Pre-payment amount
Eligible students can pre-pay the full amount of their first-year’s tuition.
- For undergraduate students and post-baccalaureate students, this includes Term 1 and Term 2 tuition.
- For graduate students, this includes Term 1 and Term 2 plus the following Summer Session.
Please refer to information about paying tuition for currently accepted methods of payment.
UBC will not accept pre-payment of student fees, such as special course fees and health insurance. Students will still be responsible for paying student fees after they register and before the standard due date.
When to prepay
If your registration has not yet opened
Graduate students will need to request to prepay tuition for the following terms.
Eligibility to register in the Student Service Centre (SSC) is a requirement for prepayment. Eligibility is created when a student has accepted their offer and has satisfied the conditional admission requirements outlined by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Requirements can include the receipt of official documents.
- 2023 Winter Session Term 1 (Sept to Dec 2023)
- 2023 Winter Session Term 2 (Jan to Apr 2024)
- 2024 Summer Session (May to Aug 2024)
Undergraduate students will need to request prepay tuition for the following terms.
- 2023 Winter Session Term 1 (Sept to Dec 2023)
- 2023 Winter Session Term 2 (Jan to Apr 2024)
If your registration has already opened
You will still need to register for classes after your registration date has opened even if you have made a SDS Pre-payment.
Graduate Students: Please register for 2023 Winter Session Term 1 and 2 and pay the fees displayed in your Student Service Centre (SSC) in "Pay Fees" under Finances. You may then request to pre-pay tuition for the 2024 Summer Session (May to Aug 2024).
For students accepted into graduate programs starting in Winter Term 1 that do not follow the standard registration date schedule, if you cannot register now, you may request to prepay tuition fees.
Undergraduate Students: Please register for 2023 Winter Session Term 1 and 2 and pay the fees displayed in your Student Service Centre in "Pay Fees" under Finances. You do not need to apply for SDS pre-payment.
If you have registered in courses
You can get proof of enrolment from your Student Service Centre (SSC) by selecting “Proof of Enrolment Letters” under Grades and Records.
For proof of tuition payment, select "Tuition History" under Finances in your SSC. It may take 1-5 days for tuition payment to appear on your account.
If you have not applied for a study permit yet, include proof of tuition payment in the "proof of means of financial support" section of your document checklist along with your other financial documents. Be sure to review our initial study permit tutorial to prepare your application and apply as soon as possible.
If you already applied for a study permit
If you have already applied for a study permit through the regular stream, you can send IRCC a webform to request that your proof of tuition payment is added to your application, along with as many other SDS required documents as you can provide if you did not include them in your application.