Undergraduate Courses & Registration

You will be able to enrol in courses in early July, however, in order to become registered you have to pay at least the minimum first installment of your fees or officially defer your fees by the posted deadline. 

Instructions on how to pay fees or defer based on scholarship or financial aid are found below. The minimum payment to register is equivalent to 100% of Fall tuition fees (plus any arrears on your account) and is indicated on the Fees Invoice on ACORN. 

To be automatically registered for the Fall-Winter 2024-25 session, you must enrol in courses and pay at least the minimum first instalment of your fees (or officially defer them) by August 27. 

If you make a payment between August 28 and September 11 at 4pm you must provide the Registrar’s Office with proof of payment in order to ensure that your registration is complete. 

If you do not present proof of payment or defer your fees by 4:00pm on September 11, you will be removed from all your courses and will need to contact the Registrar’s Office to re-register for the session. Re-registration requires approval and a financial penalty and does not guarantee a spot in previously enrolled courses. 

By being registered, you agree to abide by all of the Academic and Non-academic Policies, Rules and Regulations of the University and Faculty and to ensure that the accuracy of your personal information such as current mailing address and telephone number is maintained. 

Annual fees for registration consist of two components: 

• Academic (including instruction and library)
• Incidental/Ancillary fees (including Athletics, Hart House, Health Service, and Student Organizations). 

Fees vary depending on the program of study and year of admission to the Faculty of Music. As a Faculty of Music student, you will pay a program fee which is a set tuition fee for the Fall-Winter academic session regardless of a student’s course load, provided the load falls within a defined range (typically 4.0-6.0 credits). See more Fees Information in the Academic Calendar.

All students at the University of Toronto have a student account. To review your account balance and invoice, log into ACORN and select “Financial Accounts.”

Your student account is managed by Student Accounts, which is also referred to as the Fees Office. Student Accounts is responsible for your tuition and ancillary fees, processing payments, issuing refunds and applying service charges.

Tuition fee invoices are not mailed, so please review your invoice regularly.

Please note that a student with an unpaid balance from a previous academic session is not permitted to register for a new academic session before the outstanding balance is paid. Visit Student Accounts for more information.

Your fees invoice is available online through ACORNin the section "Financial Accounts".  The Academic and Incidental/Ancillary fees for the Fall-Winter session are posted annually in mid-July. Once your invoice is available you can make a full payment, arrange for partial payments, or request a fee deferral. If you do not fully pay the fees for the session at the time of registration, there are separate Fall and Winter term fee payment deadlines for any outstanding payments and monthly service charges will apply. 

See the Billing Dates Schedule below. 

Note: Residence Fees will appear on your invoice, however, these are not associated with your registration and the deadlines for payment will vary. Make sure you review your residence occupancy agreement carefully to see when they are due.

Tuition fee invoices are not mailed, so please review your invoice regularly.

Please note that a student with an unpaid balance from a previous academic session is not permitted to register for a new academic session before the outstanding balance is paid. Visit Student Accounts for more information.

Students have the following options to pay fees: on a sessional basis (both Fall and Winter together) by the Fall term payment deadline, or by term (separate Fall and Winter term payments).

Your Account Number appears on the top of your ACORN invoice. It consists of the first five letters of your surname (in capital letters) and 10 digits of your student number.

Instructions on making a fee payment within Canada

Instructions on making a fee payment outside of Canada

Always keep the bank verification/confirmation number of your payment. This will be your proof of payment. 

Be sure to plan enough time for your bank to transfer the funds to the university as this can typically take three-five business days, and up to 10 days for international payments. 

Check ACORN to see if your payment has been received or your deferral has been processed. In the “Academics” box on your ACORN dashboard, you will see your registration status for the Fall/Winter Session: 

Registered = Your registration is complete; no further action is necessary. 

Invited = You risk being removed from your courses. 

Check your status again in a few days to make sure your payment or deferral request was successfully received.

Deadline for Automatic Registration: Recommended date to pay/defer minimum fees; payments after this date will require proof of payment submission to the Registrar’s Office – August 27

Registration Deadline; Proof of Payment required by 4:00PM – September 10

Payment Deadline for deferred unpaid Fall term tuition & non-tuition fees – September 30

Payment Deadline for unpaid Winter term tuition fees for all students without a fee deferral – November 30

Payment Deadline for Unpaid Winter term Tuition for Students who have a deferral – January 31

Payment deadline for Unpaid Fall and Winter term tuition & Non-tuition fees (including for those who have a scholarship/sponsorship/tuition waiver based deferral) - April 30

Beginning in October, a monthly service charge of 1.5% compounded will be added on to your outstanding balance until your account is paid in full. All payments are applied to the charges on your account according to the algorithm of “oldest first”. This means that the oldest outstanding charge in the oldest session will be cleared first; there is no distinction between the type of charge, e.g. residence fees, academic fees, etc.

In order to release your RESP funds, your provider will require verification of enrolment. They may ask for a confirmation of enrolment letter, or they may have a form that needs the registrar’s signature. If your RESP providers asks you to submit a form, please email it to reception.music@utoronto.ca and ensure that you have first signed and filled out all of the necessary fields regarding your account. Alternatively, you may request a confirmation of enrolment letter from the Registrar’s Office to be sent directly to your RESP provider. If you would like this letter to be sent elsewhere, please note that there may be a fee for this service. 

When requesting verification, please note: Only requests submitted directly by the student will be accepted. Include your U of T student number 

Forms and letter requests will not be accepted until after the first round of enrolment has begun. 

The Registrar’s Office will begin to send out verification to RESP providers at the end of July. 

Please send all verification of enrolment requests to reception.music@utoronto.ca

Students may defer tuition fees if they are expecting to receive OSAP/government loan and/or they are the recipient of a scholarship.

OSAP/government loan deferrals:

If you are expecting to receive OSAP (Ontario Student Assistance Program) or another provincial/ territorial government loan and are unable to pay the first instalment of fees with your own funds, a deferral is the opportunity to officially postpone the fee payment until your funds arrive. 

By deferring your fees, you are agreeing to the following conditions: All outstanding tuition fees have been paid. 

Your deferral is not valid if you owe tuition fees from a previous session. 

If you do not receive the financial assistance you were expecting, you are still responsible for paying your fees. 

Defer Fees through ACORN: To defer fees on ACORN visit the Finance menu, select “Tuition Fee Deferral” and follow the directions. After completing the online deferral, you should check your status to ensure your status is changed to ‘Registered’. Defer Fees through the Registrar’s Office: Provide the Registrar’s Office with confirmation that you have been approved for OSAP or other government loan funding.

Scholarship deferrals:

If you are receiving a scholarship (either from the Faculty of Music or a central award from the University of Toronto), or an external establishment that is required to go towards your fees, your fee payment may be deferred. The award will be credited towards your student account once you have registered for the session. 

In order to register, you must notify the Registrar’s Office by the recommended payment deadline of your intent to defer your fees payment with the scholarship(s). If the value of the scholarship(s) does not cover the minimum tuition fees payment, you will be required to pay the difference prior to requesting a fee deferral using the scholarship. Even if your scholarship covers or exceeds the minimum tuition fees payment, you must notify us by the deadline of your intent to defer your fees payment.

The request to defer your fees by scholarship can be sent via the Scholarship Deferral Request Form (note: the form is only available until the final registration deadline for the academic year).  The form will ask for your scholarship details (name and value), as well as proof of payment, should your scholarship value not cover the minimum payment to register.  Students with external awards should contact the Registrar's Office with proof of their scholarship. 

Please note: University issued scholarships are typically applied to student accounts in late September/early October. Students should check on ACORN at this time to confirm all funds have been applied appropriately.

If payment of your fees is made by Staff/Dependent Waiver, please follow the process as outlined by the Student Accounts Office.