Student loans for UM Extended Education students

This list is subject to change.

• Certificate in Applied Counselling
• Certificate in Business Analysis
• Certificate in Human Resource Management
• Certificate in Program Development for Adult Learners
• Certificate in Management and Administration

This list is subject to change.

If you plan to apply for financial assistance through Manitoba Student Aid, or a similar program in your province of residence, you must first apply to the UM Extended Education certificate program of your choice and be granted at least provisional admission.

Extended Education’s policy states that all tuition fees must be paid upon registration. The MB Student Aid form will be provided for students based on their paid registration. The course load, course start and end dates as well as the course fees per term will be calculated and entered on the Student Aid form as per existing registration.

Please be aware that all Extended Education certificate programs are considered part-time and the course load cannot surpass 59% for the purposes of Manitoba Student Aid.

A full course load at the University of Manitoba is 15 credit hours per term, which is equivalent to five 3-credit-hour courses. Because Extended Education courses are measured using contact hours rather than credit hours, contact hours must be converted to credit hours before calculating your course load.

Converting Extended Education contact hours to credit hours

Twelve contact hours are equal to one credit hour.

How Extended Education’s contact hours covert to credit hours:

• 12 contact hours = 1.0 credit hour 
• 18 contact hours = 1.5 credit hours 
• 24 contact hours = 2.0 credit hours 
• 30 contact hours = 2.5 credit hours 
• 36 contact hours = 3.0 credit hours

Calculating your Extended Education course load

To determine your course load percentage, use this formula:

(Total credit hours registered in term ÷ 15) x 100

Email Extended Education’s Registration System Officer at extended@umanitoba.ca with your student number in the subject line.

Extended Education will complete Part D of the Manitoba Student Aid form and return it to you. You will be responsible for completing your portion of the form and submitting it directly to the Manitoba Student Aid office. Please note that a new form may be required for each term of study. A similar process applies to student aid programs in other provinces.

If approved, any loans or grants will be issued directly to the student.

Please note that funding decisions are made solely by the applicable provincial Student Aid office. The University of Manitoba is not involved in the approval process and is not notified of funding decisions.

To be eligible, you must:

• Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or a protected person.
• Be a permanent resident of a province or territory that issues Canada Student Loans.
• Demonstrate financial need.
• Be enrolled in a certificate program that runs for at least 12 weeks within a 15-week period and is offered by a designated post-secondary educational institution.
• If you are 22 years old or older and applying for a Canada Student Loan for the first time, you must pass a credit check.
• Maintain satisfactory grades if you’ve already applied for and received a Canada Student Loan.
• Not have exhausted your maximum lifetime limit of financial assistance, including interest-free status.

Extended Education students can learn more about Manitoba student loans and apply at Manitoba Student Aid.

Find further information

Extended Education students can learn more about Federal government loans, check on the disbursement status of current loans or apply for interest-free status on qualifying previous loans by visiting the National Student Loans Service Centre (NSLSC).

You can also get further information about UM Financial Aids and Awards.