Refunds & Withdrawals

New students

If you are a new, direct entry, or readmitted student withdrawing from your first term (or first term back) in a full-time program:

• If it is before the refund deadline, contact Admissions at 604-432-8899 or admissions@bcit.ca with your BCIT student number, program name, and program start date.
• If it is after the refund deadline, please follow the instructions below for continuing and current students.
• To withdraw from a full-time course, contact your program administrator.

Continuing and current students

If you are withdrawing from a full-time program after completing one or more terms:

• Contact your program area to obtain a signature on the applicable form below:
  • Trades Withdrawal [PDF]
  • Full-time Technology Withdrawal [PDF]
• Then, submit the completed form to Student Records at records@bcit.ca.

Note: If BCIT requires you to withdraw for reasons of discipline or unsatisfactory progress after the refund deadline, you are not eligible to receive a refund.

For most programs, your latest acceptable withdrawal date to receive a refund is 10 business days after the start of class.

Please note that all commitment fees are non-refundable. International students currently pay a commitment fee of $3,000 in full-time programs. Effective Winter 2025 entry term, the commitment fee is $6,000.

See the table below for the commitment fee amount deducted from your refund.

U-Pass BC fees are collected on behalf of Translink and are not covered by BCIT’s refund policy.

All Flexible Learning (Part-time Studies) course withdrawal requests must be submitted using the official Flexible Learning Course Withdrawal form [PDF].

If you are submitting your completed form by email, please send it to PTSwithdrawals@bcit.ca. You must use your myBCIT email address so that the Registrar’s Office can verify the legitimacy of your request. Incomplete forms or forms submitted using a non-myBCIT email address cannot be processed. Withdrawals will be processed within 2-3 business days. Log in to myBCIT and check under Student Self Service to confirm withdrawals and account balances.

Even if you have missed the refund or withdrawal deadline, it is very important to notify BCIT of your intent to withdraw. Late withdrawals are subject to program area approval, and will not be considered without applicable documentation. Remember to formally withdraw to ensure your permanent academic record, your GPA, and your ability to qualify for future awards and recognition are not affected.

Please visit Flexible Learning Withdrawals for more information.

Refund information, including deadlines, will be provided when you register for a course. Special fees for some courses are non-refundable, and different refund requirements may apply.

Students who withdraw or transfer 31 days prior to the course start date will receive a 100 percent tuition refund, and there is no charge to transfer.

Classroom-based, blended, and synchronous distance/online learning courses

Distance/online learning (asynchronous) – specific course start and end date

Distance/online learning – course begins the day of registration (continual entry)

Students in a continual entry/start any time course that runs for more than two weeks are eligible for a 100% tuition refund if they withdraw within two weeks of registration/the course start date. Students in a continual entry/start any time course that is two weeks or less are not eligible to receive a refund.

Contact Student Information and Enrolment Services to request a transfer from one course to another. The transfer is subject to a $16 fee and must be requested and processed by the refund deadline. No transfer fee will be charged if the transfer is requested 31 days or more before the start date of the course.

Up to and including the third day of class, contact Apprentice Services.

After the third day of class, complete a Trades Withdrawal form [PDF] and submit it to Apprentice Services.

No refund is issued for any withdrawal less than nine days before the start of class.

*Note: $200 commitment fee is non-transferable and non-refundable.

If you paid international tuition fees and provide proof of domestic status in Canada to the International Student Centre before the refund deadline for all courses in the term, we will refund you the difference between the domestic and international tuition fees.

Study permits might be denied. What to do depends on if you are studying in the International Student Entry Program (ISEP) or, other full-time or part-time programs.

1. International Student Entry Program (ISEP)

If your study permit application is denied by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), you can request a 100% refund of all tuition fees paid (including the commitment fee).

Submit the following documents to isepinfo@bcit.ca at least 10 days before your program starts:

• A scanned copy of the original study permit denial letter from IRCC
• ISEP – Request to Withdraw
• Authorization for Disclosure of Personal Information to a Third Party (optional)

2. Other full-time and part-time programs

Please see the Study Permit page for information on refunds due to study permit denials.