International - University of Teesside

FINANCE – FEES AND FUNDINGBefore you come to the UK you must ensure that you haveenough money to pay for your full course fees and livingexpenses, and to support any dependant relatives you bringwith you. This is a requirement of immigration that appliesto all students, both EEA and non-EEA nationals. Financialassistance is rarely available to those who arrive withoutsufficient funds.This section is intended as a guide to how muchinternational students may need, but it cannot take intoaccount all possible additional requirements.International tuition fees 2008-09Tuition fees for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees:Undergraduate:• Classroom-based study £8,000• Laboratory-based study £8,500Postgraduate:• Classroom-based study £8,250• Laboratory-based study £8,750• MBA £11,000• Placement year £790Payment of a depositIf you are an international student coming to the Universityof Teesside for the first time, you may have to pay a depositon your fees before you are given an unconditional offerletter. Details of any deposit payable will be sent to youin your conditional offer letter. Payment of a deposit candemonstrate to an Entry Clearance Officer that you havea serious intention to study and help with the issue of yourvisa. As soon as a deposit has been received by theUniversity an official receipt will be issued and sent out toyou. You can arrange to have your receipt delivered to youby courier but the cost of this service will be recharged toyour account. See the section on Money and Banking onpage 14 for details on making a payment.Refund of a depositThe deposit will be refunded if your visa is refused.You must provide us with a copy of the refusal andreturn the original offer letter. If the University cancelsthe programme, you will be given a full refund.If you fail to enrol or withdraw in the first term, theUniversity will retain one third of the tuition fee. If youarrive and then wish to defer to a later session, this will betreated as failure to enrol and one third of the tuition feewill be retained by the University.If you withdraw after the start of the second term, theUniversity will retain the entire fee.If you have genuine documented reasons for withdrawingthen these will be considered by a fees panel.Payment of feesInternational students are required to pay 50% of theirannual tuition fee on registration with the University. If youhave already paid a deposit, this will be deducted from the50%. Students who do not pay 50% of their fees prior toor at enrolment will not be enrolled by the University.The balance may be paid by a variety of flexible paymentmethods. For details of these schemes for fees andaccommodation, telephone the University FinanceDepartment on +44 (0) 1642 342171 or emailfinance@tees.ac.uk.International bursary schemeThe University of Teesside is offering an InternationalBursary of £1,500 a year to all independent students payingthe full international fee. This is automatically deducted fromthe fees in the first year. Bursary allocation for subsequentyears of your course will be automatic if you do not haveany outstanding debt with the University and you havesuccessfully progressed on to the next year of your course.Prompt payment discountThe University is prepared to offer you a further discountof 5% off the remaining element of your tuition fees,provided you have paid such fees in full to the Universityon or before enrolment.Progression to a master’s degreeIf you stay on after your first degree to progress to amaster’s degree, you will be given a discount of £1,000.Physiotherapy/occupationaltherapy/radiography coursesStudents on these courses may incur additional feesassociated with their particular course. Students shouldcheck the full extent of fees payable with the University’sFinance Department. Contact them by emailingfinance@tees.ac.uk.10 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HANDBOOK