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Membership Fees

Every TRU student is a dues-paying member of TRUSU, with fees funding advocacy, services, and entertainment. Learn more about membership fees and their impact.

Every full and part-time student enrolled in a course at Thompson Rivers University is a dues-paying member of the Thompson Rivers University Students’ Union. These dues are billed by the institution and transferred to the Students’ Union on a semesterly basis where they are pooled to fund the advocacy, services, and entertainment provided by your Students’ Union.

Membership Fees

Please see the complete Thompson Rivers University Students’ Union membership fee breakdown below. If you have any questions feel free to email us at info@trusu.ca or come by the Students’ Union office located in the Students’ Union Building.

Academic Full Time Academic Part Time Vocational Full Time Vocational Part Time Open Learning
Operating Fee $75/semester $40/semester $12.50/month $6.25/month $6.33/credit
Capital Fee $20/semester $10.64/semester $3.34/month $1.67/month $1.33/credit
Health and Dental Plan Fee $248/plan year N/A $248/plan year N/A N/A
UPASS Fee $68.40/semester N/A

Other Organization Fees

As a student a Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops you are also a member of the British Columbia Federation of Students, the Caribou Childcare Society, the Omega Newspaper, and the Campus Radio Station. The fees for these organizations are outlined below. Contact these organizations for further information about their budgets and audits.

Organization Academic Vocational Full Time Vocational Part Time Open Learning
British Columbia Federation of Students $1.02/credit $2.04/month $1.02/month $1.25/credit
Cariboo Childcare Society 17¢/credit 34¢/month 17¢/month 17¢/credit
Omega Newspaper 64¢/credit $1.50/month 62¢/month 64¢/credit
Radio Station 75¢/credit $1.50/month 70¢/month 75¢/credit