TUITION AND LIVING ACCOMMODATION COSTS



Tuition and living accommodation costs for full-time students at Canadian degree granting institutions

Academic Year 2005-06

FOOTNOTES

(1) All fees and costs reflect a regular academic year of two semesters (8 months) or 30 credits except graduate

student data which remain unadjusted due to the different nature of graduate studies (a research component, varying program duration (8-12 months), more costly executive MBA programs, etc.). (This footnote pertains to all tables 1, 2, 3, 4).

2) University of Prince Edward Island: The dentistry faculty is pre-dentistry. Additional fees are charged to the Commerce faculty (internship and work term fees), Education (professional fee), Science (lab fee) and Music (individualized instruction fee). The Science faculty also offers a veterinary program (DMV), of which the fees are generally higher than for other science programs (tables 1, 2). Effective 2002-2003, an administration fee replaces the athletics fees and also includes fees for transcripts, inter-library loans, and graduation fees (table 3).

3) Acadia University: For graduate programs, the upper fee is for first-year students while the lower fee is for second-year students. Effective 2003-2004, fees for graduate programs now include a technology fee (tables 1, 2).

(4 ) University College of Cape Breton: Foreign students are charged Health Service fees (table3)..

(5) Dalhousie University : Starting in 2005-06, Health Insurance fee is charged once per year and students may opt out if they have another plan (table 3).

(6) Mount Saint Vincent University: Distance courses carry additional fees depending on delivery mode Technology fees apply to all on-campus courses and additional fees are charged to specific courses held in labs (tables 1, 2)..

Certain off-campus graduate courses or international graduate courses (delivered internationally) carry higher fees based on program and delivery location (table 2).

(7 ) University of New-Brunswick: Starting in 2004-05, foreign students must take Provincial Medicare Equivalent Medical Coverage of minimum $573 for single coverage or provide evidence of coverage from another plan (table 3).

(8) Effective 1997-98, fees are lower for Quebec residents than out-of-province students (tables 1,2).

(9) As a result of agreements between the Government of Quebec and other countries such as France, citizens of these countries may be exempted from paying the usual foreign tuition fees, paying instead the same fee as students from Quebec (table 2).

(10) Bishop’s University: Effective 2000-2001, Bishop’s no longer offers graduate programs (tables 1, 2).

(11) McGill University: All international students at the undergraduate level, except for Medicine have been deregulated, not funded by the provincial government In Dentistry and Medicine, students attend university all year. The number of credits varies between 31 and 66 (table 1). For additional fees, “Health services” are included in “Athletic fees” and “Student association” fees include compulsory fees charged by student societies and student related organizations (table 3). For “Meal Plan only” costs, lower end represents 20 lunches; upper end represents 20 dinners (table 4).

(12) Brock University : Since 2003, the student association fees include the bus pass fee (table 3).

(13) Carleton University: The undergraduate upper Canadian fees are for Journalism (Arts), International Business (Commerce), and Computer Science (Science), while the graduate upper Canadian fees are for High Technology and Master of Architecture (table 1). The graduate upper foreign fees are for various Engineering and Science degrees (table 2).

(14) University of Ottawa: Additional fees are charged for specific courses, which may vary with the faculty offering the course, for course materials, or for student societies that are specific to a particular faculty. Beginning 1997-1998, specific fees have been established for particular graduate programs (tables 1, 2).

(15) Queen’s University: International students are assessed an additional fee for university health plan (table 3).

(16) University of Toronto: The undergraduate lower fee (Canadian and foreign students) apply to continuing students for Dentistry and Engineering entered in 2002.

The graduate lower fee (foreign students) apply to continuing students

for Arts, Medicine and Music, entered in 2002 and 2003;

for Commerce and Science, entered in 2002;

for Law, entered in 2003.(tables 1, 2).

(17) University of Waterloo: “Other fees” includes athletics fees and the upper includes $425 co-op fees per semester.

Upper ”Health Services” is single non-resident fee. (table 3).

(18 ) University of Western Ontario: Foreign students pay additional fee for health plan (table 3)..

(19) University of Windsor: First and second-year law students pay the upper fee (table 1).

(20) Brandon University: The undergraduate upper fees in Science (for Canadian and foreign students) apply to Psychiatric Nursing, Nursing and Mental Health (tables 1, 2).

(21 ) Canadian Mennonite University: International students are assessed a premium (75% for 2005-06) on most tuition fees but are eligible for special bursaries (specially if from developing country) to help offset some of this

additional cost. Music students can choose to pay a performance fee for a professional accompanist (Tables 1,2).

(22) University of Manitoba: The undergraduate lower fees in Dentistry, Law and Medicine (for Canadian and foreign students) apply to continuing students whereas the higher fees apply to new students enrolled in 2003-2004 (tables 1, 2) Tuition fees are assessed on the basis of the course taken from specific faculties, not on the basis of a particular. The tuition fees listed reflect the approximate cost of a student pursuing a 30 credit hour course load comprised of courses exclusively from that faculty or school responsible for the program. Therefore, tuition fee will vary depending on the number of courses taken outside the student’s home faculty. In certain faculties or schools, the average course load per student is more than 30 credit hours in an 8-month academic year (Tables 1 and 2). Began providing a mandatory health/dental plan for students in 2002-03. International students also participate in the International Student Health Insurance plan (Table 3).

(23) University of Winnipeg: Offers graduate programs jointly with the University of Manitoba, the latter which administers registration and fees (tables 1, 2).

(24) University of Regina: The Agriculture, Dentistry, Law and Medicine faculties are pre-Agriculture, pre-Dentistry, pre-Law and pre-Medicine, respectively (tables 1, 2,). If the student health and dental plan is implemented for the fall semester, the cost will be $176 per full time student for twelve months of coverage beginning September 1, 2003 (table 3).

(25) University of Saskatchewan: Upper “additional fees” pertain to graduate students. Starting in 2004-05, all international graduate students are assessed an annual International Student fee (table 3).

(26) University of Alberta: Dentistry students pay slightly higher fees in years1-3 (than in year 4) due to an extended spring/summer program. Similarly, Law and Engineering students pay slightly higher fees in year 1 due to higher course weight (32 credits). Beginning September 2003, Law and Medical students pay a program differential fee (Tables 1, 2).

(27) University of Calgary: The lower fees in Law and Medicine (for Canadian and foreign students) apply to continuing students. The higher fees apply to new students entering in September 2003 (tables 1, 2). For additional fees, student association fee includes a bus pass (table 3).

(28) University of Lethbridge: Upper fees for graduate students increased in 2001-2002, reflecting the implementation of new graduate programs (tables 1, 2). Regarding additional fees, students may opt out of the health care plan (table 3).

(29) University of British Columbia: Beginning September 2003, student association fee includes a fee of $20 per month for a transit U-Pass authorized by student referendum (table 3).

(30) University of Northern British Columbia: The undergraduate upper fees in Science (for Canadian and foreign students) are slightly higher as students may enroll in 33.75 credits per academic year, versus the standard 30 credits (tables 1, 2).

(31) Royal Roads University: An academic year for undergraduate students varies in actual length between one and two calendar years (tables 1, 2). Athletics includes fees (during residency) for athletics plus fees for Learner Services and Extended Health Benefits for undergraduates only. Student Association fees apply to undergraduate students only. Graduate students are subject to a Special Function fee in place of a Student Association Fee plus a graduation fee and a Health/Fitness fee (Table 3). Residence fees reported are daily rates as most students only stay in residences for 10-25 days per year, so they are multiplied by 20 (table 4).

(32) Simon Fraser University: Student association fee includes a Universal Transit U-Pass approved in a student referendum in Fall 2002 (table 3).

(33) University of Victoria: Regarding Additional fees, there are fees specific to the Law, Engineering, Education, and Commerce faculties that are not included in the reported fees (table 3).

(34) Health services plan are optional for students who are covered by other extended health plans; students may choose to opt out within the first three weeks of the academic year. Co-op students may pay higher health insurance fees. A special health service fee may be charged to foreign students (table 3).

(35) Accommodation costs are for university-operated residences and housing. Not included are accommodation in off-campus private quarters, transportation, and personal expenditures for books, entertainment, clothing, etc. (table 4).

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