UC Berkeley suspends cancel for nonpayment policy for spring 2021 Ireland Wagner/File The UC Berkeley Cancel for Non-Payment policy's suspension for spring 2021 will require students to pay 20% of tuition and fees by the Friday before spring semester classes start. Last Updated December 15, 2020 In a campuswide email Tuesday, UC Berkeley’s Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs announced that the Cancel for Non-Payment, or CNP, policy will remain suspended for the spring 2021 semester in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the CNP policy, students are required to pay 20% of tuition and fees by the Friday prior to the beginning of classes. The suspension has not been approved for other semesters, the email states.