Fee Structure & Breakdown
You may notice the following charges on your account balance payment alongside your post-secondary tuition costs per semester. These costs are fees paid by regular studies students who get automatically included in the LSU membership. * In exception to the verified exemption of the UPASS from the college and the LSU Health & Dental Plan**, all other LSU fees are non-transferable and non-refundable. The following fees show charges for courses taken per credit from a minimum of 1 credit to a maximum of 15 credits. Fee charges may fluctuate depending on the number of credits taken per semester.
FEES |
COST |
Langara Students’ Union Basic Fee
These fee is used in the operations and operating budget of the LSU. |
$15.91 (standard flat rate per semester) +
$2.65 (per credit) |
LSU Capital Trust Fund
This fee is used to pay the mortgage, lease, and other LSU building and maintenance costs. |
$3.16 (per credit) |
LSU International Communities Development Fund
This fee is used to fund various international charity projects in impoverished nations affected by political unrest, famine, diseases, and/or natural disasters. |
$1.20 (per semester) |
LSU Bursary, Scholarships & Awards Fund
This fee goes towards providing bursaries, scholarships, and awards to those in need of financial assistance and of educational merit. |
$0.80 (per credit) |
LSU Member Relations and Outreach Fund
This fee goes towards the events committee’s fees to host events, campaigns and advocacy initiatives. |
$2.13 (per credit) |
LSU- UPASS BC
This fee is paid for a U-PASS Compass transit card to use for the entire semester for a 3-zone usage ridership. |
$180.40 (standard rate per semester) |
LSU- HEALTH & DENTAL
This plan is automatically added for students beginning their studies in the Fall (September) semester**
This plan is automatically added for students beginning their studies in the Spring (January) semester*** |
$289.62
$193.08 |
*Some programs under Continuing Studies also fall under the LSU membership as assigned
**Automatically enrolled students in the Fall 2023 semester can opt out of the plan during the Change-of-Coverage period from Sept 1 – Sept 22, 2023, only upon showing proof of other equivalent health & dental coverage.
***Automatically enrolled students in the Spring 2023 semester can opt out of the plan during the Change-of-Coverage period from Jan 2- Jan 23, 2023, only upon showing proof of other equivalent health & dental coverage.
To request LSU FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, please click on the link below:
Request for Information – (langarasu.ca)
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