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Fees

Fee Assessment

Fee Assessment

Student fees are assessed on a per-term basis. Student fees include fees for tuition and incidentals, and other fees for residence and meal plans, as applicable. Charges for textbooks, class notes, mandatory supplies, certain accommodation or other costs associated with field trips, or other miscellaneous expenses, are not included in fees charged to student accounts.

Co-operative system:

  • Engineering, Software Engineering, and upper-year Architecture plans:

    Students are assessed on a per-term basis for the basic term fee, including co-operative fees, and full-time incidental fees shown on the schedule of fees. Students taking one or two courses only in a term are assessed by course at the unit course fee shown and part-time incidental fees.

  • year 1 co-operative plans in Accountancy, Arts and Business, Environment, Applied Health Sciences (all plans), and Science (all plans):

    Students are assessed by course at the unit course fee shown on the schedule of fees to a maximum of the basic term fee. Students taking more than two courses are also assessed full-time incidental fees. Students taking two or fewer courses are assessed by course at the unit course fee and part-time incidental fees.

  • co-operative Architecture year 1:

    Students are assessed on a per term basis for the basic term fee and full-time incidental fees shown on the schedule of fees. Students taking one or two courses only in a term are assessed by course at the unit course fee shown and part-time incidental fees.

  • co-operative Pharmacy year 1:

    Students are assessed by course at the unit course fee shown on the fee schedule to a maximum of the basic term fee.  Students taking more than two courses are also assessed full-time incidental fees. Students taking two or fewer courses are assessed by course at the unit course fee and part-time incidental fees.
  • all other co-operative academic plans:

    Students are assessed by course at the unit course fee shown on the fee schedule to a maximum of the basic term fee. Students taking more than two courses in a term are also assessed co-operative fees and full-time incidental fees. Students taking two or fewer courses are assessed by course at the unit course fee and part-time incidental fees.

Regular system:

  • Optometry plan:

    Students are assessed on a per-term basis for the total tuition and full-time incidental fees shown on the schedule of fees.

  • other regular academic plans:

    Students are assessed by course at the unit course fee shown on the fee schedule to a maximum of the basic term fee. Students taking more than two courses are also assessed full-time incidental fees. Students taking two or fewer on-campus courses are assessed by course at the unit course fee and part-time incidental fees.


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