For fee administration purposes students enrolled in nine or more credits in a semester, including credits for Continuous Learning courses, are full-time for that semester provided they are registered in at least two on-campus courses. All other students are part-time for fee administration purposes for that semester.

Tuition fees are set in May by the Mount Allison Board of Regents. Fees will also be posted on the University web site at <http://www.mta.ca/administration/sas/financial.html> . Inquiries should be directed to the Office of Student Services.

The following are the 2003/04 tuition fees. They are subject to change for the 2004/2005 academic year.

Students who are full-time for a semester will pay half of these fees for that semester.

Full-time students who have permission to take course overloads (see Academic Regulations) may take up to 18 credits per semester without being charged additional tuition. However, students taking more than 15 credits in a semester will be charged additional tuition fees if any of their credits are for Continuous Learning courses. All full-time students will be charged additional tuition fees for credits over 18 in a semester and for any auditing fees for credits over 18 in a semester.

Courses may be audited for half the normal tuition. Special tuition discounts are available for senior citizens. Further information is available from the Office of Student Services.

All full-time students must have a University mail box and pay a $7.50 non-refundable mail service fee per semester. Part-time students may also receive mail service by paying the fee.

The per semester student organization fees for full-time students, other than Graduate students and Exchange Students are listed below. Part-time students are required to pay half the amounts listed below. Such fees payable in the fall term are not refundable after September 30. In the winter term they are not refundable after January 31.

* The above rates are subject to change for the 2004-05 Academic year.

The following fees are payable at the time of request:

Travel expenses incurred during the course of field work (eg. accommodation, travel, meals, etc.) within prescribed courses (eg. Geography, Biology, Fine Arts, etc.) will be the responsibility of the individual student. These costs must be paid to the Office of Student Services prior to the trip as per the payment schedule provided by the faculty member.

Residence communications and meal plan fees are set in May by the Mount Allison Board of Regents. Fees will also be posted on the University web site at <http://www.mta.ca/administration/sas/> . Inquiries should be directed to the Office of Student Services. The following are the 2003/04 room communications and meal plan fees for the full academic year. They are subject to change for the 2004/05 academic year.

All students living in residence will be charged the communications fee. This provides for local phone, cable television, and internet connection services.

All students with a meal plan will be charged for the 19 meals per week plan. A credit of $50 for transferring to the 14 meals per week plan will only be made until September 30. For more information please check with Sodhexo Food Services.

With the exception of students housed in the Language House, all students living in residence must purchase one of the above meal plans.

A non-refundable $100 Registration Deposit is due by May 15, or such later date as may be specified in the offer of admission. The date this deposit is received or post-dated, whichever is later, determines the position on the room selection list. Students will not be able to register for courses through on-line registration until the registration deposit has been paid. The Registration Deposit will be applied against second term tuition fees and will be forfeited if a student is registered in January but fails to attend classes or notify the university in writing of withdrawal from the University.

A $500 Residence Deposit for students who apply to live in residence is due by June 25. Residence accommodations are guaranteed if all deposits are received on time and all other deadlines are met. The Residence Deposit will be applied against second term residence fees.

A residence room can be cancelled prior to the beginning of the fall academic semester but only in writing addressed to the Office of Student Services, or by e-mail to <sas@mta.ca> or by fax (506) 364-2272. If you cancel your residence room, a refund of the Residence Deposit will be made as follows: $500 by June 25, $200 by July 16, $150 by August 20, no refund after August 20.

A non-refundable $100 Registration Deposit is due by June 25. A late payment will result in a late processing fee being charged (see section 4.4.1) and may delay registration. The Registration Deposit will be applied against second term tuition fees and will be forfeited if a student is registered in January but fails to attend classes or notify the university in writing of withdrawal from the University.

A $500 Residence Deposit for students who intend to live in residence is due by June 11. (The Residence Deposit will be applied against second term residence fees.) Late payment will result in an additional $100 room holding fee. If both the Deposit and this additional fee are not paid by June 25, the University can no longer hold the student's room or guarantee any room in residence. Students who cancel their rooms by June 11 will be charged a $25 room draw fee. Those who neither cancel their rooms nor pay their residence deposit by June 11 will be charged a $100 room holding fee.

Depending on the date a residence room is cancelled, a refund of the Residence Deposit will be made as follows:

Students who wish to cancel their rooms for the fall but intend to have a room for the winter should contact the Office of Student Services.

For students who have been accepted to one of the exchange programmes offered by Mount Allison a non-refundable $125.00 Exchange Deposit is due by April 15. This deposit is in addition to the Registration Deposit required in 4.2.4

A non-refundable $100.00 Registration Deposit is due November 26, or such later date as may be specified in the offer of admission

For students wishing to enter residence in January, a $250 Residence Deposit must be paid by November 26. Refunds of this deposit will be made as follows:

Payments must be received by the University, not post-marked, by the dates specified in section 4.3.3 and below. To avoid problems created by postal service delays, please forward payments well in advance of their due dates. Cheques may be post-dated to the due dates.

All fees for courses taken in the fall or winter semester are due and payable at the time of registration.

The fall semester payments due September 16, are in addition to the deposits listed.

Students are responsible for payment of fees by the fee deadlines. In the situations outlined in section 4.3.7 only, payments may be made that are less than these amounts. Registered students may view their accounts through Connect@MTA. Students are encouraged to use on-line banking or alternatively, to leave payment by cheque in the drop box, located outside the Office of Student Services on the first floor of Centennial Hall.

University services may be revoked if by the fall payment due date either 1) the correct fall payment has not been received, or 2) late payment arrangements have not been approved. See section 4.4.2. Therefore, please forward your payments well in advance of their due dates, and, if you cannot make your full payment on time, please consult as early as possible before the due date with a) the Financial Aid Officer in the Office of Student Services, if payment is delayed by the Canada Student Loans Programme or b) the General Accountant in Financial Services, if payment is delayed for other reasons.

All amounts pertaining to the winter semester are payable by January 12. Students are encouraged to use on-line banking or alternatively, leave post-dated cheques in the drop box, located outside the Office of Student Services on the first floor of Centennial Hall, before leaving campus in December. Notification concerning account balances based on winter registration which must be paid in January will be sent to students during the fall semester. Students admitted to the University beginning in January will be advised upon registration of the amount owing. The winter fees for students may change if courses are added or dropped after statements are prepared in the fall and before the due date for winter payments. Registered students may access their accounts through Connect@MTA.

University services may be revoked if by the winter payment due date either 1) the correct winter payment has not been received, or 2) late payment arrangements have not been approved. See section 4.4.2. Therefore, please forward your payments well in advance of their due dates, and, if you cannot make your full payment on time, please consult as early as possible before the due date with a) the Financial Aid Officer in the Office of Student Services, if payment is delayed by the Canada Student Loans Programme or b) the General Accountant in Financial Services, if payment is delayed for other reasons.

Fall Payments - Strasbourg Programme

For students participating in the Strasbourg exchange programme the fall payment is due and payable September 3. The amount of the fall payment will be the tuition for the fall semester plus the residence fee for the full year.

Fall Payments - Zhejiang

For Mount Allison students participating in the Zhejiang exchange programme the fall payment is due and payable September 3.

Fall Payments - All Other Exchange Programmes

For all other exchange programmes the fall payment is due and payable September 15. The amount of the fall payment for outgoing Mount Allison students will be the tuition for the fall semester. Students who live in residence while participating in the exchange programme will be obliged to pay the residence fees to the host university.

Winter Payments

For all Mount Allison students participating in exchange programmes the winter payment will be due and payable January 12. The amount of the winter payment will be the tuition for the winter semester.

In-coming exchange students

In-coming exchange students who will be staying in Mount Allison residences should contact the Office of Student Services for information on their residence and meal plan financial commitments, and their fee payment deadlines.

In order to improve service to students by avoiding line ups, the University strongly suggests that students use methods of payment other than payments in person.

Students are strongly encouraged to use on-line banking. Information about fee payment is available on the web at <https://websis.mta.ca/payment.html> . Cheques, bank drafts or money orders, made payable to "Mount Allison University", can be mailed to the Office of Student Services or placed in the drop box located outside that office on the first floor of Centennial Hall. Fees may also be paid through telephone banking or on-line services. For information please contact your bank. Due to the costs involved for the University, and ultimately for its students, payments by credit card are not accepted.

There are three circumstances in which students can reduce the amount of the above payments. The first is when students have been awarded Mount Allison scholarships and bursaries; please refer to the offer letter for information regarding disbursement. The second is when students have proof of the amount of the Canada Student Loan they will receive. The third is when students have an external sponsor who will be invoiced by the University; this category does not include external scholarships and bursaries.

When the amount paid has been reduced because students will receive a loan from the Canada Student Loans Programme or have external sponsorships, temporary registration status will be granted. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that government or sponsorship funding is received by the University by September 30 or January 31, as the case may be. If the University has not received the funds by these dates, students must make temporary financial arrangements through some other source to meet their financial obligations to the University or contact the Financial Aid Officer in the Office of Student Services to discuss bridge financing.

A $50 late payment processing fee will be charged if the University does not receive the Registration Deposit from returning students by the due date.

University services may be revoked in the case of dishonoured payments or failure to meet the defined payment schedule. Students wishing to have their services reinstated, including reinstatement of their academic programme, will be charged a services reinstatement fee of $100.

Interest will be applied to outstanding balances at the rate of 1.5% per month (19.56% per annum compounded).

Letters of appeal from students appealing their academic standing at the end of the academic year will only be forwarded to the Admissions and Re-admissions Committee for consideration if there are no outstanding fees payable on the students' accounts.

Absence from classes does not constitute withdrawal.

Full-time students who wish to withdraw from the University must begin the process with the Dean of Students located in the Student Life Office, University Centre. Withdrawal is not effective until the Dean of Students has approved the withdrawal request. The date of withdrawal for the purpose of fee administration will be the date this approval is given.

Full-time and part-time students who wish to withdraw from one or more courses will be able to withdraw from all but the last course on-line using Connect@MTA. The date of withdrawal for the purpose of fee administration will be the date the withdrawal is effective on Connect@MTA. There will be no fee charged for courses dropped within the first week of classes. For withdrawals after the first week of classes, fees will be calculated as 15% of the tuition for the semester times the number of weeks since the first day of classes. Full tuition is charged for withdrawals after the sixth week of classes.

Students changing from full-time to part-time status should contact the Office of Student Services regarding their fee obligations.

Withdrawals from non-credit courses will be assessed on a per course basis depending on the nature and duration of the course.

Any inquiries regarding the calculation/proration of tuition fees on academic withdrawal should be directed to the Office of Student Services.

Refunds are calculated from the date that written, faxed or e-mailed notification of withdrawal is received by the Office of Student Services.

Full time students who wish to withdraw from a correspondence course that is part of their full time course load and for which they have not paid an additional fee over full time tuition, will only be eligible for a refund if their status changes to part time. These students should contact the Office of Student Services regarding their eligibility for a credit.

All refunds are calculated from the date that students register for a correspondence course and the date that the written request for withdrawal is received by the Office of Student Services. Fee credits will be calculated as the tuition fee paid for the course minus 15% times the number of weeks including the week of withdrawal, since the student registered for the course. A two week grace period is given to distance education students to take into account the fact that materials often need to be sent to them before they can be expected to begin a course. There is no credit (refund) given 8 weeks after the student has registered in a correspondence course. (8 weeks includes two weeks grace period).

Refunds will not be given to students who do not adhere to these deadlines.

Students wishing to withdraw from residence and/or the meal plan must begin the process with the Dean of Students located in the Student Life Office, University Centre. Withdrawal is not effective until the Dean of Students has approved the withdrawal request. The date of withdrawal for the purpose of fee administration will be the date this approval is given, or the date students have checked out of residence and meal cards and keys have been returned, whichever is later.

The student's account will be adjusted to reflect residence and/or meal plan charges as follows:

Students entering residence and/or meal plan for one semester will have their accounts adjusted to reflect residence and/or meal plan charges as follows:

Students who decide during the Christmas break not to return to the University in January must so advise the University by December 31 to be treated for fee purposes as a December withdrawal. This may be done even if University offices are closed by e-mail to <sas@mta.ca>, or by faxing the Office of Student Services; fax (506) 364-2272, or leaving a voice mail message with the Dean of Students; phone (506) 364-2255. Any student who wishes counselling before making this decision should so inform the Dean of Students by December 31, by voice mail if University offices are closed.

Students entering residence and purchasing meal plans in the middle of a semester who subsequently withdraw should contact the Office of Student Services regarding their charges for the semester. Any inquiries should be directed to the Office of Student Services.

Payments will only be made to students from their accounts with the University if, and to the extent that, their accounts have a credit balance. Students may forfeit a scholarship or bursary from Mount Allison if they do not complete the academic year and this may affect whether there is a refund on withdrawal and the amount of any such refund. Furthermore, if any portion of a student's fees was paid by Canada Student Loan Programme, the University is obliged to remit any refund upon withdrawal to the Canada Student Loan Programme, or student's bank, for credit towards their government student loan.

Students required to leave the University or its residences for failing to meet the required payment schedule, or for academic or disciplinary reasons, will be required to complete the withdrawal process and will be responsible for the charges detailed in sections 4.5.1, 4.5.2, and 4.5.3.