Other fees, fines and charges

All Application fees (non-refundable)

Description Amount
All undergraduate programs, excluding Medicine and Dentistry* $129.52
Medicine and Dentistry* $181.33
School of Continuing Studies* $101.38
Graduate Studies (admissions for Summer 2024) $132.90
Graduate Medicine/Dentistry (admissions for Fall 2024) $132.90
Integrated OMS Certificate & MDCM (admissions for Summer 2024) $314.23
Exchange Application Fee $154.50
Summer Application Fee( admissions for Summer 2024) $51.50
*Fees effective with admissions as of Winter 2024

Late Registration and Course Change charges

Description Amount
Late Registration, after regular registration deadline (as of August 15th for Fall 2023 (all students), January 5 for Winter 2024 (new and readmitted students only))
All eligible returning and new students, but not including Special Students, Graduate part-time students, additional session students, non-thesis extension and thesis evaluation term students. $125
Special Students, Graduate part-time students, additional session students, non-thesis extension and thesis evaluation term students. $62.50
Continuing Studies Late Drop Charge $20
Continuing Studies Late Registration Charge $25
Students in Special Intensive Languages $100
Late Course Change fee (each change after deadline for course change) $50

Late Registration postgraduate medical trainees, after regular registration deadline (from May 15 to June 2, 2023)

All eligible returning and new postgraduate medical trainees $125

Penalties and Fines

Description Amount
Registration Cancellation Fee upon withdrawal $200
Forfeiture of deposit which depends on the deposit amount  
Late Payment Charge* (charged on balances between $100.01 and $300.00 as of the end of October for Fall term, or for the end of February for the Winter term) $25
Late Payment Charge* (charged on balances between $300.01 and $1000.00 as of the end of October for Fall term, or for the end of February for the Winter term) $50
Late Payment Charge* (charged on balances greater than $1000.00 as of the end of October for Fall term, or for the end of February for the Winter term) $75
Reinstatement penalty $150
Direct deposit error (for refunds and financial aid/awards, due to incorrect bank account information being entered) $45
Returned cheque or Pre-Authorized Debit payment or returned ACH payments (CIBC) $45**

*Students who benefit from a self-declared fee deferral due to government aid and/or Graduate Funding will be evaluated for the late payment fine should they not abide by the revised deadline to pay their term charges. Refer to Fee deferral for information on when fees are due for each deferral type.

**Please note that the $45 fee for returned cheques and pre-authorized debit payments is in addition to the amount debited for the returned item in question. For transactions in Canadian dollars, the amount debited is the same as the amount paid. For transactions in other currencies, including pre-authorized debit payments in US dollars, accounts will be debited at the exchange rate charged by the bank to the University. This sometimes represents a significant difference from the amount originally paid, depending on the rate of exchange on the date of the return.

Interest charges

Description Amount
Interest on outstanding balances, per month 1.24%
Interest on outstanding balances, per year 14.88%

Additional Services Charges

Description Amount
Rereading Examination Paper (refundable in some faculties*) /Supplemental Examinations (each paper) as of September 1 /Science placement exams $46.51
*Check with your faculty for the relevant regulations surrounding requesting a reread.  
Duplicate Student I.D. Card $25
Classification Test - SCS

Visit the School of Continuing Studies site for a complete listing of fees that they assess.
$44.35
Duplicate Diploma Fee $120 per copy
Diploma Certification $15 per copy
Fee for Records Changes after Registrar Deadlines (see https://www.mcgill.ca/study/2022-2023/university_regulations_and_resources/undergraduate/gi_changes_to_student_records_after_normal_deadlines) $50 per record change
Transcript Special Handling Fee $15
Transcript Requests from former students (if you have not been registered at McGill in the last 12 months) $10/transcript
Manual Letter Fee – manual letter and form completion, charged per document completed by Enrolment Services $15
Cheque Refund Charge
On balances less than or equal to $100 $10
On balances greater than $100 $20

There are a variety of other charges that may be posted to your student fee account, for instance, Lab Charges, residence long distance and equipment charges, additional meal plan charges, campus printing charges, etc. This list is not meant to be comprehensive, but merely an indication of other charges that may appear on your e-bill. The office responsible for the specific charge will be able to provide further details if required.

Schulich School of Music fees 2023-2024

Description Amount
Audition Fee (both undergrad and grad) $79.73
Late Music Placement Examination Fee (undergrad only) $50
Late application fee for undergrad Music Performance examination (requires the permission of the Chair of the Department of Performance) $50
Graduate Exam Application Fee $100
Music Private Lessons (pro-rated if ½ hour per week lessons) (undergrad and grad) $664.44
Music Suppl Private Lesson Fee: part-time or Special Student status, or 2nd instrument or voice, or in excess of quota; 1 hr/wk lessons - (post-quota not applicable to grad students) $1,043.18
Music Suppl Private Lesson Fee: part-time or Special Student status, or in excess of quota; Voice Coaching; 1 hr/wk lessons) (undergrads only) $730.90
Music Instrument Fee (depending on credit load) (undergrads only) $99.66-$191.36

The detailed descriptions of these fees can be found under Fee Descriptions

Student housing charges

Student housing charges will appear on the Student Fee Statement on a monthly basis. For more detailed information please contact:

McGill University Residences and Student Housing
University Hall Residence (formerly the Diocesan College)
3473 University Street
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B3
Email: housing.residences [at] mcgill.ca
Tel.: (514) 398-5539

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