Withdrawals, Transfers and Refunds
Student refunds will be issued using the original payment method if at all possible. For example, credit card payments (within a year of payment) will be refunded to the same credit card; most other payments will be refunded by cheque to the student’s permanent mailing address on record. International students who paid by Flywire are to be refunded through Flywire. Please note that refunds may take up to 4 - 6 weeks for processing. Programs and courses cancelled by Sask Polytech will result in a full refund of paid fees.
If you have applied to a program, you may withdraw your application at any time. If you are registered in Continuing Education couse(s) after your application, please see the following section to withdraw from the Continuing Education course(s). Typically withdrawal requests are processed within 3 business days. Applicants who have paid their seat deposit and subsequently withdraw will receive a refund less the applicable withdrawal fee.
Withdraw your application
Students who discontinue prior to the withdrawal deadline for their continuing education credit or non-credit courses are entitled to a full refund or transfer of their tuition fee. Non-attendance is not considered a notification of intention to withdraw from a course.
Course Transfer/Withdrawal Request
If you are unable to utilize the online request link above, you may contact Enrolment Services to request that a form be sent to you.
Credit courses of eight weeks or less and all non-credit courses
- The withdrawal deadline for credit courses of eight weeks or less and for all non-credit courses is seven calendar days prior to course start date. There is no refund or transfer on or after the withdrawal deadline.
Credit courses longer than eight weeks
- The withdrawal deadline for credit courses longer than eight weeks is 14 calendar days prior to course start date. If notification of withdrawal is received between 14 calendar days prior and 14 calendar days after course start date, students are entitled to a full refund of their tuition fee less the administrative fee (See Fee Schedule (pdf)). Alternatively, students can opt to transfer the full amount to another course. There is no refund or transfer for withdrawals after 14 calendar days from the course start date.
Audit fees are non-refundable after the program/course start date.
Transfers
You can initiate a request to transfer by accessing the online link above.
If you are unable to utilize the online request link above, you may contact Enrolment Services to request that a form be sent to you.
Transfers must be within the same academic year and are permitted as follows:
- from one credit offering to another credit offering, belonging to the same school
- 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 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.
A student who:
- Withdraws from an academic program before the start of the semester preceding a work term.
- Refund of the full co-operative education fee.
- Refund of the full co-operative education fee.
- Withdraws from an academic program (or from the co-operative education work term process) during the semester preceding a work term.
- Refund of the co-operative education fee less a $125 withdrawal fee.
- Refund of the co-operative education fee less a $125 withdrawal fee.
- 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.
- Refund of the co-operative education fee less a $125 withdrawal fee.
- Refund of the co-operative education fee less a $125 withdrawal fee.
- Is enrolled in two or more consecutive work terms and withdraws during the academic semester or work term prior to a work term.
- Refund of the co-operative education fee less a $125 withdrawal fee assessed on the earliest work term not yet started.
- Subsequent work terms will receive a full refund.
No refund is granted for co-operative work term tuition after the work term start date.
In extenuating circumstances the dean or designate, in consultation with the registrar or manager of enrolment services, has the authority to waive the $125 withdrawal fee. The dean or designate has authority to authorize tuition (not including seat deposit) and program fee refunds (Sask Polytech fees only).
Contact Enrolment Services for more information.
A 50% refund is granted for the first semester of a Business co-operative education work term, if the student withdraws by October 31, February 28(29), and May 31, respectively. Monies paid for subsequent co-op semesters will be fully refunded upon withdrawal. No refund is provided for the first semester of a Business work term if withdrawal notification is received after the aforementioned dates.
In extenuating circumstances the dean or designate, in consultation with the registrar or manager of enrolment services, has the authority to waive withdrawal penalties. The dean or designate has authority to authorize tuition (not including seat deposit) and program fee refunds (Sask Polytech fees only).
Students who choose to discontinue:
- prior to starting their program, please see the Applicant section above to notify Enrolment Services.
- after the start of their program, must notify their program head.
Non-attendance at the start of the program (no-show) is considered a notification of intention to withdraw from a course or program.
Students who notify Enrolment Services may be entitled to a refund of tuition and program fees. For detailed information about refunds, fees and penalties for programs, see the Tuition and Fees Procedure 1214 (pdf), section 3.