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.

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

Part-time Students

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.

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.

1. 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 ENCS 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 ENCS transfers, the option change will be reflected with the transferal of all graded courses into the new program. In ENCS, 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.

Accelerated admission (fast-tracking) is the process whereby exceptional students are admitted to PhD programs without a Master’s degree in the same discipline. To be fast-tracked, you must:

• show high academic performance or potential evidenced by an outstanding GPA
• have appropriate research publications in a field of study
• have a research topic at the Master’s level advanced enough for a doctoral thesis proposal or;
• show a similar demonstration of achievement

You are expected to complete the course component of a Master's (thesis option) program in the same discipline in addition to the standard academic requirements for the doctoral program if you are:

• A student who is accepted for accelerated admission and currently registered in a Master's degree program, or
• is accepted for accelerated admission, and are admitted directly from a Bachelor's degree

Since this is a new admission, the PhD program Academic Time Limit and nominal fees billed begin anew.

• All nominal fees billed in the Master's program are non-transferable and will not be applied to the PhD.
• If you have not completed a Master's degree and are admitted directly to a Concordia PhD program, you may be required to take a course(s) in addition to your program requirements. 
• All pre-requisite and deficiency course credits are registered under a Qualifying Program and are charged tuition and compulsory fees on a "per credit" basis.

A leave of absence from a program of study may have implications for students receiving awards, loans and bursaries.

Concerning medical coverage while on an approved leave of absence:

• Canadian students do not pay fees for the Student Health and Dental Plan while on a leave of absence and are therefore not insured under this insurance plan.
• As international students' study visa status may be affected by a leave, they are advised to visit the International Students Office for further information.

Access to University services while on leave:

• Leave without access: you will not have access to library, university or student services during a leave without access. No fees are charged.
• Leave with access: you will have access to library, university, and student services during a leave with access. A fee of $150 per term will be charged.


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.

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.