Financial Policies

Application Fees

A $100.00 non-refundable fee is payable on application to the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences. Applicants not accepted in the year of their application will be reconsidered for the next year. Reconsideration does not guarantee acceptance. International applicants should submit the application fee in the form of a money order in Canadian funds.

Document Review for Block Transfer Credit

It is possible to have any previous university education or TCM education at other acupuncture schools reviewed for potential transfer credit prior to formally applying. Once your credits have been approved for transfer into an ACOS program there is a $300 block transfer fee. Contact the Registrar for submission details.

Tuition Deposit

A $500.00 deposit is payable once written notification of acceptance is received and a student contract signed. This $500 deposit is deducted from the total tuition owing. If withdrawal takes place before the commencement of classes, $100.00 of the deposit is non-refundable.

2012-2013 Tuition All Programs Effective May 15, 2012

Full-time students $218.00 per credit
Part-time students $223.00 per credit
Audit students $195.00 per credit
Matriculating students audit rate $166.00 per credit

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For example: Year one tuition – 51 credits @ $213.00 per credit = $11,118.00 – 51 credits is equal to 765 in-class hours. For other calculations, please see the total credits for the program you are interested in.

Over the course of delivery of any program, an increase of per credit tuition may occur. …

The following refund policy of the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences (ACOS) applies to the terms of our enrollment contract: Refunds in cases of Withdrawal or Dismissal (from individual courses or a whole program)

• Written Notice:
  • To initiate a refund, written notice must be provided:
    • By a student to ACOS when the student withdraws, or
    • By ACOS to the student where ACOS dismisses a student.
• Refund Entitlement:
  • Refund entitlement is calculated on the total fees due under the contract,  less the applicable non-refundable application fee. Where total fees have not yet been collected, ACOS is not responsible for refunding more than has been collected to date and a student may be required to make up for monies due under the contract.
• Refund policy for students:
  • Refunds before the program of study begins:
    • If written notice of withdrawal is received by ACOS less than seven (7)  calendar days after the contract is signed, and before the start of the program of study, ACOS may retain the lesser of 10% of the total fees due under the contract or $100.
    • Subject to subsection (a) (i), if written notice of withdrawal is received by ACOS thirty (30) calendar days or more before the start of the program of study, ACOS may retain the lesser of 10% of the total fees due under the contract, or $500.
    • Subject to subsection (a) (i), if written notice of withdrawal is received by ACOS less than thirty (30) calendar days before the start of the program of study, ACOS may retain the lesser of 20% of the total fees due under the contract, or $1000.
  • Refunds after the program of study starts:
    • If written notice of withdrawal is received by ACOS, or a student is dismissed, within 10% of the program of study’s duration, ACOS may retain 30%  of the total fees due under the contract.
    • If written notice of withdrawal is received by ACOS, or a student is dismissed, after 10% and before 30% of the program of study’s duration, ACOS may retain 50% of the total fees due under the contract.
    • If a student withdraws or is dismissed after 30% of the program of study’s duration, no refund is required.

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• Other Refund Policy Requirements:
  • Where a student is deemed not to have met ACOS program-specific minimum requirements for admission, ACOS must refund all fees paid under the contract, less the applicable non-refundable application fee.
  • Where ACOS provides technical equipment to a student, without cost to the student, and the student withdraws or is dismissed, ACOS may charge the student for the equipment or use of the equipment on a cost recovery basis, unless the student returns the equipment unopened or as issued within fourteen (14) calendar days.
  • Refunds owing to students must be paid within thirty (30) calendar days of ACOS receiving written notification of withdrawal and all required supporting documentation, or within thirty (30) calendar days of the ACOS written notice of dismissal.
  • Where the delivery of the program of study is through home study or distance education, refunds must be based on the percent of the program of study completed at the rates specific to Part IV I. 4(b) of the PCTIA Bylaws.
  • Where tuition is still owed to ACOS, all refunds from withdrawn courses will reflect as a reduction of the final tuition payment in this Contract. Note: Withdrawing from courses could result in a change of the student status from full-time to part-time resulting in a change of per credit tuition rate.
  • Regardless of when a course is delivered, there will be no refund for withdrawal, dismissal, or withdrawal due to failure of prerequisite courses, after 30% of the program of study’s duration.

Note: All refunds for dropped courses will reflect as a reduction of the final tuition payment in the contract. Dropping courses could result in the change of student status from full-time to part-time resulting in a change of per credit tuition rate.

2012-2013 ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER FEES

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Note: All administration and other fees are payable by cash, cheque or money order; these fees cannot be paid with a debit or credit card and are not included in the Student Contract and Tuition Agreement.

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