tuition, fees, payment

Refunds and Appeals

Refunds

Any credit resulting from dropping a class will be applied against any other tuition or fees owed to the University, either for the current term or the next term. If no monies are owed, you may request a refund through the Request for Refund Form. If you have negotiated a student loan, any credit will be returned to the loan provider so as to reduce the balance owing.

Adjustments are made to student fees depending on the date of a withdrawal according to the deadlines for registration changes.

If an error is made in assessing a student's account, upon discovery the student's account will be retroactively reassessed and the student notified of any significant amount credited or owing, regardless of whether or not the student has completed the class, graduated, or is no longer attending the University.

Fee Appeals

Fee appeals may be made for different reasons. These may include medical reasons, compassionate grounds, complete non-attendance of a course or administrative error. Fee appeals take considerable time to process; decisions will be made in about 4-8 weeks, depending on the volume of appeals and the speed at which supporting documentation is provided. To make a fee appeal you must complete a Fee Appeal Form and submit it to Student Central.

Fee appeals affect tuition and not student or other fees. Student fees are non refundable after the registration change deadline for a given term. After the registration deadline, these fees are distributed to individual service providers and therefore not available to be refunded.

Visit Student Central to discuss whether an appeal or adjustment is appropriate in your situation, to find out what options are available to you, and to discuss what steps you may wish to take.

When can I file my fee appeal?

Student Central has adopted a Statute of Limitations. Effective May 1, 2010, the Statute of Limitations will be 12 months from the last day of the term for which the appeal is being filed.  (e.g. for Fall classes, fee appeals must be submitted by  December 31 of the following year and for Winter classes, by April 30 of the following year.  For Spring and Summer classes, fee appeals must be submitted by August 31 of the following year).*

How do I appeal the decision?

Please be aware that you do have the option of appealing a fee appeal decision to the Fee Appeals Committee.  If you do want to explore this option, you will need to write a letter explaining your situation and why you feel your situation should be re-considered, and include any supporting documentation that you may not have included with your initial appeal, if applicable. Please submit the documentation to Student Central and it will be forwarded to the Committee who will make the final decision.  Please note that an appeal must be filed within 30 days from the date of the letter that you received from Student Central.

How will the outcome of my fee appeal affect my tax information?

Your fee appeal may result in changes to your T2202A from a previous tax year.  You should print your revised T2202A from PAWS.  It is your responsibility to notify CRA of any changes to your tax information. For more information, you should consult your tax advisor or the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for details on how to change your return.

Support Services across campus

There are several options for assistance available to students:


The fee appeal policy of the University is subject to change without notice.

  *As  per "The Saskatchewan Limitations Act":
 "The operation of this limitation period is suspended during any period in which the appellant is a person who, by reason of mental disability, is not competent to manage his or her affairs or estate and is not represented by a personal guardian or property guardian pursuant to The Public Guardian and Trustee Act or a decision-maker pursuant to The Adult Guardianship and Co-decision-making Act who, (i) is aware of the claim, and, (ii) has the legal capacity to commence the proceeding on behalf of that person or the person's estate. Nonetheless, an appellant is presumed to have been capable of commencing a fee appeal unless the contrary is proven by the appellant or their representative."

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