Incidental Fees

Compulsory non-tuition incidental fees were approved by the Board of Governors at their April 20, 2017 meeting.

Programs may be delivered either in Waterloo, Brantford or online. The fees associated with each program are applicable to either a particular site or to all programs. Fees may also be program specific or faculty specific.

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Compulsory Undergraduate Incidental Fees for 2018/19

Notes:

Fees are compulsory for all full- and part-time undergraduate students, unless otherwise noted.

All Undergraduate Students

Fee Type	Per 0.5 Credit	Maximum Fee Charged*
Comprehensive Student Services Fee	$39.61	$198.05
Copyright Fee	$0.96	No maximum
International Students Overcoming War Scholarship Fund	$1.00	$4.00
Provincial Advocacy Fee (charged in fall term only)		$3.21
Student Publication Fee	$2.79	$11.16
Students' Union Essential Services Fee		$2.34
Students' Union Student Administrative Council Fee	$8.93	$35.72
Sustainability Fee	$1.39	$5.56
Undergraduate Student Dental Plan (per year, charged in fall term only)		$112.00
Undergraduate Student Health Plan (per year, charged in fall term only)		$119.33
WUSC Fee	$1.00	$4.00

Brantford Campus Students

Fee Type	Per 0.5 Credit	Maximum Fee Charged*
Athletic Complex Fee	$8.00	$40.00
Enhancement of Student Life Levy	$4.27	$21.35
Laurier Student Public Interest Research Group Fee	$1.04	$4.16
Student Centre Building Fee	$11.70	$46.80
U-Pass: Brantford Transit (full-time students only)		$50.28

Waterloo Campus Students

Fee Type	Per 0.5 Credit	Maximum Fee Charged*
Enhancement of Student Life Levy	$9.34	No maximum
Laurier Student Public Interest Research Group Fee		$5.33
Students' Union Building Fee	$7.66	$30.64
U-Pass: Waterloo Transit (full-time students only)		$94.41

Program-Specific Fees

Fee Type	Per 0.5 Credit	Maximum Fee Charged*
Waterloo: PRISM (Economics, Business and Diploma) (full-time students only)		$65.00
Brantford: Criminology Fee		$15.00
Brantford: Journalism Guild Fee		$15.00
Brantford: Leadership Program Fee		$15.00

Faculty-Specific Fees

Fee Type	Per 0.5 Credit	Maximum Fee Charged*
Faculty of Education Technology Fee (per year, charged in fall term only)		$75.00
Music Student Activity Fee	$40.00	$200.00
Undergraduate Faculty Association Fee: Non-Lazaridis School Students	$3.75	$15.00
Undergraduate Faculty-Based Activity Fee: Lazaridis School Students	$4.51	$22.55

*Maximum fees charged are per term and effective Sept. 1, 2018, unless otherwise noted.

Compulsory Graduate Incidental Fees for 2018/19

All Graduate Students

Fee Type	Full-/Part-Time	Basis	Fee
Canadian Federation of Students Fee	both	fall term only	$16.74
Comprehensive Student Services Fee	part-time	per credit	$39.61
Comprehensive Student Services Fee	full-time	per term	$198.05
Copyright Fee	both	per term	$3.20
Grad Dental Plan	both	fall term only	$191.87
Grad Health Plan	both	fall term only	$388.16
GSA Graduate Enhancement Fund	both	per term	$51.04
GSA Capital Fee	part-time	per term	$4.10
GSA Capital Fee	full-time	per term	$8.20
GSA Operations Fee	part-time	per term	$22.54
GSA Operations Fee	full-time	per term	$45.08
International Students Overcoming War Scholarship Fund	both	fall and winter terms only	$4.00
Student Publications Fee	full-time	per term	$7.61
Sustainability Fee	full-time	per term	$5.56
Sustainability Fee	part-time	per term	$2.78

Brantford Campus Students

Fee Type	Full-/Part-Time	Basis	Fee
Athletic Complex	both	fall and winter terms only	$40.00

Waterloo Campus Students

Fee Type	Full-/Part-Time	Basis	Fee
U-Pass	full-time	per term	$94.41

Program-Specific Fees

For MBA, MABE, MFin, MSc in Management, PhD in Management students:

Fee Type	Full-/Part-Time	Basis	Fee
PRISM	full-time	per term	$65
MFin Activity Fee (MFin only)	full-time	per term	$125
Student Support Services (MBA only)	part-time	per half credit	$15
Student Support Services (MBA only)	full-time/co-op	per term	$150

For Faculty of Music students:

Fee Type	Full-/Part-Time	Basis	Fee
Graduate Students in Music fee	full-time	fall and winter terms only	$100

For Martin Luther University College students:

Fee Type	Full-/Part-Time	Basis	Fee
Student Activity Fee	both	per term	$25.00

Optional Fees

Undergraduate health and dental plan;
Graduate health and dental plan;
Laurier Student Public interest Research Group; and
PRISM computer contribution.

Note: Proof of alternative health and dental coverage is required in order to successfully opt-out of the health and dental plan.