The following fees are effective for courses starting September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016. All fees are quoted in Canadian dollars and are subject to change. Academic-related fees are exempt from the Federal Goods and Services Tax (G.S.T.). G.S.T. is added to all other goods and services, for example, workshops, some publications, self-help seminars, and Athabasca University promotional sales items.
| Program application fee (non-refundable), required each time a person applies: | $200 |
| Program admission fee (payable upon acceptance into the program and non-refundable): | $800 |
| Phase One: | $17,586 |
| Phase Two Required Courses (regular route): | $11,724 |
| Phase Two Required Courses (accelerated admission route): | $5,862 |
| Phase Two Online Electives (each course): | $2,931 |
| Phase Two In-residence Electives (each course): | $3,900 |
| Phase Two Applied Project: | $4,512 |
Total tuition costs for the MBA will vary based on how a student chooses to complete Phase Two. For a student living in Canada, who takes all of his or her courses from Athabasca University and chooses to complete two online electives, one in-residence elective and an applied project, tuition would be $44,584. If the student instead chose to complete five online electives and one in-residence elective, tuition would be $48,865. Application and admission fees are included in the above calculation. AU Graduate Student Association fees are not included.
Tuition fees for students in the Accelerated Admission Route will vary based on how a student chooses to complete Phase Two. For a student living in Canada, who takes all of his or her courses from Athabasca University and chooses to complete four online electives, one in-residence elective and an applied project, tuition would be $27,248. If the student instead chooses to complete seven online electives and one in-residence elective, tuition would be $31,529. Application, admission and applicable transfer credit fees are included in the above calculation. AU Graduate Student Association fees are not included.
Note: A surcharge of $400 will be charged for programs delivered outside of Canada. The University reserves the right to apply a surcharge to posted electives in-residence rates when such programs are delivered outside of Canada, and to charge for late cancellation of attendance at in-residence electives. The University also reserves the right to suspend students if their program fees are overdue.
| Course withdrawal processing fee1: | $350 |
| Comprehensive examination fee (repeats): | $250 |
| Program transfer fee: | $100 |
| AU Graduate Student Association Fee (per credit): | $13 |
| Western Deans' Agreement administration fee (non-AU visiting students) | $250 per course |
| Transfer Credit Evaluation Fee | $250/ credit |
| Continuation fee: | $500 |
1 The withdrawal processing fee includes the cost of course materials, shipping, and an administrative fee for processing the request. Refer to Withdrawals.
Information effective September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016.
Updated July 14 2015 by laurab
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