How To Apply As A Part-Time Student

Your Degree, Your Pace

As a part-time student, you can take 0.5 to 3.0 courses between September and April. A typical full-time course load at Western is 5.0 courses.

You can start your part-time studies in September, May or July. Check out our part-time student resources to find a schedule that works for you. For May or July starts, read our guide to studying in the summer.

How Much Does It Cost To Apply?

As a part-time student, you’ll need to pay:

• An application fee of $75.00 (CAD)
• Western’s supplemental evaluation fee of $100 (CAD)

Submitting Documents

• Application documents: We’ll ask for documents we need to assess your application on your Student Center To Do List after you apply. We only accept documents in the way we ask for them. Check our guides to submitting your grades and supplementary forms.
• Final documents: We’ll give you instructions for how to submit your final grades in your offer of admission. Check our guide to submitting final documents.

Changing From Part-Time to Full-Time Or The Other Way Around

If you start as a full-time student, you can switch to part-time after. Although, this will affect your tuition and access to full-time student perks.

If you start as part-time and want to switch to full-time, you can get permission from your faculty. You must have completed at least one year of your part-time studies.

Starting Part-Time In The Summer?

Want to attend Western as a full-time student in the fall, but study part-time in the summer first? Some of our students choose to do this to get a head start on their studies.

Apply as a full-time student. Make sure to select “summer” as your expected enrollment date. This will result in an application for both part-time enrollment in the summer semester and full-time enrollment in the fall/winter term.

Don’t submit both a part-time and full-time application form—you will be charged for both and application fees are non-refundable!

To study in the summer, you must submit your final transcript before you start. Therefore, this option isn’t available to current high school students.