Fees & Finances

Fee Overview

This page is intended to guide student society members through the specifics of student fee components, initiating a referendum, funds distribution, and membership and fee reports.

Should you have further questions about student society fees, jonathan.nordland [at] mcgill.ca (please email us).

Student Fee Components

Student fees have five components:

  1. Tuition
  2. Administrative charges
    Ententes may be used to obtain increases to administrative fees. La Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport limits increases to a maximum when ententes cannot be reached.
  3. Departmental fees, or fees attached to courses
    Societies are involved in the approval of fees that affect members of their society. MELS requires the society to sign off on the approval of the fee as an accredited association.
  4. Society fees
    These are student-initiated fees collected by the University on behalf of student associations and special interest groups. Society fees may include:
    • Fees that are used to run the operations of a society
    • Fees that support a particular academic mission
    • Fees that support a Faculty’s operations
    • Fees that support a particular activity within a Faculty
    • Fees associated with health and dental insurance
  5. Student services/athletics

Referendums

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Funds Distribution

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Membership and Fee Reports

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Resources

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