While only of interest to forum members living in Canada, I thought I would post this notice from the Government of Canada regarding eligibility criteria for federal government positions reserved for students. "Students with full-time status may be enrolled in a physical academic environment or through a distance education/on-line program. Those classified in the distance education/on-line program must be classified as full-time by their academic institution." [ http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/fswep-pfete/criter-eng.htm ] The validity of distance education is now recognized as qualifying students as full-time at their academic institution. Notice there is no restriction on the physical location of the academic institution providing the education.