hi! i’m in the faculty of arts and science and i’m confused about what the “minimum payment to register” is. i got an email that the deadline for that is august 12 which is super soon. i don’t want to get kicked out, how do i find out how much it is and when do i have to pay the left over fees?
hey there,
amazing question, i also just got that email! don’t you just love receiving slightly threatening emails from U of T.
for folks who don’t know, this email from the faculty of arts and science says to either pay or defer the “minimum instalment to register” by august 12. if not, you might be removed from your courses.
i know that it’s kind of a scary email if you don’t know what it’s saying. so hopefully i can clear things up in time for you to send that minimum payment in!
basically, to find the minimum payment to register, go to your acorn account. then, go to the “financial account – invoice & net cost” tab. here, you’ll find your invoice for the school year, detailing all the charges that make up your fall and winter tuition. scroll to the very bottom, where you’ll find the title “CURRENT SESSION TUITION CHARGES total”, which will indicate your total tuition for the entire school year. seeing this, you’ll clutch your pearls at this devastatingly high amount of money that keeps increasing each year. you might even squint suspiciously, wondering why the school needs that much money from you. -_-
and thennnn…. right below that, you’ll see “MINIMUM PAYMENT TO REGISTER”, which will show you the exact amount you need to pay U of T by august 12 in order to register for the school year.
so yeah, you have to pay that amount by august 12. but besides that, there are other deadlines for the remaining part of your school tuition.
for fall fees, the deadline for most students is september 30. meanwhile, winter fees are due by november 30.
all these deadlines can be hard to keep track of, so if it makes sense for you, just know that you’re also able to pay the entire year’s tuition in one go! you don’t have to do it in parts, these separate deadlines just make it a possibility in case people need that.
finally, you can also see this all explained on the registrar’s website, here and here. you actually might want to check that out since it also explains different deadlines for special cases.
hope this helps and good luck this year!
over and out,
aska