Students in the Laptop Program pay annual fees for software and support, which are specific to their program and year of entry. 
 

Laptop fees are mandatory program related fees and are charged upon registration. Fees are charged in the Fall and Winter terms. For more details, visit IT Services, Laptop Program Guide, or contact the IT Services Help Desk.

What's Included in the Fees?

  • Approximately 50-68% of the fee is for software licensing. This includes Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office and Windows licensing Lynda.com. Variations in the fee account for per program software.
  • Approximately 30% of the fee is for support. This is for staff support at the IT Services Help Desk, Loaner Laptops (in case yours breaks), dongles, power adapters and other hardware required to support our service.
  • The remainder is for Print Credits and which is applied to your Print Account. *Note: Print Credits were reduced to 50% for Fall 2021 and Winter 2022 due to campus closure. Laptop Program fee rates have been adjusted accordingly.

Fee levels vary by admit year to account for students who have already paid one-time fees for perpetual licenses of software.

Fees are subject to change on an annual basis and approval by Senate and the Board of Governors.

Faculty of Art

First Year Art

$209.00

Integrated Media

$226.00

Expanded Animation

$353.00

Photography

$209.00

Drawing and Painting

$209.00

Printmaking

$209.00

Criticism & Curatorial Practice

$209.00

Sculpture/Installation

$209.00

Cross-Disciplinary Art: Publications

$209.00

Cross-Disciplinary Art: Life Studies

$209.00

Faculty of Design

Advertising

$229.00

Graphic Design

$229.00

Industrial Design

$245.00

Environmental Design

$253.00

Material Art & Design

$238.00

Illustration

$229.00

Faculty of Arts & Science

Digital Futures

$234.00
 

Indigenous Visual Culture

$209.00
 

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Visual and Critical Studies

$209.00
 

Graduate Studies

Design for Health

$204.00
 

Digital Futures

$204.00
 

Interdisciplinary Master's in Art, Media and Design

$204.00