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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Graduate<\/strong>\u00a0students who started a non-thesis program prior to the fall 2026 term OR are registered in a thesis program\u00a0<\/strong>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. 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.<\/p>\n Graduate<\/strong> students who started in a non-thesis program in the fall 2026 term or later<\/strong> are charged tuition fees on a per-credit basis. Compulsory miscellaneous fees are charged based on the program status; either full-time or part-time.<\/p>\n To view the difference between these rates, visit the tuition fee tables<\/a>\u00a0for details.<\/p>\n Questions relating to your registration status should be directed to the\u00a0Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p><\/dd> <\/p>\n 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\u00a0flat rate for their program. Subsequent courses above 2.0 billing hours will not result in additional tuition fees.<\/p>\n Undergraduate students registered in 1.5 billing hours or less are charged fees according to the number of billing hours they take.<\/p>\n A fee adjustment refers to an increase or decrease in tuition, depending on whether you have added or dropped a course.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n