Fees
Fees vary for each PLAR pathway and differ between campus and Open Learning courses. Please click on the pathway you are interested in to obtain the most accurate fee information.
Choose a pathway
Please click on each pathway you would like to know more about fees:
Competency-Based Portfolio
Note: Applies to Open Learning students only
- $750 flat fee
- Note that students can potentially gain a block (i.e., 6 or more) credits
Competency-based portfolio combined with course-based portfolios
$750 flat fee (competency-based) + $36 per credit awarded (course-based)
The $520 flat fee is waived for course-based portfolio creation when students have already completed the competency-based portfolio.
Course-Based Portfolio
Campus Fee
Please check the Tuition cost of the course (the PLAR Department can confirm the exact amount).
Open Learning Fee
$520 (initial) flat fee + $36 per credit awarded (after assessment completion)
Example
- A student wants to challenge two courses (6 credits)
- They pay $520 (initial flat fee) to begin the process
- Upon successful completion of each challenge (done one at a time), they pay the fee of $36 per credit awarded. In this case, they would pay $36 x 6 credits = $216
- The total fee would be $520 + $216 = $736 for 6 credits
Competency-based and course-based portfolios
$750 flat fee (competency-based) + $36 per credit awarded (course-based)
The $520 flat fee is waived for course-based portfolio creation when students have already completed the competency-based portfolio.
Challenge Exams
Note: The fee is same for Open Learning and on-campus.
$100 per credit ($300 for a typical 3-credit course)
Credit Bank
Note: Fees are variable for both Open Learning and campus.
If you graduated from a TRU PLAR partner institution within the dates of the Partnership Agreement, there is no fee. If you graduated outside of agreement dates or earned your health care diploma at a private institution that we don’t have a Partnership Agreement with, an additional PLAR assessment fee of $36/credit to a maximum of $540 is required. Contact plar@tru.ca for details.
If you have any questions, send us an email at plar@tru.ca.
