Refunds and Withdrawals

Cancellation of a program or course by SIAST will result in a full refund of paid fees.

If you want to withdraw from a program or course, you must notify Registration Services of your intention to withdraw.  Non-attendance is not considered notification of your intention to withdraw from a course or program.

Refunds for Applied Certificate, Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Certificate Programs

(includes core-funded, cost-recovery and online programs)

Refund penalties will be waived if student funding is denied from an external agency (including student loans) after the withdrawal penalty deadline.

Audit fees are non-refundable after program/course start date.

Students who discontinue and notify Registration Services accordingly, or are discontinued by SIAST, are entitled to a refund of tuition and program fees under the following regulations:

• students who discontinue 30 calendar days or more prior to the start date of their program are entitled to a full refund of paid tuition, program and students' association fees (including the tuition deposit). An administrative withdrawal fee of $105 will be withheld
• students who discontinue after the 30 days but on or before the sixth scheduled day of their program are entitled to a full refund of their paid tuition, program and students' association fees (less the tuition deposit)
• certificate and diploma students are subject to the following refund regulations when withdrawing:

a)	after the sixth scheduled day of a semester and before the mid-point of the semester: refund of 50 percent of tuition and program fees (camp and conference fees will not be refunded if expenses have already been incurred) and a full refund of tuition and program fees for subsequent semesters
b)	beyond the mid-point of the semester: no refund for the semester and a full refund of tuition and program fees for subsequent semesters

• applied certificate or advanced certificate program students who discontinue after the sixth scheduled day are subject to the following refund regulations:

a)	refund of 50 percent of tuition and program fees (camp and conference fees will not be refunded if expenses have already been incurred)
b)	no refund beyond the mid-point of the program

• non-semester certificate or diploma program students are subject to the following refund regulations when withdrawing :

a)	after the sixth scheduled day and on or before 25 percent completion of the program length: refund of 75 percent of tuition and program fees (camp and conference fees will not be refunded if expenses have already been incurred)
b)	between 26 and 50 percent of the program length: refund of 50 percent of tuition and program fees (camp and conference fees will not be refunded if expenses have already been incurred)
c)	between 51 and 75 percent of the program length: refund of 25 percent of tuition and program fees (camp and conference fees will not be refunded if expenses have already been incurred) if students discontinue
d)	no refund after 75 percent completion of the program length

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Refunds for Continuing Education, Home Study, Televised (formerly SCN) and Online Courses

A continuing education, home study, televised (formerly SCN) and online course administrative fee of $100 is withheld from students who discontinue after the posted deadline.

There is no refund for audited courses after course start date.

 

Courses or Seminars - 12 Hours or Less*
 

Notice of Withdrawal	Refund
Received 14 days or more before the course start date	Refund or transfer of full tuition
Received less than 14 days but at least one business day prior to the course start date	Tuition refund less administrative fee
Received on the course start date or after	No refund

* Also applies to courses that are two days or less regardless of the number of hours. Transfers are not allowed.

 

Courses or Seminars - More than 12 Hours and More than 2 Days
 

Notice of Withdrawal	Refund
Received 14 days or more before the course start date	Refund or transfer of full tuition
Received less than 14 days but at least one business day prior to the third class**	Tuition refund less administrative fee or a transfer of the full amount
Received on the day of the third class** or after	No refund or transfer

** For home study and online courses that do not have scheduled classes, "third class" is defined as the third business day after the course start date.  For combined home study/televised (formerly SCN) courses, "third class" is defined as 14 days after the course start date.

Transfers

Transfers are permitted only within the same academic year, as follows:

• from one credit offering to another within the same course subject code group (e.g. COMM to COMM)
• between non-credit courses of the same type (e.g. non-credit computer or cooking courses)
• between courses defined as equivalent
• between campuses or televised (formerly SCN) sites
• between delivery types (e.g. online to classroom)

Transfer requests made that fall outside these guidelines are subject to dean's approval and are granted in exceptional circumstances only.

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Refunds for Co-operative Education Work Terms

A student who withdraws from an academic program before the start of the semester preceding a work term will receive a full refund of the co-operative education fee.

A student who withdraws from an academic program (or from the co-operative education work-term process) during the semester preceding a work term will receive a refund of the co-operative education fee less a $105 administrative withdrawal fee.

A student, whether enrolled in a mandatory or optional co-operative education program, who is unsuccessful in obtaining a work term placement eligible for credit will receive a refund of the co-operative education fee less a $105 administrative withdrawal fee.

A student who is successful in obtaining a work term placement eligible for credit and who is subsequently required to discontinue for academic reasons will be withdrawn from the work term and receive a refund of the co-operative education fee less a $105 administrative withdrawal fee.

A student who is enrolled in two or more consecutive work terms and withdraws during the academic semester or work term prior to a work term will receive a refund of the co-operative education fee less a $105 administrative withdrawal fee assessed on the earliest work term not yet started.  Subsequent work terms will receive a full refund.

In extenuating circumstances, the dean, in consultation with the registrar, has the authority to waive the administrative withdrawal fee.

No tuition refund is granted for a co-operative education work term after the work term start date.

Contact Registration Services for more information