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Science & Technology Programs

Information Technology & Applied Systems

Fees: Credit-Based Undergraduate Programs

Description of Fees and Rates:

  1. Tuition: $131.21 per credit hour:
    – $393.63 per 3-credit course per semester
    – $524.84 per 4-credit course per semester
  2. Student Activity fee: $5.25 per credit.
  3. VIU Students' Union fee: $17.25 per month.
  4. Health and Dental Plan fee: $286 per year; this fee is only in effect for full–time students at the Nanaimo Campus.
  5. Other fees: Some courses have additional fees to pay for extraordinary class–related expenses.

Fee Table – 36 credits

Amount

Tuition (36 credits x $131.21)

$4,723.56

Student Activity fee (36 credits x $5.25)

$189.00

VIU Students' Union fee ($17.25 x 9 months)

$155.25

Health and Dental Plan fee* ($286 per Year)

$286.00

Total

$5,353.81

* The Health and Dental Plan fee is only in effect for full–time students at the Nanaimo Campus.

Note: In Year 2 students should reduce the fee total by 4 credits ($545.84).

Special Expenses

Amount

Approximate yearly cost for books and supplies

$1,700.00

Note: Students must supply their own laptop or desktop computer system capable of running current versions of Microsoft Windows operating system. Systems should have a minimum 1.8 Ghz Dual-Core processor, 2GByte RAM, and 100GByte free disk space.

Note: All fees are subject to change without prior notice.

Updated: May 4, 2012