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Program, Course, and Faculty Fees

Tuition fees are reviewed annually by the Board of Governors. In recent years, tuition increases have been 2% for continuing domestic students and between 2% and 5% for continuing international students.

Program and Course Fees

Programs/Courses Amount
Co-op fee1 $759.75
Co-op workshop $247.00
Distance Education course administration fee2 $51.25
Go Global application fee (applies also to VIRS) $415.00
Go Global administration fee (applies also to VIRS) $415.00
Student Accident Insurance3 $7.00
Visual Arts (VISA) studio fee4 $33.50 per course
Course Field Trips  
ANTH 306 variable
ANTH 409 variable
ANTH 478 variable
ARCH 502 variable
BIOL 140 (elective field trip) variable
BIOL 205 (optional field trip) variable
BIOL 320 (costs typically covered by department) variable
BIOL 321 (costs typically covered by department) variable
BIOL 323 (costs typically covered by department) variable
BIOL 326 (optional field trip) variable
BIOL 328 ((optional field trip) variable
BIOL 409 (optional field trip) variable
BIOL 427 variable
BIOL 428 (optional field trip) variable
BIOL 465 (optional field trip) variable
CONS 451 (Natural Resources Conservation) variable
EOSC 223 $436.97
EOSC 328 $832.32
EOSC 473 $436.97
EOSC 573 $436.97
FRST 305 (Silviculture I Field Trip) variable
FRST 351 (Interior Field School) variable
FRST 352 (Integrated Field Studies) variable
FRST 452 (Coast Field School) variable
FRST 551 variable
FOPR 352 (Harvesting Field Trip) variable
ISCI 320 (optional field trip) variable
ISCI 361 (optional field trip) variable
LARC 511 (accommodation, instruction, administration, transportation, meals) variable
WOOD 305 (Wood Machine Skills) variable
WOOD 353 (mill site visits) variable
Vantage One Arts $102.00
Vantage One Science $102.00
Vantage One Management $510.00
Vantage One Engineering $510.00
1 UBC undergraduate students who are on a Co-Op work term must register for the appropriate Co-Op course and pay the Co-Op Fee per work term, plus student fees for the Winter Session. In addition, students will be assessed the transit U-Pass fee and the AMS Extended Health and Dental Plan.
2 Each Distance Education course enrolled will be assessed a non-refundable administrative fee.
3 Departments may require students performing coursework in environments where the risk of injury is greater than in a classroom, (e.g., laboratories, field work, clinical practice, practica), to purchase Student Accident Insurance. See the UBC Risk Management Services for more information.
4 Applies to select courses only. See department for list of courses to which the fee applies.

Faculty Fees

Applied Science
B.A.Sc. Annual Professional Activities fee1 $114.00
B.A.Sc. Biomedical Engineering (Years 2-4) Annual Program Fee2 $765.00
Dentistry
Dentistry, short-term visiting students $56.00
Domestic Annual Clinic fee (D.M.D. Domestic Program, Combined Master of Science in Craniofacial Science/Diploma in Clinical Dental Specialty, Combined Doctor of Philosophy in Craniofacial Science/Diploma in Clinical Dental Specialty, excluding years 2 & 3 for Pediatric Dentistry) $29,550.25
International Annual Clinic fee (D.M.D. Domestic Program, Combined Master of Science in Craniofacial Science/Diploma in Clinical Dental Specialty, Combined Doctor of Philosophy in Craniofacial Science/Diploma in Clinical Dental Specialty, excluding years 2 & 3 for Pediatric Dentistry) $34,057.00
Domestic Annual Clinic fee (Years 2 & 3 only, Combined Master of Science in Craniofacial Science/Diploma in Pediatric Dentistry, Combined Doctor of Philosophy in Craniofacial Science/Diploma in Pediatric Dentistry) $14,774.75
International Annual Clinic Fee (Years 2 & 3 only, Combined Master of Science in Craniofacial Science/Diploma in Pediatric Dentistry, Combined Doctor of Philosophy in Craniofacial Science/Diploma in Pediatric Dentistry) $17,028.25
Annual Patient Innovation fee (D.M.D. Domestic Program, D.M.D. International Dental Degree Completion Program, Combined Master of Science in Craniofacial Science/Diploma in Clinical Dental Specialty, Combined Doctor of Philosophy in Craniofacial Science/Diploma in Clinical Dental Specialty, excluding years 2 & 3 for Pediatric Dentistry) $3,729.00
Annual Patient Innovation Fee (Years 2 & 3 only, Combined Master of Science in Craniofacial Science/Diploma in Pediatric Dentistry, Combined Doctor of Philosophy in Craniofacial Science/Diploma in Pediatric Dentistry) $1,864.25
Annual Clinic fee (D.M.D. International Dental Degree Completion Program) $34,057.00
Annual Clinic fee (Dental Hygiene B.D.Sc. Program) $9,945.50
Education
Criminal Records Review $45.00
Verification letter to be sent to a Canadian certification authority outside of BC:
- Records more than two, yet less than 11, years old $57.00
- Records 11 years or older $114.00
Verification letter to be sent to a certification authority outside Canada:
- Records more than two, yet less than 11, years old $114.00
- Records 11 years or older $228.75
Land and Food Systems
Annual Dietetics Internship fee $1,720.00
B.Sc. (FNH) International Nutrition Major, Administrative fee, Year 3 $1,102.00
Medicine
Dean's Letter of Reference, single copy $48.00
Dean's Letter of Reference, additional copies processed at the same time $10.00
Confirmation of Graduation form $10.00
Faxing single copy: Canada and USA $10.00
Faxing single copy: International $10.00
Health Administration Fee (one-time, applied to G.C.G.S.C.) $143.00
PHTH 580 Lab Fee $2,965.00
Non-credit activity course for visiting foreign medical students $286.50
Replacement ID cards $10.00
Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.Sc. (Pharm.) Practice fee, Years 2 and 3 $64.25
B.Sc. (Pharm.) Practice fee, Year 4 $183.00
PharmD Practice fee3 $1,061.00
Flexible PharmD Practice fee, Years 1 and 2 $1,061.00
1 This fee is assessed for all students registered in the B.A.Sc. program upon entry into each year of the program. An Advisory Committee, which includes faculty members and students, will make recommendations on the allocation of the funds.
2 This fee is assessed once annually for year 2-4 students registered in the B.A.Sc. Biomedical Engineering program. Students who register for an academic year without having advanced a program year will be assessed $188.
3 This fee is assessed annually for all students registered in the Entry-to-Practice PharmD program.

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