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Tuition and incidental fees 2024–2025

Ontario students

In accordance with Ontario government directives, tuition fees for Ontario students will remain unchanged for the 2024-2025 academic year, except for a 7.5% increase in tuition for students enrolling for the first time in September 2023, or after, in an undergraduate program at Saint Paul University.

Canadian citizens residing outside Ontario

In accordance with Ontario government directives, tuition fees for Canadian citizens residing outside Ontario will increase by 5%, except for a 7.5% increase in tuition for students enrolling for the first time in September 2023, or after, in an undergraduate program at Saint Paul University.

International students

Tuition fees for international students will increase by 6% at the undergraduate and graduate level.

FEES CAN BE MODIFIED WITHOUT NOTICE

All amounts are in Canadian dollars

University fees are payable by the date indicated in the Sessional Dates and Deadlines. If you enroll after the published tuition fee payment deadline, you must pay your fees as soon as your course selection is approved.

Fall 2024 – Winter 2025 – Spring/Summer 2025
(Tuition fees per term)

Canadian students¹International students³
Full-timePart-time
(per 3 units)⁹		Auditor⁴
(per 3 units)⁹		Full-timePart-time
(per 3 units)⁹		Auditor⁴
(per 3 units)⁹
Ontario residents²Non-Ontario residents²Ontario residents²Non-Ontario residents²Ontario residents²Non-Ontario residents²
Tuition fees
Undergraduate (certificate, B.A.)
Students admitted before the Fall 2023 term
$2,375.35$2,778.31$646.73$756.43$235.98$235.98$9,412.43$2,347.19$235.98
Undergraduate (certificate, B.A.)
Students admitted as of the Fall 2023 term or after
$2,745.02$2,912.18$747.37$792.88$235.98$235.98$9,412.43$2,347.19$235.98
Graduate  (M.A., Graduate Diploma)$2,532.50$2,962.12$864.31$1,010.93$864.31$1,010.93$9,328.48$3,595.00$3,595.00
Graduate (Ph.D.)$2,532.50$2,962.12$864.31$1,010.93$864.31$1,010.93$8,884.79$3,195.68$3,195.68
Ancillary fees
Counselling (M.A.)$1,504.12$1,504.12Not
applicable		$1,504.12$1,504.12Not
applicable
Counselling (Ph.D.)$1,520.25$1,520.25$1,520.25$1,520.25
IPA3127/3527 Personality Test$60.00$60.00$60.00$60.00
Licence in Canon Law
(Broken Bay Institute)		Not
applicable		Not
applicable		$1,100.00$1,100.00
Graduate Diploma
(Broken Bay Institute)		Not
applicable		$1,100.00
Incidental fees
Medical/Dental Insurance$298.50⁵Not
applicable		Not
applicable		$298.50⁵Not
applicable		Not
applicable
Health Insurance, International Students (UHIP)Ne
s’applique
pas		$756.00⁶
SPU Student Association (SPUSA)$43.20⁷$18.00⁷$43.20⁷$18.00⁷
Fundraising – Scholarships$8.00$8.00$8.00$8.00
Canadian Federation of Students (CFS)$10.08$10.08$10.08$10.08
Incidental Fees$47.00⁸$27.00⁸$47.00⁸$27.00⁸
Access Copyright$15.00$7.50$15.00$7.50
U-Pass (Public Transit)$229.07Not
applicable		$229.07Not
applicable
¹ This category includes Canadian citizens, permanent residents, members of the diplomatic corps, and refugees.
² Applies as of the 2021 Fall term to newly admitted and Special Students. As of the first day of their study period, Ontario must be the most recent province in which the student resided for twelve consecutive months, not including time as a full-time postsecondary student.
³ Anyone who is not included in, or cannot provide supporting documents for, the Canadian students category.
⁴ Person authorized by a faculty to take one or several courses, but who is not required to complete work assignments or write exams and who will not receive credits for the course.
⁵ Fee covers the period from September 1 to August 31. To calculate the fee for a partial year or to find out about exemptions, please contact the SPU Student Association.
⁶ Fee is prorated based on the number of months remaining until August 31.
⁷ This fee is governed by the SPU Student Association and is subject to change.
⁸ Since September 2020, incidental fees apply to all students enrolled in classes given online or in class, since all students have access to the services offered by the associations.
⁹ A zero-credit course is considered a 3 or 6 credit course, as the case may be, in the calculation of tuition and other fees.
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
Admission and Registration
Application for admission – Undergraduate – Maximum of 3 choices of study programs – Canadian$130
Application for admission – Undergraduate – Maximum of 3 choices of study programs – international$165
Application for admission – Graduate – 1st choice of study program$105
Application for admission – Graduate – per additional choice of study program$50
Evaluation of file – National and International exchange programs$105
Re-registration fee (following a withdrawal because of a financial debt)$100
Readmission: Graduate programs, cost per term of absence$250
Request for prior-learning recognition – Evaluation$25
Request for prior-learning recognition$265
Supplemental examination$75
Supplemental examination written off campus (Plus any fees charged by the external organization)$75
Request to defer admission / admission application$50
Request for refund by cheque$45
Late payment of tuition fees + (interest: 10% annual )$60
NSF cheque$40
Documentation
Attestation of studies, attestation of diploma, letter of invitation for convocation$20
Official transcript$20
Official transcript (Same-day production)$25
Student card – Replacement of lost card$25
Priority courrier, international$35
Priority courrier (without fees related to documentation)$20
File search fee / course description$12
All other requests for attestation$20
Letter of permission for transfer of credits$60
Letter of attestation for graduation ceremony$20
Certified copy of document with seal$20
Duplicata of ecclesiastic diploma$45
Miscellaneous
Gown rental (online before due date)$50
Gown rental (after due date)$72