Saint Mary's University - [SMU], Halifax, Nova Scotia - Courses & Fees

I enjoyed the course curriculum and academics. Transferring in as a third year allowed me to bypass the usual general education requirements, and I definitely recommend doing the same in order to allow you to focus on the research that you really want to do.

I ended up completing two years of study in one year and a quarter. Summer session is more affordable than others and I believe there is a unit cap per quarter for pricing (for example, 15 units per quarter is charged at x amount per unit but the 16th unit is free of charge). I believe I spent about $4,000 a quarter and then $1,000 per summer session, so maybe $15,000 total in tuition.

Grades are already a leading cause of stress for college students For me, taking more than one science, math and foreign language requirement means fewer courses that could benefit my education. I remember more from the first mass communication class I took at Tarrant County College six semesters ago than I do from the statistics course I scraped through just two months ago. I could have saved myself the stress and used those wasted hours on a film production class instead.

The average tuition fees for international students in 2018/19 are CA$27,159 per year. Arts and humanities courses tend to be cheaper, while subjects such as engineering and medicine are among the more expensive (an average of CA$30,742 per year). Fees for business and management courses are lower than the national average, at CA$26,395 per year.

It is good, it has lots to offer. There are many courses offered but also a lot of teachers but the class sizes are small. This is good because you can create a close relationship with your professors, better than at a bigger school.

Tuition is about 7000 CAD a year, the residence is close to 10000 CAD depending on which you choose, then you also have to get a meal plan or live on the residence where you have a kitchen. Books are not too overpriced, and you can often get them second hand for much less.