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*After 6 completed terms of full-time fees as a master's student, and 8 completed terms of full-time fees as a doctoral student.

Master’s Program

The minimum fee for a master’s term fee program is six terms of tuition. However, the minimum fee rule will be waived for students who complete all degree requirements in less than six terms of full time enrollment and have not taken any leaves.

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

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

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Doctoral Program

A doctoral student who has completed eight terms of enrollment (excluding on leave enrollment) 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.

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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.

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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 enroll 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 enroll in all subsequent terms until degree requirements have been completed.

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.

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Extension and Readmission

Per term fee students who receive an extension beyond the time limits of their program pay tuition at the continuing rate of 50% when enrolled.

Per unit fee students who receive an extension beyond the time limit of their program pay the per unit fee that is applicable to their program when enrolled.

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Fees — Ancillary

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

Additional Fee Information

Non-degree, exchange and qualifying students, and students who take courses that are outside their program requirements will pay whatever the rate is for the courses in which they enroll (i.e. if an undergraduate course, the applicable undergraduate domestic or international fee, if a graduate course, the applicable graduate fee, etc.) in addition to their regular graduate tuition payable. For courses in specialty graduate programs, the relevant per unit fee will apply. For courses in regular graduate programs, the graduate basic per unit fee will apply.

Audit fees are set at 50% of the rate for the courses in which the student enrolls.

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Mandatory Supplementary Course Fees

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

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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.

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Basic Medical Insurance

For information concerning basic medical insurance, visit Medical Requirements.

International Student Medical Insurance: $281.00 per term

For information concerning mandatory primary medical insurance plan for new international, exchange & study abroad students, visit

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Graduate Benefit Plan

Graduate Extended Health and Dental Benefits 

*For new students beginning in Summer term, you may enroll yourself during the term's . Please visit for more details.

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Refunds

Withdrawal from Program

If students withdraw from the graduate program without completing the degree before the end of the term or withdraw from the term, refunds will be calculated from the date the students officially notify the director of graduate admissions and records in writing of their 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.

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Course Drop

Students in per term fee programs are not eligible for refunds if they are still enrolled in any other course.

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.

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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 graduate and postdoctoral studies website at

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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 enrollment 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.

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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 enroll for six or more units in a term are considered full time students.

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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.

For detailed information, visit and .

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