What Consitutes a "Full Course Load" ???

[Guest mcortex88]

For the five medical schools in Ontario, what is considered a "full course load" ??

 

I've heard that taking 5 courses (3 credit hours each) is safe. But, what if I only take 4 courses (4 credit hours each)?

 

Is this acceptable?

[Guest aneliz]

A full course load is:

 

1. 30 credit hours

2. 5.0 full courses/credits

3. 10.0 half courses/credits

[Guest mcortex88]

Hypothetically, would someone taking one 30-credit course for the entire year be considred a "full course load"?

 

Conversely, would someone taking thirty 1-credit courses for the entire year also be considered a "full course load"?

[Guest peachy]

Yes, and yes. Although, while there may be some programs that have massive courses (Science One type programs?) I doubt there are any that offer that many 1-credit courses!

[Guest mcortex88]

lol...that's true, i was just trying to understand how the full course load thing works

 

basically, as long as you have at least 30 credit hours worth of classes per year right?

[Guest thatuvicguy]

Hey there,

 

Although I didn't end up applying there, 4 courses per semester was OK for Queens last I checked. As well, last I checked, McMaster didn't have an explicit full-courseload requirement. You would also be OK to apply to Toronto but would be at a disadvantage since you would not have the weighting formula applied.

 

People tend to toss out "5 and 5" as constituting full-courseload but different schools actually define this differently and depending on your situation this could be important. If you're just planning ahead, taking 5 courses is definitely your best bet.

 

Cheers,

thatuvicguy