Financial Eligibility to Register To be eligible to register, a student must not have any outstanding fees that are due and payable to Mount Saint Vincent University.
Important Fee Payment Deadlines Students must pay the required fee instalment by each term’s payment deadlines (listed below) in order to complete their registration and keep their course selections for that term. Those who don’t make the required fee instalment by the due date in any term will lose their course selections for that term.
The payment deadline for the fall term will be September 14, 2011, and for the winter term will be January 11, 2012, for all students, except payment of co-op fees.
Instalment Payment Option Students who are registered in at least one on-campus course and for both the fall and winter terms may choose to make payment in two instalments. For students who are funded through Student Loan, the first instalment will approximate 60 percent of the academic year balance (100% of the fall term balance plus 10% of the winter term balance), with the remaining balance of fees paid by the winter term fee payment deadline. For all other students, the first instalment will represent the fall term balance and the second instalment will represent the winter term balance. The first instalment will be due no later than September 14, 2011 while the second instalment must be paid by January 11, 2012.
In addition, students assessed for the Students’ Union medical and/or dental plans will be required to pay 100 percent of the plan fees with their fall fee instalment.
Co-operative Education Students
Students enrolled in the co-operative education option will be required to pay their tuition in full by the dates indicated above for the semester in which they are enrolled in classes. Students on co-op terms will be required to pay their co-op fee by the end of the month following the month in which the co-op term begins. If a student is also registered in courses while on a co-op work term, the fees for the course registrations are due on the regular term deadlines noted previously.
Students Waiting for a Student Loan Students who have applied for a student loan but have yet to receive it by the payment deadline will have to fill out an agreement form with Financial Services. Once you’ve done that, you’ll get a fee-payment extension to give you more time until the loan comes in. You can find the agreement form online near the start of each fall and winter term.
Students With Other External Funding/Sponsorship Students sponsored by the government or other agencies that will be paying their fees directly to the University must present a signed statement from the sponsoring agency by the payment deadline indicating the nature and extent of the sponsorship.
Please note: Students who do not have the proper financing won’t be allowed to complete their registration.
Methods of Payment Payments may be made at the Financial Services/Registrar counter in Evaristus Hall on Monday to Friday throughout the calendar year. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from June 1 to August 31, 2011, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from September 1, 2011, to May 31, 2012. Extended hours are in place Sept 7th, 8th, 12th to 14th (8 am to 6 pm) and Sept 9th (8 am to 5 pm).
Students may also mail payments to
Financial Services
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3M 2J6
Payment may be made by cheque, money order, certified cheque, cash, debit card, VISA or MasterCard but must be received by specified deadlines. If paying by credit card, students are expected to use the “Make a Payment” screen in WebAdvisor. Fees may also be paid through Internet and telephone banking services of most major chartered banks (account number = seven digit student number). If fees are to be paid by a government, hospital or other agency, a signed statement from the sponsoring agency must be presented at or before registration. Fees cannot be deducted from salaries paid to students by Mount Saint Vincent University. For more information, email Financial Services at msvu.ca.
Late Payment Fees are due on the dates indicated above. Students who fail to pay on those dates but have made specific financial arrangements will be charged interest at the rate of 1% per month or 12% per year, compounded monthly, on the overdue balance until it is paid in full.
Students who do not pay by the specified deadlines will be charged an immediate late fee of $25 once the payment deadline has passed as well as interest as noted above. Students may also be removed from courses at any point if they have not made their required financial payment.