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The following are fees mandated by Senate.

(Undergraduate student tuition fees are located at http://students.sfu.ca/academic-calendar-archive/calendar-spring-2012/student-info/undergrad-tuition-fees.html)

Tuition and Fees

Fees are subject to change, subject to provincial legislation, and subject to board of governors approval.

Fees will no longer be grandfathered for cohorts starting fall 2009 or later (summer 2008 for education).

Audit fees per credit are one half the applicable fee.

* As indicated some graduate program fees at previous years’ rates may apply for students who entered those programs prior to fall 2009.

Research Programs

Premium Fee Programs

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Beedie School of Business

Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Health Sciences

Faculty of Science

Master’s Program

The minimum fee for a master’s program is six term fee units. However, the minimum fee rule will be waived for students who complete all degree requirements in less than six terms of continuous full time enrolment.

Students who enrol on leave are not eligible for the waiver of the minimum fee requirements.

A master’s students who has completed six terms of enrolment (excluding on leave enrolment) pays a continuing fee in subsequent terms equal to one half of the regular fee.

Doctoral Program

A doctoral student who has completed eight terms of enrolment (excluding on leave enrolment) pays a continuing fee in subsequent terms equal to one half of the regular fee.

Terms in which a student enrolls on leave do not count towards the number of terms required to switch to the continuing fee.

Co-operative Education

Per term fee students in a co-operative education term who are completing at least one course will pay a per term fee based on the stage they have reached in their program (either regular fee or continuing fee). Students not completing a course will pay the co-operative education fee.

Per unit fee students in a co-operative education term will pay the co-operative education fee. If students are also completing courses, they also pay the fees that are applicable to those courses.

Fees are listed in the tables above.

Per Unit Fee Programs

In programs in which there is a final ‘capstone’ requirement such as a thesis, project, extended essay or field exam, this requirement is assigned a number of units. Students must enrol for this and pay the appropriate fee for at least one term, normally at the end of their program of study. Once they have enrolled for this requirement in a particular term, they must enrol in all subsequent terms until degree requirements have been completed. In the subsequent terms of enrolment for this requirement, the units assigned will be half the first term’s value.

Students who audit a course will pay the same audit fee as domestic undergraduate students.

Students in per unit programs who complete undergraduate or graduate courses in other programs at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, or who complete courses at other institutions covered by the Western Deans’ Agreement, will pay the same fee per unit as they do for courses in their own programs.

Fees are listed in the tables above.

Non-degree, Exchange and Qualifying Students

Non-degree, exchange and qualifying students will pay the per-unit rate for the courses in which they enrol (i.e. undergraduate $163.80 or permium fee if applicable; graduate $245.70 or premium fee if applicable).

Extension and Readmission

Per term fee students enrolled for a one term extension beyond the maximum time limits of their program, and students readmitted to complete their degree requirements pay the full per term fee.

Per unit fee students enrolled for a one term extension beyond the maximum time limits of their program, or readmitted for one term to complete their degree requirements pay the per unit fee that is applicable to their program.

All students pay a $100 reinstatement fee and a $75 application fee for readmission.

Fees — Ancillary

In addition to tuition fees payable for each term of enrolment, both undergraduate and graduate students pay three further assessments. For further information, consult the undergraduate information on Student Services and Recreation-Athletics Fees and Universal Transit Pass (U-Pass) websites.

Student Activity Fee

This fee, which is set by the Graduate Student Society through a referendum of all graduate students, is collected from all students who are enrolled in a graduate program.

Universal Transit Pass

The U-Pass BC program is a comprehensive transportation package providing students in metropolitan Vancouver with universal and affordable access to public transit in partnership with ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS), the Graduate Student Society (GSS), TransLink and the Province of British Columbia. The program was approved through a student society referendum.

U-Pass BC is a mandatory program for all members of ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV's student unions at a cost of $120 per term ($30 per eligible month). The U-Pass BC fee is automatically charged to all students at the time of enrolment in courses and must be paid at the same time as fees and tuition.

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Student Services and Recreation-Athletics Fees

The Student Services fee (SSF) and Recreation-Athletics fee (RAF) are assessed to all students enrolled for credit courses that are offered at the Burnaby, Vancouver and Surrey campuses. Those enrolled in audit courses, on leave, designated ‘off-campus’ courses or distance education courses only, do not pay these fees.

Special Fees

Mandatory Supplementary Course Fees

For information about these fees, which are applicable to both graduate and undergraduate students, visit Mandatory Supplementary Course Fees.

Courses at Another Institution

Except for situations covered by the Western Deans’ Agreement, a student enrolled at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV who is approved to complete a course at another institution for credit toward their graduate program is responsible for enrolling at the other institution and paying fees assessed by that institution. When the student submits proof of tuition fee payment at the other institution, the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV tuition fees for that term will be decreased by that amount and will not exceed the lesser of the two amounts.

Refunds

Withdrawal from Program

If a student withdraws from the graduate program without completing the degree before the end of the term or withdraws from the term, refunds will be calculated from the date the student officially notifies the director of graduate admissions and records in writing of his/her withdrawal from the term and/or from the University. Withdrawal in the first month of the term will result in a refund of 75% of the tuition fees and in the second month of the term a refund of 50% of the tuition fees. No other refund will be made.

Course Drop

Students in per term fee programs are not eligible for refunds if they drop one or more courses.

Students in per unit fee programs who drop a course in the first month of the term will receive a 75% refund of tuition fees for that course and 50% in the second month of the term. No refunds will be given if all courses are dropped after that date.

Early Completion

Students who complete their program early in the term may be eligible for a partial refund of the tuition portion of their term fees. For further information, see the dean of graduate studies website at

Overdue Accounts and Dishonoured Payments

Students with overdue accounts will be considered to be in bad financial standing and will be precluded from enrolling in subsequent terms. In addition, the University will withhold certain services, including but not limited to the release of various letters and documents such as official transcripts of academic record and parchments for degrees, diplomas and certificates. An account that is delinquent without approved resolution will be forwarded to a collection agency for appropriate action.

A student who presents payment in the form of a cheque that is subsequently returned by the student’s Letters of Permission financial institution for lack of sufficient funds or because a stop payment has been placed on that cheque will be assessed a penalty fee of $25. In the event that a student on more than one occasion submits a cheque that is dishonoured for any reason, the University reserves the right to require all future financial transactions with the University to be by cash, certified cheque or money order. The University may cancel a student’s enrolment in a term when payments made by the student are subsequently dishonoured by the student’s financial institution. Late payment fees will apply.

Students with overdue accounts will be assessed a late fee penalty on outstanding fees. 2% will be assessed each month on the outstanding balance, regardless of any pending scholarships, bursaries, awards, tuition waivers and school associate certificates. Total penalties will be adjusted to conform to Canadian laws and regulations when the final payment is made.

Full Time and Part Time Attendance

All graduate students in per term fee programs are considered full time students.

All graduate students enrolled for thesis, project or field exams are considered full time students.

Graduate students in per unit fee programs who enrol for six or more units in a term are considered full time students.

Tuition Tax Forms T2202A and T4A

All ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV students who have an active University computing ID can print their T2202A tax form (starting from the 2003 tax year) and T4A tax form using the Student Information System. Financial records are retained for a period of seven years and then are destroyed.

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