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Fees at Carleton University are calculated on a composite basis to include tuition, the Students' Association and the Graduate Students'Association, Athletics, University Centre, and Health Services fees.
The University reserves the right to change all fees, charges, and refund policies without notice. The fee schedule published below was in effect for the academic year 1994-95 and is subject to change. The 1995-96 Fall/Winter Session Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet, available July, 1995, should be consulted for any revisions to the following amounts.
Note : Effective September 1994 (Fall term) the University ceased to offer a partial fee waiver for full-time master's students registering in their third term or Ph.D. students registering in their third and sixth term.
Master's Program and Diploma in Public Administration
* (first year of
full-time study and first and second year of full-time study for
students in Public Administration and Journalism)
Tuition $1118.00 Dental Plan + 106.52 Student Sickness/Accident Insurance ++ 49.05 Students' Association 48.59 Athletics 65.76 Health 18.68 University Centre 25.00 Total composite fee (per term)** $1431.60
(second or subsequent year of full-time study)
Tuition $559.00 Dental Plan + 106.52 Student Sickness/Accident Insurance ++ 49.05 Students' Association 14.56 Athletics 19.71 Health 5.61 University Centre 7.50 Total composite fee (per term)** $761.95
Doctoral Program
(first and second year of full-time study)
Tuition $1118.00 Dental Plan + 106.52 Student Sickness/Accident Insurance ++ 49.05 Students' Association 48.59 Athletics 65.76 Health 18.68 University Centre 25.00 Total composite fee (per term) ** $1431.60
(third or subsequent year of full-time study)
Tuition $559.00 Dental Plan + $106.52 Student Sickness/Accident Insurance ++ 49.05 Students' Association 14.56 Athletics 19.71 Health 5.61 University Centre 7.50 Total composite fee (per term) ** $761.95
Qualifying Year
Arts, Journalism, and Science
Total composite fee (per academic year) ** $2699.63
Engineering
Total composite fee (per academic year) ** $2890.63
Tuition $342.50 Students' Association 14.56 Athletics 19.71 Health 5.61 University Centre 7.50 Total composite fee (per term) $424.38
Tuition $508.00 Students' Association 14.56 Athletics 19.71 Health 5.61 University Centre 7.50 Total composite fee (per term) $606.38
Master's Program and Diploma in Public Administration
* (first year of full-time study)
Total composite fee (per term) ** $5450.60
(second or subsequent year of full-time study)
Total composite fee (per term) ** $2771.45
Doctoral Program
(first and second year of full-time study)
Total composite fee (per term) ** $5450.60
(third or subsequent year of full-time study)
Total composite fee (per term) ** $2771.45
Qualifying Year
Arts, Journalism, and Science
Total composite fee (per academic year) ** $8874.63
Engineering
Total composite fee (per academic year) ** $14170.63
Total composite fee (per term) $1777.88
Total composite fee (per term) $2615.88
Subject to the approval of the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, the following categories of international graduate students are exempt from the international students' fee indicated above, and will instead be assessed the regular tuition fee:
1. Persons who are permanent residents within the meaning of the Immigration Act.
Note: A person who has met "all the preliminary requirements" for permanent residency status, and who can present a letter from Canada Employment and Immigration confirming this, will be assessed for regular tuition fees. Such letters must be presented by November 1 for the fall term and February 1 for the winter term.
2. Legal Dependents of Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents where the dependent status has been fully documented and has been established a minimum of three years prior to the student's application for exemption.
3. Persons and their dependents who have been recognized as Convention Refuges within the meaning of the Immigration Act or persons and their dependents who have applied for Convention Refugee Status prior to January 1, 1989.
4. Persons or dependents of persons admitted to and remaining in Canada under diplomatic visas or under the Visiting Forces Act.
5. Persons or dependents of persons admitted to and remaining in Canada under clause 10(c) of the Immigration Act for the purpose of engaging in employment (other than graduate teaching and research assistants).
6. Persons or dependents of persons admitted to Canada under clause 10(a) or 10(b) of the Immigration Act who are sponsored and financially assisted by agencies such as the Canadian International Development Agency, the International Development Research Centre, The World Bank, The Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Caribbean Development Bank, and the African Development Bank, by various aid programs of the United Nations and its agencies, or by a recognized registered charitable organization.
7. Persons participating in a cultural exchange agreement between the Government of Canada and the government of another country or the Ontario-Jiangsu Academic Exchange Agreement or in a formal exchange agreement between Carleton University and a post-secondary institution in another country.
8. Persons who hold an Ontario Graduate Scholarship, or holders of an Ontario Graduate Scholarship who subsequently lose their scholarships but who maintain the minimum acceptable grade level for Ontario Graduate Scholarship eligibility (B+) until completion of the program for which they had originally been granted the scholarship.
9. Recipients of the Government of Canada Awards awarded by the Department of External Affairs and International Trade.
10. Holders of Canadian Medical Research Fellowships and holders of Medical Research Council of Canada studentships.
11. Holders of the Ontario Attorney General's Graduate Fellowship in Law; holders of Graduate/Post-Graduate Scholarships for the Yemen Arab Republic and Oman; or recipients of a Fulbright Scholarship awarded by the Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States.
12. In addition, graduate students may be exempted pursuant to the initiatives aimed at attracting high quality international students (Differential Fee Waivers).
Graduate students who believe they qualify for exemption under one of the foregoing categories must submit documentation to support their claim to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Room 1516 Dunton Tower. Until a request for exemption has been requested and approved, students will be assessed the international student fees.
Full-time and part-time fees are payable in full, by term. Winter-term courses registered for in September are payable on or before January 15.
Scholarships, bursaries, and loans administered by the University will be applied first to fees, provided that this is not contrary to the terms of the award.
Personal cheques will be accepted for the payment of accounts, but the University reserves the right to cancel this policy if it is abused. A service charge of $12.50 will be assessed for each cheque returned to the University as non-negotiable for any reason. Students are requested to provide their own cheques when making payments.
A statement of tuition fees paid will be available for income tax purposes and will be mailed by the end of February. Students will be charged $15.00 in advance for each duplicate tax certificate requested.
Registration will not be complete until a satisfactory arrangement has been made for the payment of fees, and it may be cancelled should the student fail to meet these arrangements.
If a student owes the University any money at the end of an academic session, his/her account becomes delinquent.
Students with delinquent accounts will not have access to examination results, official transcripts, or duplicate diplomas and will not be permitted to register again until all monies have been paid in full by cash or certified cheque.
The University reserves the right to use any method of collection deemed necessary to reclaim monies owing, including collection agencies or legal action.
Students who withdraw from a course, courses, or entirely from the University, are required to do so using the Touchtone Telephone Registration System, or to notify in writing the office of the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research. The effective date of withdrawal is the date recorded by the Touchtone Telephone Registration System or the date written notice is received in the Office of the Dean. Fee adjustments are calculated solely on the basis of the effective date of withdrawal/change.
Fees are assessed and adjusted weekly, as of Fridays at midnight, if the total number of credits or the status (full-time/part-time) for a term changes. If the total number of credits or status remains unchanged by Friday midnight, even if several changes were made during the week, no fee adjustment occurs.
The accident/sickness insurance and dental plan fees will apply whenever a student's status is assessed at the full-time rate. For complete withdrawals, these fees will be included in the full fee adjustment up to midnight Friday, September 8, 1995. For complete withdrawals or changes to part-time status after September 8, 1995, only the accident/sickness insurance can be rebated by contacting the C.U.S.A. office before October 1, 1995.
Late registration charges are non-refundable.
The following schedule applies to all categories of fees. A registration charge or percentage adjustment to the assessed composite tuition and compulsory miscellaneous fees will be made according to the following schedule. Note that course loads are assessed as of midnight Friday each week during the term.
1. Full fee adjustment
Fall Term:
Before midnight August 25, 1995
Winter Term:
Before midnight December 15, 1995
2. Full fee adjustment less a registration charge of $100 (full-time), $25 per half credit (part-time)
Fall Term:
August 26, 1995 through to September 8, 1995
Winter Term:
December 16, 1995 through to December 29, 1995
3. Full fee adjustment less C.U.S.A. insurance and dental plan and the following percentage:
15% Adjustment Period
Fall Term:
September 9, 1995 to September 15, 1995
Winter Term:
December 30, 1995 to January 5, 1996
30% Adjustment Period
Fall Term:
September 16, 1995 to September 22, 1995
Winter Term:
January 6, 1996 to January 12, 1996
45% Adjustment Period
Fall Term:
September 23, 1995 to September 29, 1995
Winter Term:
January 13, 1996 to January 19, 1996
60% Adjustment Period
Fall Term:
September 30, 1995 to October 6, 1995
Winter Term:
January 20, 1996 to January 26, 1996
75% Adjustment Period
Fall Term:
October 7, 1995 to October 13, 1995
Winter term:
January 27, 1996 to February 2, 1996
90% Adjustment Period
Fall Term:
October 14, 1995 to November 10, 1995
Winter Term:
February 3, 1996 to March 1, 1996
4. No fee adjustment
Adjustment Period
Fall Term:
November 11, 1995 onwards
Winter Term:
March 2, 1996 onwards
If the fee adjustment allows for a credit, it will be applied to the student's account and any amounts owing at that time will be deducted before a refund cheque is prepared. Students are advised to inquire at the Business Office about fee adjustments and implications before making changes.
All persons 60 years of age and over as of the last day for late registration may register in degree-credit courses and have their tuition fees waived. The charge to these students is a $5 per session registration fee.
The late registration charge applies when payment arrangements over the phone or in person are made on the first day of classes or later, or when mail-in or bank payments are received in the Business Office on the first day of classes or later. The late registration charge is non-refundable.
Full-time Students $120
Part-time Students $30
To cover administrative costs, the charge for each appeal is $25, which is refundable if the appeal is successful.
To cover administrative costs, a non-refundable charge of $25 (Cdn. or U.S. funds) is required with each application.
A charge of $12 will be assessed for the replacement of student identification cards. Returning students will be requested to pay this amount at registration in the event that the student's card is not available for validation. The identification card remains the property of Carleton University and it may be cancelled or withheld at the discretion of the University.
Each student is eligible to receive one free transcript at graduation. All other transcript requests will be processed after payment is made (in advance) to the Business Office, at the rate of $6 per transcript. Mailing address: Transcript Clerk, Room 405, Robertson Hall, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, K1S 5B6.
An extra charge per transcript will be added to offset the cost of faxing transcripts at the request of students as follows: Ontario $3.25, rest of Canada $5.25, outside Canada $8.50.
Students who fail to observe continuous registration requirements must apply for reinstatement if they wish to continue their studies. If reinstated, students must pay a reinstatement charge which consists of $25 plus the equivalent of the prevailing two half-credit course tuition fees for each term in which they failed to register.
Diplomas are issued at the time of graduation or are mailed to students who are unable to attend Convocation ceremonies. Students who require a replacement diploma due to loss or damage of their original diploma may order a Display Diploma by contacting the Office of Admissions and Academic Records, Room 405, Robertson Hall, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa. The charge for a Display Diploma is $80 (unframed), $140 (framed).
At each convocation, the University makes available to graduating students the appropriate academic regalia. The regalia will be available at a time and location to be announced in advance.
A charge of $30 applies to all graduands who attend Convocation. This charge is intended to help defray the costs associated with the event, including the provision of gowns and hoods and the rental of facilities. Payment of this charge must be made, by cash or cheque, at the time graduating students collect their gowns and hoods.