Reduced Tuition Fee Policy For Students With A Permanent Disability

Eligibility

Students are required to register for the program through the Centre for Accessible Learning at cal@algonquincollege.com.

Students are to provide documentation confirming the disability and the need for a reduced course load as a learning accommodation.

For the purpose of this policy, a permanent disability is defined as:
A functional limitation caused by a physical or mental impairment that restricts the ability of a person to perform the daily activities necessary to participate in studies while enrolled in what is considered a full course load for the study period in question and for which impairment is expected to remain with the person for the expected duration of the person’s post-secondary studies.

Policy

Students who require a reduced course load as a learning accommodation for a permanent disability may be eligible for reduced tuition fees for the final courses needed to complete their academic program.

Students with a reduced course load as a learning accommodation and who register in additional semesters in order to complete their program are eligible to pay a reduced tuition fee of $20 per course upon full payment of the equivalent in tuition fees as a student completing the program in the approved duration known as the Tuition Threshold Amount.

The policy covers only the tuition portion of student fees. Students are required to pay all applicable ancillary fees for each semester in which they are enrolled. The Tuition and Fees Estimator tool provides detail on applicable ancillary fees.

Courses, which students are unsuccessful in, or withdraw from (after the early withdrawal date), are not eligible for calculation of the Tuition Threshold Amount. Tuition fees from unsuccessful or withdrawn courses are deducted from the Tuition Threshold Amount.

Students eligible to pay the reduced fees will have to pay full tuition fees to repeat courses which are not successfully completed or which are repeated voluntarily by the student but do not represent part of the requirements for program completion.

Students paying reduced tuition fees who are also in receipt of OSAP funding may have an OSAP reassessment. Student who have met the Tuition Threshold amount and are paying reduced tuition fees should contact their Financial Aid Officer.