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Fees

Fee Assessment

Fee Assessment

Student fees are assessed on a per-term basis. Student fees include tuition, incidentals, and other fees for residence and meal plans, as applicable. Incidental fees are not charged to students who are enrolled in online courses only. Charges for textbooks, class notes, mandatory supplies, certain accommodation or other costs associated with field trips, and/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 only one or two on-campus courses in a term are assessed by course at the unit course fee shown and part-time incidental fees.

Year 1 co-operative plans in Accounting, Applied Health Sciences (all plans), Arts and Business, Environment (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 on-campus courses in a term 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.

Year 1 co-operative Architecture

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 only one or two on-campus courses in a term are assessed by course at the unit course fee shown and part-time incidental fees.

Year 1 co-operative Pharmacy

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 on-campus courses in a term 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.

All other co-operative academic 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 on-campus courses in a term are also assessed co-operative fees and 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.

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 schedule of fees to a maximum of the basic term fee. Students taking more than two on-campus courses in a term 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.

Fees are charged per 0.5-unit course, either on-campus or online. The fee is same whether the course is taken for credit or is being audited.

 


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