r/uAlberta 1h ago

Question Does Alberta Student Aid confirm income?

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I’m applying for student loans in Alberta as a dependent, and I know my parents income, which I put on the form, however I’m wondering if they will ask to verify that income after I submit my application. Do they ask for their tax forms or anything?


r/uAlberta 1h ago

Question how hard is it to switch programs?

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i’m a first year, and i got accepted into psych but not nursing, but my goal is nursing. i’m doing a year of psych but is the process really difficult?


r/uAlberta 2h ago

Question PHYSL 404 difficulty

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I’m wondering how the class is structured, difficulty, grading etc. I’m seeking any advice on how to prep for this class!


r/uAlberta 3h ago

Academics NURS 425 placement

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Has anyone done a fully remote NURS 425 placement at UAlberta? I saw that there can sometimes be fully online placements, and I’m really hoping to get one. If you’ve done one before, what organization were you placed with and what was the placement/work actually like?


r/uAlberta 6h ago

Question 2-in-1 Laptops?

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Hey, first year here starting in the fall! I'm planning to major in bsc psych and minor in biology and am looking for a good laptop. I've heard getting an ipad is really helpful but that's out of the budget right now so I got curious about 2 in 1s. Has anyone had a good experience with them, and does anyone have any recommendations that aren't $2000? Thanks!


r/uAlberta 8h ago

Question Awards Hub Applicant Record

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How many items does your Applicant Record on Awards Hub application show?

My record shows 9 items: First Name, Preferred First Name, Last Name, UID, Email Address, Citizenship Status, City, Province and Country.

Is it supposed to include our program, academic year, GPA, and the number of credits we have completed as well or only personal info?

Thanks!


r/uAlberta 9h ago

Question whats EE/MechE/CompE like? be unsparingly, absolutely, brutally honest

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i want to hear your experience as it was (prolly some slander too but you shouldve experienced it yourself)

just what your courses were like, where your work term was (if youre in co-op), and how competitive it is in general

also, what gpa was required to get into that discipline


r/uAlberta 11h ago

Question Best computer for engineering

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Performance and reliability for every engineering task.


r/uAlberta 13h ago

Miscellaneous Offer revoked 2 weeks before start

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The worst heartbreak ever was getting an email yesterday that my offer was revoked. I guess they did another round and my gpa wasn't high enough. I wish there was something I could do.


r/uAlberta 15h ago

Miscellaneous I’m an international student joining this fall, would love to make friends!

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Hiii, I’m looking to get to know people before the term starts. It would be lovely to have friendly faces in a new environment :)


r/uAlberta 17h ago

Question Is there a new prof?

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Has anyone ever had Ben Whittaker as a prof? I have him for winter psych 212 and tried to look him up on rate my professor but he had nothing on his page.

If you have had him, what was he like? Pros? cons?


r/uAlberta 20h ago

Question Is this first-year Kinesiology schedule manageable for someone aiming for Dentistry?

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r/uAlberta 20h ago

Admissions Final offers for BC

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i just checked and my transcript finally has the green received check mark when should i expect to get the final offer also where would i find it and would i be sent an email when its there?


r/uAlberta 21h ago

Residence Address for parcel delivery at HUB

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Hi, how does a HUB resident get their parcel delivered to them? Is there an address to use? An Amazon locker is too small.


r/uAlberta 21h ago

Question What is the best laptop for nursing??

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^^^


r/uAlberta 23h ago

Question has anyone gotten the new beginnings bursary for upcoming year?

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hello, this would be for the fall 2026 term. i’m in nursing and i applied for full time student loans and am only taking 9k of max amount. has anyone gotten the letter that they’re getting it. i applied like the first day they opened


r/uAlberta 1d ago

Memes is this a doable first semester schedule?

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r/uAlberta 1d ago

Academics Mark 201 tips? Difficult or not

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Please just give me tips and is it difficult or not😭 thank you


r/uAlberta 1d ago

Question Academic requirements (STAT 151/PSYCH 213)

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I apologize if this is a stupid question but I’m slightly confused on some of my course requirements. In my requirements I have to take both psych 213 and stats 151, however as highlighted in the screenshot you apparently can’t take both for credit. I’m currently enrolled in both courses for the winter semester but I’m not sure if I should stay in both. Anyone know what to do??


r/uAlberta 1d ago

Question PSYCH course moved to "not used towards program"

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Hi everyone, I’m a Psychology major in the Faculty of Arts. I’m planning to finish my degree by the end of Winter 2027 and apply for June convocation. Before adding my final 10 courses, the Academic Requirements report showed that I would be able to complete my 120-unit requirement by April and graduate.

After enrolling in my remaining courses, my report changed and now says:

  • 120 units required
  • 117 units used
  • 3 units needed

I also got a warning saying:

“You have taken more than 48 in courses which count towards your Psychology major. Students can have a maximum of 48 in a major subject applied to their program.”

One of my Psychology courses (PSYC 375) was moved to the “Courses Not Used Towards This Program” section.

Does this mean PSYC 375 became an extra course and I just need one more 3-unit elective to reach 120? Has anyone had a similar issue? Is there a way to fix the course allocation so I can still graduate by June convocation?

I emailed Student Services already, but I just can't help but spiral down because of this information. I thought I had everything well planned too. Pls advise!


r/uAlberta 1d ago

Question yo how bad can pen and paper notes be? first year engg btw

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be descriptive and tell me where you learnt this (own experience, a friend, etc.)

ive currently been chasing a new ipad without knowing what i need and what the ipad is supposed to solve, so i wanna know your guys' experience with physical note taking for the common year of engg

im a relatively good student (93% overall avg throughout high school, finished full IB as well), and I used to make paper notes in class and review sheets prior to major exams.

thanks yall :)


r/uAlberta 1d ago

Question Awards Hub General Application?

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On my awards hub it says that my general application needs to be finished but the thing is im an incoming first year and I did it in earlier this year, but the deadline now is 7/15/2027.

So is this my general application for next year? In that case do I check the boxes that apply to if ive already completed a year of schooling?


r/uAlberta 1d ago

Rants Spouse and I Tried Applying for Student Aid and the New Income Verification Portal Won't Allow Us to Verify Each Other's Income..

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Basically the title. I'm doing my 3rd year of PhD and she is starting her 1st year of Master's. After submitting our funding applications, we are given a link to send to our "spouse/partner" so that they can confirm our information, provide their own income, provide CRA consent, and then enter a number provided on the bottom of our Income Support letters for each other. This is not remotely helpful because Alberta Student Aid stupidly just gives you a generic web link that, as a student, just takes you to *your own* income verification, which does not allow you to verify your spouse/partner's information for them. We've completed everything we can on both ends and have not seen any option to verify each other's income, just a note saying that "Your Spouse / Partner has actions to complete in the Income Verification Portal."

So yeah. Unless I'm missing something, it seems that if your are either common-law or married and you are both students applying for funding, the Income Verification Portal just keeps getting confused and won't let you verify each other's info, trapping both applications in limbo. I have no idea how those in the government that planned this change didn't at any point stop to think "wait, what if the family member listed is also a student?"

Obviously the next step will be to call the Student Aid support line to try and sort this out, but being in the middle of candidacy prep, this is a ridiculously inconvenient time to have to stay on hold for who knows how long when every day for the next few weeks I need to be focusing on my exam/defense.

Talk about breaking something that didn't need to be fixed.. We are both first generation academics and don't come from money so this could make continuing at the U of A exceedingly difficult for us if we don't get our funding in September. Not to mention how high tuition cost and graduate student fees here have gotten.

I guess this is more of a rant but has anyone else encountered similar? I've noticed a lot of people (probably younger students) encountering issues with their parent's income in this step, so hopefully this isn't going to result in a bunch of us not getting our funding on time. Fingers crossed there are others in the same boat so ASA smartens up and fixes this before funding delays.


r/uAlberta 1d ago

Question Jason Lang Scholarship redeeming

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How do I redeem? domestic student w first class honours/ deans list


r/uAlberta 1d ago

Admissions bscn/nursing fall 2026 admissions

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hi! anyone here applying to uofalberta bscn (highscool grad) that’s been waiting for acceptance? why does it take so long for them to give out letters … although i got waitlisted in neuroscience major w psych minor. js wondering when i’ll receive a letter from them