All graduate students are required to pay tuition fees.
Tuition Fees for graduate students are paid in three instalments annually. Note that there are student fees in addition to tuition fees. These student fees cover AMS and GSS fees, Medical and Dental Extended Health Plans, Sports and Athletics, U-Pass/Compass Card, etc. Information about these fees can be found on the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies site.
All fees for the year are subject to adjustment, and UBC reserves the right at any time to change fees without notice. This includes tuition and student fees.
Source: UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website
If a student does not pay the fees on time, the student’s records will be placed on “financial hold”, all registration activities will be blocked, and the student will be charged a penalty fee.
M.Sc. students
Tuition fees are not generally covered for UBC M.Sc. students, however the IOF’s minimum funding policy for OCF M.Sc. includes the cost of domestic tuition for the first two years of the M.Sc. student’s program.
Note: This means that while the cost of domestic tuition is covered, the student is still responsible for payment of tuition and fees.
Tuition fees of Canadian M.Sc. students for 2022W is $5,301.54 for the first and second year of study, payable in three instalments of $1,767.18. Student fees are approx. $1057.05.
International M.Sc. students
Full-time international students are also automatically considered for and, if eligible, generally awarded the International Tuition Award.
Tuition fees of international M.Sc. students for 2022W are $9,313.92, payable in three instalments of $3,104.64. Student fees are approx. $1057.05. All full-time international students are eligible and generally awarded the International Tuition Award. This award provides to $3,200/year for those international graduate students without an external scholarship that covers tuition. More details are available via the international students’ letter of admission.
Ph.D. students
The Faculty of Science is currently covering tuition fees for students in their first four years of their Ph.D. program. To be considered, tuition must not be funded from other sources and students need to be registered in a course (e.g. FISH 699).
Tuition fees of Canadian Ph.D. students for 2022W are $5,301.54 for the first and second year of study, payable in three instalments of $1,767.18.
International Ph.D. students
Tuition fees of international Ph.D. students for 2022W are $9,313.92, payable in three instalments of $3,104.64.
Note: The student is still responsible for payment of tuition (by accepting the Tuition Award) and fees.