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Tuition Payment Plan Pilot Program
As a pilot program for the Spring 2026 term, Laurier is providing students with a unique tuition payment option designed to help alleviate financial pressures. Enrollment is open to registered Laurier students on a term by term basis.
As this payment plan is being offered as a pilot program for the Spring 2026 term, it may not be available in future terms. We recommend planning finances with this in mind.
Application Windows
The payment plan enrollment window opens when first invoices for the term are posted and available to access on LORIS. Students receive an automated email when an invoice has been posted to their LORIS accounts.
Spring 2026
- Opens: April 7, 2026
- Closes: May 4, 2026 @ 12:00 a.m. EST
The closing deadline date of the application window for each term is firm. Late application requests will NOT be available or accepted.
Cost of the Plan
There is a $50.00 non-refundable Payment Plan Financing Fee for each term a student chooses to enroll in the plan. This fee covers the administrative costs of implementing the plan.
How the Plan Works
Students enrolled in the plan can pay tuition fees in three (3) equal installments applied monthly to their student financial account. Monthly installment dates and their applicable due dates will be found in the Installment Information table available on LORIS after enrollment has been completed.
Installment effective dates are when each monthly installment is applied to the student account, they are not payment due dates. Shortly after each installment effective date, if there is a balance owing, an invoice will be posted to LORIS with that monthly installment's payment due date. An email notification will also be sent to students' MyLaurier email accounts to notify that an invoice has been posted.
NOTE: A late fee of 1.25% will apply to any balances not paid by the installments specified payment due date and financial holds may apply.
To be eligible to participate in the plan, you must meet ALL criteria:
- Have Laurier as your home institution, and
- Be registered for course(s) in the term you are requesting to participate in, and
- Have tuition fees owing for the term you are requesting to participate in, and
- Not be carrying any overdue balances from any previous terms
Prior to proceeding with enrollment, students are required to consider the following information that may impact account balance and installments throughout the term:
- OSAP Recipients: OSAP funding will still be directed to Laurier - even if you are enrolled in a payment plan. If your expected OSAP funding will cover (or exceed) the amount of fees you owe, enrolling in the plan is not recommended.
Please Note: OSAP funding is first applied to any outstanding balance on your student account, including remaining payment plan installments. If the amount of OSAP received exceeds your outstanding balance, only the remaining difference will be eligible for refund. - Third-Party Sponsored/Band Funded Students: If you have a sponsorship in place where a third-party (example: Ontario Hockey League) or band covers all of your tuition and fees owing, enrolling in the plan is not recommended.
- Defending Students: If you are enrolled in a graduate program with a Major Research Paper/Thesis/Dissertation oral examination and already have a defence date scheduled or expected to complete all degree requirements (defence and submission of final post-defence documents), enrollment in the plan is not recommended.
- Changes After Payment Plan Enrollment: Once you are enrolled in a payment plan, your installment amounts are static and will not change if new fees, payments, awards, OSAP or sponsorships are applied to your account. Installments are not recalculated.
- Additional Fees: If new charges are added (such as from registering in more courses), they will appear on your next upcoming installment invoice and must be paid in full by that invoice due date.
Recommendation: If you are still intending on registering for more courses, where possible, complete all registration of all courses and wait until next day for your financial account to update before enrolling in the plan, provided the enrollment window is still open. - Credits: Any credits from payments, adjustments awards, OSAP or sponsorships received after enrollment in the payment plan will be required to remain on your account and will automatically be applied to your next upcoming installment balance(s).
- Additional Fees: If new charges are added (such as from registering in more courses), they will appear on your next upcoming installment invoice and must be paid in full by that invoice due date.
- The $50.00 Financing Fee is non-refundable for any reason, including paying the balance in full prior to the deadline dates or cancellation of enrollment in the plan.
- You can check eligibility and complete enrollment through LORIS > Student Services > Look for the "Student Financial Account" card > Click Apply for a Payment Plan
- The enrollment process will automatically assess your eligibility for the plan
- If you are ineligible, the system will provide a reason and if applicable, possible ways for you to make yourself eligible
- If eligible, enrollment in the plan is automatic and immediate. Your account will update with your new current balance and your monthly plan installments after you receive the on-screen confirmation message. Installments will be viewable on the Installment Information table on LORIS.
- Each installment will become effective on your student account each month and an invoice will be posted to your LORIS account with an applicable due date for payment of each installment if there is a balance owing. Installment information, including installment amounts, effective dates and invoice due dates can be referenced on LORIS through your Installment Information History.
- If you are a graduate student and receive a notice that says you are "not authorized to view this page" when you try to apply for the plan:
- If you also have a Laurier staff account (@wlu.ca), ensure that you are logging into LORIS with your student account
- Log out of LORIS completely and close the browser completely including all open tabs
- Open a new browser and login to LORIS
- Try clearing or deleting your cache or browser history and re-logging in again
I missed the window, can I still enroll in the plan?
The closing deadline date of the application window for each term is firm. Late application requests will not be available or accepted for any reason.
Can I cancel the plan?
If you no longer need the plan for any reason, you can choose to cancel the plan during the application window.
The full amount of any remaining, unpaid installments is due by your most recent posted invoice on LORIS.
Reminder: The $50.00 Financing Fee is non-refundable and will not be adjusted from your student account.
Can I re-enroll in the plan?
If for any reason you have cancelled enrollment in the plan, you can choose to re-enroll in the plan if the application window is still open.
Reminder: A $50.00 Financing Fee will be applied for each instance of enrollment into the plan.
Can I have the credit on my account refunded?
If any awards, payments, OSAP, sponsorship or course changes results in a credit, the credit is required to remain on your student financial account in order to automatically be applied to your next upcoming installment(s) as they become effective.
If your credit balance exceeds all of the upcoming installments, you will be eligible to have the difference that is over and above your installments owing refunded upon submission of a refund request.
I have fees owing for this term, why isn't it letting me enroll in the plan?
The tuition payment payment plan is intended for students with tuition fees owing from registration in courses where Laurier is their home institution.
If you are not registered in courses for the term (i.e. you are on a co-op work term or you are incoming exchange student and/or your home institution is not Laurier, etc.) you will not be able to enroll in the payment plan.