Alternative Payment Arrangement (APA) Program
The Alternative Payment Arrangement Program (APA) assists students who cannot meet their tuition and SAL fee payment deadlines, but have a proven source of funding. The APA allows students, upon approval, to defer payment of their tuition and SAL without penalty.
Smith School of Business students should reach out directly to the school at businessoffice@queensu.ca to discuss alternatives from their program’s regular fee schedules
| Term | When to apply for an APA | Deadline to apply | Regular Tuition due date | Tuition due date with an approved APA |
| Fall | July 1 - August 15 | August 15 | September 1 | September 30 |
| Winter | July 1 - December 15 | December 15 | January 10 | January 31 |
| Summer | n / a | n / a | May 1 | n / a |
| Submitting an APA request |
| APA requests must be sent from your @queensu.ca email address and must include your student number (note: there is no APA form required). |
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| Automatic approvals |
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| Provincial / Territorial Government Assistance (e.g. Out of Province) |
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| Scholarships / Awards External to Queen's |
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Send your award letter to fees@queensu.ca
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| Third-Party Funding (e.g. foreign governments, corporations, band funding, etc.) |
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Send your sponsorship letter to fees@queensu.ca . For information on what the letter needs to include, see Pay by Funding Agency.
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| Extenuating Circumstances |
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If you have extenuating circumstances that will prevent you from paying your tuition by the tuition due dates, you may request an APA. For example, if you can pay most of your fees by the deadline, but not all (e.g. receiving final summer employment pay cheque after deadline). Provide details of your circumstance in an email and send to fees@queensu.ca.
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The due date of your tuition and SAL WILL CHANGE in SOLUS. To check if you have an approved APA, check your SOLUS account on August 13th, or five business days after you’ve submitted your request, whichever is later. If the due dates have not been updated by August 22nd, contact solus@queensu.ca.
If you don’t have an APA, your tuition is due September 1 for Fall term and January 10 for Winter term. If your payment is not received by the due date, you may be subject to the following:
- A late fee will be applied to your account;
- You will not have access to Open Enrolment to add or swap your courses; and,
- Service charges will be applied to your account.
If you DO have an APA, your tuition is due September 30 for Fall term and January 31 for Winter term. If your payment is not received by the deferred due date, you may be subject to the following:
- A late fee will be applied to your account;
- You will not have access to Open Enrolment to add or swap your courses; and,
- Service charges will be applied to your account.
Note, as soon as Queen’s receives payment for the outstanding amount or is provided a proven source of funding (e.g. Notice of Assessment – out of province government assistance), the enrolment hold will be lifted, but the late fee and any service charges will still apply.