Payment deadlines and refunds

Payment deadlines 2023-2024

• Program list

  Flat-fee programs

  Fee-per-credit programs

  Doctor of Philosophy programs Doctor of Education Graduate Diploma in Engineering Management Graduate Diploma in Nuclear Design Engineering Graduate Diplomas in Nuclear Technology Master of Applied Science programs Master of Arts in Criminology Master of Engineering programs Master of Engineering Management Master of Health Sciences Master of Science programs Master of Science in Nursing Master of Social Practice and Innovation Master of Software Engineering

  Graduate Diploma in Accounting Graduate Diploma in Education and Digital Technologies Graduate Diploma in Police Leadership Master of Arts in Education Master of Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Master of Education Master of Financial Data Analytics  Master of Information Technology Security University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE)

• Flat-fee programs

  Students in flat-fee programs are responsible for paying tuition in each term in which they are enrolled, regardless of the number of courses in which they are registered. A student is considered enrolled unless they request and receive approval for a leave of absence.

  2023-2024	Fall semester	Winter semester	Summer semester
  Tuition payment deadline	September 5, 2023	January 8, 2024	May 6, 2024
  Last day to withdraw and receive 100 per cent refund	September 18, 2023	January 19, 2024	May 17, 2024
  Last day to withdraw and receive 50 per cent refund	October 2, 2023	February 2, 2024	June 3, 2024

  Important note: No ancillary fees will be refunded after the first 10 lecture days in any semester.

  Please note: If there are any date discrepancies between this table and the graduate academic schedule, the graduate academic schedule takes precedent.

• Fee-per-credit

  Students in fee-per-credit programs are responsible for paying tuition for each course in which they are registered. Fees are applied to student accounts immediately upon registration. Students registering after the tuition payment deadline are required to pay their fees immediately to avoid holds or late fees.

  2023-2024	Fall semester	Winter semester	Full summer semester	Spring session	Summer session
  Tuition payment deadline	September 5, 2023	January 8, 2024	May 6, 2024	May 6, 2024	June 24, 2024
  Last day to drop courses and receive 100 per cent refund	September 18, 2023	January 19, 2024	May 20, 2024	May 17, 2024	June 28, 2024
  Last day to drop courses and receive 50 per cent refund	October 2, 2023	February 2, 2024	June 3, 2024	May 17, 2024	July 8, 2024

  Full summer semester (12 weeks), spring session (six weeks), summer session (six weeks).

  Important note: No ancillary fees will be refunded after the first 10 lecture days in any semester.

  Please note: If there are any date discrepancies between this table and the graduate academic schedule, the graduate academic schedule takes precedent.

Financial holds

• Financial holds - grad students

  In accordance with our policies and important dates, graduate students are responsible for ensuring their fees are paid in full or have submitted an approved payroll deduction by the posted deadline. Once this deadline has passed, late charges and holds will be applied to all unpaid accounts.

  Students with a hold are unable to attend classes, access course material, use the university facilities or receive payment from sources (including TAs, RAs and GRAs and/or other scholarships/awards) and are unable to register for future terms. Students who are unable to register will be considered inactive until the hold has been cleared and the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies has been notified.

  If you become eligible to register before three consecutive terms have elapsed, you may apply to be reinstated into the program. If you are not eligible to register by the end of the third elapsed term, you will be considered withdrawn and must formally reapply to continue in your program. Reinstatement and readmission is not guaranteed and fees may apply.

  For more information on inactivation and other registration issues, please contact gradadmissions@ontariotechu.ca. 

Refunds

• Credit balances
  Students with a credit balance due to scholarships, awards or tuition overpayment will receive their refund according to the regularly scheduled refunds, normally after the 100 per cent refund deadline for tuition fees each term. Refund requests submitted prior to this date will not normally be considered unless there are extenuating circumstances.
• Refund via direct deposit
  1. Log into MyOntarioTech
  2. Navigate to Current Students
  3. Under Personal Information, click on Direct deposit information
  4. Select add new to add your direct deposit information.
  5. In the add accounts payable deposit popup, enter your banking information:
     • Bank routing number: The first three digits of a valid institution number followed by a valid transit number.
     • Account number: Enter a valid account number.
     • Bank name: This field is auto populated.
     • Account type: Choose from the drop-down list.
  6. Check the authorization textbox and select Save new deposit.
  7. The information you entered is saved as prenote status.

  An email will be sent to your student (ontariotechu.net) email address, notifying you to submit the backup document to deposits@ontariotechu.ca for verification (e.g. a copy of a void cheque or a direct deposit authorization form from the bank).

  Once the backup is verified, the status of the banking information will change to active. You will be informed when your banking information is verified.