Tuition & Fees
Tuition 2024-25
Tuition Rates
- Basic Rate: $290.00 per credit hour
(Diplomas, MDiv, MA, MATS) - Advanced Rate: $420.00 per credit hour
(ThM, GDTS) - Certificate Rate: $200.00 per credit hour
- Auditing Rate: $146.00 per credit hour
International and Domestic tuition rates are the same
Students may make payments by credit card (through their Student Portal), Interac e-transfer to accounting@vst.edu or by post-dated cheques. International students can also pay via Flywire: www.flywire.com
Tuition Discount
- 50% reduction in degree credit tuition (one course/term): Seniors (65+)
Fall and Spring Terms only (Jan Interterm is considered part of Spring Term).
Eligible for one course per term.
Note: Tuition discounts for auditing and certificate students have been discontinued. 70% tuition bursaries are available to degree students with financial need.
Auditing Tuition
- Rate: $146.00 per credit hour
Tuition Subsidy
Lay people wishing to audit a VST Continuing Education course or workshop can apply for a tuition bursary of up to 25% of the tuition fees, to a maximum of $100. Ordained clergy can apply for a Continuing Education bursary through the HR MacMillan Fund. For more information please visit HR MacMillan Fund Clergy Grant Application.
Note: There is a $25 administration fee for Non-credit (auditors) and Continuing Education (Certificate level) students who withdraw prior to the first day of classes.
Fees
Academic Fees
- Maintenance: $400.00 (charged only when student is active in completing program requirements but not otherwise enrolled in additional coursework)
- Thesis or Comprehensive Exam Fee: $200.00 (charged in the term in which a student is submitting their final thesis, or writing comprehensive exams)
VST Student Fees
- Registration and Technology Fee: $25.00/credit hour of registration
- VST Students’ Association: $20/term
- Graduation Fee: $100
(charged in the Spring term of graduation)
PhD Student Fees
- Registration Fee: $50.00/term for PhD program students
- VST Students’ Association: $20/term
UBC Fees (Non-Refundable)
UBC Alma Mater Society (UBC AMS) Fees
The UBC Alma Mater Society is a student-run organization that provides services, support, and resources.
- Membership: $120.11 (Fall); $120.11 (Spring)
- Health and Dental plan provided by the AMS/GSS Health and Dental
12 months: $367.41
Jan to Aug: $244.94 - UPass: $184.00 per term
All VST Students enrolled in more than 3 credits of weekly on-campus courses will be automatically assessed all UBC fees. Students living outside of Metro Vancouver can opt out of the UPASS through VST. Summer School students, students enrolled in three or less than three credits and those enrolled only in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) are not automatically assessed these fees.
Basic Medical Insurance
Students must show adequate hospital and medical insurance coverage has been obtained upon registration. Students not already covered, or students from outside of British Columbia, should obtain information from the BC Medical Services Plan office.
If you have any questions about fees, please contact:
Admissions Office
604-822-0824 | admissions@vst.edu
Once registered, students are responsible for all tuition and fees payable.
Students may make payments by credit card (through their Student Portal), Interac e-transfer to accounting@vst.edu or by post-dated cheques. International students can also pay via Flywire: www.flywire.com Note: A maximum of $750 can be paid in cash per semester.
Note: There is a $25 administration fee for Non-credit (auditors) and Continuing Education (Certificate level) students who withdraw prior to the first day of classes.
Fall Term
- August 31: $800 fees and tuition deposit due
- October 15: First half of Fall tuition due
- November 5: Balance due
January Interterm & Spring Term
- December 15th: $600 fees and tuition deposit due
- 1st day of January Interterm: Interterm tuition due
- February 15: First half of Spring tuition due
- March 10: Balance due
Summer Term
- $250 deposit at time of registration
- June 15: Balance due
Tuition Deferment
In exceptional cases when a student is unable to pay tuition and fees by the date on which they are due (typically the end of the 4th week of each term) the student will request a deferment of the due date by submitting a Deferment Request to the Academic Dean or Director of the ISP (depending the student’s program).
In all cases, tuition must be paid by the end of the current term. Registration for a subsequent term can not take place until tuition is paid in full.
Fee Refunds & Withdrawals
Withdrawal from some portion of the program may result in the reassessment of charges and a partial refund. Any refund is calculated from the day the the Registrar’s Office receives in writing from the student notification of withdrawal from their course or program, OR when the student self-withdraws from VST’s Populi student management system (whichever comes first).
Note: Clinical Psychospiritual Education units have their own withdrawal policies which are not the same as VST’s policies below. Check with your spiritual care supervisor about the policy at your CPE site.
Note: There is a $25 administration fee for Non-credit (auditors) and Continuing Education (Certificate level) students who withdraw prior to the first day of classes.
Fall and Spring Terms
Tuition and fee refunds will be made on the following basis when notification is received:
- 100% is refunded during the first two weeks of classes;
- 60% is refunded during the third and fourth weeks of classes;
- 40% is refunded during the fifth and sixth weeks of classes;
- 20% is refunded during the seventh and eighth weeks of classes;
- After the eighth week of classes, no refund can be given.
Note: Refunds of UBC fees may not be available after classes begin.
Short-Term Intensive Courses (January Interterm; Summer School; Fall & Spring weekend courses)
Short-term Intensive course refunds will be made on the following basis when notification is received:
- 100% is refunded prior to the 1st day of classes
- 80% is refunded by the end of the first day of class;
- 40% is refunded by the end of the second day of class;
- 20% is refunded by the end of the third day of class;
- After the third day of class, no refund can be given.
For intensives shorter than 4 days, no refund can be given after the end of the 1st day of class
Note: Summer School programming carries a non-refundable $50 registration fee.
Withdrawal from Workshops and Conferences
If withdrawal notification is received by the Registrar prior to the event, a full refund will be given, minus a $25 administration fee.