Key Dates
Significant dates for Student Awards & Financial Aid — applicants and recipients
| Date | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| Aug 30 | Fri | Due date for fall semester tuition and fee payment (except for students with an approved fee deferral) |
| Sep 3 | Tues | Start of Fall semester |
| Sep 16 | Mon | End of course change period (add/drop/audit, late registration). End of 100% refund period (minus tuition deposit) - domestic students only. Students who drop below 60% course load (9 post-secondary credits) for credit and who are in receipt of student financial aid or awards must advise Student Awards & Financial Aid of their changed status, which may affect student aid. Students making up a full-time course load with TRU, Open Learning classes must advise Student Awards & Financial Aid. |
| Sep 20 | Fri | Last day for students with an approved fee deferral to pay fees without incurring a penalty. |
| Sep 30 | Mon | Deadline for most TRU Online Bursary/Award Applications. |
| Oct 25 | Fri | Last day to withdraw from a fall semester course. Refer to September 16 regarding impact on student aid. Check BC Student Loan payment-free status. It might expire this month. |
| Nov 15 | Fri | Last day for students in single semester academic or career programs, or in four-month trades programs which commenced September 3, to submit StudentAid BC applications online. |
| Dec 14 | Sat | End of fall term - includes exam period |
| 2025 | ||
| Jan | Returning BC students not receiving further StudentAid BC loans for the winter semester, can submit an application online for payment-free status at: studentaidbc.ca For other provinces, check your provincial website for the provincial payment-free application. |
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| Jan 3 | Fri | Due date for winter semester tuition and fee payment |
| Jan 6 | Mon | Second disbursements of scholarships and bursaries covering Fall and Winter semesters dependent on confirmation of enrolment and previous semesters/term grades. |
| Jan 6 | Mon | Start of winter classes |
| Jan 17 | Fri | End of course change period (add/drop/audit, late registration). End of 100% refund period (minus tuition deposit) - domestic students only. Students who drop below 60% course load (9 post-secondary credits) for credit and who are in receipt of student financial aid or awards must advise Student Awards & Financial Aid of their changed status, which may affect student aid. Open Learning courses with registration dates later than Jan 10 cannot be used as part of a campus winter course load. |
| Jan 24 | Fri | Last day to withdraw from a Fall/Winter year course. Refer to January 17 regarding impact on student aid. |
| Jan 24 | Fri | Last day for students on fee deferral, whose programs end in April or May, to pay Winter semester fees without incurring a penalty. |
| Mar 7 | Fri | Last day to withdraw from a Winter semester course. Refer to January 17 regarding impact on student aid. |
| Mar 14 | Fri | Last day to submit StudentAid BC applications online for programs ending in April. |
| Mar 21 | Fri | Recommended deadline for submitting government student aid applications for programs commencing in May if funds required by first day of classes or if fee deferral required. |
| Apr 23 | Wed | End of Winter term - includes exam period |
