Canadian Mennonite University

Effective May 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025

 
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Understanding your Student Account

Your CMU student Populi Portal will display your charges based on your registration. Charges for housing and meal plan, additional student fees, and credits for awards (scholarships and bursaries) will be added to accounts later in the summer.

To view your pending charges:

Once charges are invoiced, you will see the amounts of “Unpaid Invoices" as well as any “Applied Payments/Credits”

Account charges will be posted to your account in the following way:

Payment Deadlines (except MBA Program, see more information below)

Undergraduate and graduate fees are payable by semester and are due by the following dates. Note that some students are required to pay advance deposits (see “Advance Deposit Procedures” below).

Payment Deadlines by Semester

All semester fees (including tuition, housing, food, and all other fees) must be paid by the due dates, unless alternative payment arrangements have been made with the Financial Aid Office.

Any charges added to the account after the semester due dates are due immediately. Students should make financial contingency plans for any delay of receiving funds or for receiving less in student aid or loans than anticipated. A delay in receiving funding, including applying for or receiving your student aid funds (government grants, bursaries, and loans), does not extend your tuition payment due date or alter the amount due.

Contact the Financial Aid Office before the due date to discuss your financial situation if you expect a delay.

Deferred Payment Plan via Automatic Withdrawals (offered by Rotessa Installment Plans)

Deferred payment plans provide approved students the option to pay in installments by having payments automatically withdrawn from their bank accounts through the semester.

Some restrictions apply and approval is required for participation. MBA students are not eligible for deferred payment plans. Students may contact the Financial Aid Office to apply for a deferred payment plan. If a deferred payment plan is approved, the following schedule applies:

Fall 1/3 due September 6
(in-person)
1/3 due October 4 1/3 due November 1
Winter 1/3 due January 8
(in-person)
1/3 due February 7 1/3 due March 7

 

Advance Deposit Procedures

Most students are required to pay advance deposits. Advance deposits are payments due in advance of account charges being posted to a student’s account.

Advance deposits will be applied to fees at the time the fees are incurred. If the advance deposit is not enough to pay for the total fees due, any outstanding account balance must be paid by the regular payment deadline. If the advance deposit is more than the fees due, the prepaid balance will be carried forward and applied to the next semester’s fees.

Incoming Undergraduate Domestic Students

Undergraduate students who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada must pay a non-refundable tuition deposit of $200 CAD when they accept their offer of admission to CMU. This deposit is required for applicants to gain access to their Populi student account, through which course registration occurs. The payment is credited towards tuition once registered.

Incoming Undergraduate International Students Already Residing in Canada on Valid Study Permits

Undergraduate students already residing in Canada on valid study permits must pay a tuition deposit of $1,000 CAD when they accept their offer of admission to CMU. This deposit is required for applicants to gain access to their Populi student account, through which course registration occurs.

Incoming Undergraduate International Students (except International Students Already Residing in Canada on Valid Study Permits)

First-Year Graduate International Students

Accepted Payment Methods

Pay Through Online Banking (CMU’s preferred payment method)

Pay In-Person (North Side Finance Office, first floor, A Wing across from Laudamus Auditorium).

Pay Online via Populi

International Payments

Pay Now with Flywire Pay now with PayMyTuition

Refunds

Refunds, if approved by CMU Finance, are returned to the original payor by the original method of payment. For example, payments received through Flywire will be returned to the original account through Flywire.

Financial Default

Students who have balances owing beyond the payment due dates, have defaulted on an automatic withdrawal plan or do not make sufficient payment arrangements are in financial default.

CMU will take the following steps after a student is in default:

MBA Program

MBA fees are due by the following dates (all cohorts, except for first year deposits. See “Advance Deposit Proceedures” above.)

Financial Counselling

To assist students with financial questions staff in the Financial Aid Office are available to discuss your personal financial situation and help you create a plan to meet your financial requirements.

Income Tax and Benefit Return Information

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