In addition to the number of units a course is worth, a course's cost is determined by
your faculty and level, not the faculty the courses are run by. (Also your Visa status.)
The base price per unit for each course is here.
http://registrar.mcmaster.ca /CALEN...nt/pg2013.html
This makes Engineering excessively expensive (
alliteration!), since we're paying way more than other students while taking the same courses. Couple this with the fact that we take on average two more courses (or 6~8 units) more per year than students in other faculties and the high dropout rate, and I have a feeling we're the reason McMaster's not completely bankrupt. =\
...This also means that non-Engineers can take Engineering courses at a discount, but let's not kid ourselves here. =p
As for the supplementary fees, they're determined by the number of units you take too (sort of).
http://registrar.mcmaster.ca /CALEN...nt/pg2014.html
Fyi, the level you're considered in in the summer is the same level you finished in April, not the level you're entering. I probably could have phrased that better.
On an unrelated note, does anyone know why Eng and Society students don't get the same discount Eng and Management students do? There's a $20/unit difference there, and in an average 37-unit year, that's an extra $740 we're paying. :(
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Originally Posted by ashleychin
Thank you Talha! Talha (or any1 else), would you also happen to know that if I could take a biochem course even thought I'm only in 1st year life science right now?
I wouldn't know which major I get accepted into until marks are out, like in mid-May, and the 1st round of summer school has already started. Or, am I limited to general courses like organic chem?
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You're limited by what course is offered in the summer. If the Master Timetable linked by Kira earlier says the course is offered, then you're free to take it assuming you meet the prereqs.
A quick look shows that the only Biochem course offered this summer has other second-year courses as prereqs, so unless you happen to hae those you're probably out of luck.
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Originally Posted by ashleychin
2. Summer school is divided into May-June and July-August, right? So, I can take 1/2 in each of those?
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Summer school terms typically run from May to mid-June, and mid-June to early August, so you'll have a few weeks to relax before the fall term starts. Not sure what you're referring to when you say 1/2 each though.