New Students Portal | Bishop's University

Congratulations! Welcome to the Bishop’s community.

The web page contains all of the information that you need as an incoming student. Work through each of the steps below and check back regularly for updated information. This will ensure a smooth transition to the purple family.

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Your Next Steps

In order to reserve your place in the entering class and to ensure that you receive all university communications intended for incoming students, you must formally accept your offer of admission.

Please note that if you are a Part-time General Interest Student, you do not need to accept your offer of admission.

Offer Acceptance Deadline

You must formally accept your offer of admission before the appropriate deadline:

June 1: Fall (September) semester*
*Unless otherwise specified on your offer of admission.

December 1: Winter (January) semester

Offer Acceptance Procedure

To accept your offer of admission, log-in to your myBU applicant portal and complete the “Accept My Offer” form. Pay your tuition deposit of $350 (not applicable to exchange students).

Deferring to a Future Semester or Declining your Offer of Admission

Students who receive an offer of admission have the option to request a deferral* for one or two semesters in the future without needing to reapply. If you wish to defer your Offer of Admission to a future semester, you must first accept your offer of admission (see the process above). Once you have submitted the confirmation deposit, please send an email to admissions@ubishops.ca with your full name, date of birth and student number with the subject line “Deferring my Offer of Admission to a Future Semester”. Be sure to indicate to which semester you wish to defer. The deadline to submit a deferral request is the end of the add/drop period of the original semester to which you applied (September 15th for Fall and January 15th for Winter). If the request is accepted by the Admissions Office, a new offer of admission will be issued for the future semester.

Note: once the two-semester deferral limit is reached, students that are still not able to attend, for any reason, will have their admissions file closed. In order to again be considered for admission, a new application would need to be submitted.

If you will not be accepting your offer of admissions to Bishop’s, please send an email to admissions@ubishops.ca with your full name, date of birth and student number with the subject line “Declining My Offer of Admission”. Our Admissions team will then formally close your application. If we do not receive a response to your offer of admission by our deadlines, your file will be closed automatically.

*Students receiving an offer of admission to any of our graduate programs within the School of Education are not eligible for the deferral option. These students who are unable to attend would need to submit a new application to re-activate their file for a future semester.

Admissions Tuition Deposit Refund Policy

Fall semester entry: Between the time of accepting an offer with payment ($350 CAD), up until and including August 31st, there is a refund policy which allows for $100 CAD to be refunded to the applicant ($250 CAD is non-refundable). From September 1st onwards the $350 CAD becomes completely non-refundable.

Winter semester entry: Between the time of accepting an offer with payment ($350 CAD), up until and including December 31st, there is a refund policy which allows for $100 CAD to be refunded ($250 CAD is non-refundable). From January 1st onwards the $350 CAD becomes completely non-refundable.

Students who have deferred their admission from an earlier semester are not eligible to receive a refund of their $350 confirmation deposit.

Indigenous Student Tuition Deposit Waiver

The $350 confirmation tuition deposit can be waived if Indigenous applicants provide an official letter from their Nation / Band / Community that indicates university tuition sponsorship.

The letter should be submitted directly to the Student Accounts Office (studentaccounts@ubishops.ca) to determine if they are eligible for the waiver option. The evaluation will be done in collaboration with the Office of Indigenous Initiatives.

Please refer to the conditions outlined on page-two of your Offer of Admission package.

For all applicants for any semester who have received a conditional offer of admission, unless otherwise outlined in your admission package, a final official transcript must be submitted by the admission conditions deadline (stated below). To be considered official, the transcript must be submitted directly to the Admissions Office by an administrator from the applicant’s previous institution. If submitted in person, the transcript must be in a sealed envelope with an official seal number.

Exceptions: CEGEP applicants who have submitted their Quebec Permanent Code and Ontario high school applicants who have submitted an OUAC reference number do not need to submit their final transcript. The Admissions Office will receive the update directly.

Deadline for Winter Semester (January): January 15th.

Deadline for Fall Semester (September) semester entry: September 15th.

Note that once you have accepted your offer of admission, an item on your checklist titled “Fulfillment of Admission Conditions” will appear in your myBU account.

It is only after you have completed the above process to the satisfaction of the Admissions Office that your full admission will be confirmed.

After the Admissions Office has confirmed that you have satisfied the conditions of your admission, the “Fulfillment of Admission Conditions” will be cleared from your checklist.

Competitive scholarship recipients are chosen based on their academic performance. Our competitive scholarships range in value from $500 to $20,000 per academic year. Some of our scholarships are renewable throughout your Bishop’s career, some are one-time instalments, and others are available for continuing students only.

You will automatically be considered for scholarships as long as you submit your online application for admissions by March 1st and have all your supporting documents required to make an admissions decision (i.e. transcripts) to us no later than March 15th.

For an application to be considered complete you must:

Complete online application forms
Pay the online application fee
Send the Admissions Office (admissions@ubishops.ca) all documents necessary to make an assessment (i.e. transcript)

See more on scholarship opportunities.

To receive your financial package, you must meet the conditions of your offer of admission and register in at least 12 course credits for the Fall 2025 semester at Bishop’s University. Funding is distributed in two parts—one for the Fall semester and one for the Winter semester.

If you do not register for the minimum number of course credits in Fall 2025, you will forfeit your financial package.

The first half of your funding will be deposited into your student account in the weeks following the Fall add/drop deadline in September.

To receive the second half of your funding, you must:

Earn at least 12 course credits at Bishop’s in Fall 2025
Maintain a minimum Fall-semester average of 70%
Be registered in at least 12 course credits for the Winter 2026 semester

Failure to meet these conditions will result in forfeiture of the second half of your financial package.

Students who meet all requirements will receive the Winter portion of their funding in the weeks following the Winter add/drop deadline in January.

In Addition to competitive scholarships, Bishop’s University offers a number of awards and bursaries to new students who are admitted for Fall entry.

Our entrance awards and bursaries range in value from $800 to $8,000 per academic year. Unless otherwise indicated in the offer, the entrance awards and bursaries are non-renewable. Note that returning student awards and bursaries are available to students in the upper years.

Available awards and bursaries fall into three categories:

Leadership
Regional
Financial Need

The deadline to complete your online Awards and Bursaries Application is March 1^st.

Check out more on awards and bursaries web pages.

At Bishop’s University an important part of the student experience is being a part of the residence community. That is why, as long as the application deadline is met, we will guarantee all first-year students a spot in residence. Residence rooms are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

You must submit an application with your first deposit of $500 before June 15th for a fall (September) semester entry.

In order to submit an application to residence, you must have received and accepted your offer of admission to Bishop’s University.

Complete your residence application and view the important residence dates.

Please visit Bishop’s International to learn about applying for a CAQ and study permit, health insurance and more. We also encourage you to sign up to attend our series of webinars to support you prior to arrival, and you will find a link in the page below to our Virtual Office to meet with a member of the Bishop’s International team.

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You have decided to join Bishop’s University as a new student, and we are actively preparing for your arrival. Keep an eye on the key dates below, also available on our Sessional Dates web page.

Fall (September) Entry:

March 1:

Deadline to submit an undergraduate online application for Fall and be considered for Competitive Entrance Scholarships.
Deadline to submit the Entrance Awards and Bursaries application.

May 15: Preliminary document deadline for all applicants

June 1: Deadline to accept your offer of admission (refer to step one for guidance)

June 15: Deadline to apply to residence + 1st deposit

August 5: Deadline to pay residence 2nd deposit fee

August 29: Residence Move-In Day

Early September: Classes Begin

September 15: Deadline to submit all final documents (including fulfilment of admission conditions and birth certificate)

September 30: Deadline to pay tuition fees for Fall semester

It is important to refer to the Sessional Dates section of the Academic Calendar. This link will take you to an online active calendar, which you can refer to throughout your time as a Bishop’s student. Here you can find important dates, deadlines, scheduled holidays, and events.

Winter (January) Entry:

November 1: Application Deadline

November 15: Deadline to submit supporting documents

December 1: Deadline to accept your offer of admission (refer to step one for guidance)

Connect with your Academic Advisor to discuss your program, program options, courses, and academic pathway plans. View our Academic Advising webpage for more information.

Course registration for the Fall term typically occurs during June and August. Course registration for the Winter term typically occurs during November and December.

Many students will be pre-registered in courses but will be required to select a few courses to complete their schedule. Take a look at the Academic Calendar and watch your Bishop’s email account for more information. Visit our student records website for the most up-to-date registration instructions.

Tuition and Residence Fees

In order to avoid late payment fees and to ensure a smooth registration process, read the information below carefully and respect all listed deadlines.

All students must pay their tuition and fees before the appropriate deadline each semester:

Residence fees:

Each semester’s residence fees are pro-rated and then divided into equal installments for a total of 8 payments to cover both the fall and winter semesters. Canadian students are required to pay their fees on the 1st of every month, whereas International students must pay for the entire semester of residence at the beginning of each academic registration period. In other words, international students must pay each semester in full at the appropriate time (October 1st for the Fall semester and February 1st for the Winter semester).

Tuition fees:

September 30th: Tuition payment due.

*A late payment fee of $65 CAD is applicable to payments or promissory notes submitted after the stated deadlines.

Tuition and School Fee Payments

Canadian students must:

pay school fees in full by the deadline; OR
submit the online Promissory Note by the deadline in order to pay with a government loan.

If you are being billed international tuition rates, we have not received your Canadian birth certificate. Submit a copy to admissions@ubishops.ca as soon as possible.

International, non-exchange students must:

pay school fees in full by the deadline.

If you are applying for USA student aid, contact Student Accounts (studentaccounts@ubishops.ca) for detailed, individualized information.

Tuition and School Fee Calculation

Once you have completed the online registration process, you will be able to view the total amount due for your first semester tuition and compulsory fees:

Visit Self-Service in myBU;
Click on the Finances tab;
Click on Balance.

Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards

If you have been awarded an entrance scholarship, a bursary or other financial award from Bishop’s, you should manually deduct half of the total amount awarded (the award is split over two semesters) from the Total Charges line on your account statement.

For refund and other important information regarding your fees and funding, visit the Fees and Funding section of the website.

The Bishop’s University Orientation Week

The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) hosts both a Fall and Winter orientation for new students. Watch the SRC website for more information. You can follow the planning of Orientation Week activities via the Facebook Group Bishop’s University Orientation Week.

Incoming international students are expected to participate in Onboarding activities organized by Bishop’s International. These activities take place prior to the start of the fall semester, and at the beginning of the winter semester. Visit the Bishop’s International website and check your email for information.

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Questions?

If you have any questions after you have worked your way through the steps above, feel free to contact us directly.