Refund Policy

SIDES provides refunds in two situations:

  1. for resource deposits;
  2. for tuition fees.

Resource Deposits:

Resources such as textbooks that are borrowed from SIDES must be returned within three (3) months of the student’s completion of or withdrawal from a course. If resources are returned within this timeline, any Resource Deposits that were paid will be refunded; late returns will not be refunded.

SIDES reserves the right to provide partial refunds (or no refunds) for items returned in poor condition.

 

Tuition Fees:

SIDES charges tuition fees for courses to International Students and to adult students who have graduated (except when the course requested is on the provincial approved list for adult students). If a student has paid tuition and decides to withdraw from the course, refunds will be provided as follows:

  • if a student requests to be withdrawn from the course within 60 days of being put into the Orientation Course (OC) and the OC has not been submitted, the student will receive a course refund of the original course fee minus a $100.00 administration fee;
  • if a student requests to be withdrawn from the course within 60 days of being put into the Orientation Course (OC) and the OC has been submitted, the student will receive a refund of 50% of their original course fee;
  • course fees will not be refunded if the student has been in the OC or in the full course for more than 60 days.

Students who are enrolled in a dual-credit Camosun College course (as part of the South Island Partnership) will be subject to the following exceptions:

  • if a student pays for the course in advance and then withdraws from the course before classes begin, the student will receive a course refund of the original course fee minus a $100.00 administration fee;
  • if a student pays for the course in advance and then withdraws from the course within the first two weeks of the start date of classes, the student will receive a refund of 50% of their original course fee;
  • if a student withdraws after two weeks of classes, no course fees will be refunded.

Note - Refunds are paid to the individual who paid the original fee or deposit.