Regulation 160.1: Schedule of Fees
Regulation 160.1: Schedule of Fees
Base Membership Fee |
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| SU Membership Fee | Indexed: Yes | Opt-out: No |
| Term and Amounts Assessed |
Fall and Winter: Yes Full-time: $62.90 per term Part-time: $36.93 per term |
Intersession: Yes All students: $37.27 |
| Purpose: This fee supports general Students’ Union operations. |
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| Scope of application and/or exclusions: All undergraduate students, with no exclusions |
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| Review Provisions: None |
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Special Purpose Fees |
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| Access Fund | Indexed: Assessed by rolling 3 year average, but no more than 10% annually. | Opt-out: Yes |
| Term and Amounts Assessed |
Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $14.56 per term |
Intersession: Yes All students: $7.28 |
| Purpose: This fee supports the Access Fund bursary program, which is administered by the financial aid department of the Registrar’s Office. |
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| Scope of application and/or exclusions: All undergraduate students, with no exclusions |
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| Review Provisions: Assessed annually by the Executive Committee in consultation with the financial aid office. Proposed changes to the fee shall be sent to Students’ Council for approval. |
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| SU Capital Fee | Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI | Opt-out: No |
| Term and Amounts Assessed | Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $11.97 per term |
Intersession: Yes All students: $5.84 |
| Purpose: This fee supports the financing costs of the 2015 Atrium and related renovations. Upon the discharge of loan obligations, Students’ Council will determine whether to continue the fee for other major capital needs or to discontinue it. In all cases, the fee’s mandate as passed was to fund renovations to Students’ Union facilities, subject to a number of criteria. |
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| Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students are excluded from this fee. |
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| Review Provisions: This fee will be reviewed by Students’ Council for modification or removal upon full repayment of the loan associated with the Atrium project. |
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| Sustainability and Capital Fund | Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI | Opt-out: No |
| Term and Amounts Assessed | Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $29.68 per term |
Intersession: Yes All students: $29.68 |
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Purpose: This fee supports capital projects and sustainability programs and projects. The Fund ● Provide funding for projects that improve the environmental, economic, and/or social |
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| Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students are excluded from this fee. |
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| Review Provisions: This fee will be reviewed every five years by Students’ Council. |
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| Health and Dental Plan | Indexed: Not Applicable - premium-based. | Opt-out: Yes |
| Term and Amounts Assessed |
Assessed once per year, rates depend on when a student enrolls and what programs are opted in or out of. |
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| Purpose: This fee provides health and dental insurance, and related programs, to students. This is a premium-based fee and varies according to usage. |
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| Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students are excluded from this fee. |
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| Review Provisions: This fee is reviewed annually by the Health and Dental Plan Committee, which will then recommend the fee amount for the following year to the Students' Council. |
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| UPass | Indexed: No - rates change according to negotiated contract |
Opt-out: No |
| Term and Amounts Assessed | Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $180 per term |
Intersession: Yes All students: $180 |
| Purpose: This fee provides unlimited access to public transit across the metropolitan Edmonton region. |
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| Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students and students residing more than 100km from campus |
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| Review Provisions: This fee is reviewed when contracts are renegotiated with municipal transit agencies. |
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Dedicated Fee Units |
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| Alberta Public Interest Research Group |
Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI | Opt-out: Yes |
| Term and Amounts Assessed | Fall and Winter: Yes F/T: $3.71 per term P/T: $1.86 per term |
Intersession: No |
| Purpose: The Alberta Public Interest Research Group (APIRG) seeks to foster positive social change and empower students with the tools to become active, engaged citizens. |
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| Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students are exempt. |
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| Review Provisions: Plebiscite in 2028 |
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| Campus Food Bank | Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI | Opt-out: Yes |
| Term and Amounts Assessed | Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $1.25 per term (CHECK) |
Intersession: No |
| Purpose: The Campus Food Bank (CFB) is a charity dedicated to combating food insecurity on campus. It is open to all undergraduate students, graduate students, staff, recent alumni and their families/dependents. The CFB believes that university is a place where one should hunger for knowledge, not food. Funding areas: Programming, events, outreach and awareness; Fundraising events and food drives; Volunteer program. |
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| Scope of application and/or exclusions: No exclusions |
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| Review Provisions: Plebiscite in 2027 |
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| Campus Recreation Enhancement Fund | Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI | Ot-out: No |
| Term and Amounts Assessed | Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $4.86 per term (CHECK) |
Intersession: Yes All students: $4.86 |
| Purpose: The Campus Recreation Enhancement Fund (CREF) was created to help ensure that the high quality of Campus and Community Recreation programs, equipment, and facilities remains diverse, convenient, accessible, equitable, and affordable to all University of Alberta Students' Union members. The fund will be distributed to undergraduate students, student groups and for the purpose of ensuring that programs, equipment, and facilities offered by the University of Alberta's Campus Recreation remain diverse, convenient, accessible, equitable, affordable and of high quality to all Students' Union members at the University of Alberta. |
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| Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students are excluded from this fee. |
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| Review Provisions: Plebiscite in 2028 |
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| CJSR-FM Fund | Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI | Opt-out: No |
| Term and Amounts Assessed | Fall and Winter: Yes F/T students: $2.56 per term P/T students: $0.92 per term |
Intersession: No |
| Purpose: The CJSR-FM88 Fund shall be used for the support of the First Alberta Campus Radio Association. The mandate of CJSR 88.5 FM is to operate a radio station that includes a campus focus. CJSR enriches the lives of students by providing opportunities to learn radio broadcasting, as well as producing high quality and diverse programming that constantly challenges the status quo. It offers facilities and training for campus and local-centric music and news programming, in addition to documentary and podcast production. CJSR is open to all undergraduate students, graduate students, staff, alumni, and community members. |
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| Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students are exempt. |
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| Review Provisions: Plebiscite in 2029 |
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| The Gateway Student Journalism Fund | Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI | Opt-out: Yes |
| Term and Amounts Assessed | Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $2.71 per term |
Intersession: Yes All students: $1.35 for each of Spring and Summer, if enrolled |
| Purpose: The Gateway Student Journalism Society is the only independent student-run media outlet at the University of Alberta. They publish daily online articles and special print edition newspapers on topics such as student life, tuition increases, University and Students’ Union governance and the achievements of students and academics. The Gateway is operated by a team of student journalists who are committed to empowering student volunteers to write their own stories. This DFU allows the Gateway to continue its operations and cover more ground on a campus that continues to grow at a rapid pace. |
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| Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students are exempt. |
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| Review Provisions: Plebiscite in 2029 |
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| The Golden Bears and Panda Legacy Fund |
Indexed: No (not indicated in referendum question)/Yes according to prior schedule) |
Opt-out: No |
| Term and Amounts Assessed | Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $5.11 per term |
Intersession: No |
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Purpose: Funds from the Golden Bears & Pandas Legacy Fund Dedicated Fee shall be distributed to the University of Alberta varsity athletic teams and the Athletics Department for the purposes of ensuring varsity athletic teams for the purpose of saving and stabilizing varsity athletic teams and for the promotion of varsity athletics. The Legacy Fund goes towards the following initiatives: ● Provision of jobs and work practicum experience for University of Alberta students |
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| Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students are exempt. |
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| Review Provisions: Plebiscite in 2026 |
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| Indigenous Students Union | Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI | Opt-out: Yes |
| Term and Amounts Assessed | Fall and Winter: Yes Full-time: $1.13 Part-time: $0.56 |
Intersession: Yes All students: 1.13, assessed once only regardless of terms enrolled. |
| Purpose: The Indigenous Students' Union (ISU) represents and advocates for First Nation, Metis, and Inuit (FNMI) students attending the University of Alberta. The mandate of the Indigenous Students’ Union (ISU) is to improve the lives of Indigenous students at the University of Alberta and foster healthy relationships within and outside the Indigenous student community. The ISU provides a safe environment for students to reaffirm and foster balance in spiritual, mental, physical, and emotional health by promoting culture, politics, academics, athletics, and other interpersonal interests. Additionally, the ISU offers cultural events for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students throughout the year. The ISU will divide funds between cultural support and events, education, aboriginal awards, childcare subsidy, housing subsidy, and operational costs. |
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| Scope of application and/or exclusions: None. |
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| Review Provisions: Plebiscite in 2029 |
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