A Special student, is a non-degree student who can enroll in courses at the University of Ottawa to receive university units, but who is not seeking a degree, certificate or a diploma. Special students do not need to apply for admission.

Courses Open to Special Students: Spring/Summer 2024

Registration will take place starting Wednesday, April 10, one minute past midnight. You may consult the course timetable.

Please read the Registration Procedures below carefully.

Definition of Special Student (Undergraduate)

Special students are persons allowed by the University to register for undergraduate courses, for credit or as auditors, without seeking a degree, diploma or a certificate from the University.

Please visit the special student page for additional information regarding:

  • Admission requirements
  • Special student categories
  • Restrictions
  • General regulations
  • Registration procedures
  • Course changes or cancellations of registration
  • Academic Records
  • Student identification card

Registration Procedures

Online enrolment – Wednesday, April 10, one minute past midnight.

  • If you are a new special student at uOttawa, see New Special Students – Eligibility for online enrolment (below) first.
  • If you were enrolled at uOttawa or Saint Paul University as a special student at any time since January 2017, you can proceed directly to online enrolment. To do so, please log into uoZone and click on the Enrol application.
  • If you are in the Transfer of credits category, you cannot enrol online. See instructions on how to enrol in person below.

New special students – Eligibility for online enrolment

Improving academic standing category you would like to enroll as a special student in the Improving academic standing category, you need to contact InfoService at [email protected] before Friday, April 5, 2024 to create a special student file so you can enrol online as soon as enrolment opens.

All other categories

New special students (those who have never been enrolled at uOttawa or Saint Paul University) must fill out the personal identification form for undergraduate special students before Friday, April 5, 2024 in order to be able to enrol online as soon as enrolment starts. Once you’ve submitted this form, we’ll email you instructions on how to enrol.

Enrolment in person – Wednesday, April 10, 2024

  • Fill out the undergraduate special student registration form. Sign it, and, depending on your special student category, bring it with you during the enrolment period to one of these two locations:
  • Personal interest and improving academic standing: InfoService (Tabaret Hall (TBT112), 75 Laurier Avenue East)
  • Transfer of credits, upgrading and professional certification: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, by email to Christina Sardella at [email protected]

Spring/Summer 2024 Courses:

 
CourseTitleDescription and Prerequisite
ANP1106 Human Anatomy & Physiology II 

Anatomy of the skeleton, including the axial and appendicular skeleton. Anatomy and physiology of skeletal muscles of the trunk and limbs. Anatomy and physiology of the nervous system including receptors, the sensory and motor pathways, the lower and higher functions of the central nervous system. 

Prerequisite: OAC or 4U Biology. 

For more information please contact
Christina Sardella at [email protected]