Student Fees are assessed on a per-term basis. Student Fees include fees for tuition and incidentals, and fees for residence and meal plan, as applicable. Charges for textbooks, class notes, mandatory supplies, certain accommodation or other costs associated with field trips, or other miscellaneous expenses, are not included in fees charged to student accounts.
Fees must be arranged by the term due date to avoid a Late Fee charge to a student's account. There are two ways to "arrange fees."
- Students may arrange fees by paying them in full by the due date.
- Students may submit a Promissory Note by the due date indicating the intention to use funding from approved University of Waterloo scholarships and bursaries or external scholarships and bursaries payable to University of Waterloo, a Tuition Benefit (for University of Waterloo employees and their children), approved third-party sponsorships, or provincial student loans, to pay term fees. Promissory Notes must be accompanied by acceptable proof of the supplementary funding and proof of a completed payment of any balance remaining on the account after deducting the supplementary funding.
For the current schedule of Due Dates and complete information on arranging your fees, please refer to Payment Options, Using Financial Aid and Fees Arranged? on our website.