Algonquin ACSIS, Brightspace, Timetables and Fee Deadlines

ACSIS stands for Algonquin College Student Information System. The Registrar's Office calls it your one-stop online student portal, and admits it looks a bit old-fashioned. Brightspace is Algonquin's learning management system, where course materials, communication with faculty and assessments live.

Log in to ACSIS with your student number and ACSIS password. The Registrar's Office says your password on first login is your date of birth, and you'll be asked to change it. Too many failed attempts lock you out until you verify your identity with the Registrar's Office.

Your network username and password appear in ACSIS under Network Account Info. They may not show until close to the start of term, and they aren't available until your fees are paid or deferred. You need them for your student email and for the AC Photo portal that issues your AC Card.

Domestic full-time students pay a non-refundable $500 tuition deposit in their first term of each academic year, which runs Fall, Winter, Spring. It holds your seat and goes toward that term's fees. If you've applied for OSAP, you can defer the deposit in ACSIS instead of paying it.

Once the deposit is paid or deferred, the rest of your fees are deferred automatically until the Balance Due Date, about three weeks after your term starts. In a later term of the same year, you can defer your fees at no charge in ACSIS by the Fees Due Date.

Miss the Balance Due Date or the Fees Due Date and you'll pay a $150 late penalty, at most once per term. New students who pay after the deposit due date may lose their seat.

In online banking, add Algonquin College as a payee and use your student number as the account number. Allow three business days, although the date you paid is the one that counts. Interac e-Transfer isn't accepted.

Flywire accepts payments from Canada or abroad, including credit cards within Canada, and some methods charge a fee. Full-time online program fees can't be paid by credit card.

These dates come from the Registrar's Office academic calendar for students at the Ottawa Campus, updated March 10, 2026. Most apply to most programs, and your timetable shows the actual withdrawal date for each course. Pembroke and online dates can differ, so select your campus in the calendar.

In ACSIS, go to Courses, then View Timetable. Room codes like WB457 mean Woodroffe (the Ottawa Campus), Building B, room 457 on the fourth floor. CA means the ACCE building. REMOTE and VIRTUAL mean the course is fully online.

During the change period you can drop, add or switch course sections online in ACSIS. If a change isn't available online, contact your department. If a change moves you between full-time and part-time, your fees are reassessed.