Graduate tuition fees
Review tuition fees for Canadian and international students enrolled in an graduate degree or program.
Graduate certificates, diplomas and master’s course-based programs are charged tuition on a “per credit” basis for each academic credit assigned to a course. Compulsory fees are charged on a “per academic course credit” or “per term” registered basis; and are sometimes charged on an annual basis or “one-time” basis.
Master’s thesis-based programs and PhD programs are charged tuition on a “per term” basis at a maximum rate of 11.25 credits per term for full-time students and 7.5 credits per term for part-time students.
The fee rates and the basis on which each fee is charged are outlined in the following sections.
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Tuition fees for Canadians
Quebec residents (base tuition)
Quebec residents pay a lower tuition rate at Quebec Universities than other Canadian or international students. To pay Quebec resident tuition rates, first you must apply for Quebec resident tuition status.
Failure to provide proof of residency will result in higher tuition fees which cannot be refunded retroactively.
The following tuition fees are for Canadian citizens, Canadian First Nations members and permanent residents of Canada who meet the Quebec government’s criteria for Quebec residency status:
| Term | Rate |
|---|---|
| Summer 2023 (2231) | $ 93.24 per credit |
| Fall 2023 (2232) | $ 96.03 per credit |
| Winter 2024 (2234) | $ 96.03 per credit |
About Quebec residency status
The Quebec government sets the rules for determining a student's Quebec residency status. According to these rules, students who are Canadian citizens, Canadian First Nations members or permanent Residents of Canada who live in Quebec are considered to be non-Quebec residents until they prove their Quebec residency status.
If your application to pay Quebec Resident fees has not been approved by the government on or before the University's fee payment deadline, then you must pay the fees indicated on your portal Student's Account. If your application is approved after the deadline, your student account will be credited the difference.
Non-Québec residents
The following tuition fees are applicable for Canadian citizens, Canadian First Nations members and permanent residents of Canada who do not meet the Quebec government’s criteria for Quebec residency status:
| Term | Rate |
|---|---|
| Summer 2023 (2231) | $ 291.01 per credit |
| Fall 2023 (2232) | $ 299.73 per credit |
| Winter 2024 (2234) | $ 299.73 per credit |
The Quebec government requires the University to collect a forfaitaire from non-Quebec residents in addition to the base tuition and the compulsory fees charged by the University. The rate of the forfaitaire is determined by and is transferred directly to the Quebec government.
- Summer 2023 (2231) fee total includes government base tuition of $93.24 and a forfaitaire of $197.77 per credit.
- Fall 2023 (2232) and Winter 2024 (2234) fee totals includes government base tuition of $96.03 and a forfaitaire of $203.70 per credit.
- PhD students are not billed this fee.
French program exemptions
Non-Quebec residents following certain programs in the French Language, French Literature or Quebec Studies may be exempt from paying this forfaitaire. For further information, please go to the Enrolment Services, French Program Exemption website.
All PhD programs
- Québec resdients & Non-Québec residents rate: $ 93.24 per credit
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Tuition fees for international students
Master's thesis-based program
The Quebec government requires the University to collect a forfaitaire in addition to the base tuition and the compulsory fees charged by the University. The rate of the forfaitaire is determined by the government financial sector of the course for which the student has registered. The rate of the forfaitaire is determined by the government and is transferred directly to the government. The government allows Quebec Universities to charge an “additional forfaitaire” as well as a program-specific premium for certain programs.
The following fees include government base tuition of $96.03, a forfaitaire of $510.52, and an additional forfaitaire of $41.05 per credit.
| Program | Rate |
|---|---|
| Arts & Science, Engineering and Computer Science and Fine Arts programs | $ 657.60 per credit |
| John Molson School of Business programs | $ 844.26 per credit (includes a JMSB premium of $186.66 per credit) |
Tuition rate for international students entering a Professional or non-research Masters programs (course-based programs) in their cohort year is fixed for the duration of the program.
Arts & Science, Engineering and Computer Science and Fine Arts programs
| Cohort admission year | Rate |
|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | $ 695.00 per credit |
| 2022-2023 | $ 665.00 per credit |
| 2021-2022 | $ 635.00 per credit |
| 2020-2021 | $ 610.00 per credi |
| 2019-2020 | $ 585.00 per credit |
| prior to 2019 | $ 584.34 per credit |
John Molson School of Business programs
| Cohort admission year | Rate |
|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | $ 1025.00 per credit |
| 2022-2023 | $ 980.00 per credit |
| 2021-2022 | $ 940.00 per credit |
| 2020-2021 | $ 870.00 per credit |
| 2019-2020 | $ 805.00 per credit |
| prior to 2019 | $ 778.94 per credit |
Applying for Quebec residency status
Students who are Canadian citizens, Canadian First Nations members or permanent residents of Canada who live in Quebec are considered to be non-Quebec residents until they prove their Quebec residency status.
If your application to pay Quebec resident fees has not been approved by the government on or before the University's fee payment deadline, then you must pay the fees indicated on your portal Student's Account. If your application is approved after the deadline, your student account will be credited the difference.
French program exemptions
International students following certain programs in the French Language, French Literature or Quebec Studies may be exempt from paying this forfaitaire. For further information, please go to the Enrolment Services, French Program Exemption website.
PhD programs tuition cost
| All PhD programs | $ 590.28 per credit |
PhD program fees include government base tuition of $96.09, a forfaitaire of $449.32 and an additional forfaitaire of $44.93 per credit.
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Contact the Birks Student Service Centre for support on tuition and fees.
Billing information for Master’s thesis, PhD, and Master’s course-based programs (admitted prior to Summer 2022 term)
Each Master's and PhD program has a nominal number of academic credits that must be successfully completed in order for the student to graduate from that program.
- Master's degree programs have 45, 57 or 60 nominal credits; and PhD programs have 90 nominal credits.
- Each program of study has an academic time limit which is a specified number of academic terms in which the student must successfully complete all degree requirements and apply to graduate. This information is available in more detail on the Graduate Calendar webpage.
Tuition and compulsory fees are billed when a student is enrolled in a Master's or PhD program and is registered for a credit course or a course notation, e.g. CIP, STOQ, etc. The first registration in a student's Master's or PhD program, in either a credit course or a Continuing in Program (CIP) course notation will trigger the start of the fee billing process.
The first registration in a student's Master's or PhD program, in either a credit course or a Continuing in Program (CIP) course notation will trigger the start of the fee billing process.
- Fees are billed on the basis of the student's enrolment in the degree program at the time of admission (i.e. full-time or part-time status) plus;
- The total number of nominal credits in the degree program.
How tuition and compulsory fees are charged
Fees are billed on the basis of
- the student's enrolment in the degree program at the time of admission (i.e. full-time or part-time status), plus
- the total number of nominal credits in the degree program.
Tuition and compulsory fees are charged
- at a maximum rate of 11.25 credits per term for full-time students and 7.5 credits per term for part-time students; and
- until all nominal credits in the degree program have been billed.
The maximum number of credits billed per term may not change when a student applies for, and is granted, a change in their admission/enrolment status:
Full-Time to Part-Time Status
- Students who change from full-time to part-time status before one half (1/2) of the nominal course credits in their program have been billed will be charged fees at a maximum rate of 7.5 credits per term until the unbilled nominal credits in their program have been billed.
- Students who change from full-time to part-time status after one half (1/2) of the nominal course credits in their program have been billed will continue to be charged fees at a maximum rate of 11.25 credits per term until all nominal credits in their program have been billed.
Part-Time to Full-Time Status
- Students who change from part-time to full-time status before one half (1/2) of the nominal course credits in their program have been billed will be charged fees at a maximum rate of 11.25 credits per term until the unbilled nominal credits in their program have been billed.
- Students who change from part-time to full-time status after one half (1/2) of the nominal course credits in their program have been billed will continue to be charged fees at a maximum rate of 7.5 credits per term until all nominal credits in their program have been billed.
In both instances, the student's academic time limit will be adjusted.
A deficiency course is a course which must be taken in addition to the nominal credits in a student’s program and do not apply to the master’s course-based program. Deficiency credits may include graduate or undergraduate courses. Tuition and compulsory fees are charged on each prerequisite and deficiency registered course.
Once the tuition and compulsory fees for the nominal credits in your program have been billed, you will continue to be charged "other" compulsory fees each term until the continuation fees are charged as follows:
Full-time Students
| Program level | Tuition & compulsory fees | Compulsory fees | Continuation & compulsory fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 credit Master's programs | Term 1-4 | Term 5-6 | Term 7-9 |
| 45 credit Master's programs in JMSB | Term 1-4 | Term 5 | Term 6-9 |
| 57 credit Master's programs in JMSB | Term 1-6 | not applicable | Term 7-9 |
| 60 credit Master's programs | Term 1-6 | Term 7-8 | Term 9-12 |
| 90 credit PhD programs | Term 1-8 | Term 9-12 | Term 13-18 |
Part-time Students
| Program level | Tuition & compulsory fees | Compulsory fees | Continuation & compulsory fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 credit Master's programs | Term 1-6 | Term 7-8 | Term 9-15 |
| 45 credit Master's programs in JMSB | Term 1-6 | Term 7-9 | Term 10-15 |
| 57 credit Master's programs in JMSB | Term 1-8 | Term 9-12 | Term 13-15 |
| 60 credit Master's programs | Term 1-8 | Term 9-10 | Term 11-15 |
| 90 credit PhD programs | Term 1-12 | Term 13-15 | Term 16-24 |
Once the student has completed the total number of terms within the academic time limit and has not yet met the degree requirements in order to graduate, the student may apply to their Graduate Program Director for an academic time limit extension (TLE). If a TLE is granted, a TLE fee plus compulsory fees will be charged in each TLE term.
Students who successfully complete their Master's or Ph.D. program degree requirements before all tuition and compulsory fees for their program of study have been billed will be charged the balance of their program's tuition and compulsory fees once they apply for graduation.
Applicable to students admitted to a Master's or PhD program as of the 2010/1 summer term.
Master's and PhD student are permitted to register for a maximum of 3 course credits, in addition to the nominal credits in their degree program, without additional charge. All course/thesis credits "registered/attempted" 1, will be charged tuition and compulsory fees on a "per credit" basis. Attempted credits can be charged in addition to or concurrently with, the tuition and compulsory fees charged on the nominal program credits or, while being assessed continuation/time-limit extension fees. Additional course credits will be charged in any term where a registration increases the total number of credits registered, to more than the 3 allowable additional course credits.
- Courses with grade notation "DISC", "MED", "F" as outlined in the Graduate Calendar, Academic Regulations, as well as imposed sanctions requiring extra course credits, are counted as "course credits registered/attempted"
Courses that cannot be applied to your degree program are considered to be "elective" or "cours hors programme" and are charged tuition and compulsory fees on a "per credit" basis.
These fees are charged in addition to, and concurrently with, the tuition and compulsory fees charged on nominal program credits, continuation and compulsory fees, or time limit extension and compulsory fees.
Courses not taken for credit are registered under a student’s Master’s or PhD program and an Audit grade is recorded to the student’s record.
- Audited courses are charged tuition and compulsory fees on a “per credit” basis.
- These fees are charged in addition to, and concurrently with, the tuition and compulsory fees charged on nominal program credits, continuation and compulsory fees, or time limit extension and compulsory fees.
With the appropriate approval, you may change options (e.g. thesis to course-based) for your master's degree. In these cases, all of the original program's academic activities are considered to be continuous with the second program.
- Since summer 2013, all approved transfers between GCS programs at the master's level are considered option changes for this regulation.
- Upon an option change, the academic time limit is not extended and will continue to be counted from the term of admission to the original program of study.
- Your student record will reflect the option change with a notation. In the case of GCS transfers, the option change will be reflected with the transferal of all graded courses into the new program. In GCS, courses with DISC/MED notations are not transferred or credited financially to the new program.
- Financially, tuition and compulsory fees paid in the original program are credited to the new program of study and are not forfeited, provided that registration is continuous and in consecutive terms.
Examples of such option changes include:
- Master's of Arts (Educational Technology – thesis option) and the Master's of Arts (Educational Technology – internship option)
- All Master's of Engineering (MEng) to and from all other Master's of Applied Science (MASc) including Master's of Computer Science and Master's of Applied Computer Science
Program transfers between the Master's in Business Administration (MBA) and the Diploma in Chartered Professional Accountancy are exceptions, provided the student has completed the Diploma program requirements and (that is, the degree/diploma has not been conferred.)
- Upon official withdrawal from the Diploma in Chartered Professional Accountancy programs, up to a maximum of 30 credits are transferred to the MBA program and are not forfeited.
- The program transfer must be processed within two years (6 academic terms) from the last registration in the original program.
Suppose you transfer to a different Master's or PhD within Concordia. In that case, financial credits equal to the number of academic credits transferred to the new program but not exceeding the tuition and compulsory fees paid in the original program will be granted. This does not apply to transfers to or from graduate privatized programs.
Master’s course-based programs (admitted as of Summer 2022 term)
Students admitted as of the Summer 2022 term and enrolled in a master’s course-based program are charged tuition and compulsory fees on the basis of their registration in a credit course and certain course notations.
Tuition fees are charged on a “per credit” basis for each academic credit assigned to a course. Compulsory fees are charged on a “per academic course credit” or “per term” registered basis; and are sometimes charged on an annual basis or “one-time” basis.
Every graduate program of study has an academic time limit (a specified number of academic terms) in which a student must successfully complete program requirements and apply to graduate. This information is available in the Graduate Calendar.
A deficiency course is a course which must be taken in addition to the nominal credits in a student’s program and do not apply to the master’s course-based program. Deficiency credits may include graduate or undergraduate courses. Tuition and compulsory fees are charged on each prerequisite and deficiency registered course.
Once the student has completed the total number of terms within the academic time limit and has not yet met the degree requirements in order to graduate, the student may apply to their Graduate Program Director for an academic time limit extension (TLE). If a TLE is granted, a TLE fee plus compulsory fees will be charged in each TLE term.
Courses not taken for credit are registered under a student’s graduate program and an Audit grade is recorded to the student’s record. Audited courses are charged tuition and compulsory fees on a “per credit” basis. These fees are charged in addition to, and concurrently with, the tuition and compulsory fees charged on nominal program credits, continuation and compulsory fees, or time limit extension and compulsory fees.
Other graduate programs
Students enrolled in a graduate diploma, certificate or qualifying program and Independent students are charged tuition and compulsory fees on the basis of their registration in a credit course and certain course notations, e.g. STOQ 001 Studies outside Quebec, CWT 001 Coop Work Term.
Tuition fees are charged on a “per credit” basis for each academic credit assigned to a course. Compulsory fees are charged on a “per academic course credit” or “per term” registered basis; and are sometimes charged on an annual basis or “one-time” basis.
The fee rates and basis on which each fee is charged are outlined in the following sections.
Every graduate program of study has an academic time limit (a specified number of academic terms) in which a student must successfully complete program requirements and apply to graduate. This information is available in the Graduate Calendar.
A deficiency course is a course which must be taken in addition to the nominal credits in a student’s program and do not apply to the master’s course-based program. Deficiency credits may include graduate or undergraduate courses. Tuition and compulsory fees are charged on each prerequisite and deficiency registered course.
Once the student has completed the total number of terms within the academic time limit and has not yet met the degree requirements in order to graduate, the student may apply to their Graduate Program Director for an academic time limit extension (TLE). If a TLE is granted, a TLE fee plus compulsory fees will be charged in each TLE term.
Courses not taken for credit are registered under a student’s graduate program and an Audit grade is recorded to the student’s record. Audited courses are charged tuition and compulsory fees on a “per credit” basis. These fees are charged in addition to, and concurrently with, the tuition and compulsory fees charged on nominal program credits, continuation and compulsory fees, or time limit extension and compulsory fees.