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General FAQs

When specified for your program (see your Program Planning Guide (PPG)), students who fall into either of the two categories below are not required to take WRIT 1000 or ENGL 1900. In most cases, they can substitute another course that fits within their program requirements.

  1. A grade of 80% or higher in AB high school English Language Arts 30-1 (or equivalent 5-credit course); OR
  2. Successful completion of the Canadian Academic English Langauge (CAEL) challenge test.
    • The CAEL test, measures the English langauge proficiency of students planning to study at Canadian universities and colleges.
    • You can find preparation materials and instructions for taking the test by clicking on this link: http://www.cael.ca/.
    • Successful completion for Dhillon School of Business programs means you must achieve a band score of 70 or higher.

If specified for your program and if you fall into either of these two categories and prefer to take a course other than WRIT 1000 or ENGL 1900, contact a Dhillon advisor at your campus as soon as possible so that the necessary waivers can be added to your records and you can register for courses that have WRIT 1000 or ENG 1900 as a prerequisite/corequisite.

Liberal Education List Requirement

In keeping with the liberal arts focus of the University, all students in undergraduate degree programs must complete the Liberal Education List Requirement. The Lib Ed List Requirement ensures that students gain knowledge, experience, and perspective from a wide variety of areas. The Lib Ed List Requirement is an opportunity to explore new disciplines, to investigate career paths, and to develop valuable skills to complement your degree.

Liberal Education List Requirement courses are divided into three lists:

  1. List I Fine Arts & Humanities
  2. List II Social Science
  3. List III Science

When selecting Lib Ed List Requirement courses, you should choose courses that will complement your major and career goals. Refer to the official Liberal Education Lists found in the Academic Calendar when registering as not all U of L courses are designated as List I, II or III. For example, only some music courses count as a List I - Fine Arts and Humanities. To tell if a course is a Fine Arts and Humanities, Social Science, or Science Lib Ed List Requirement, you can also look in the Timetable in the attributes field.

See the following sample timetable entry for GEOG 1000, which is a Science Lib Ed List Requirement:

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Introduction to Physical Geography - _____- GEOG 1000 - A Associated Term: ______
Registration Dates: ____________ to ____________
Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Audit
Attributes: Science Lib Ed Req, Introductory Course (0500-1999), Arts & Science course

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Bachelor of Management (B.Mgt.)/Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

In the 40 course Bachelor's degree, 12 Liberal Education (Lib Ed) List Requirement courses are required as follows:

  • 4 List I Fine Arts & Humanities
  • 4 List II Social Science
  • 4 List III Science

Lib Ed requirements not filled by core or major courses are specified on the Program Planning Guide (e.g. "Elective - Fine Arts & Humanities"). Only 4 courses from one discipline (e.g. ECON, MGT, MUSI) and only 4 courses from EDUC, ABHL, ADCS, HLSC, NURS, PUBH, TREC, and MGT may be counted toward the Lib Ed List Requirement. Cross-listed courses count toward both limits (e.g. MGT 2070/ECON 2070 counts as both a MGT and an ECON).

Post-Diploma Bachelor of Management (B.Mgt.)/Post-Diploma Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

The Post-Diploma Bachelor's degree uses a modified Lib Ed comprised of 10 Liberal Education List Requirement courses as follows:

  • 4 List I Fine Arts & Humanities
  • 2 List II Social Science
  • 2 List III Science
  • 2 any list (List I, II, or III)

Lib Ed requirements not filled by core or major courses are specified on the Program Planning Guide (e.g. "Elective - Fine Arts & Humanities"). Only 4 courses from one discipline (e.g. ECON, MGT, MUSI) and only 4 courses from EDUC, ABHL, ADCS, HLSC, NURS, PUBH, TREC, and MGT may be counted toward the Lib Ed List Requirement. Cross-listed courses count toward both limits (e.g. MGT 2070/ECON 2070 counts as both a MGT and an ECON).

Other

Bachelor of Management as a Second Degree/Bachelor of Business Administration as a Second Degree, Certificates, and Diplomas in the Dhillon School of Business do not include a Liberal Education List Requirement.

It is important to check prerequisites (prereqs) and corequisites (coreqs) for each course before registering because if you lack the appropriate prereqs and coreqs you will be prevented from registration or removed from the course. If you believe you may have an equivalent prereq or coreq, you may apply for a prerequisite waiver by contacting the Faculty/School advising office that offers the course that requires the prereq or coreq for more information.

Prerequisite

A prerequisite is a course that must be taken before another course. For example, STAT 1770 is a prerequisite to MGT 2070/ECON 2070 so it must be taken before MGT 2070/ECON 2070.

Corequisite

A corequisite is a course that must be taken before or at the same time as another course. For example, MGT 1500 is a coreq with HRLR 2030, which means MGT 1500 must be taken either before or at the same time as HRLR 2030. When registering,for both courses in the same term, a student must register in MGT 1500 before registering in HRLR 2030.

Prereq and Coreq Information

Prereqs and coreqs are listed in the timetable on the Bridge by clicking on the course CRN and then on Course Detains & Prerequisites. They are also found with course descriptions in the Course Catalogue.

You are strongly advised to meet with an academic advisor in the desired faculty/school before changing your program. You can make changes to your program on the Bridge under the Student menu -> Request to Apply to a Faculty/School or Change Program . If you are unable to complete the form through the Bridge, email admissions@uleth.ca.

  1. Make sure the program and major you want to take is offered at the campus you want to switch to.
  2. Follow the instructions under the "Can I switch to the other campus?" section here for switching campuses by the deadline.

During early registration, the maximum number of credit hours in which you may register is 16.5 (five and one half course equivalents). Beginning on the first day of classes for the term, you may increase your course load to the maximum allowed by your respective Faculty or School. Most courses carry a credit load of 3.0 credit hours; some courses carry more and some carry fewer credit hours.

If you wish to register in more than the maximum credit hours (term course equivalents) allowed, please contact a Dhillon School of Business advisor at your campus.

Registration in Fall and Winter Dhillon School of Business (DSB) courses may be restricted to students in a particular faculty/program (ie. DSB students) or campus. To check registration restrictions in the timetable on the Bridge, click on the Course Registration Number (CRN) link and then on the course title link. Registration restrictions will display under the “Restrictions:” heading.

For more information on registering in DSB courses and registration restrictions, see DSB Course Registration.

Guidelines

  • Registration for summer courses begins mid-March at the same time as Fall registration for continuing/enrolled students. Continuing students should register when their time ticket opens during initial registration mid-March as summer courses fill quickly.
  • Students who are not enrolled in a program or are admitted for the upcoming Fall term can register for summer courses through Open Studies. Note: submitting an Open Studies form is not a guarantee of registration in a desired course. Summer courses fill very quickly and continuing students register before Open Studies students.
  • Summer:
    • courses are optional and are not required to maintain continuing student status
    • timetables do not have a full slate of course offerings
    • registration is on a first-come, first-served basis; There is no wait-listing for summer courses.

Summer Sessions

Summer courses are offered from May-August in sessions as shown below. Please confirm official add/drop, extended drop dates and deadlines in the Academic Schedule for each session.

Session Dates
Full Summer Session May - August (12 weeks)
Summer Session I May - June (6 weeks)
Summer Session II July (3 weeks)
Summer Session II/III July - August (6 weeks)
Summer Session III August (3 weeks)

Summer Registration Limitations & Maximum Credit Hours

During early registration, the maximum number of credit hours a student may register in is 16.5 (five and one half course equivalents). Beginning on the first day of classes for the term, you may increase your load to the maximum allowed by their respective Faculty or School. Most courses carry a credit load of 3.0 credit hours; some courses carry more and some carry fewer credit hours.

The maximum number of credit hours Dhillon School of Business students may take over all summer terms is 18.0. Full-term courses must be included in the maximum credit hours for all sessions. The maximum number of credit hours Dhillon School of Business students may take over Summer Sessions II, III, and II/III combined is 9.0. Note: In the event of a difference between the maximum credit hour limits set by each Faculty or School, students in combined degrees programs will be governed by the more stringent limits.

Students wishing to register in more than the maximum credit hours (term course equivalents) allowed must obtain approval of the Dhillon School of Business at their campus in which they are enrolled.

Summer Funding/Student Loans

Questions on summer funding/student loans? Please contact the Scholarships & Student Finance office.

Future Student FAQs

Admission Requirements

Students must meet the general admission requirements under the admission route most appropriate to their academic qualifications including: high school, post-secondary (transfer or post-diploma), standardized test or previous degree. Applicants whose academic qualifications match none of those previously listed may be considered for admission on the basis of their combined education and life experiences.

All applicants are required to meet the English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirement. Some business programs also have an additional math requirement.

International Students

If you have any questions about applying for admission to the University of Lethbridge, please contact our International Centre at international@uleth.ca.

In order to find out if you are admissible, you will need to apply to the U of L so the Admissions Office can evaluate your academic record. Please follow the step-by-step admission instructions.

Programs

Please see all Dhillon School of Business (DSB) programs on the DSB Study tab.

Majors

If you are having trouble deciding on a business major, the "What Can I Do With my Major?" website, may be of help.

Applications are accepted for Fall (Sept-Dec) and Winter (Jan-Apr) terms by the application deadlines.

Please follow the step-by-step admission instructions.

Please see Tuition, fees and other costs for both Canadian and international students.

New Student FAQs

Once you have received your Offer of Admission email from the Admissions Office with your U of L Student ID number, you should set up your campus login. You will use this username and password to log in to the Bridge, as well as many other important tools at uLethbridge, including your email, library account and Moodle. It is a good idea to change your password regularly at www.ulethbridge.ca/web-tools.

If you are not able to login or experience technical difficulties, please contact Information Technology Services.

You can look up courses that transfer to the U of L in the Transfer Credit Equivalencies Database (TED). If a course is not listed, you can submit it as per the "Courses Not Previously Assessed" section of the Transfer Credit website.

Fall (September-December)

Registration for Fall term generally starts mid-March. Newly admitted students, including those returning after an absence, who have accepted their Offer of Admission and paid the tuition deposit will have access to the registration period in effect the day after the deposit is received. If the deposit is received prior to the early registration period, access will be granted to the earliest applicable registration period. Registration dates will show on the Bridge on the Registration Status page starting the beginning of March. Students can add courses on the Bridge until the "last day for course add/drop" in September (see academic schedule).

Winter (January-April)

Registration for Winter term generally starts early November. Newly admitted students, including those returning after an absence, who have accepted their Offer of Admission and paid the tuition deposit will have access to the registration period in effect the day after the deposit is received. If the deposit is received prior to the early registration period, access will be granted to the earliest applicable registration period. Registration dates will show on the Bridge on the Registration Status page in October. Students can add courses on the Bridge until the "last day for course add/drop" in January (see academic schedule).

Summer (May-August)

Registration for Summer terms generally starts mid-March at the same time as Fall registration. Summer Sessions are as follows:

Summer Session I (May-June); Summer Session II (July); Summer Session III (August); Summer Session II/III (July-August); Summer full-term (May-August)

Students can add courses on the Bridge until the "last day for course add/drop" for each Summer Session (see academic schedule).

Watch registration videos and/or follow the step by step "How Do I Register?" instructions.

Number of Courses

Three courses are required for full-time students status. Five courses is considered a full course load. If you are on academic probation, it is recommended you only take four courses maximum per term. Students in good standing can register for a sixth course on the first day of classes for the term.

Course Registration

Your Program Planning Guide (PPG) provides you with the course requirements for your specific program, as well as additional information provided by the Dhillon School of Business to guide your course selection and keep track of your course requirements as you progress through your degree.

*If you have transfer credit, you can contact a Dhillon School of Business Advisor at your campus to see where/how your transfer courses fit in your program.

Course descriptions, which list prerequisites and corequisites, are available online at the Student Enrolment and Registrar Services Office website.

You may see an "Open elective" or "Elective - Open" or "Elective - any faculty, any level" on your Program Planning Guide. Any 3.0 credit University of Lethbridge course can be used to fill this, keeping in mind the limitations on the number of activity (MUSE and PHAC) courses and introductory level courses.

A "3000/4000-level elective" or "Elective - 3000/4000 level" can be filled by a 3000 or 4000 level course from any faculty/school, including Dhillon School of Business.