STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES

UNDERGRADUATE TUITION FEES

PLEASE NOTE: The fees policies and information contained in the Academic Calendar are currently under review. Please visit the Registrar's website at www.registrar.uwo.ca for the most up-to-date information.

Students who have any questions regarding fees, should contact the Office of the Registrar, Stevenson-Lawson 190, 519- 661-2100.

THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AMEND TUITION, COMPULSORY ANCILLARY FEES, SUPPLEMENTARY FEES AND OTHER CHARGES, ADMISSION AND TUITION DEPOSITS AT ANY TIME.

Student fees fall into three basic categories: tuition fees, non-tuition-related ancillary fees, and supplementary fees.

1. Tuition Fee covers instruction, library facilities, examinations, use of laboratory supplies, apparatus, basic materials, articles of instructions.
2. Compulsory Non-Tuition-Related Ancillary Fees, as governed by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities are fees levied to cover the cost of items that are not normally paid for out of the University's operating or capital revenue.
   1. Changes to these fees are regulated by the Protocol that was established between the University and student government representatives. Some examples are:
      Student Development Centre
      Financial Aid Office
      First Year Programs (Centre for New Students)
      First Nations Services
      Western Daycard
      Western Foot Patrol
      Intercollegiate Athletics
      Campus Recreation
      Student Health Services
      Thompson Recreaton & Athletic Centre
      Off Campus Housing Office
   2. Non-tuition related ancillary fees that are exempt from the Protocol include fees for learning material and clothing retained by the student, fees for material used in the production of items which become the property of the student, field trip fees, student organization fees, and fees approved by referenda. These include the following and others that may be approved from time to time:
      Student Organization Fee
      Student Health Plan *
      UCC Operating Fee
      UCC Expansion Fund
      CanCopy
      University Health Insurance Plan for International Students *
      Music Lesson Fees
      Holster Kit Fee in Kinesiology
      Voluntary Student Levies in Faculties/Schools, such as: Engineering, Music, Kinesiology, Science, Social Science, Nursing

      * (Refundable with proof of other coverage, by a specified deadline.)

3. Supplementary Fees are fees or charges which are incurred by the individual student as a result of a request for specific services (e.g. transcripts) or the result of other actions (e.g. deferment of fees). some samples of fees in this category are:
   Deferred payment changes
   Deregistration fee
   Distance Education fee
   Identification card fees and deposit
   Late registration fee
   Late payment penalty
   Letter of Permission fee
   Registration Cancellation fees
   Reinstatement fees
   Removal of Academic Sanction fee
   Returned cheque charges
   Transcript fee
   Transcript evaluation fee

All fees will be collected by the Office of the Registrar or by the relevant unit within the University, in conjunction with the Office of the Registrar. Visit the Registrar's website at www.registrar.uwo.ca/fees for current fees information.

A copyright fee is included in the Supplementary Fees portion of your statement of account. Western collects this fee on behalf of, and remits it to, Can Copy, the Canadian Reprographic Collective. The 2002-2003 copyright fee for full-time students was $2.60; a pro-rated fee is charged to part-time students.

Full-time students in certain faculties have initiated voluntary student levies to augment tuition and activity fees. The allocation of these levies is determined by the appropriate student group. The amount of the levy may vary among faculties. The fee, which is included on the statement of account, must be paid in full. If you subsequently wish to opt out of paying this fee, contact the Dean's Office of your faculty before September 30, 2003.

In February 2004, the University will issue an official income tax receipt to students who pay the fee. You can use this receipt to claim a credit on your income tax return. For further information, contact the appropriate Dean's Office.

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