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Undergraduate Calendar 2011|12

Academic-Related Fees

Undergraduate Fees, Refunds, Financial Assistance

Fees amended, effective April 1, 2012.

7.1.7 Academic-Related Fees

General Application Form/Fee: $115
The following fees apply to all students.
Evaluation Fee:  
Refer to Section 5.3 Evaluations and Transfer Credit: $100
 
Examination Fees:  
Examination rebooking fee: levied by Athabasca University and AU Edmonton or Calgary offices if you rebook your examination date. Non-refundable. $100
Invigilation fee: Most invigilation centres charge a fee for exam invigilation. This fee is not covered in your tuition paid to Athabasca University. Please consult your local invigilation centre to determine its fee schedule.  
Late examination request fee:
(does not include courier fees, if applicable) Non-refundable.		 $100
Multiple examination fee: levied each time an examination is returned unwritten and requested again. Non-refundable. $50
Refund for lost exam (up to a maximum of $200) ($200)
Supplemental examination request fee. $90
 
Extension Fee:  
Up to three extensions (each extension is two months in length) may be granted during any one individualized study course registration: per extension $165
 

Laboratory Course Fee:
Please note that AU is not responsible for any lab fees charged to you by another university.

  
Laboratory - Kit Fee* $40
Laboratory - On-Site Fee* $40
Laboratory - Virtual Online Fee* $40
LABB/LABC Course Fees - Canadian students** $300
LABB/LABC Course Fees - Non-Canadian students (and students living temporarily in Canada on a study authorization)** $600
*Laboratory fees (on-site labs, lab kits, and virtual labs) are mandatory and cannot be waived. These non-refundable fees also apply to students with lab exemptions.  
**Course fees for students only doing the lab component of the course and not the full course (E.g. LABB 325)  

Laboratory Course Fee Examples:

  • Student pays the course registration fee and the compulsory laboratory kit fee:
    BIOL 204 GEOL 201
    BIOL 205 GEOL 207
    BIOL 230 GEOL 319
    CHEM 217 PHYS 200
    GEOL 200 PHYS 201
    PHYS 202 PHYS 204
  • Student pays the LABB fee (not the course registration fee) and the compulsory laboratory on-site fee:
    LABB 207
    LABB 325
  • Student pays the course registration fee and the compulsory laboratory on-site fee:
    BIOL 207 CHEM 218
    BIOL 320 CHEM 311
    BIOL 321 CHEM 350
    BIOL 325 CHEM 360
    BIOL 345  
  • Student pays the course registration fee and the compulsory virtual laboratory fee:
    ASTR 210
    BIOL 235
    BIOL 480
    Learning Resources Fee (definition): $180
    Letter of Permission Fee (per letter): N/C
    Parchment Replacement Fee: $60
    Prior Learning Assessment Fee: $750
    Prior Learning Withdrawal Fee: $250
    Prior Learning Extension Fee: $250
    Transcript Fee (per copy): N/C
    Priority Transcript Fee: (new fee effective April 1, 2012) $50
    Withdrawal Processing Fee:
    Retained by Athabasca University when you withdraw from your course within a specific time frame:     		$150

    e-Letter Print Fee:

    This one-time fee is charged to students requesting their e-letters defaulted to print.    		 $10

 

Information effective Apr. 1, 2012 to Aug. 31, 2012.

Updated March 27, 2012