The number of courses or credits that you are taking during your current study period is compared to the total of what is considered a full course load for your program in order to determine your percentage of a full course load. Other factors may also be used in this calculation. Check with your school as they determine your actual percentage of a full course load.
Your course load percentage is used as part of the eligibility determination for the various types of OSAP aid. For example, to be eligible for OSAP for Part-Time Students, you must be taking from 20 to 59% of a full course load.
In determining your percentage of a full course load, course load averaging is NOT permitted. For example, if you are considered as having 70 percent of a full course load in your first term and 40 percent in your second term, the course loads cannot be averaged to equal 55 per cent for your entire study period.