The following fees are effective for courses starting September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020. 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: | $103 |
| Students living in Canada: | $1,5491 |
| Students living outside Canada: | $1,7491 |
1 Poast-Baccalaureate Certificate in Technology-Based Learning (PBCTBL) Course Tuition fees now include the Learning Resource fee of $160 per course. It is included in this calculation. The Athabasca University Graduate Students Association (AUGSA) fee of $13 per credit is included in the above course tuition fees.
The total tuition cost for a student living in Canada who takes all courses from Athabasca University, would be $4,647 ($1,549 x 3, three-credit course equivalents). Application and admission fees are not included in the above calculation. The AUGSA fees are included.
| Transfer credit evaluation fee (one time): | $276 |
| Transfer credit evaluation fee (international)(one time): | $276 |
| Letter of Permission fee: |
$82 |
| Western Deans' Agreement administration fee (non-AU visiting students) | $250/course |
| Course extension fee: | $276 |
| Course withdrawal processing fee1: | $373 |
| Continuation (program extension) fee. Same as course tuition fees (see above). | |
| AU Graduate Student Association Fee (per credit) | $13 |
1The 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.
Continuation fees are the same as course fees. Continuation fees are normally assessed when program students do not register in the required six credits per academic year of course work. Continuation fees may be charged to students that exceed the maximum completion time limit.
Information effective September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020.
Updated April 24 2020 by laurab
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