TST Students Taking Courses at Affiliated Member Institutions
TST students wishing to take courses at one of TST's affiliated member institutions (Conrad Grebel University College and the Institute for Christian Studies) should seek their home colleges’ permission to take courses outside of TST. Students may be required to obtain a copy of the syllabus prior to the college granting approval. Once permission is granted the student must register in the course. Students must complete registration in the course on or prior to the last day to add course as stated in the TST Key Academic Dates.
Registering for cross-listed courses: If the course is cross-listed, it will show in the TST Course Catalogue and the student should enrol in the course on ACORN (Accessible Campus Online Resource Network) by the last day to add date, and follow the enrolment instructions in the course listing to complete registration. Students must then follow the TST program handbook regulations relating to course deadlines for submission of course work and requests for extensions. The prima facie deadline for the completion of work in a course is the last day of the TST examination week for the semester in which the course is taken. Students and instructors are bound by the earlier of deadlines set either by the instructor or TST. Where the policy of the affiliate college, in relation to courses listed in the TST Course Catalogue, differs from TST policies, the policy of TST will apply. Grading for the course will be communicated by the affiliate college directly to TST and will be visible to the student, via ACORN, after the grade publish date. A numerical grade will show on the academic history for BD students and an alpha grade for graduate students.
During the Fall and Winter sessions (September through April), by agreement between TST and the affiliated member institutions, students enrolling in cross-listed courses at an affiliated institution pay the regular TST course fee to their home college. For graduate degree students this fee is included in the regular program fee.
During the Summer session (late April through August), students pay course and any ancillary fees directly to the affiliate college offering the cross-listed course, rather than to their home institution, according to affiliate college offering the cross-listed course, and pay ancillary and incidental fees to their home college of registration. Graduate students paying program fees, this summer fee is NOT included in your program fee.
Registering for courses that are not cross-listed: If the course is not cross-listed, it will not show in the TST Course Catalogue and the student should enrol in the course directly with the institution as a student on a Letter of Permission. Students must obtain a Letter of Permission from his or her home college registrar to be sent to the affiliated institution. Graduate students must first petition the GCTS Associate Director to take the course for credit (see section A7.18 Study outside TST in the Conjoint Graduate Handbook) before requesting the Letter of Permission from their home college registrar. Students then follow the affiliate college’s regulations relating to course deadlines for submission of course work and requests for extensions.
The course will be recorded on the student’s academic history as a Letter of Permission. The student is responsible for arranging an official transcript to be sent, directly from the affiliate college, to their home college registrar. A “CR” will be recorded for courses successfully completed and FZ for courses with a failing grade.
The student is responsible for paying all fees to the affiliate college associated with registering for the course; tuition fees, incidental fees and/or ancillary fees.
For a full list of courses offered by the affiliate colleges please see: