Student Loans

Full-Time Students
Full-time students may receive financial assistance under the Canada and Saskatchewan Student Loans Program. To qualify as full-time, students must carry at least 60 per cent of a full course load in each semester of a program that is at least 12 weeks long (at least 40 per cent of a full course load for students with verified disabilities).

Part-time Students
Part-time students may receive assistance under the Canada Student Loans Program for Part-time Students. To qualify as part-time, students must carry 40 -59 per cent of a full course load (20 - 39 per cent for students with verified disabilities). Part-time student loans are intended to help students meet tuition, books and miscellaneous costs, but not living expenses.

Estimating Your Eligibility
You can estimate your eligibility for a full-time or part-time student loan by following the procedure below.

• Whether you are attending SIAST on a full-time or a part-time basis, add together the number of credit units granted for each course you are registered in for the semester (credit units are available under each course on the program web page or in the SIAST calendar).
  • If you are attending a program that is at least 12 weeks long, compare the total credit units to the total number of weeks that you are in training for the semester (based on the defined start and end date for your program's semester).
  • If you are taking Continuing Education courses, count the number of calendar weeks between your earliest course start date and your latest course end date in the semester, to determine the total number of weeks that you are in training for the semester.
• If the total number of credit units matches or exceeds the number of weeks in training, you are likely eligible for a full-time student loan. If the total number of credit units is less than the number of weeks in training, you may be eligible for a part-time student loan.

Example:   If your registered courses total 12 credit units and your weeks of training total 12, you may be considered full-time.

Contact Registration Services to confirm your full-time or part-time student loan eligibility.


Schedule 1
Students receive a Schedule 1 form when their student loan is approved. The Schedule 1 is signed by SIAST, and students may contact any of our campus Registration Services offices, regardless of the campus they are attending (some processing time is required).

Application Forms
Student loan application forms for the current year, for both full-time and part-time assistance, are available online from the Saskatchewan Student Loans Program website.