about the length of study time eligible for experience class

[florencez]

Hi everyone! I am planning to get a master's degree in Canada. I find that it is required that the length of the program studied should be at least 2 years to meet the requirement of EXPERIENCE CLASS. How about the 16-month or 20-month program? Are they eligible?

This question confuses me a lot and today I find a webpage defining 2 years to be at least 16 months or 4 terms.(cannot post a link,sorry!)

Besides, some programs have length of 16 or 20 months including a few months' internship or study exchange outside Canada. Will these periods be counted?

: ??? :-\

 

[enfield]

Hi everyone! I am planning to get a master's degree in Canada. I find that it is required that the length of the program studied should be at least 2 years to meet the requirement of EXPERIENCE CLASS. How about the 16-month or 20-month program? Are they eligible?

This question confuses me a lot and today I find a webpage defining 2 years to be at least 16 months or 4 terms.(cannot post a link,sorry!)

Besides, some programs have length of 16 or 20 months including a few months' internship or study exchange outside Canada. Will these periods be counted?

: ??? :-\

Hi,


Its number of Credit Hours which define the length of the course. 16 months of academic studies means 2 years for Visa purpose (depends on total number of Credit Hours)

 

[florencez]

so it means that 16-month program can still be treated as 2-year program thus is eligible for the experience class?

 

[enfield]

so it means that 16-month program can still be treated as 2-year program thus is eligible for the experience class?

Hi,


It won't if you are finishing 12 months of Credit Hours in 16 months.


If you study and finish 16 months of full Credit Hours in 12 months that shall be considered as 2 years of study. Its Credit Hours that define the length of your course

 

[florencez]

i am still in choosing-program phase. I sort of get your point. So if the program is designed to be 16 months long and I finish it on time. It means I am eligible? It means I cannot study a 12-month program and delay my study progress by another 4 months. Right?

How about the other question? If the 16-month or 20-month program include internships or exchange outside Canada? Will those periods that I work in a firm or study in a foreign company be counted? Or they have to be deducted from the 16/20 months?

 

[enfield]

i am still in choosing-program phase. I sort of get your point. So if the program is designed to be 16 months long and I finish it on time. It means I am eligible? It means I cannot study a 12-month program and delay my study progress by another 4 months. Right?

How about the other question? If the 16-month or 20-month program include internships or exchange outside Canada? Will those periods that I work in a firm or study in a foreign company be counted? Or they have to be deducted from the 16/20 months?

Hi,

For your first question, its Yes.

For your second question, well Internship is always a part of your study program and it comes with fix number of Credit Hours. You will get work permit for internship ONLY if its a part of your curriculum.

*I am not sure of exchange program.

 

[florencez]

Hi,

For your first question, its Yes.

For your second question, well Internship is always a part of your study program and it comes with fix number of Credit Hours. You will get work permit for internship ONLY if its a part of your curriculum.

*I am not sure of exchange program.

Thanks, buddy! it really helps! Anyone knows the criteria about the exchange program? More specifically, queen's has a global management program including an option of getting a double degree. It is a 16-month program but more than half of the time, students are outside Canada, studying in foreign countries. But it is still a Canadian university program right, so I guess it can still be treated as a 16-month program...... :

 

[enfield]

Thanks, buddy! it really helps! Anyone knows the criteria about the exchange program? More specifically, queen's has a global management program including an option of getting a double degree. It is a 16-month program but more than half of the time, students are outside Canada, studying in foreign countries. But it is still a Canadian university program right, so I guess it can still be treated as a 16-month program...... :

Hi,


If half of your course duration meant for abroad study/work, thn for sure its a part of your course pack with Credit Hours.

 

[florencez]

Hi,


If half of your course duration meant for abroad study/work, thn for sure its a part of your course pack with Credit Hours.

So people graduated from 16 or 20 months' program can actually apply for 3-year work permit?

 

[enfield]

So people graduated from 16 or 20 months' program can actually apply for 3-year work permit?

Hi,

Yes why not ! My elder sibling did a 18 month MBA course in 15 months with full 57 credit hours and got 3 year Post Graduate Work Permit.

 

[florencez]

Hi,

Yes why not ! My elder sibling did a 18 month MBA course in 15 months with full 57 credit hours and got 3 year Post Graduate Work Permit.

wow, that's nice! Thanks a lot again!!