The Vancouver Island University Board of Governors determines tuition and fees, which vary depending upon the type and duration of the program. Rates are listed in Canadian dollars. VIU reserves the right to amend this fee schedule without notice.
Fees are effective April 1.
Course/Program Area | Tuition and Other Fees |
|---|---|
Adult Basic Education | n/a |
Co-op Education Fees | $722.68 per semester |
Credit-based Undergraduate Programs (includes career and technical programs) | $166.40 er credit |
English as a Second Language Programs | n/a |
Literacy | n/a |
Trades & Applied Technology Programs | Full-Time: $499.20 per month |
Programs for which Differential Tuition and/or Other Mandatory Student Fees Apply
Course/Program Area | Tuition and Other Fees |
|---|---|
Activity Assistant Certificate | $2,876.42 per program |
Advanced Diploma in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Applications | $361.63 per credit |
Adventure Tourism and Recreation Certificate (ATRM) | $5,743.43 lab fee |
Animal Care Aide Certificate | $2,876.42 per program |
Automotive Service Technician | $179.27 supply fee |
Bachelor of Design in Graphic Design | Years 1, 2, and 3: $41.83 lab fee |
Bachelor of Interior Design | Year 1: $155.07 lab fee |
Bachelor of Science in Nursing | Year 2: $89.63 lab fee |
Bachelor of Social Work | 60 credits at $452.76 per credit |
Business Fundamentals for Aboriginal Communities Certificate | $237.71 per credit |
Carpentry | $478.03 supply fee |
Community Mental Health Work Certificate | $8,697.41 per program |
Cooperative Entrepreneur Training Program | $239.22 per credit |
Culinary Arts Management Diploma Year 2 | $426.65 lab fee |
Culinary Arts - Professional Cook Level 1 | $615.58 lab fee |
Culinary Arts - Professional Cook Level 2 | $280.37 lab fee |
CYC 212 Introduction to Activity Based Child and Youth Care Practice | $119.51 lab fee |
CYC 391 Therapeutic Applications of Wilderness Programming | $1,335.07 per course |
Dental Hygiene Program | Tuition: $249.92 per credit |
ECEC 110, 111, 130 | $632.87 per course |
EDEL 500, 501, 502, 503, 504 | $291.08 per credit |
EDPB 501 Introduction to Visual Arts in Education | $53.77 supply fee |
EDTE 417 Curriculum and Instruction: Visual Arts | $53.77 supply fee |
EDUC 201 Intro to Visual and Performing Arts for Non-specialists | $41.83 supply fee |
EDUC 203 Sustainability & Teacher Identity | $56.30 lab fee |
Electrician Apprentice (Levels 1-4) | $60.95 lab fee |
Electrician Entry-Level Certificate | $323.41 lab fee |
Esthetics and Spa Therapy Certificate | $14,335.14 per program |
First Nations Housing Manager Certificate | $1,282.97 per course |
Fundamentals of Forest Harvesting Practices Certificate | $11,592.84 per program |
Hairstylist Foundation Certificate Program | $382.14 supply fee |
Health Care Assistant | $499.20 per month |
HCAS 170 Healing 3: Personal Care and Assistance | $41.83 lab fee |
Heavy Equipment Operator Foundation | $881.80 per 4-week program |
Heavy Equipment Operator Specialized Machine Training | $2,069.77 per week |
Heavy Equipment Operator Technician | $783.49 per 5-week program |
Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation | $179.27 lab fee |
HHED 100 Introduction to End of Life Doula | $452.76 per credit |
Horticulture | $179.27 supply fee |
HOSP 120 Accounting Principles | $29.87 lab fee |
HOSP 130 Lodging, Organization and Operation | $59.76 lab fee |
HOSP 133 Beverage Theory | $29.87 lab fee |
HOSP 240 Principles of Food Production | $95.60 lab fee |
HOSP 241 Food Service Management | $29.87 lab fee |
Indigenous Protected & Conserved Areas Planning Advanced Certificate | $416.16 per credit $2,080.80 for IPCA 407 for Field Component |
Information Technology and Applied Systems | $117.17 lab fee |
Introduction to Construction Essentials | $4,393.72 per program |
Jazz Studies Diploma | Private Tuition: |
KIN 118 Outdoor Activities, Summer | $57.43 lab fee |
| KIN 142 Introduction to Paddle Sports | $59.76 lab fee |
| KIN 222 Physical Activity and Local Food Production | $45.95 lab fee |
| KIN 270 Introduction to Leadership of Outdoor Pursuits | $59.76 lab fee |
| KIN 280 Physical Growth and Motor Development | $53.77 lab fee |
| KIN 370 Outdoor Education, Interpretation and Adventure Programming | $59.76 lab fee |
| KIN 401 Injury Management of Physical Activity | $56.30 lab fee |
| KIN 461 Applied Leadership in Physical Activity | $59.76 lab fee |
| KIN 491 Scholarship in Sport, Health and Physical Education | $53.77 lab fee |
Management Skills for Supervisors Certificate | $403.64 per credit |
Medical Device Reprocessing Certificate | $9,987.83 per program |
Medical Office Assistant Certificate | $5,290.04 per program |
MGMT 146 Team Building Skills | $78.03 supply fee |
MGMT 252 The Wine Industry | $28.71 supply fee |
MGMT 352 Wine Appreciation | $109.13 supply fee |
NRCF 001 Strategic Business Planning | $1,040.40 |
NRCF 002 Project Management | $1,040.40 |
NCRF 003 Financial Resource Management | $1,040.40 |
NCRF 004 Human Resources | $1,040.40 |
NCRF 005 Informed Decision Making | $1,040.40 |
NCRF 006 Fisheries Operations | $1,040.40 |
Nursing Unit Assistant Certificate | $5290.04 per program |
Office Administration | $119.51 supply fee |
Power Engineering/Process Operator 4th Class | $9,959.11 per program |
Practical Nursing Diploma | $221.93 per credit |
PRNU 106/116/126 Integrated Nursing Practice | $71.71 lab fee per course |
PRNU 206/216 Integrated Nursing Practice | $71.71 lab fee per course |
Professional Baking and Pastry Arts | $478.22 lab fee |
Professional Indigenous Lands Management Certificate | $418.89 per credit |
Science and Technology courses with compulsory lab | $23.90 lab fee per course |
Teaching English as a Foreign or Second Language Certificate | $2,759.10 per program |
Trades Discovery | $1,757.48 per program |
Welder Fitter | $3,047.47 per program |
Welder Foundation | $363.91 lab fee |
Workplace Essential Skills and Training (WEST) | $4.80 per contact hour |
Fees for Graduate Courses and Programs
Course/Program Area | Tuition and Other Fees |
|---|---|
EXTN 500 - Extended Research | $896.31 per course |
Graduate Certificate in Business | $463.76 per credit |
Graduate Diploma in Gerontology: Active Aging | $443.88 per credit |
Graduate Diploma in Hospitality Management | $601.73 per credit |
Graduate Diploma in International Trade | $601.73 per credit |
Graduate Diploma in Project Management | $601.73 per credit |
Inclusive Education (Special Education) Graduate Diploma | $444.20 per credit |
Literacy, Language, and Learning Graduate Diploma | $443.88 per credit |
Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management | $14,876.49 per program |
Master of Business Administration | $29,727.83 per program |
Master of Community Planning | $355.53 per credit |
Master of Education in Educational Leadership | $453.08 per credit |
Master of Education in Special Education | $453.08 per credit |
Master of Geographic Information System Applications | Year 1: $361.63 per credit |
MEDL 600 | $51.00 lab fee |
Online Learning and Teaching Graduate Diploma | $443.88 per credit |
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Graduate Certificate | $535.81 per credit |
Urban and Regional Planning Extension Program | $162.35 per course |
Course/Program Area | Tuition and Other Fees* |
|---|---|
Advanced Diploma in GIS Applications | $642.60 per credit |
Co-op Education | $2,399.31 per semester |
English as a Second Language Programs | $5,625.96 full-semester (13 weeks) |
EXTN 500 - Extended Research | $1,349.46 per course |
Graduate Certificate in Business | $765.77 per credit |
Graduate Diploma in Hospitality Management | $765.77 per credit |
Graduate Diploma in International Trade | $765.77 per credit |
Graduate Diploma in Project Management | $765.77 per credit |
Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management | $837.33 per credit |
Master of Business Administration | $756.00 per credit |
Master of Community Planning | $575.66 per credit |
Master of Education in Educational Leadership | $690.80 per credit |
Master of Education in Special Education | $690.80 per credit |
Master of Geographic Information System Applications (MGISA) | $642.60 per credit |
Mental Health Care Assistant | $734.51 per credit |
Online Learning and Teaching Graduate Diploma | $765.77 per credit |
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Graduate Certificate | $765.77 per credit |
Teaching English as a Foreign or Second Language Certificate | $2,756.72 per program |
Trades & Applied Technology Programs | $2,399.31 per month |
Undergraduate Degree, Diploma and Certificate Programs | $799.77 per credit |
* Fees are payable in Canadian dollars.
Domestic students 65 years or older are entitled to free tuition for Academic undergraduate courses, space permitting. This exemption applies to standard tuition fees, Student Services fees, and Student Activity Fees only, for courses scheduled within the regular timetable. The age exemption does not apply to:
- Application Fee
- Students’ Union Fees
- Directed Studies courses or courses offered on a directed study basis
- Differential Tuition and/or other mandatory Student Fees
- Graduate courses
- Professional Development and Training courses
- Trades programs
- Textbook purchases or other supplies.
Please contact the Registration Centre for details.
For details see How Do I Pay?
Starting in the Fall 2024 semester, activity fees will be assessed at a rate of $19.97 per month. The fees are collected to administer extracurricular activities and athletic programs for students.
The Student Activity Fee does not apply to students in short-term Professional Development and Training courses, as these students are not eligible for the activities and programs funded by this fee.
Starting in the Fall 2024 semester, student services fees will be assessed for all programs at a rate of $22.05 per month. This fee will cover services related to three areas: student health services, experiential education, and access to technology.
The Student Services Fee does not apply to students in short-term Professional Development and Training courses, as these students are not eligible for the support services provided through the fee.
Students’ Union and other membership fees are collected by the University and distributed to several student organizations. The Navigator Newspaper Society is the University's student newspaper and supplies news, arts, music and sports information for the campus community. The Radio Malaspina Society is a student and community radio station that supports student broadcasting and provides information for students. The Canadian Federation of Students is Canada's national and provincial students' union and works to provide services and representation on behalf of all students in Canada. The VIU Students' Union is the voice of students at VIU and organizes events, hosts services, runs the student pub, provides advocacy and more.
Annually, each of the above organizations is responsible for conducting an audit of its finances to ensure that funds collected from students are spent appropriately. For more information about student fees, or any of these organizations, please contact the Students' Union office at 250.754.8866.
VIUSU Fees – Nanaimo
On a monthly basis, membership fees break down as follows:
Students' Union Monthly Fee - Nanaimo | Cost |
|---|---|
VIU Students’ Union operation fee | $15.85 |
VIU Students’ Union Club fee | $0.99 |
World University Services Canada fee | $1.11 |
Navigator Newspaper Society membership fee | $1.64 |
BC Federation of Students membership fee | $2.76 |
Students' Union Building fee | $4.08 |
Radio Malaspina Society fee | $1.17 |
Total | $27.60 |
VIUSU Fees – tiwšɛmawtxʷ (Powell River), Cowichan
On a monthly basis, membership fees break down as follows:
Fee type | Cost |
|---|---|
VIU Students’ Union operation fee | $12.84 |
World University Services Canada fee | $1.11 |
Navigator Newspaper Society membership fee | $1.64 |
BC Federation of Students membership fee | $2.76 |
Total | $18.35 |
- Fees are non-refundable
- Fees are applicable throughout the entire year
- Fees are applicable to auditing students at the full rate of the regular fee for any appropriate time frame (e.g., semester or monthly)
- Fees are applicable only once for each student for each time frame (e.g., semester or monthly)
- Fees are applicable to part-time students at the full rate of the regular fee rate for any appropriate time frame (e.g., semester or monthly)
Fees are subject to review and change. For further information, please contact the VIU Students’ Union office 250.754.8866.
Health and Dental plan fees are also collected by the University on behalf of the Students' Union. Some restrictions apply and students with pre-existing coverage are given a time-limited opportunity to opt out. For more information contact the Students' Union office at 250.754.8866.
Official tax receipts are prepared and available by early February.
Organizations wishing to sponsor students should submit a letter to the Registration Centre stating the terms of sponsorship. Letters must be printed on the organization’s letterhead and include the following information:
- sponsor name, address, phone number, fax number and contact person;
- student(s) name(s) and SIN number(s), if available;
- date of anticipated enrolment in program/course(s);
- duration of sponsorship (i.e., Fall/Spring semesters);
- financial limit (if any);
- books/supplies (if required) and financial limits.
Note: a duplicate letter should be sent to the VIU Campus Store if books/supplies are included in the sponsorship.
For a brochure containing more detailed information regarding sponsor liability and refund/withdrawal policies, please contact VIU’s Accounts Receivables Department at 250.740.6235, or learn more about Sponsoring a Student.