You must pay your fees to the University in full by the fee deadline to avoid interest charges. If your opt-out is approved, the U-Pass amount will be refunded to your student account.
If you use or activate your Umo benefit code, your opt-out application is automatically rejected and will not be reviewed. Do not activate or use the code if you intend to opt out.
- All students, full-time or part-time, are automatically opted-in and assessed the full U-Pass fee each Fall and Winter semester.
- Fees are automatically assessed and captured by the Cashiers office at the University of Windsor. Students should refer to their statement of account for tuition, fees and amounts owing to the University; assessed U-Pass fees are shown in detail.
- Students eligible to opt out may only do so before the opt-out deadline. Opt-out deadlines for each semester are published on the Deadlines, Periods and Costs page.
- Opt-outs take place via the online U-Pass Opt-Out Form.
- “Commuter” students who do not live at addresses within Windsor, even in the near surrounding areas, are not eligible to opt out.
- Opting out is only allowed under one of the following circumstances:
- Option 1: I live outside the Windsor Public Transit Zone, which is exclusively prescribed by Transit Windsor as residential addresses of postal codes starting with: N0P, N7L, N7M, N0L, N9V, N8H, N8N, N9K, N9Y, N9H or N9J
- Option 2: I am on a Co-op, internship or work placement during that semester
- Option 3: I am participating in a student exchange program outside of the Windsor Transit area for 8 months or more during the fall and winter semesters
- Option 4: I am a graduate student conducting/completing my thesis outside of the Windsor Transit service area
- Option 5: I am a graduate student that has completed their degree in the Fall semester (only applicable for Winter opt-out)
- Option 6: I already hold a valid University of Windsor parking pass AND/OR carpool with someone in my household who has a valid University of Windsor parking pass (Must have the same address of the pass holder)
- Option 7: I already have a valid Windsor Transit pass from a government sponsored program
- Option 8: I am a graduate student conducting/completing my research
