Paper Registration

Students in the categories below must register via the paper registration form

Program-Based students TRIGGERING their second, third, or fourth (depending on program and FT or PT status) year of fees when all courses other than “thesis” are complete OR not registering for a course in your fourth (or seventh or tenth) term:

If you’ve completed all your course requirements, therefore nothing left to complete except your “thesis” (which you are already registered in), OR if you’re not registering in a course in your fourth (or seventh or tenth) term, you are still required to trigger your second (or third or fourth) year of fees. To do this, you need to submit a hard copy registration form.

Please indicate “thesis-based” or “course-based” stream on the registration form, then submit to your Department for approval. After approval, the form is forwarded to Eric Benson (Registrar’s Office) who will then trigger your second (or third or fourth) year of fees.

Students need to complete this process by the end of the add/drop period for the term of the second (or third or fourth) year commences for fees to be assessed including any mandatory fees that need to be assigned (ie: UWSA Health Plan, MB Blue Cross, U/GPASS, etc.). Late fees will be assessed if not processed by the proper deadline.

If you have any enquiries about the above information, please contact Eric Benson via email or at 204.786.9466.

Qualifying Year

Students in a Qualifying Year are students who hold a first degree but require additional (core or prerequisite) courses to meet the entry requirements of a particular graduate program department. Admission under Qualifying Year status does not guarantee future admission to a graduate program. Upon successful completion of the Qualifying Year courses, students must apply for admission to Graduate Studies through the regular admission process. Note: Qualifying Year status is not available in every graduate program. 

Occasional Students

Students in Occasional status are those qualified to enroll in graduate courses but are not seeking a graduate degree. Graduate programs will determine the maximum number of credit hours in which an occasional student can register for credit or audit. 

Western Deans' Agreement

The Western Dean's Agreement was established in 1974 as an expression of cooperation and mutual support among universities offering Graduate programs in western Canada. Its primary purpose is the reciprocal enrichment of graduate programs throughout western Canada. This agreement is not intended to preclude other agreements between participating institutions.

The Western Deans' Agreement provides an automatic tuition fee waiver for visiting students. Graduate students paying regularly required tuition fees to their home institution will not pay tuition fees to the host institution. Students may be required to pay student, activity, application, or other ancillary fees to the host institution, according to general policies in effect at the host institution. Wherever possible, these fees will also be waived.