Institution
University of Western Ontario
Academic calendar
Undergraduate Level:
The academic year consists of two terms:
Fall/Winter Term: September to April
Spring/Summer Term: May to August
Full academic program
Graduate level:
The academic year consists of three terms:
Fall Term: September to December
Winter Term: January to April
Summer Term: May to August
Undergraduate level:
Most bachelor degrees are four years and are made up of 20.0
units. A full-course load per semester is 5 (0,5 units) courses.
Graduate level:
Master degrees are normally two years. There is no one standard
number of courses students must take per semester or during their
entire degree. All degrees are made up of varying number of
courses.
Course catalogue
4 (0,5 units) courses are considered a full course load per semester
(fall and winter).
http://westerncalendar.uwo.ca/2015/pg882.html
http://grad.uwo.ca/prospective_students/programs/index.cfm
Course level
a) A full course (1.0 course) will have no suffix or will have an
E suffix. A full course has a minimum of 52 contact hours.
b) A half course (0.5 course) will have an A, B, F, G, Y or Z
suffix. Two 0.5 courses are the equivalent of one 1.0
course, whether or not they have been taken in the same
subject. A half course has a minimum of 26 contact hours.
c) A quarter course (0.25 course) will have a Q, R, S, T or U
suffix to indicate the term. A quarter course has a minimum
of 13 contact hours.
Recommendation
2000 - 4999 Senior-level undergraduate courses
9000 - 9999 Graduate Studies courses
Undergraduate:
5 courses (each 0.5 units) per semester will be transferred with 30
ECTS.
Graduate:
3 courses (each 0.5 units) per semester will be transferred with 25
ECTS.
ECTS equivalency
4 courses (each 0.5 units) per semester will be transferred with 30
ECTS.
Undergraduate level:
0,5 unit = 6 ECTS
2.5 units = 30 ECTS
Graduate level:
0,5 unit = 8 ECTS
2,0 units = 30 ECTS