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Step 2 of the Registration process – Payment of Tuition and Student Assistance Levy

Make arrangements to pay your tuition and Student Assistance Levy by September 1.

Tuition and the Student Assistance Levy (SAL) as shown on your Account Summary in the SOLUS Student Center, less any awards or deferrals, will need to be paid before September 1, with the balance of fees (student activity fees, etc.) due on September 30^th.

More information about understanding your fees and how to pay your fees is available.    

Sept 1

Moving into residence?

Sept 2

Orientation Week

Your Photo ID

During Orientation Week, your orientation leader will ensure you get your Photo ID. Please note that you must have paid all tuition fees by September 1 in order to have your card validated.

If you are an International Student:

Government Student Financial Assistance (OSAP) and the Ontario Tuition Grant (OTG)

Check the Student Awards web site for full details about the OSAP distribution process.  If you are receiving OSAP, you will have your first installment of OSAP electronically transferred to your bank account once Queen’s has confirmed your enrolment to the government. 

Students eligible for the Ontario Tuition Grant (OTG) will have the fall term funding deposited to their bank account (note:  this may not occur for Fall 2012).  Check the OTG web site for online status of your OTG funding.

Please consult the Student Awards website for further instructions:

http://www.queensu.ca/studentawards/financialassistance/government/osap/processing.html

Need to add, or drop, a course?

Students who chose some or all of their courses during the course selection periods in July will have the opportunity to add or drop courses during the September Open Enrollment period, from September 5-21, in the SOLUS Student Center.  If you need help, please see our online training guide: https://www.queensu.ca/quasr/solus/toc.html.

Please note that you will not be able to participate in Open Enrollment if you have not either paid your tuition and Student Assistance Levy by September 1 or completed an Alternative Payment Arrangement form, available here, by August 25.

Pay the balance of your Residence Fees

Sept 30

Pay your student account in full.

Your student account will have a balance due by September 30 that includes the balance of tuition and Student Assistance Levy fees (if applicable), Student Activity fees, residence fees, and UHIP. Avoid service charges and pay by September 30! For more information, see p. 22 of your Guide to Registration and Fees .

Have you applied for a General Bursary?

If you are finding it hard to make ends meet you may want to consider applying for a Queen’s General Bursary. A bursary is an amount of money you receive to assist you in financing your education that you do not have to pay back. It is based on an assessment of your financial need.

More information can be found at http://www.queensu.ca/studentawards/financialassistance/generalbursary.html 

The deadline for applying is October 31, 2012.

Challenges meeting the September 1 tuition and Student Assistance Levy deadline?

Students who cannot pay tuition and the SAL in full by September 1 because they are receiving support from specific sources may complete the registration process by confirming evidence of that support, using an Alternative Payment Arrangement form, due by August 15. 

Examples of support from specific sources are:

• Government student financial assistance
• Third party funding (native bands, embassies, companies)
• Scholarships and/or awards external to Queen's

This form, upon approval, will allow you to defer all or part payment of  tuition and Student Assistance Levy amount until September 30.

Please note that you will not be able to participate in Open Enrollment if you have either not paid your tuition and Student Assistance Levy by September 1 or not completed an Alternative Payment Arrangement form, available at www.queensu.ca/registrar/aboutus/forms/APA.html by August 15.

Are you a student with a disability?

If you are a student with a disability that may require accommodations at Queen’s, you may contact the Disability Services Office (DSO) to register for an appointment. Students new to the DSO will need to complete an appointment preregistration formand returning students can register online.

The Disability Services Office will be holding an orientation session on September 8 at 4pm in Stauffer Library, Room 119. Please see the flyer for more information.

Please see the DSO site for more information: http://www.queensu.ca/hcds/ds/.

Ease your Transition to Studying at Queen's

Orientation is over. Classes have begun. Time to get serious.

Ease the shift by enrolling for workshops or individual consultations

to help you stay on track.