Registration

• Find the course you are interested in.
• Click on the section (if multiple sections offered) with the schedule that meets your needs.
• Click 'Register For This Course' which appears in the yellow box under the course description.
• The myEC registration portal will prompt you to complete your registration including providing your credit card information.

Please contact us if you need assistance with registration.

Call us at 604-844-3810
Monday to Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm

We are located between Clark and Main Street on Great Northern Way.

520 E 1st Ave
Vancouver, BC V5T 0H2

View parking and transportation information on how to get here.

Use your Canadian bank's website and the Bill Payment option to:

• Add the Bill Payee as “Emily Carr University of Art + Design”
• Add your ECU student ID number as the Account Number
• Take a screenshot of your payment which shows the amount paid/payment confirmation number, date paid and student ID number and contact us.

Please allow up to 5 business days for your payment to be applied to your Emily Carr account.

If you are not registering online through the payment gateway with your credit card, you can also email us to schedule a time that we can call you to arrange a secure transaction.

• Make your cheque, bank draft or money order payable to “Emily Carr University”
• Write your Emily Carr student ID number and name on the front of the cheque.
• Mail your cheque, bank draft or money order to: Financial Services, Emily Carr University, 520 East 1st Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T 0H2

Please allow up to 7 business days for your payment to be posted. You will be charged $25 fee for non-sufficient funds or returned cheques.

You can contact cashier@ecuad.ca for wire transfer information. Please ask your bank to include your student number and name with the wire transfer.

Please view information on how to initiate third-party sponsorship.

Course registration is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Unless otherwise indicated, you must be at least 18 years old by the course start date. You can register for our courses any time.

Full tuition must be received within 24 hours of registration to hold your spot.

When registration is complete and payment received, you will get a registration statement by email including course information, dates, times and location. This statement is also available through your myEC account. If you did not receive your registration confirmation email or have any issues accessing your registration information, please contact us.

We encourage you to register early as seats are limited and popular courses fill up quickly. Registration is not available after a course has started.

If a seat is available, you can register online for a course up to 2 business days before the course start date. Some programs may have different registration deadlines. Please check their program webpage for details.

If you are registering less than 2 business days before the course start date, please contact CS Registration during business hours. Our staff will register you into the course if a seat is available.

NOTE: Before we can welcome you to your course, we need a bit of time to set up your account and system access. If you register for a Continuing Studies course less than 2 business days before your course start date, access to your ECU email account, M365 or Moodle may be delayed. If you are attending an online course, your instructor will send a Zoom link to your personal email so you can join the first class.

Tuition fees cover the cost of the course plus GST.

Most CS courses will require supplies, and we do our best to provide accurate estimates of those costs. You can find a list of required and recommended items on the Materials List page. Before registering for a course, we recommend you factor the supply costs into your budget

Tuition is reviewed and adjusted on an annual basis.

If a course you are interested in taking is full, we recommend contacting the CS Registration Office to be added to the waitlist. There is no cost and you are not obligated to register if a spot becomes available. You cannot attend classes if you are on a waitlist.

If a spot becomes available, we will contact you to determine whether you are still interested in registering. If you would like to attend, you will be asked for payment information in order to hold the spot.

Sometimes a course is cancelled due to low enrolment or other unforeseen circumstance. Cancellations may happen approximately five calendar days prior to the course start date and will be communicated by email to any registered student. Please ensure that we have your current email on file.

If a course is cancelled, a full refund will be processed for all registrants. Alternatively, you can request to be transferred to another course, or we can issue a tuition voucher in lieu of a refund. Tuition vouchers are valid for up to one calendar year from the date of issue towards any CS course.

Any class cancellation due to instructor illness or other unexpected event, will be communicated by email. Please ensure that we have your current email on file.

In the event of an emergency campus closure due to poor weather conditions or events, information will be posted on the Emily Carr website.

If a cancelled class is rescheduled, students will be informed by email after discussions with the instructor. We do our best to reschedule on the same weekday and time as the regularly scheduled classes.

Please submit an email request for course withdrawal or course switch no later than seven (7) calendar days before the course start date for a refund, less $35 administration fee per course. Requests for switching courses are treated as a course withdrawal and new registration. Refunds require up to four weeks for processing, plus mailing time. Refunds are issued to the original form of payment, or by cheque, made payable to the student.

Exceptions are only considered for extenuating circumstances on a case-by-case basis supported by appropriate documentation such as a doctor’s note or subpoena. Requests for refunds, course transfer or other special requests will not be granted if received after the course has started or completed. In some extenuating cases a tuition voucher may be approved to be used towards a future CS course. Tuition vouchers are valid for one year from the date issued. For students who are registered through the StrongerBC future skills grant, no exceptions will be considered for extenuating circumstances once the withdrawal deadline has past.

View the specific refund and withdrawal policies for the following programs:

• User Experience Design Certificate program
• Youth + Teen programs

Emily Carr accepts no responsibility in the event any class, course of instruction, seminar, or workshop is either cancelled or not completed as a result of strikes, lockouts, fire, natural disasters or any other cause beyond the control of the University.

Emily Carr reserves the right to change or amend its programs, instructors, fee structure, schedule and regulations at any time from those published here.

You can review policies specific to the Teen and Certificate Programs found on their webpages.

Also, you can refer to the full list of University Policies and in particular read and understand:

• 4.6 Student Conduct
• 9.6 Information Protection

Course Withdrawal

Please submit an email request for course withdrawal or course switch no later than seven (7) calendar days before the course start date for a refund, less $35 administration fee per course. Requests for switching courses are treated as a course withdrawal and new registration. Refunds require up to four weeks for processing, plus mailing time. Refunds are issued to the original form of payment, or by cheque, made payable to the student.

Exceptions are only considered for extenuating circumstances on a case-by-case basis supported by appropriate documentation such as a doctor’s note or subpoena. Requests for refunds, course transfer or other special requests will not be granted if received after the course has started or completed. In some extenuating cases a tuition voucher may be approved to be used towards a future CS course. Tuition vouchers are valid for one year from the date issued.

Course Withdrawal

Requests to withdraw must be received no later than seven (7) days before the course start date. Please submit your request via email.

You will be refunded less $35 administration fee per course. Refunds are issued to the original form of payment, or by cheque, made payable to the student. Refunds require up to four weeks for processing, plus mailing time.

Switching Courses

If you have already registered and paid for a course and your change your mind, there is an option to switch courses. Requests to switch courses must be received no later than seven (7) days before the course start date and are treated as a course withdrawal and new registration. This means there will be a $35 administration fee per request. Please submit your request via email.

Withdrawals + Refunds - Block 1

• Withdrawal requests received prior to February 29th, 2025 are eligible for a tuition refund less a $35 administrative fee
• Withdrawal requests received between March 1 - June 14, 2025 are eligible for a tuition refund less a $500 administrative fee
• Withdrawal requests received June 15, 2025 onwards, are not eligible for refund.

Withdrawals + Refunds - Block 2

• Withdrawal requests received prior to February 29th, 2025 are eligible for a tuition refund less a $35 administrative fee
• Withdrawal requests received between March 1 - June 28, 2025 are eligible for a tuition refund less a $500 administrative fee
• Withdrawal requests received June 29, 2025 onwards, are not eligible for refund.

Switching Courses

If you have already registered and paid for a course and your change your mind about the course you chose, there may be an option to switch courses depending on seat availability. Requests to switch courses must be received no later than seven (7) days before the course start date and are treated as a course withdrawal and new registration. This means there will be a $35 administration fee per request. Please submit your request via email.

Withdrawals + Refunds

• Withdrawal requests received prior to February 29th, 2025 are eligible for a tuition refund less a $35 administrative fee
• Withdrawal requests received between March 1 - June 14, 2025 are eligible for a tuition refund less a $500 administrative fee
• Withdrawal requests received June 15, 2025 onwards, are not eligible for refund.
  

Switching Courses

If you have already registered and paid for a course and your change your mind, there may be an option to switch courses depending on seat availability. Requests to switch courses must be received no later than seven (7) days before the course start date and are treated as a course withdrawal and new registration. This means there will be a $35 administration fee per request. Please submit your request via email.