Fee Paying Students

Fee Paying student places

The offer of a place in a course will indicate if the student has been offered a fee paying place. Unit fees are assessed and invoiced each study period.

Domestic Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Individual Unit of Study Fees

Fees are set in relation to a standard 10 (0.125 EFTSL) credit point unit.

Study period unit fee rates are reviewed annually.

The Schedule of Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Individual Unit of Study Fees for 2008 is as follows:

Course	Per standard year	Per unit (0.125 unit load)
Undergraduate and postgraduate courses not specifically listed below: Associate degree (other than Social Sciences)	$9,520	$1,190
Theology and Religious Education undergraduate and postgraduate courses	$7,160	$895
*Undergraduate and postgraduate courses* in Business, Information Systems Information Technology Management Visual Arts *Undergraduate units, graduate diploma and postgraduate diploma courses* in Music Psychology	$11,120	$1, 390
Nursing undergraduate courses {includes midwifery}	$13,120	$1,640
Associate Degree in Social Sciences	$5,880	$735
Master of Music Master & Doctor of Psychology	$13,680	$1,710
Non-award units	The same rate as applies to undergraduate units in the relevant discipline
Auditing of units	$525

A detailed “Schedule of Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Individual Unit of Study Fees” is found at: Course Costs

Upon approval by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs) and the relevant Dean, special fees may be charged to particular groups of students or nominated courses.

The Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs) and the relevant Dean may offer Faculty or University scholarships to Partner Organisations sponsoring their staff to undertake study at ACU National.

FEE-HELP for eligible domestic fee-paying students

Students may apply for FEE-HELP if they enrol in undergraduate or postgraduate fee-paying courses, and if they are:

an Australian citizen; or
the holder of a permanent humanitarian visa who will be resident in Australia for the duration of their study.

Continuing students who are returning from a break in study and are permanent residents (e.g. not an Australian Citizen or holder of a permanent humanitarian visa) and who have a PELS liability pre-2005 will be eligible to apply for FEE-HELP in 2008.

Continuing students who are returning from a break in study and are permanent residents (e.g. not an Australian Citizen or holder of permanent humanitarian visa) and who do not have a PELS liability pre-2005 will not be eligible to apply for FEE-HELP.

Eligible students in fee-paying places may borrow up to the full amount of the tuition fee for their course using the FEE-HELP scheme. The maximum FEE-HELP entitlement is $81,600 (lifetime, indexed).

If the FEE-HELP loan relates to a unit of study that forms part of an undergraduate course of study, the amount of FEE-HELP debt is the amount of the FEE-HELP loan plus a 20% loan fee per unit.
Postgraduate students do not incur the 20% loan fee.

Students must declare that they have read the booklet “FEE-HELP information 2008” and are aware of their responsibilities under the scheme.

Payment of tuition fees

There are three options for paying tuition fees for eligible students. Students may:
1. Pay all student tuition fees up-front;
2. Obtain a FEE-HELP loan for the full amount of tuition fees for the study period; or
3. Make a partial payment of tuition fees for the study period and obtain a FEE-HELP loan for the balance.

Applying for FEE-HELP

To apply for FEE-HELP a student must:

Log onto Student Connect - Managing Your Studies and complete an electronic FEE-HELP Commonwealth Assistance Form and tick the appropriate box;

Provide their Tax File Number (TFN) on that form;
Complete the declaration that they have read the booklet “FEE-HELP Information 2008” and are aware of their responsibilities under the scheme and
Submit the form by the due date.

If a student does not have a Tax File Number or cannot remember it, they must:

Contact their local Australian Taxation Office;
Request the Australian Taxation Office to provide them with a “Certificate of application for a TFN” form.

and

Attach a copy of the “Certificate of application for a TFN” form to a hard copy FEE-HELP Commonwealth Assistance Form advising ACU National that they have applied for a Tax File Number and submit to the Student Centre;

Their Tax File Number will be issued within 28 days of application and must be available prior to the study period census date for them to defer their tuition fees via FEE-HELP.

If a student chooses FEE-HELP, their enrolment is not complete until they submit their Tax File Number. Their enrolment will be cancelled if they do not submit it, or provide an invalid Tax File Number.

The Commonwealth Assistance Notice (see 2.17) will give details of the final amount of FEE-HELP debt deferred to the student’s Tax File Number.

Cross-Institutional Study - FEE-HELP

Students accepted for cross-institutional units at ACU National, who are fee-paying students at their home institution or have applied for units which are offered on a fee-paying basis, will be subject to the relevant unit fee and fee processing procedures. Students will be able to access FEE-HELP for their tuition fees under the eligibility requirement of the scheme.

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