Duration: 1 year (full-time)

Entry requirements: A First or Upper Second class honours degree, or the overseas equivalent, in a relevant science subject.

Course fees:

For entry in September 2009, the tuition fees are £5,800 per annum for home/EU students and £15,500 per annum for international students.

Scholarships/sponsorships:

UK and EU applicants who obtain at least an Upper Second class honours degree are eligible for Research Council studentships funded by the MRC. These studentships are only available to applicants planning to work on Integrative Biology projects.

Duration: 36-48 months (full-time), 72-96 months (part-time)

Entry requirements:

The standard entry requirement for PhD study is a First or Upper Second class honours degree, or the overseas equivalent, in a relevant subject. In certain circumstances, a Lower Second class honours degree supplemented by a Masters degree, or appropriate relevant work experience, may be acceptable.

Course fees:

For entry in the academic year 2009-10, the tuition fees are £5,800 – £16,000 per annum for UK/EU students and £15,500 – £25,800 per annum for international students

Duration: 12 months (full-time), 24 months (part-time)

Entry requirements:

The standard entry requirement for MPhil study is a First or Upper Second class honours degree, or the overseas equivalent, in a relevant subject. In certain circumstances, a Lower Second class honours degree supplemented by appropriate relevant experience, may be acceptable.

Course fees:

For entry in the academic year 2009-10, the tuition fees are £5,800 – £16,000 per annum for UK/EU students and £15,500 – £25,800 per annum for international students

Duration: 36-48 months (full-time), 72-96 months (part-time)

Entry requirements:

The standard entry requirement for PhD study is a First or Upper Second class honours degree, or the overseas equivalent, in a relevant subject. In certain circumstances, a Lower Second class honours degree supplemented by a Masters degree, or appropriate relevant work experience, may be acceptable.

Course fees:

For entry in the academic year 2009-10, the tuition fees are £5,800 – £16,000 per annum for UK/EU students and £15,500 – £25,800 per annum for international students. For general fees information, please visit: Postgraduate Fees.

Duration: 12 months (full-time), 24 months (part-time)

Entry requirements:

The standard entry requirement for MPhil study is a First or Upper Second class honours degree, or the overseas equivalent, in a relevant subject. In certain circumstances, a Lower Second class honours degree supplemented by appropriate relevant experience, may be acceptable.

Course fees:

For entry in the academic year 2009-10, the tuition fees are £5,800 – £16,000 per annum for UK/EU students and £15,500 – £25,800 per annum for international students. For general fees information, please visit: Postgraduate Fees.

Tuition – Typically, these include ABE, ESL, University Studies, Vocational and Career Technical courses or programs that require admission, transcript and or graduation services. Such courses or programs may require a non-refundable tuition deposit of $100 per instructional term upon registration or earlier with full fees due as stated in the Key Dates section of the College calendar.

Refund – Students must withdraw from courses and programs within specific timelines as outlined in the North Island College Calendar in order to apply for a refund. Refunds may take as long as three weeks to process. Students who pay fees using debit and/or credit cards will receive a credit directly to their debit or credit card account.
Category 2 courses or programs

Tuition – Typically, these include continuing education courses or programs and do not require admissions, transcript or graduation services. Such courses or programs require full tuition payment upon registration and the student pays the majority of the instructional costs.

Refund – The College will return tuition to students who apply for a refund after the time of registration to seven calendar days before the start date of the course or program.
Category 3 courses or programs

Tuition – These programs or courses may have non standard tuition fees and require the student to pay a significant portion of the instructional costs. In addition, they require admission, transcript and or graduation services. Such courses or programs require a non-refundable tuition deposit as established by the Instructional Division upon admission with the remainder of fees due two weeks before the course or program commences.

Refund – Students who withdraw and apply for a refund after the time of registration to 14 calendar days before the start date of the course or program will receive a refund minus their tuition deposit. Students who withdraw with less than 14 calendar days to the course or program start date will not receive a refund
Category 4 courses or programs

Tuition – Typically, these include apprenticeship training classes or courses that require admission and transcript services. Such courses or programs require a non-refundable tuition deposit upon registration or earlier with full fees due four weeks before the course or program commences.

Refund – Students who withdraw between the time of registration to 28 calendar days before the start date will receive a refund minus the tuition deposit. Students who withdraw with less than 28 days to the course or program start date will not receive a refund.
Other Fees
Application $25.00 one time, non-refundable
Contract, Continuing Education & ElderCollege courses are exempt from this fee.
Assessment English or Math Placement:
$15.00 NIC Applicant, $40.00 Non-applicant
Off-Campus Assessment
$20.00 Canadian Applicant, $50.00 International Applicant
Books Costs vary – books may be obtained through NIC Bookstores
College Calendar $3.00 pick up
$5.00 mailed within Canada
$10.00 mailed outside of Canada
Co-operative Education Costs vary and are available in the Co-op Student Handbook
Courier Services $10.00 within BC
Duplicate Document $10.00 each
International Student Fees are available from the International Education Office
Laboratory Fees vary
Prior Learning Assessment Fees vary – there may be a $60.00 advising fee plus 75% of the normal cost of the course.
Student Society $1.82 per credit (academic programs)
$6.83 per month (vocational programs)
Transcript (official) $5.00 each
Transfer Credit Evaluation No charge for BC Post-Secondary Transcripts
$20.00 for out-of-Province transcript
Tuition Deposit Varies by program – non-refundable payments at the time of registration, or earlier, are applied to tuition.

Information Technology Fee: $50.00 per term. *

Student Activity/Sports Fee: $150.50 per term.

Student Centre Building Fee: $17.50 per term.

Health Service Fee: $10.00 per term

Health Plan Fee: $123.08 paid once annually. **

A $35.00 graduation fee is payable in the final term.

A $25.00 transcript fee is payable in the first term a student attends Algonquin College.

International Students pay all relevant Canadian fees plus an International Premium of $4,200.00 per term.

* Students paying the Information Technology fee are provided with a network account, an email address, and Internet access. For more information please visit our web site at algonquincollege.com/its/services/it_fee.htm

** Students who have coverage with another plan can request a refund by supplying the Students’ Association with documentation supporting the request. This request will have to be made annually.

Books, scrubs, lab coat and other supplies are estimated to cost $1500 – $1700 for the first year and $1000 – $1200 for the second year. The pre-exposure rabies vaccine costs are estimated at $500, though this can be subject to change. Travel expenses to partnering facilities will be the responsibility of the student. In addition, students are required to finance field placement related expenses such as travel and housing accommodations (if applicable). Upon successful completion of the program students may apply to write the Veterinary Technician National Exam through the Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians (OAVT). Fees are applicable and may be subject to change. The 2006 fees, for the exam and registration with OAVT were approximately $600. Fees should be verified with the OAVT

You can borrow a tuition fee loan from the Government, which means that you don’t have to find the money to pay the tuition fees while you are studying.
The Higher Education Maintenance Grant has been increased to a maximum £2,906. Families with a household income of less than £25,000 will receive the full grant and those with a household income of less than £50,000 will receive some of the grant.

Once you have graduated and are earning above £15,000 you will start to repay your student loan. But if you started your course in 2009, you can ask for a 5 year repayment break to allow you take out a mortgage or start a family.

Here’s the 2009 Guide to Higher Education Finance for you to download.

Below is a quick guide to the extra financial support that may be available to you in 2009.

You can also apply to your funding organisation for a maintenance loan, to pay for costs such as accommodation and food, and a maintenance grant. For students domiciled in England, this is the new Student Finance England service. For further information about who to apply to for your funding, see the Direct Gov website.

For most students on full-time undergraduate courses (non-NHS funded) you may be eligible for the following:
A CUMBRIA bursary
A CUMBRIA scholarship
Four-year undergraduate teaching bursary (where this applies)
Higher education maintenance grant
Living cost loan
Tuition fee loan.

For students on NHS-funded full-time courses:
Fees paid are by the strategic health authority
Diploma nurses – a bursary not based on financial circumstances
Degrees – a bursary and access to student loans (based on financial circumstances)
Extra allowances are available for older students and students with dependants.

The level of bursary offered by the University will also be subject to the annual inflationary increase announced by the government so as to ensure that support offered to eligible students will not be reduced in real terms by inflation.

There is also a range of support for people studying part-time.

Funding for Part-time Courses
Financial support may be available for part-time courses, depending upon where you live. For students domiciled in England you can apply to your funding organisation for financial support each year. The application forms will be available from the beginning of July and you can obtain one either from your funding organisation or by downloading one from the Student Support website.

Students domiciled in other parts of the UK should contact Student Finance Direct and select “Contact” for details of their funding organisation.

The amount of help towards your tuition fees is based upon your household income, the number of hours you are studying and how long it will take you to complete your course. Check with Admissions or the Student Development and Advisory Service for the percentage equivalent of a full-time course so that you can work out from the following table how much support you will receive towards your tuition fees (NB many courses are 50% equivalent):

Amount of fee grant
Course equivalent to 50% to 59% of a full-time course – £805
Course equivalent to 60% to 74% of a full-time course – £970
Course equivalent to 75% or more of a full-time course – £1,210

You can also apply for a grant of up to £260 towards your course costs, again this is based upon your household income.

Funding for Postgraduate Courses
To study a postgraduate course, either full-time or part-time, you will need to source your own funding for fees and living costs. Some funding may come from sponsorship, scholarships, educational trusts and charities or other sources. We would advise you to start early when researching funding opportunities.

Fachtyp: Major
Form of study: Standalone basic studies with the first academic degree
Study Start Date: The study can only be in the winter semester.
Standard period of study: 11 semester
Minimum period of study: 11 semester

Group of subjects: Veterinary Medicine
Tuition fees: The University collects a study fee of 500 euros, which it earmarked for improving the study conditions. In addition to the tuition fee is the basic contribution (formerly Student Contribution, 42 euros) will be charged.