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: | $200 |
| Program admission fee (payable upon acceptance into the program and non-refundable): | $800 |
| Phase One Required Courses: | $17,586 |
| Phase Two Required Courses: | $11,724 |
| Phase Two Online Electives (each course): | $2,931 |
| Phase Two In-residence Electives (each course): | $3,900 |
| Phase Two Applied Project: | $4,512 |
| Required Courses: | $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 |
* Note: Students in the MBA: Hockey Management Specialization have additional fees charged by the Business of Hockey Institute (BHI). Those additional fees are noted on the Faculty of Business website.
Total tuition costs for the MBA will vary based on how a student chooses to complete Phase Two. For a student who takes all 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 who takes all courses from Athabasca University and chooses to complete four online electives, one in-residence elective and an applied project, tuition would be $27,274. If the student instead chooses to complete seven online electives and one in-residence elective, tuition would be $31,555. Application, admission and applicable transfer credit fees are included in the above calculation. AU Graduate Student Association fees are not included.
Note: A non-refundable one-time surcharge of $400 will be charged for students residing outside of Canada to offset the additional costs for shipping course materials. 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: | $373 |
| Comprehensive Examination fee (repeats): | $257 |
| Program Transfer fee: | $111 |
| AU Graduate Student Association fee (per credit): | $13 |
| Transfer Credit Evaluation fee (one time): | $276 |
| Program Continuation fee: | $553 |
| Out-of-Canada Surcharge (one time): | $400 |
| Letter of Permission fee: | $82 |
| Applied Project Extension fee | $359 |
1 The course withdrawal processing fee is a mandatory administrative fee charged when a student withdraws from a course. Refer to Withdrawals.
Information effective September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020.
Updated April 24 2020 by laurab
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