Tuitions and Fees

Note: This information is based on 2012-2013 Academic Year for International Student (non-Canadian citizen or permanent resident) in PhD program, the University of Victoria.


So I've been accepted to a PhD program from the University of Victoria, and the funding is offered. Now I need to carefully estimate my budgeting. I hope this information might be useful to others too. It has been already summarized in UVic Calendar, but I just wanted to break it down to know each component.

Tuitions

Minimum payment: 7.5 regular fee installments (= 7 full-time & 1 part-time semesters).
Maximum payment: 9 regular fee installments (= 9 full-time semesters). This is equivalent to 3 years, given that you enroll in the program for 3 semesters (Sep-Dec, Jan-Apr, May-Aug) a year for 3 consecutive years.

After you enroll in the program for 9 semesters, but you haven't completed your  program, then you will be charged re-registration fees instead of regular fees for each additional semester.

The maximum time for PhD program is 7 years. If you happen to exceed this time limit, you will be charged a program extension fee at the regular fee for each additional semester.

...so how much are these fees? Check here:

$2042.76 for full fee installment
$1021.38 for half fee installment
$813.36 for re-registration fee

 Athletics/Recreation fees

$76 per semester (Athletics/Recreation)

Graduate Students' Society (GSS) fees

$56.76 per semester

GSS Extended Health & Dental Plans

You have to pay for extended health and dental plans for full-time graduate students, unless you have some equivalent coverage for each plan. In this case, you have to opt out of the GSS's plan(s) if you want to avoid the fees for these. The deadline for opt-out is September 30.

The fees for 2012-2013 year are:

Health: $328
Dental: $214

If you want to cover your family member(s) with the GSS plans, you have to opt in before September 30 of each year. You can apply to pay monthly for these fees instead of paying at once each year.

The additional fees for the student's family members are (covering all family members except student):

Health: $333
Dental: $219

BC MSP (BC Medical Services Plan)

In addition to the GSS plans, all BC residents (including international students) must be covered by this plan. International students have 3-month waiting period. The cost for BC MSP depends on the size of the family:

Single: $64/month
Couple: $116/month
Three+: $128/month

More information on basic and extended health plans are here.

U-Pass (Bus pass for Greater Victoria BC Transit)

Mandatory for all graduate students (some exceptions):

$78.50 per semester





In, Conclusion, the total cost per semester for a graduate student (single) with full fee installment is:

$2690.69

So PhD student has to pay at this rate at least for 7 times.