Repayment Assisstance Plan (RAP) Issues - Receiving RAP while taking part-time courses?

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Receiving RAP while taking part-time courses?

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Topic: Receiving RAP while taking part-time courses?

Posted By: nms
Subject: Receiving RAP while taking part-time courses?
Date Posted: 07/May/2010 at 4:29am

I'm currently on RAP and not a full-time student.

I'm thinking about taking some part-time continuing ed courses and was wondering if I'm allowed to under RAP.

I did check Canlearn's FAQs and their answer was that you can't be on RAP if studying part-time (http://www.canlearn.ca/eng/after/faq/index.shtml#loan_parttime). However, I called the NSLSC and they said I could. Hmmm...I'm wondering who is correct here. Maybe Canlearn's FAQ was referring to studying part-time for a degree program (as opposed to taking a few part-time courses for a non-degree or certificate program). Any thoughts?

Also, how will taking part-time courses now affect my last study end date in terms of calculating Stage 1 and 2 of RAP? If I take part-time courses now (2010), will this reset me to the beginning of Stage 1 of RAP? BTW, my last time I was a full-time student was in 2007.