Students who withdraw from the University or from individual courses voluntarily or otherwise before October 31 (or last business day in October) in the first semester or February 28 (or last business day in February) in the second semester may be allowed a refund on part of their tuition fees, (please note that fees other than tuition fees and student union dues are not refundable) provided written notice is previously filed with the Registrar's Office. The date of withdrawal shall be the day notice is received. Refunds will be made for complete months only; any part of a calendar month attended or registered by a student constitutes a full month.

Refunds are based on discontinuation dates; refer to UPEI's Academic Calendar.

International student refund rules and procedures

We understand that circumstances beyond the control of international applicants may arise in which a refund is warranted, such as denial of a study permit and/or visa refusal. Procedures for these circumstances are outlined below:

Study permit denied

• Students who are unsuccessful in obtaining a study permit prior to arrival in Canada must withdraw acceptance of their offer of admission to UPEI by making a formal request to do so via the International Student Withdrawal Form.
  • Students must complete the International Student Withdrawal Form before the start date of the academic program.
  • All requests for refunds must be accompanied by the student's study permit denial and/or visa rejection letter for the term stated on the offer letter.
  • It is the student's responsibility to check the UPEI calendar dates to ensure that they submit their request for withdrawal on time.
  • Students must remove themselves from any courses in which they are registered before requesting a refund.
  • Students following this procedure will be refunded the tuition deposit amount paid to UPEI, less a $500 administrative fee.

Please note:

• Refunds will be returned to the original sender in the manner in which they were received.
• UPEI reserves the right to verify the authenticity of all study permit denials and/or visa rejection letters.
• UPEI reserves the right to verify admission acceptance and IRCC study permit applications
• This process may take up to eight (8) weeks.
   

No Study Permit Application – No refund of non-refundable deposit ($3,000 CDN)

Students must complete an International Student Withdrawal Form.

Approved Study Permit, but not coming to UPEI – No refund of non-refundable deposit ($3,000 CDN)

Students must complete an International Student Withdrawal Form.

Deferrals

If you have deferred acceptance of an offer of admission for one term to a future term, please note that there must be a matching study permit/visa application status for each term and refunds will be based on the most recent term according to the statuses noted above.