Student Loans

These programs are currently not eligible for student loans.

• Applied Project Management
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing
• Community Paramedic
• Esthetician – Nail Technician
• Leadership and Coaching Development
• Library Clerk 
• Medical Device Reprocessing Technician
• Occupational Health Nursing
• Pain Management for Nursing Professionals
• Phlebotomy
• Registered Nursing Bridging Program for Internationally Educated Nurses
• Registered Nursing Bridging Program for Re-entry to Practice
• Warehouse Worker
• Victim Services Coordination

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

Whether you are attending Saskatchewan Polytechnic 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 Saskatchewan Polytechnic calendar).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.

• 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 you can use the online estimator tool or 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.

Note: If you have a break in study of 3 weeks or more, at any point during the academic year, you may not be eligible for a 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 Enrolment Services to confirm your full-time or part-time student loan eligibility.

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 may receive assistance under the Canada Student Loans Program for Part-time Students. To qualify as part-time, students must carry 20 - 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.

Student loan application forms for the current year, for both full-time and part-time assistance, are available from www.saskatchewan.ca/studentloans. 

The National Student Loans Service Centre offers a specialized webinar for students. To learn about repayments, ask questions, and gain clarification, simply register and join a session using your computer or mobile device.