Application fees

Your application for admission cannot be processed until your application fee is received. You will be prompted to pay this fee by credit card as part of the online application process. Cash will not be accepted.

Application fees for graduate students:

• $100 CAD - all transcripts arriving from institutions within Canada
• $125 CAD - any transcripts arriving from institutions outside of Canada

These fees are non-refundable and will not be counted toward your tuition. 

Acceptance deposits

Some academic units may require payment of an acceptance deposit. This deposit is non-refundable, but will be credited to your first term fees upon registration. Please contact the graduate secretary for your program to see if this applies to you.

Current fees

• For current fees, see the tuition and fees schedule. You will be assessed domestic fees if you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. International fees will be assessed if you are studying on a student visa.
• In addition to tuition, you are required to pay student (ancillary) fees as part of student life at UVic and must arrange for appropriate medical insurance. 
• If you are studying at UVic as a non-degree student, you will pay for individual courses on a per-unit basis. Fees assessed for work done as a non-degree student are NOT transferable to the minimum program, if a degree program is subsequently taken.

About graduate tuition at UVic

For degree students at the graduate level, tuition is assessed as a total degree program fee, not as a per course fee. Payment of the fee is broken down into “fee installments.” You will be charged an installment for every term you are registered in a degree program. Fees are assessed in September, January and May.

Please note that minimum fee installments apply, regardless of your degree level or program timeline. For full details, consult the fees regulations.

There is some variation when it comes to UVic’s tuition and program fees. You should check the Graduate Calendar for the complete information pertinent to you.

Please note:

• International students—those not holding Canadian citizenship or permanent residency—are required to pay international tuition fees for graduate programs and courses.
• Students enrolled in the graduate co-op program will pay a work term fee in addition to program and other student fees.
• Students who remain registered after exceeding the time limit for their degree (normally five years for a master's degree and seven years for a doctoral degree) will be assessed a program extension fee at the regular tuition rate per term.
• Non-degree students pay for individual courses on a per-unit basis.

Making payments

Statements of account will not be mailed to you. Instead, you can view your account balances from the My page portal.

You can make payments by:

• Internet or telephone banking through your home financial institution (please allow at least 48 hours for funds to be transferred to UVic’s Accounting Services)
• Debit card (in person)
• Cheque or money order payable to:

University of Victoria Accounting Services

Box 3040 STN CSC

Victoria BC V8W 3N7

Please include your student number and the term for which you are paying on the face of your cheque.

• In-person payments can be made at the tuition fees counter on the first floor of the University Centre. Please note that tuition fee payments cannot be made by credit card.

Tip:  As a graduate student at UVic, you have the option of participating in the graduate student tuition income offset plan. The plan allows you to pay tuition in four instalments over each four-month term and have the payments taken automatically from your bank account, aligning the payment of your tuition with your award and/or employment income. To apply, see the graduate student tuition income offset plan form.

Payment deadlines

Fees are due by the following dates:

                                First term                                             September 30
                                Second term                                         January 31
                                Summer term                                       May 31

Tuition receipts

Tuition receipts (T2202As) are issued in February for the preceding calendar year. These forms are only available through My page.

As part of student life at UVic, all students are required to pay some universal (ancillary) fees in addition to their tuition.

See the Graduate Students’ Society for information on opting out of the extended health or dental plans.

Consult the Graduate Students’ Society for the very limited conditions for opting out of the U-Pass bus pass plan.

All students are required to have appropriate health insurance for the duration of their studies in Canada. This is particularly important for international students and their families. For more information on medical insurance requirements for international students, visit the International and Exchange Student Services website.

All BC residents (including international students) must be covered by BC Medical Services Plan (MSP) and have a Care Card. Provincial MSP covers your visits to the doctor and emergency treatment in hospital. If you plan to stay in British Columbia for more than six months of the year, you are eligible to enrol in the BC Medical Services Plan (MSP) and should apply for enrolment immediately after you arrive in BC. The waiting period to receive coverage is approximately three months, so you should arrange for emergency health insurance from an alternate provider before you arrive in BC. 

Are you from another province? You may opt to stay on your home province medical plan. 

The Graduate Students’ Society provides a mandatory extended (in addition to regular MSP coverage) health plan and dental insurance plan for full-time graduate students. See the Graduate Students’ Society for information on health plan and dental coverage.

Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc. (Aon) is UVic’s approved emergency medical insurance provider for the waiting period. You can enrol for these services online. The extended health insurance included in your student fees is not a substitute for emergency health insurance or BC MSP.

In addition to program and ancillary fees, financial considerations such as where and how you will live while you study and additional expenses including transportation, technology, travel, books and food all have to be factored in.

To give you some idea of what to expect, these resources offer a starting place:

• On-campus housing rates
• Off-campus housing listings
• UVic parking rates
• Annual cost estimates
• Budgeting tools