Tuition Refunds

Dropping Courses or Withdrawing from a Semester

Students are financially responsible for all fees incurred by course registration. A student may drop a course or withdraw from all courses with no academic penalty within the period established each term as published in the Academic Calendar Schedule of Dates. However, withdrawals may have financial penalties; the portion of tuition and fees that is refunded will depend on the date of withdrawal and the refund schedule.

Students who drop one or more courses before the specified deadline date, and hold part-time registration status for the remainder of the semester, may receive a partial refund. Students who maintain full-time status (i.e. 2.00 credits and greater) after dropping a course do not qualify for a refund. For students with permanent disabilities, please refer to the tuition policy for students with permanent disabilities for details about course load, billing, and refunds.

Discontinuing attendance at classes, or notification to the instructor, does not constitute official withdrawal from a course or the University.

Please refer to the Statement of Financial Responsibility.

Basis for a Refund

Dropping of courses or withdrawal from a semester may create a credit on the student’s account as per the following examples:

1. Official withdrawal from all classes as per the approved refund schedule.
2. Classification changes from full time (2.00 credits and greater) to part time (less than 2.00 credits) as per the approved refund schedule. This does not apply to students with permanent disabilities; please see the tuition policy for students with permanent disabilities.
3. Part-time course load reduction as per the approved refund schedule (1.5 credits to 1.0 credit or 1.5 credits to 0.5 credit).
4. International applicants whose study permit is denied by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) may be eligible for a refund of their tuition and fees. Applicants must request a refund, drop their courses through WebAdvisor and forward a copy (PDF) of their IRCC denial letter to finaid@guelphhumber.ca. This request must be received within 14 days of the denial letter date; otherwise, a refund will be denied.

Requesting a Refund

The University of Guelph-Humber and the University of Guelph have partnered with PayMyTuition to improve the refund process. If you have a credit on your WebAdvisor financial account, follow the steps below to receive your domestic refund (i.e., being deposited into a Canadian bank account) or international refund. Credits on student accounts will be automatically refunded throughout the semester. To expedite the refund, you can contact finaid@guelphhumber.ca from your university email account; include your full name and student ID number.

If a refund is not requested, credits resulting from a personal payment will be moved to the next semester. If not registering for a future semester, please request a refund by emailing finaid@guelphhumber.ca.

NOTE: Domestic refunds will not be issued for amounts less than $10.00. Please contact accquest@uoguelph.ca with any International refund minimum inquires.

Students who request refunds are subject to the following conditions and restrictions:

• Payments received by the University of Guelph-Humber directly from a foreign country will only be refunded after a student is registered in two consecutive terms at the University of Guelph-Humber with a limit of $2,000. Only one refund will be paid out per semester. All refund requests that exceed $2,000 will be wired back to the originating bank account, subject to a wire charge of $30, or moved to a future registered semester.
• Payments received by the University of Guelph-Humber directly from a Canadian bank account will be refunded without these restrictions, but are still subject to review.
• OSAP students please refer to OSAP eligibility.

If your refund request is declined, you will receive an email to your University of Guelph-Humber email account containing an explanation of why your refund could not be processed.

Students who have documented extenuating circumstances and wish to appeal the tuition fee penalties calculated based on the refund schedule should review the Tuition Fee Appeal Process.

Refund Schedules

Winter 2025

Fall 2024

The compulsory non-refundable Registration Deposit of $200 is forfeited as the first charge against a withdrawal/cancellation or no show for the semester including the first five class days. The schedule below will only come into effect once the first $200 penalty has been used up.

*Students have 21 days from the start of class for the compulsory fee refunds.

Summer 2024

*Students have 21 days from the start of class for the compulsory fee refunds.

Winter 2024

Winter 2024 (12-week format)

Winter 2024 Session I (6-week format)

Winter 2024 Session II (6-week format)

Fall 2023

The compulsory non-refundable Registration Deposit of $200 is forfeited as the first charge against a withdrawal/cancellation or no show for the semester including the first five class days. The schedule below will only come into effect once the first $200 penalty has been used up.

Fall 2023 12-week format

Fall 2023 Session I (6-week format)

Fall 2023 Session II (6-week format)