Undergraduate Tuition + Fees

Tuition, fees and dates are subject to change annually. Students are required to pay tuition and fees on a per-term basis.

All tuition and fees are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.

Calculating Tuition

Undergraduate degrees at Emily Carr require 120 credits to complete. If 120 credits are completed within four years:

Domestic tuition + mandatory fees will total approximately $5,799.20 per year (or $23,196.80* for a four-year degree)
Returning International tuition + mandatory fees will total approximately $21,495.50 per year (or $85,982.00* for a four-year degree)
New International tuition + mandatory fees will total approximately $25,156.40 per year (or $100,625.60* for a four-year degree)

Providing equitable access to high-quality education is a guiding principle at Emily Carr. Our tuition is among the most affordable in Canada, while we remain the top-ranked university in Canada for art and design (QS World Rankings, 2020, 2021).

Our tuition is lower than that of OCAD University, NSCAD University, University of British Columbia and University of Toronto (Statistics Canada).

* Exact totals will vary from student to student. This does not include Optional or Other Fees. These numbers are approximated, based on the tuition and fees of the 2023-2024 year. Tuition increases for domestic students are standardized at a prescribed amount in step with other BC universities and vary between 0-2%. Rates for international students also vary by year. These changes are something students should plan for. For a detailed breakdown of tuition and fees by credit load, see the tables below or download the full tuition and fee schedules for Summer and for Fall/Spring.

Minimum and Maximum Credits Per Term

All undergraduate degrees require 120 credits to graduate.

Emily Carr has a Fall Term (September-December), a Spring Term (January-April), and two short Summer Terms (May-June and July-August).

During the Fall and Spring terms, undergraduate students generally take between 12 to 15 credits.

The breakdown looks like this:

9 to 12 studio credits
3 to 6 critical studies credits

Minimum Credit Load

You must be enrolled in at least nine credits to be eligible for a BC student loan, and twelve credits to maintain a BC Arts Council scholarship and/or an Emily Carr tuition scholarship. Visit the Financial Aid + Awards page for more information about loans and tuition scholarships.

Maximum Credit Load

The maximum number of credits a student can take per term is 18.

Students can register in more than twelve studio credits in a term through a process called Studio Overload Access. The maximum number of credits per term remains 18.

Undergraduate Degree Tuition + Fees

Summer 2023 Domestic Students

Credits	Tuition + Related Fees	Other Mandatory Fees*	Total per Term
3	$482.37	$180.40	$662.77
6	$964.74	$180.40	$1,145.14
9	$1,447.11	$180.40	$1,627.51
12	$1,929.48	$180.40	$2,109.88
15	$2,411.85	$180.40	$2,592.25
18	$2,877.51	$180.40	$3,057.91

*This mandatory fee includes Upass for all students. For a detailed breakdown, download the full tuition and fees schedule.

Summer 2023 Returning International Students

Credits	Tuition + Related Fees	Other Mandatory Fees*	Total per Term
3	$1,877.64	$180.40	$2,058.04
6	$3,755.28	$180.40	$3,935.68
9	$5,632.92	$180.40	$5,813.32
12	$7,510.56	$180.40	$7,690.96
15	$9,388.20	$180.40	$9,568.60
18	$11,249.13	$180.40	$11,429.53

Returning students are defined as those students who are currently working towards a degree and have enrolled in credit-level courses at ECU in any term up to and including Spring 2023.

*This mandatory fee includes Upass for all students. For a detailed breakdown, download the full tuition and fees schedule.

Summer 2023 New International Students

Credits	Tuition + Related Fees	Other Mandatory Fees*	Total per Term
3	$2,426.79	$180.40	$2,607.19
6	$4,853.58	$180.40	$5,033.98
9	$7,280.37	$180.40	$7,460.77
12	$9,707.16	$180.40	$9,887.56
15	$12,133.95	$180.40	$12,314.35
18	$14,544.03	$180.40	$14,724.43

New students are defined as those students who have not attended or enrolled in credit-level courses at ECU before April 1, 2023.

*This mandatory fee includes Upass for all students. For a detailed breakdown, download the full tuition and fees schedule.

Fall 2023 + Spring 2024 Domestic Students

Credits	Tuition + Related Fees*	Other Mandatory Fees**	Total per Term
3	$492.84	$305.40	$798.24
6	$985.68	$580.40	$1,566.08
9	$1,478.52	$580.40	$2,058.92
12	$1,971.36	$580.40	$2551.76
15	$2,464.20	$580.40	$3,044.60
18	$2,939.16	$580.40	$3,519.56

*Tuition + Related Fees include Tuition, Learning Access Fee, Students' Union Fee, BC Federation of Students Fee.

**Other Mandatory Fees include Linkedin Learning, Adobe Creative Cloud, ESCU Health Plan, and UPass BC for all students. ECSU Health Plan is paid in the Fall Term only for full year coverage. Students can opt out through ECSU. For a detailed breakdown, download the full tuition and fees schedule.

Fall 2023 + Spring 2024 Returning International Students

Credits	Tuition + Related Fees*	Other Mandatory Fees**	Total per Term
3	$2,062.47	$305.40	$2,367.87
6	$4,124.94	$580.40	$4,705.34
9	$6,187.41	$580.40	$6,767.81
12	$8,249.88	$580.40	$8,830.28
15	$10,312.35	$580.40	$10,892.75
18	$12,356.94	$580.40	$12,937.34

Returning students are defined as those students who are currently working towards a degree and have enrolled in credit-level courses at ECU in any term up to and including Spring 2023.

*Tuition + Related Fees include Tuition, Learning Access Fee, Students' Union Fee, BC Federation of Students Fee.

Fall 2023 + Spring 2024 New International Students

Credits	Tuition + Related Fees*	Other Mandatory Fees**	Total per Term
3	$2,428.56	$305.40	$2,733.96
6	$4,857.12	$580.40	$5,437.52
9	$7,285.68	$580.40	$7,866.08
12	$9,714.24	$580.40	$10,294.64
15	$12,142.80	$580.40	$12,723.20
18	$14,556.18	$580.40	$15,136.58

New students are defined as those students who have not attended or enrolled in credit-level courses at ECU before April 1, 2023.

*Tuition + Related Fees include Tuition, Learning Access Fee, Students' Union Fee, BC Federation of Students Fee.

**Other Mandatory Fees include Linkedin Learning, Adobe Creative Cloud, ESCU Health Plan, and UPass BC for all students. ECSU Health Plan is paid in the Fall Term only for full year coverage. Students can opt out through ECSU. For a detailed breakdown, download the full tuition and fees schedule.

Application, Optional and Other Fees

Application Fees

Education Planner BC – $70 CAD
SlideRoom - $12 USD

For details and help visit EducationPlannerBC.ca and Slideroom.com.

Visit Admissions to learn how to apply.

Optional Fees

These fees are optional, at the choice of the student.

Locker Fee Per term	$17.00
Transcripts Depending on the processing option	$10.00 - $20.00

Other Fees

These fees vary from student to student and are in addition to the tuition and fees in the table above. They are mandatory unless otherwise stated.

Graduation Fee Applies to all graduating students in their last year	$85.00, one-time fee
International Health Care Fee Newly admitted international students will be assessed a one-time $184.75 mandatory international health care insurance premium that will provide health care coverage until they are eligible to transition to the BC Medical Services Plan (BCMSP).	$184.75

Note: Additional individual course fees may be charged to cover the costs of materials consumed in/or incorporated in the making of student work associated with individual courses.

Tuition + Fees for Previous Years

See the 2022/23 undergraduate tuition and fees schedule here.

See the 2021/22 undergraduate tuition and fees schedule here.

See the 2020/21 undergraduate tuition and fees schedule here.

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