3
Optical  Sciences Eyeglasses 6 3
Optical Sciences Contact Lense 8 4
Personal Fitness Trainer 6 3
Petroleum Engineering Technology 7 3.5
Photographic Technology 7 3.5
Power Engineering Technology 7 3.5
Pre-Employment Auto Body Repair 6 3
Professional Meat Cutting 7 3.5
Radio and Television 7 3.5
Respiratory Therapy 6 3
Software Development 6 3
Software Development Co-op 6 3

Surveying and Geospatial Engineering Technology

 7 3.5
Veterinary Technology 7 3.5
Veterinary Medical Assistant 6 3
Water & Wastewater Technician 6 3
Wireless Systems Engineering Technology 7 3.5

Full-time requirements by program

The table below shows the minimum number of credits you will need to take each term to be considered a full-time student by NAIT. See the Domestic Students Tuition and Fees page for more information on the maximum number of credits you can take each term in your program.

*credit loads may be subject to change; refer to this page for current credit load information.

Program

Fall & Winter:
Minimum credits required per term

Spring & Summer:
Minimum credits required per term
Academic Upgrading 9 4.5
Advanced Care Paramedic 9 4.5
Advanced Carpentry Technology 9 4.5
Advanced Plumbing Technology 9 4.5
Advanced Welding 9 4.5
Alternative Energy Technology 10.5 5
Applied Financial Services 9 4.5
Architectural Technology 10.5 5
Automotive Service Technology 9 4.5
Bachelor of Applied Information Systems Technology 9 4.5
Bachelor of Business Administration 9 4.5
Bachelor of Technology in Management 9 4.5
Bachelor of Technology in Management Co-op 9 4.5
Bachelor of Technology in Construction Management 9 4.5
Baking and Pastry Arts 9 4.5
Biological Sciences Technology 9 4.5
Biomedical Engineering Technology 10.5 5
Biomedical Engineering Technology Co-op 10.5 5
Building Automation Systems Technology 9 4.5
Building Environmental Systems Technology 9 4.5
Business Administration** 9 4.5
Captioning and Court Reporting 9 4.5
Chemical Engineering Technology* 10.5 5
Chemical Technology 9 4.5
Chemical Technology Co-op 9 4.5
Civil Engineering Technology 10.5 5
Civil Engineering Technology Co-op 10.5 5
CNC Machinist Technician 9 4.5
Computer Engineering Technology 10.5 5
Computer Engineering Technology Co-op 10.5 5
Computer Network Administrator 9 4.5
Conservation Biology 10.5 5
Conservation Biology Co-op 10.5 5
Construction Engineering Technology 10.5 5
Court Transcription 9 4.5
Culinary Arts 9 4.5
Cybersecurity 9 4.5
Data Analytics 9 4.5
Dental Assisting 9 4.5
Dental Assisting Technology 10.5 5
Dental Technology 10.5 5
Denturist Technology* 10.5 5
Diagnostic Medical Sonography - General 10.5 5
Diagnostic Medical Sonography - General and Cardiac 10.5 5
Digital Design 9 4.5
Digital Design Co-op 9 4.5
Digital Media and IT 10.5 5
Digital Media and IT Co-op 10.5 5
Disaster and Emergency Management 9 4.5
Electrical Engineering Technology 10.5 5
Electrical Installations Technology 9 4.5
Electronics Engineering Technology 10.5 5
Electronics Engineering Technology Co-op 10.5 5
Engineering Design Technology 10.5 5
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 10.5 5
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Co-op 10.5 5
Forest Technology 10.5 5
Geoscience Technology 10.5 5
Graphic Communications 9 4.5
HVAC Refrigeration Technician 9 4.5
Hospitality Management 9 4.5
Industrial Heavy Equipment Technology 10.5 5
Instrumentation Engineering Technology 10.5 5
Instrumentation Engineering Technology Co-op 10.5 5
Interior Design Technology 10.5 5
IT Business Analysis 9 4.5
IT Business Analysis Co-op 9 4.5
IT Systems Administration 9 4.5
IT Systems Administration Co-op 9 4.5
Landscape Architectural Technology 10.5 5
Laboratory and X-Ray Technology Combined 9 4.5
Laboratory Research and Biotechnology 9 4.5
Laboratory Research and Biotechnology Co-op 9 4.5
Leadership in Healthcare 6 3.5
Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1st Discipline* 9 4.5
Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2nd Discipline* 8 4
Materials Engineering Technology 10.5 5
Mechanical Engineering Technology 10.5 5
Media Communications and Production
(previously Radio and Television)		 10.5 5
Medical Laboratory Assisting 10.5 5
Medical Laboratory Technology 10.5 5
Medical Radiologic Technology 9 4.5
Millwork and Carpentry 9 4.5
Nanosystems Engineering Technology 9 4.5
Narrative Cinema Production 9 4.5
Narrative Cinema Production Co-op 9 4.5
Network Engineering Technology 10.5 5
Network Engineering Technology Co-op 10.5 5
Occupational Health and Safety 10.5 5
Open Studies 9 4.5
Optical Sciences - Contact Lenses 12.5 6
Optical Sciences - Eyeglasses 9 4.5
Personal Fitness Trainer 9 4.5
Petroleum Engineering Technology 10.5 5
Photographic Technology 10.5 5
Power Engineering, 4th Class Certificate 10.5 5
Power Engineering Technology 10.5 5
Pre-Employment - Auto Body Repair 9 4.5
Pre-Employment - Automotive Service Technician 12.5 6
Primary Care Paramedic* 9 4.5
Professional Meat Cutting & Merchandising 10.5 5
Respiratory Therapy 9 4.5
Software Development 9 4.5
Software Development Co-op 9 4.5
Surveying and Geospatial Engineering Technology 10.5 5
Veterinary Technology 10.5 5
Veterinary Medical Assistant 9 4.5
Water and Wastewater Technician 9 4.5
Wireless Systems Engineering Technology 10.5 5
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