Rules Relating to Student Fees and Charges (including Student Sanctions)

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Notes:

Fees quoted are in Australian Dollars, are for tuition fees only and were correct at time of publication for the 2003 academic year. The fees quoted are fixed at the amount shown for the normal duration of the course and are calculated on a pro-rata basis where enrolment varies from a normal full-time load.

In addition to the fees above, students are required to pay annually compulsory overseas student health insurance and Student Association fees.

Students who are not enrolled in a Southern Cross University course but who enrol in individual subject units will be charged $1,875 per subject unit.

* Courses are taught on a trimester basis (3 academic sessions per year). All other courses are offered on a semester basis.

• An Honours year is available at the end of most Bachelor courses for students who meet the entry criteria. The course fee for the Honours year is the annual course fee for the Bachelor course.

† The course fee for the Study Abroad program includes a non-refundable administrative fee of $1,500 per semester.

# A qualifying year may be required for some students before commencement of a Masters by Research or a Doctorate of Philosophy. The course fee for the qualifying year is the annual course fee for the Masters or Doctorate.

° Admission to external and online courses (off-shore) is at the discretion of the Head of School. Admission is not available to overseas students on a student visa studying in Australia.

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Refunds: Tuition Fees – Overseas Students

If the event described occurs, the student concerned shall be entitled to the refund of fees indicated:

(a) Full refund of fees paid if an offer of a place is withdrawn or the University is unable to provide the course. If, however, the offer was made on the basis of incorrect or incomplete information supplied by the applicant, the University shall retain 10% of the fee in respect of one study period as well as any cost incurred by the University’s agent in recruiting the student.

(b) Full refund of fees paid if a student is excluded before the start of the study period.

(c) If the Director of Student Services receives from the student written notice of withdrawal from course:

(i) Commencing Students
more than four weeks before the start of the study period all tuition fees paid are refundable less an administrative fee of 10% of the tuition fee applicable to that study period and any agent’s fee that may have been incurred plus a full refund of fees paid in advance in respect of a following study period;
(ii) Continuing Students
before the start of the study period the student shall be entitled to a full refund of tuition fees applicable to the study period and a full refund of fees paid in advance in respect of a following study period;
(iii) Commencing and Continuing Students

1. on or before the last day of the fifth week of study period, the student shall be entitled to a refund of 50% of the fee applicable to that study period and a full refund of fees paid in advance in respect of a following study period;
2. after the last day of the fifth teaching week of the study period, the student will not be eligible for any refund of the fee applicable to that study period but will be eligible for a full refund of fees paid in advance in respect of a following study period.

(d) If the Director of Student Services receives from a student written notice of withdrawal from a unit or units representing less than withdrawal from course:

(i) on or before the last day of the second teaching week of the study period the student shall be entitled to a full refund of the tuition fee applicable to that/those unit/s;
(ii) on or before the last day of the fifth week of the study period the student shall be entitled to a refund of 50% of the fee applicable to that/those unit/s;
(iii) for whatever reason beyond the fifth teaching week of the study period, the student shall not be eligible for a refund of the fee paid for that/those unit/s.

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