Part-Time Courses
The deadline for withdrawing from a course is 48 hours after the start of the first class. Please notify the Writing Centre in writing that you wish to withdraw. A $50 administration fee will be deducted from the refunded fee. No refund of any kind will be considered after the deadline. If a course or section is cancelled, a full refund is issued.
Online Courses
The deadline for withdrawal from our online courses is the Friday of the first week of the course. (For Writing 098 only, no refund is possible after the course website has been accessed.) Please notify the Writing Centre in writing that you wish to withdraw. A $50 administration fee will be deducted from the refunded fee. No refund of any kind will be considered after the deadline. If a course or section is cancelled, a full refund is issued.
Writing 098/099
Students who want to withdraw must do so by the Friday of the first week of the course. Students who registered through the Student Service Centre (SSC) must withdraw through the SSC; withdrawals are not accepted by phone or by course instructors. Those who registered through UBC Continuing Studies must notify us in writing of their decision to withdraw by the deadline.
Summer Intensive Programs
The withdrawal deadline for our summer intensive programs is one week before the course start date. A $100 administration fee is deducted from each refund; no refunds are possible after the deadline. If the Writing Centre has to cancel a course due to insufficient enrolment, a full refund is provided.
View all general UBC Continuing Studies registration information and policies, including refund and cancellation.