Quebec has revised its policy regarding international tuition. Effective for students entering Fall, 2019 and later international tuition for all programs has been deregulated. McGill and other Quebec universities will be able to set their own international tuition rates for all programs. Several faculties have been “deregulated” for some years now: i.e Management, Engineering, Science. This brings Quebec in line with other provinces.
Current students and students entering Fall, 2018 will not be affected by this change for the duration of their program.
Does this mean that faculties like Arts will raise its tuition this year (I mean 2019)? It was about 17000 CAD before. Will it be about $45000 just like other “deregulated” faculties?
@TomSrOfBoston This is in line with what the McGill administration told me to expect. They said they expect they will begin to offer better financial aid to international students. We shall see!
I know current students are grandfathered in - do either of you know whether or not McGill intends to increase Arts,Education, Medicine every year or does the 7.7% increase represent the total deregulation adjustment @TomSrOfBoston@SwimmingDad ?
They will increase every year. I suspect the increases will be more manageable for second/third/fourth year. I think the big bump is for kids entering Fall 2020 it will be quite a bit more than for those who entered Fall 2019.
@Happy4u Tuition will likely still be by cohort, based on when the student entered. My guess is that Engineering, Desautels, Science will see small increases in the future while Arts, Education etc. will see larger increases starting the 2020-2021 academic year.
Anyone knows the "exemption of eligible French course(s) "? what does “Note that this exemption is only applied to the tuition supplement for the eligible French course in which you are enrolled; your tuition and fees for the balance of your course registration in the term will remain unaltered.” mean?
thanks!!
@lisawang532 Promotion of the French language is a policy of Quebec and McGill. Students enrolled in eligible French courses may pay the Quebec tuition rate for that course. Other courses would be at the out of province or international tuition rate. Not all French courses are eligible for this reduction.
Also, @lisawang532, you need to carry a full time course load notwithstanding your French class. So, if you take 4 classes and one of them is French, you will not receive the Quebec tuition rate for French.
Thank you so much, so I understand now. one more question: full course means 4 courses or 5 courses? I think it may be 5 courses depend on 30 credits per year? Is that right?
@lisawang532 Four courses is considered full time, but if you want the French class tuition break, you need to take 5. Many students opt to take 4 classes to lighten their workload, particularly if they arrive to McGill with AP/IB credits already.
@lisawang532 For a student entering without AP or IB credits 15 credits per semester are required in order to graduate after 8 semesters with 120 credits.