The following fees are effective for courses starting September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2019. 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: | $150 |
| Program admission fee (payable upon acceptance into the program and non-refundable) | $200 |
| Non-program application fee (non-refundable) required only once and waived if previously an AU student: | $100 |
| Students living in Canada: |
$1,5491 |
| Students living outside Canada: | $1,7491 |
| ADST 690 (in Canada) | $2,9381 |
| ADST 690 (outside Canada) |
$3,1381 |
1Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Architecture (PBDA) Course Tuition fees now includes a Learning Resource fee of $160 per course. It is included in this calculation. The Athabasca University Graduate Students Association (AUGSA) fees of $13 per credit are also included in this calculation.
The total tuition cost for a student living in Canada who takes all her or his courses from Athabasca University, would be $13,781 ($1,549 x 7, three-credit course equivalents, plus one six-credit course equivalent). Application and admission fees are not included in this calculation. AUGSA and the Learning Resource fees are included.
| Transfer Credit Evaluation fee: |
$269 per course |
| Letter of Permission fee: | $80 |
| Continuation fee: | $108 |
| Course Extension fee: | $269 |
| Western Deans' Agreement administration fee (non-AU visiting students) | $250 per course |
| Course Withdrawal Processing fee2: | $364 |
2The course withdrawal processing fee is a mandatory administrative fee charged when a student withdraws from a course. For early withdrawal only, the student will be refunded the full course tuition fees (see above) less the course withdrawal processing fee. Refer to Withdrawals.
Information effective September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2019.
Updated June 26 2018 by laurab
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