Understanding how your fees are calculated is a good way for students to make sure that they make informed financial decisions when choosing to add or drop courses.
Fee assessment differs based on student status – fees are calculated differently for undergraduate and graduate students. In addition, fees are calculated differently depending on the academic term. Make sure you understand the fee assessment ramifications before making a course change. If in doubt, contact us for clarification.
- Graduate Students (Fall, Winter and Summer)
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Graduate students are charged fees according to their program status; either full-time or part-time. Students admitted to their program as full-time will be charged the flat rate for the duration of their program no matter how many billing hours they are registered in.
Graduate students admitted to their program as part-time will be charged per credit for the duration of their program depending on if they are registered in less than or greater than 0.6 billing hours. To view the difference between these two rates, visit the tuition fee tables for details.
Questions relating to your registration status should be directed to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs.
- Undergraduate Students (Fall and Winter)
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Undergraduate students in the fall and winter terms are assessed fees based on the number of billing hours taken per term. At 2.0 billing hours per term, students are charged a full-fee flat rate for their program. Subsequent courses above 2.0 billing hours will not result in additional tuition fees.
Undergraduate students registered in 1.5 billing hours or less are charged fees according to the number of billing hours they take.
A fee adjustment refers to an increase or decrease in tuition, depending on whether you have added or dropped a course.
0 to 1.5 Billing Credits Greater than 1.5 Billing Credits Adding Courses If you add a course and still remain below 2.0 billing hours per term, your tuition will be adjusted according to the number of billing hours you have added. If you add a course and your billing hours equal or exceed 2.0 billing hours per term, your tuition fees will be adjusted upwards to the full-fee flat rate. No financial change
Withdrawing from Courses If you withdraw from a course prior to the financial withdraw deadline, the amount you were assessed for that course will be credited to your student account.
If you withdraw from a course prior to the financial withdraw deadline but remain at the full-fee flat rate, there is no fee adjustment.If you withdraw below 2.0 billing hours, your fees will be adjusted at the per-credit rate up.
- Undergraduate Students (Summer)
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Undergraduate students in the summer term are charged fees according to the number of billing hours they take even if they register in 2.0 billing hours or more.
- Residency Status and Fees
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Please note that students pay based on their residency status.
If you are looking to apply for an exemption from Other Canadian Fees, you can do so through the Registrar’s Office.
You can view further information and access the exemption form here:
https://carleton.ca/registrar/out-of-province-fees/
If you are looking to apply for an exemption from International Fees, you can do so through the Registrar’s Office.
You can view further information and access the exemption form here:
https://carleton.ca/registrar/exemptions-international-fees/
Please note that the exemption is processed by the Registrar’s Office. For further information, please contact the Registrar’s Office at registrar@carleton.ca or by telephone at 613-520-2600 x 3500.
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