• Adding or Dropping Courses: You may add or drop courses without penalty by the following deadlines (below). If you’re not certain about whether or not to enrol in a particular course, it’s better to enrol at the beginning and then drop it before the deadline, rather than miss the first class or two, and then join. Dropping a course after the Drop deadline will result in a “W” on your transcript and a partial, pro-rated refund up to six weeks, after which no refund is given. Any financial aid award you received will be re-evaluated. 

If you are wondering if you’re in the right class, please go see your advisor as soon as possible.

• BA LING: Dr. Randy Lebold (Randal.Lebold@twu.ca)

• MALT: Dr. Steve Nicolle (steve.nicolle@twu.ca)

• MA LING: Dr. Sean Allison (Sean.Allison@twu.ca)

• Survey Track: Randy Lebold (Randal.Lebold@twu.ca)

• Literacy & Education Tracks: Jordan Kopke (Jordan.Kopke@twu.ca)

• All other tracks, plus all other students: Ali Nicolle  (academic-admin@canil.ca)

• Add/Drop Deadlines:

  • Summer: Add courses until June 14, drop course until June 21 (May 15 for LING 210 intersession)

  • Fall 2024: September 17, 2024

  • Spring 2024: January 22, 2024

If you are considering dropping a course, you must do the following:

1. First talk to your course instructor, who can best advise you as to whether dropping the course is a good idea. 

2. If you are part of a degree program, also discuss your plans with your Program Advisor (see list above) to make sure you are aware of the potential consequences of dropping the course for your program (such as credit and timing issues).  NOTE: If you are a non-degree student and do not have a program advisor, discuss your plans with Ali Nicolle at academic-admin@canil.ca.

3. Once you and the instructor and your program director have agreed that the course should be dropped, you may proceed with dropping the course:

   1. Summer Students will need to work with Ali Nicolle at academic-admin@canil.ca to drop their courses

   2. Degree Students (after Summer) can drop the course online via the TWU Student Services portal. 

   3. All other Casual Studies students should contact admissions@canil.ca 

If you must drop a course AFTER the semester Drop deadline, please note the following: 

• After the add/drop deadline, TWU considers you to have entered into a 'contract' with them. Please take a moment to read the conditions here:  https://www.twu.ca/academics/office-registrar/policies/contractual-statement

• If you drop a course after the Drop deadline, you will not be entitled to a refund of your course fees.

• You can still withdraw from a class anytime before the end of the 6th week of class, but you won’t receive a full refund and will get a W on your transcript

• After this point, it is extremely rare for students to be allowed to withdraw, so if you do not complete your course you will receive a failing grade.

YOU MUST BE AWARE OF THE COURSE ADD/DROP DEADLINES to avoid fees. Refer to TWU Important Dates

• Financial Aid Deadlines: Students should complete a Financial Aid application for each semester in which they will be taking CanIL courses. Applications completed and submitted by the following dates will be reviewed shortly after the deadline and students will be notified by email of their award for that upcoming semester. Find the application here: www.canil.ca/financialaid 

Write these dates in your calendar for the duration of your program! Apply by:

• April 15th, for Summer Financial Aid

• July 15th, for Fall Financial Aid

• November 15th, for Spring Financial Aid

LATE APPLICATIONS: Applications submitted after these dates will be received and considered. However, if it is after the deadline, the student must request permission from the Financial Aid Committee at financial-aid@canil.ca prior to completing the application form. These applications will be processed when the committee is able and the students will be notified in due time.

COURSE CHANGES: Students are required to notify the Financial Aid Committee if any details change in their application, especially in regards to the number of courses being taken. If there are any changes, the award may be adjusted.  The final award is placed in each student’s school account after the add / drop deadline. Details regarding registration are confirmed before the award is given.  

TIMING OF PAYMENTS vs AWARDS: You must be aware that if you are to receive financial aid, these awards are paid into your TWU account after the Course Add/Drop date. This means that you cannot rely on these funds to cover your initial tuition payments which are required about a month before each semester begins. You must make your initial tuition payments before they are due, independent of expected financial aid.

CanIL and ACTS observe different school breaks sometimes. If you are taking courses with both institutions, you must be aware of this.

In the Fall:

• ACTS observes the October “GSTS Reading Break”. CanIL courses continue. You must continue to attend your CanIL courses during this ACTS break.

• CanIL observes the November TWU Reading Break (“UG/SGS Reading Break”). ACTS courses continue. If you are taking ACTS courses, you must continue to attend your ACTS courses during this CanIL/TWU break.

In the Spring:

• ACTS and CanIL both observe the “Independent Study Week” in February. ACTS may offer week-long modular courses during this time. 

• CanIL Launch is for students who are interested in joining (or rejoining) the Bible translation movement after they graduate. (https://www.canil.ca/canil-launch/) For in-depth information, please request a copy of the CanIL Launch Student Guide from Lezlie Allison (leslie.allison@canil.ca). Also, mark your calendar to attend the CanIL Launch Welcome Workshop on the fourth Monday of June or September, at 4:30pm Pacific. Students accepted into CanIL Launch qualify for additional financial aid.

This year, the dates for the CanIL Launch Welcome Workshop will be as follows:

• Summer Welcome Workshop: June 20, 2023 5:30-7 pm

• Fall Welcome Workshop: date to be confirmed