Step 2 - Select Your Courses

 
 Tips on selecting courses

• In most programs, a full course load is 30 credits for the academic year (Sep-Apr). Normally this means five courses in each term. For the two-year Diploma in Engineering, the normal full course load is 36 credits with six courses each term. 
  • You can register for less than a full course load for any reason, but you should speak to an academic advisor to discuss any implications of doing so. Contact Academic Advising by email at @email or book an appointment with an individual advisor.
• 3-credit courses are normally offered in one term: 1st term (Sep-Dec), or 2nd term (Jan-Apr). 6-credit courses are offered over the full academic year (Sep-Apr). Most students will register in five 3-credit courses each term, as most of the StFX courses are 3-credit offerings.
  • Some students will register in a combination of 3-credit and 6-credit courses.
  • Be sure that your final registration does not result in a course overload in either term.
  • You should be registered in a maximum of five courses each term (not including labs) unless you are a student in the engineering diploma, in which case six courses each term is standard, and is the maximum.
• Choose your most important courses first (courses required for your program) and then the optional courses you are most interested in taking.
• Select some alternatives for your optional courses, in case your first choices are not available.
• Explore subjects and courses which are new or unfamiliar to you...you may find new interests!