Studying at Dalhousie

Registrar’s Office

The Registrar’s Office manages your academic paperwork at Dalhousie. Visit their website to take note of the current list of academic dates and deadlines. You should also be familiar with the undergraduate calendar. It contains policies that apply to all students and lists all available classes and programs.

Dalhousie’s Class Credit System

• Full-time student status is a minimum of 3 class per term with each class lasting the full term
  
• Students at Dalhousie normally take 5 classes per term with each class lasting the full term
  
• Each class is worth 0.5 credits or 3 credit hours
• If you take 5 classes, this equals 2.5 credits/15 credit hours total per term
• If you take 3 classes, this equals 1.5 credits/9 credit hours total per term