Academic Refund Policies

Should a student withdraw from an academic course of the university, the following refund policies prevail:

• If an enrolled student cancels, by written notice, his or her enrollment following the three day Cancellation Period but prior to the first day of the semester for which application was made, all tuition monies paid will be refunded less a $100.00 withdrawal fee.
• A student who enters school but withdraws during the first 1/4 (25%) of the period is entitled to receive as a refund a minimum of 50% of the stated cost of the course or program for the period.
• A student who enters a school but withdraws after completing 1/4 (25%), but less than 1/2 (50%) of the period is entitled to receive as a refund a minimum of 25% of the stated cost of the course or program for the period.
• A student who withdraws after completing 1/2 (50%), or more than 1/2 (50%), of the period is not entitled to a refund.  

Should a student withdraw from an English Language course of study, the following refund policies prevail:

• A student who enters the school but withdraws or is terminated during the first quartile (25%) of the program shall be entitled to a minimum refund amounting to 75% of the cost of the program.
• A student who withdraws or is terminated during the second quartile (more than 25% but less than 50%) of the program shall be entitled to a minimum refund amounting to 50% of the cost of the program.
• A student who withdraws or is terminated during the third quartile (more than 50% but less than 75%) of the program shall be entitled to a minimum refund amounting to 25% of the cost of the program.
• A student who withdraws after completing more than three quartiles (75%) of the program shall not be entitled to a refund.

In order to assist students with the integration of academic theory into practical applications in the workplace and to help students to offset the cost of tuition, the university has established a co-operative education program. This program assists students with placement in a position that is directly related to their field of study. Students are employed directly by corporations and agencies which pay market wages for the work completed. All earnings are the student's to pay for education and living expenses.

A one-time fee is assessed for this option to provide the program long set of services required to assist students and to assess their progress on the job.

Coop Program Fee Refund Policy

In order to assist students with the integration of academic theory into practical applications in the workplace and to help students to offset the cost of tuition, the university has established a Co-operative Education Program.  This program assists students with placement in a position that is directly related to their field of study.  Students are employed by corporations and agencies which pay directly for the work completed.  All earnings are the student’s to pay for education and living expenses.  A one-time fee is assessed for this option to provide the program-long set of services required to assist students and to coordinate the integration of the academic-work experience.  The university’s standard tuition and fees are applied to the Co-operative Education courses taken in the program.  

In providing the framework and staff for the Co-op Program and in building the corporate relationships that provide jobs for co-op students, the university incurs significant costs.  The Co-op Program Fee covers a portion of these costs.  This Co-op Program fee must be paid prior to the first day of the COOP 500 course.  Refunds of this fee are made in accordance with the following structure:  

• From initial enrollment in the Co-op Program but before the last day of the COOP 500 course, 50% of the Co-op fee will be refunded.

• After the completion of COOP 500, none of the Co-op fee will be refunded.  

• COOP 500 and COOP 510 course tuition refunds are made in accordance with the standard university course tuition refund policy as stated above.