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Tuition & Fee Deferrals

If you are an International student, speak to��������ý International��to discuss��fees and payment methods.

Students approved for a tuition & fee deferral will receive an email confirmation. Log in to your����account and check your notifications to confirm an active tuition & fee deferral exists.

It is important to know your tuition & fee payment deadline. ������ý tuition & fees are payable on a term-by-term basis. Please see��Important Dates & Fee Deadlines��for details.

If you drop courses, decide not to attend classes, or become ineligible for funding, you are responsible for withdrawing from your courses and for any tuition & fees or penalties that may result. Refer to��������ý��Fees and Financial Policies and Procedures��for further information.

In order to be eligible for a tuition & fee deferral and avoid being dropped from your courses for non-payment, you must qualify under one of the following categories:

Tuition & Fee Deferral Categories

• BC/Canada Student Loans or Grants
• Out of Province Student Loans or Grants
• Provincial Tuition Waiver Program
• Adult Upgrading Grant
• Student Sponsorships
• Other Funding (Tuition & Fee Deferral Request Form Required)

BC/Canada Student Loans or Grants

• If you are approved for BC student loan or grant funding prior to the tuition & fee payment deadline,��a tuition & fee deferral will be processed and you will not be de-registered from your courses for non-payment.��A Tuition & Fee Deferral Request form is NOT required.
• You will receive an email confirmation once your tuition & fee deferral has been processed. Log in to your����account and check your notifications to confirm an active tuition & fee deferral exists.
• In BC, apply to����for funding help. Your application may take up to six weeks to process, so apply as early as possible. For BC/Canada student loan questions,��contact Financial Aid & Awards.

Out-of-Province Student Loan or Grants

• If you are approved for an out-of-province��student loan,��prior��to the tuition & fee payment deadline, a��fee deferral will be��applied to your����account.��A Tuition & Fee Deferral Request form is NOT required.
• You will receive an email confirmation once your tuition & fee deferral has been processed. Log in to your����account and check your notifications to confirm an active tuition & fee deferral exists.
• If you do not see the tuition & fee deferral notification in your����account by the tuition & fee payment deadline,��contact Financial Aid & Awards.

Provincial Tuition Waiver Program (PTWP) or Adult Upgrading Grant (AUG)

• If you are approved for the Tuition Waiver Program or Adult Upgrading Grant funding an automatic tuition & fee deferral for tuition and fees will be processed and you will not be de-registered from your courses for non-payment.��A Tuition & Fee Deferral Request form is NOT required.

Student sponsorships

• If you expect to receive sponsorship funding, you are required to provide an��approved sponsorship form��������ǰ���to the tuition & fee payment deadline.
• Approved sponsorships will appear in your����student account under Student Finance and will appear as a sponsorship. For Sponsorship questions,��contact Registration.

Other Funding - Tuition & Fee Deferral

If you are receiving another source of funding, such as Employment Insurance (EI) sponsorship, RRSP, RESP, external awards, you may request a tuition & fee deferral. To be eligible for a tuition & fee deferral, you must prove that you have sufficient and confirmed funding.��

Proof of Funding MUST accompany all tuition & fee deferral requests and should include:

• Source of funding (RESP, RRSP, EI, external award or other)
• Student name
• Amount of funding available

Note: DO NOT include personal information, such as social insurance number and bank account numbers. Attachments providing reasons for non-payment or payment plan requests through this form are not considered proof of funding and will be denied.

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Other considerations

• You cannot defer tuition & fees that exceed the total amount of your funding, unless you pay the difference first.
• ������ý��does not offer payment plans, such as paying tuition & fees over a period of time.
• Tuition & fee deferral requests are approved on a term-by-term basis. You must submit a new request form for each term.
• Tuition & fee deferral applications are processed in the order received and may take up to five business days to process.
• If you are approved for a tuition & fee deferral, you will receive an email notification confirming your delayed tuition & fee payment deadline. Log in to your����account and check your notifications to confirm an active tuition & fee deferral exists.
• If you are approved for a tuition & fee deferral, ������ý expects you to pay your tuition & fees within 5 days of your funding arriving��and no later than two weeks after the start date of your��course(s). Failure to pay by the deferred tuition & fee payment deadline may incur late fees and a��restriction being placed on your��student file.
• If your tuition & fee deferral request is denied, you must pay your tuition & fees by the payment deadline. Failure to do so may result in de-registration from your program and/or courses.

The following are not eligible for a tuition & fee deferral

• Outstanding tuition and/or fees in the previous term
• Apprentice students – Refer to��Fees and Financial Polices and Procedures��for Apprenticeship Tuition Fee Deadlines information.