Tuition and Fees

Schedule of Fees 2011-2012

These fees include all the regular charges of the University for the full academic year for registration, tuition, libraries and other academic services, athletics, creative arts, health services, and accident insurance. The only additional fee is the students’ union fee to support student organizations.

Student Health Plan

Full-time students participate in a Student Health Plan which provides supplementary coverage for prescription drugs and major medical expenses not included in provincial Medicare plans. Full-time students also have the option to participate in a dental program.

For international students who are not eligible to be insured under provincial hospital and medical plans, the University health plan also helps cover the costs of basic medical and hospital expenses.

Participation in the student health plan is mandatory unless proof of other medical insurance is presented. Students who wish to opt-out of the Student Health Plan must submit a completed Waiver Form, with proof of duplicate coverage to the Business Office no later than October 15 .

Dental coverage is optional. Students who wish to opt-out of the dental plan must submit a completed Waiver Form no later than October 15th. No proof of other coverage is required to opt-out of the dental plan.

Additional coverage for dependents is available at an extra cost.

Coverage under the health plan extends from September 1 to August 31 of the following year.

Part-time is defined as registration in six credit hours or less per semester.

The Students’ Union requires all full-time students to pay an annual fee to support student organizations. The students’ union fee is not refundable and is payable on or before registration. Compulsory student fees are the same for Canadian and International students.

A discount of 10% may be available on tuition fees when two or more immediate members of the same family attend St. Thomas University concurrently on a full time basis. This discount is not available to major scholarship recipients or to dependents of university employees.

Meal Plans
All residence students have access to the same daily menus. Each meal plan uses a Student ID Card on a declining balance system. Students receive credits (equal to the amount of the meal plan they choose) at the beginning of the school year and every time they eat, their card is scanned and the food purchase is deducted from their account balance. At the end of the year, students enrolled in Plans Two and Three are eligible for a partial refund (80%) on any unspent balance over and above the cost of Plan One. No refunds are available on Plan One.

Intersession and Summer Session
Payment of tuition fees for Intersession and Summer Session must be made at the Registrar's Office prior to the start of classes. Tuition fees are as follows:
3 credit-hour course - $510.00
6 credit-hour course - $1020.00
Audit (non-credit) - half fees
Differential fee (International Students) - $610 additional per 3 credit hours for 2011