In the Summer, each six-week or four-week long immersion course carries credit equivalent to a two-semester university course, while each three-week or two-week long course carries credit equivalent to a one-semester university course.
Students may take as many courses as they like, but only one course at a time. Courses are an intense immersion experience, running from Monday to Friday (and occasionally on Saturdays), 8 hours on average per day.
In the Fall, the fifteen week Fall Program in Marine Science consists of five courses which, taken together, equal a full semester of courses.
See table below for equivalent number of units.
UVic | U Alberta | U Calgary | SFU | UBC | ECTS | |
2-3 weeks | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
4-6 weeks | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Fall | 7.5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 30 |