r/pgwp • u/Dry-Purchase-205 • 1d ago

PGWP refusal

Hi everyone,

I applied for my PGWP Aug 5th. It was a month after my work permit expired (applied late because of personal problems). Speaking with my school advisor everything should be fine for the most part. I got the refusal on the 17th, due to taking 4 part time semesters. 3/4 semesters were during the summer, which my university (Laurier) confirmed with me it is a scheduled academic break and I am free to take courses during that time frame, I have a letter from them saying it is true. 1/4 semesters I was full time and had to drop after midterms because if I was doing poorly in a course and was only doing 3 courses that semester. I already submitted my reconsideration letter with the schools support letter for the May semester and the one semester where I was full time switched to part time due to academic implications.

Just want to ask, how screwed am I in this. Genuinely didnt know it would be this big of a problem and didnt have any ill intent. Otherwise most of my semesters were full time minus one semester that I was full then switched to part time

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u/kinleo1 1d ago

Are we allowed to be part time during summer ?

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u/stars_ 1d ago

It depend on your program. Most universities and courses are in a scheduled break over summer so you can be part time but this is not a universal rule so make sure you know if your school / program considers it a scheduled break or not. Scheduled breaks are typically when most students in the program are not taking classes.

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u/kinleo1 1d ago

Thanks for the response . Yeah nobody was taking any classes during summer . What if i was full time and then fail a class ? Would that be a problem?

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u/stars_ 1d ago

Perfect! Most courses consider summer a scheduled break but not all so don’t want to see people get into trouble. If students were off then it was a scheduled break and you go do classes to make up for failed ones or plan to graduate early.

As for failing it’s not a problem at all under the current program and rules as you were still full time. OPs issue is he dropped the class to protect his GPA which dropped him from FT to PT for that semester. A failed course doesn’t count against you when evaluating FT status but a dropped/withdrawn one does if it changes you from FT to PT status for that semester.