All international students registered at the University of Guelph are required to enrol in the University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) - participation is compulsory. The 2005-2006 fees are:

	Visa Per Year	Visa/Exchange Per Semester
Single coverage	$528.00	$176.00
Two-person coverage	$1,056.00	$352.00
Family coverage	$1,584.00	$528.00

Students who are studying on student visas and whose immigration status changes, or those who may be eligible for the regular tuition fees but are charged the visa student fees, must present acceptable official documentation to Undergraduate Program Services, Office of Registrarial Services. To effect a change of fees in a particular semester, the documentation must be presented prior to June 30 (Summer Semester), November 1 (Fall Semester), or February 1 (Winter Semester).

Categories of students who are exempt from paying the visa student fee are synopsized as follows:

• Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or their dependents.

• applicants for permanent residency who submit the appropriate letter.

• diplomatic or consular officers of another country or representatives of the United Nations or its agencies who are stationed in Canada, or their dependents.

• visitors, or their dependents, who are in Canada on an employment authorization.

• refugees (officially recognized).

• members of foreign military forces admitted to Canada under the Visiting Forces Act, and their dependents.

The descriptions above are brief statements synopsized from the regulations of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Final interpretation rests with the Office of Registrarial Services and documentation must be acceptable to the Office of Registrarial Services. The regulations are subject to change without notice.

Fee per Semester
Academic Semesters (maximum of 8)	$200.00
Work Semesters	$200.00
Annual Fee
Dental Plan Premium*	$112.00
Medical Insurance Premium*	$100.00

Note: Students who withdraw or are required to withdraw from the co-op program after accepting their second work term offer of employment will be required to pay all remaining co-op fees.

Guelph students attending other institutions are required to pay the University of Guelph the cost of full-time tuition and compulsory fees (less the Bus Pass fee). These students are assessed a $75.00 Administration Fee.

Foreign students attending the University of Guelph are required to pay the University Health Insurance premiums shown below (UHIP) as well as the medical insurance premium, and Bus Pass fee.

Students are required to pay full-time tuition plus the compulsory medical insurance premium and dental plan premium.

Senior citizens, aged 65 years and over as of the first day of the month in which registration for a semester occurs, who are admitted for registration, will be exempt from the payment of tuition, student organization and other fees, with the exception of material costs required for Fine Art and Distance Education courses.

For classification purposes, any combination of Summer Semester credits (13 week) and Summer Session credits (6 week) that total 2.00 credits or more will constitute full-time enrolment and tuition and other university fees will be charged accordingly.