Payment Due Dates
Methods of Payment
Unpaid Accounts
Withdrawal Information
Payment Due Dates (2012-2013)
- Spring Term (May-June) - Due Friday May 11, 2012
- Tuition and student fees are due for classes taken during the spring term (201230).
- Graduate Summer Term (May-August) - Due Friday May 11, 2012
- Tuition and student fees are due for classes taken during the graduate summer term (201250).
- Summer Term (July-August) - Due Monday July 9, 2012
- Tuition and student fees are due for classes taken during the summer term (201240).
- Fall Term (September-December) - Due Friday September 14, 2012
- Tuition, student fees, residence and meal plan fees are due for the fall term (201310).
- Winter Term (January-April) - Due Wednesday January 16, 2013
- Tuition, student fees, residence and meal plan fees are due for the winter term (201320)
Methods of Payment
- The Interac Online payment option through Self Service Banner
**Preferred Method**
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- The Interac Online payment option is a secure and easy way to pay tuition.
- Payments are posted to your student account immediately.
- Most major banks participate.
- Online Banking or Telebanking
- Saint Mary's University can be set up as a vendor at most Canadian Banks.
- Your Banner Student ID (A#) is your customer number.
- Please allow 48 hours for your payment to appear on your student account.
- International Payments - Travelex
- If you are an international student who is making a payment from outside of Canada, use our Travelex service to pay in your own currency.
- For additional details or to make a payment, click here.
- Bank Transfer
- Transfer Canadian funds directly to Saint Mary's University via the banking system
- Send to the Royal Bank of Canada, Code 003, Branch (also called "Transit") 03413, account number 03413 000-011-7. Swift Code ROYCCAT2. The address is Royal Bank of Canada, Spring Garden Rd. and Summer St. Branch, 5855 Spring Garden Rd., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4S2.
- Include student name and Banner Student ID (A#) on the transfer.
- Cheque or Money Order
- Paying in Person
- If you are paying in person at the Service Centre with cash or debit card you may stand in long lineups if you pay near the deadline. Please also note that all debit cards have daily purchase limits and to ensure beforehand that your limit is high enough to cover your tuition fees.
- Government or Sponsoring Agency (excluding student loan programs)
- Students whose fees are paid by a government or sponsoring agency must present a signed statement, certificate or other supporting documentation to the Service Centre for payment.
- Canada Student Loan
- Register in a full time course load for the duration of your loan.
- Bring student loan document, assessment notice, banking information (void cheque recommended), and social insurance card to the Service Centre for authorization.
- August 15 - September 30 - student loan representative is available at the Service Centre to authorize your loan and send to to the National Student Loan Service Centre in Ontario for processing.
- January - student loan representative is available at the Service Centre to authorize your loan and send to to the National Student Loan Service Centre in Ontario for processing.
- Remainder of year - you will be required to take your student loan to an authorized Canada Post Office for processing.
- The University reserves the right to require full payment of the year's fees at the time of loan signing.
Unpaid Accounts
- Students with an outstanding account balance will be denied certain University privileges such as access to final grades, transcripts and future registration until account balance is paid in full.
- Students that do not have their fees paid by the payment due date each term will have interest charged to their account on a weekly basis at a rate of one percent (1%) per month or part thereof (12.68% per annum).
- Students who have not paid their outstanding account balance by the payment due date may have their registration cancelled for non-payment at the discretion of the Associate Registrar, Service Centre. A student whose registration has been cancelled for non-payment must pay all outstanding tuition and fees and a $50.00 withdrawal fee prior to consideration for reinstatement by the Associate Registrar.
- Payment arrangements for students no longer registered can sometimes be made after receiving authorization from the Service Centre. You will be required to fill out a Promissory Note which can be faxed to (902) 420-5151 or mailed to the Service Centre at:
Service Centre, Enrolment Services
Saint Mary's University
923 Robie Street
Halifax, NS
B3H 3C3
Withdrawal Information
- Students must withdraw from classes online through Self Service Banner.
- Important: Non-attendance at class does not constitute withdrawal. To avoid a financial penalty, you must officially withdraw from classes online through Self Service Banner on or before 11:59PM (AST) on the Payment Due Date for each term.
- For financial withdrawal information after the payment due date, please click here.
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