Tuition & student fees
It's important to consider your tuition fees and other costs when planning your yearly budget. Learn how to check your account and pay tuition fees.
Acceptance deposits
If you're a new UVic student, you may need to pay an acceptance deposit for your program. Your deposit will appear as a payment on your Account Summary by Term and be applied to your future tuition fees.
- Acceptance deposits for undergraduate students
- Acceptance deposits for graduate students
Tuition fees
Current students can view tuition fees for the current term and past terms in Online tools. To see how much you owe, check the “Term Balance” on your Account Summary.
Tuition fees are due by the following dates:
- Winter Session - Term 1 (Fall): September 30
- Winter Session - Term 2 (Spring): January 31
- Summer Session: May 31
Future UVic students can find estimates of tuition costs on the Undergraduate admissions and Graduate admissions websites.
You can use your tuition account summary as an official statement or proof of payment. Print the page by using the “print” command.
You may request a refund by email.
You can also leave the funds on your account for a future term. If you do this, the credit will be automatically applied towards any new charges.
- We send refunds by cheque to the current mailing address on your student file.
- If you would prefer your refund to be directly deposited to your Canadian bank account. Go to your Direct Deposit information and update you banking details. Refunds may take 2-3 weeks to arrive.
- If your payment was sent via wire transfer or Convera, a credit will be refunded by wire transfer. There are no exceptions.
- If you accidentally made an online banking payment to the university, please contact your bank directly to reverse the payment.
- If you made your payment by cheque, you'll have to wait 30 business days before we can process a refund.
- If you made your payment in US funds, the waiting period is 45 business days.
Fee reduction appeals
If you drop a course due to extenuating circumstances, you can submit an appeal for a fee reduction. Appeals will only be considered for:
- illness, family affliction, accident or other compelling circumstances
- administrative errors.
Graduate Student Tuition Income Offset Plan
The graduate tuition income offset plan lets you pay tuition fees in four equal instalments over each four month term.
Third party billing
Sometimes third parties agree to pay fees on behalf of a student with third party billing. In these cases both the student and sponsoring party agree to certain responsibilities.
Tuition tax forms
Tuition receipts (T2202s and T4a's if applicable) are issued in February for the preceding calendar year.
Tax slips are available every February for the previous calendar year. You can view and print your tax forms through Online tools.
Please note that we can’t provide tax advice. Whether you can take advantage of tax credits depends upon your specific circumstances. You should consult a tax professional to find out more about the credits and your eligibility.
- T2202A: tax credit amount for the eligible tuition and fees paid for a calendar year
- T4A: applies to students who have received bursary, scholarship, awards, third party payments or other funding
- T4: only issued to students employed by UVic
The Canada Revenue Agency website also has several publications that might be helpful to students.
Fees in the academic calendar
In addition to tuition, there may be fees for ancillary services offered by UVic. Some of these fees are charged every term and paid with your tuition. Others are charged on an individual basis when you request the service.
All tuition fees and ancillary fees are published in the academic calendar.