Tuition Fee Charging and Refunding Policy 2023/24

*not including distance learners

** partner institution students please also refer to the partner institutions students section

***New students from the EU (after 1st August 2021) should refer to the Students from the EU and the impact of Brexit information above

Home undergraduate students (full-time and part-time) starting in September 2017 or after

1. Taking out a tuition fee loan - Students will be liable for their tuition fee from the start date of their programme/first day of term (unless they leave on the first day of term). We recognise, however, that where a tuition fee loan has been taken out, payments will be made by the Student Loan Company on a student’s behalf, shortly after the dates shown below.

Tuition Fee Liability – standard programmes

	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Date	Monday 02 October 2023	Monday 08 January 2024	Monday 15 April 2024
Percentage of fee due	25%	25%	50%

2. Once a term has started, students are liable for the full fee for that term (unless they leave on the first day of term), even if they withdraw or take a leave of absence from their programme during the term. Please note: this is subject to the 14 days (10 working days) "cooling off" period available to students in the first year of a new programme (not including internal transfers between programmes).

3. Paying your own fees – A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. If a student chooses not to take out a tuition fee loan, they are required to pay fees in full at the start of term. If they are unable to pay in full they must pay a minimum of 50 per cent by 31 October 2023 and set up an agreed instalment plan for the balance. For details please contact income@dmu.ac.uk.

Home students on Nursing, Midwifery, Paramedicine, Associate Ambulance Practice and Diagnostic Radiography Programmes

4. Term dates and tuition fee liability points differ for some Health and Life Sciences Faculty programmes due to the number of weeks of study per academic year. The tables below set out details of courses that have non- standard undergraduate term dates and where applicable the varied liability points for these programmes, depending on the programme and if there are multiple intakes.

5. Please note: students who change seasonal intake (also known as backgrouping their studies, i.e. change from a January or March start date to a September start date) will remain on their original Student Finance annual cycle for Tuition Fee Loan and Maintenance purposes. This is due to the way in which Student Loan Company Funding Regulations restrict the way in which student funding can be paid. In line with this, DMU will continue to draw down student fees based on the original intake.

a. Backgrouped students will be required to pay for additional registration periods which may or may not be covered by a Tuition Fee Loan entitlement. Such students are required to seek advice from the University’s Student Finance and Welfare team about fee liability and funding entitlement before committing to study dates and backgrouping arrangements proposed by their Faculty.

Tuition Fee Liability – Nursing and Midwifery Programmes September Intake, Paramedicine and Associate Ambulance Practice

	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Date	Monday  02 October 2023	Monday 29 January 2024	Monday 03 June 2024
Percentage of fee due	25%	25%	50%

Tuition Fee Liability – Nursing and Midwifery Programmes January Intake

	Spring Term	Summer Term	Autumn / Winter Term
Date	Monday 29 January 2024	Wednesday 29 May 2024	Monday 30 September 2024
Percentage of fee due	25%	25%	50%

Tuition Fee Liability – Diagnostic Radiography

	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Date	Monday 02 October 2023	Monday 08 January 2024	Monday 15 April 2024
Percentage of fee due	25%	25%	50%

6. Once a term has started, students are liable for the full fee for that term (unless they leave on the first day of term), even if they withdraw or take a leave of absence from their programme during the term. Please note: this is subject to the 14 days (10 working days) "cooling off" period available to students in the first year of a new programme (not including internal transfers between programmes).

7. Paying your own fees – A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. If a student chooses not to take out a tuition fee loan, they are required to pay fees in full at the start of term. If they are unable to pay in full they must pay a minimum of 50 per cent by 31 October 2023 (for September Intake programmes) or within four weeks of registration (for January and March intake programmes) and set up an agreed instalment plan for the balance. For details please contact income@dmu.ac.uk.

Home part-time undergraduate students receiving a tuition fee grant who started pre September 2012

8. A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. Instalment payment plans are available; please contact income@dmu.ac.uk for details.

9. Where a student withdraws or takes a leave of absence from their studies during the first term, 25 per cent of the fee will be due for payment irrespective of the date of withdrawal/leave of absence. For withdrawals and leaves of absence occurring after the Christmas vacation, a pro-rata charge will be levied on a daily basis.

International undergraduate students starting September 2019 or after

10. A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. 50 per cent of the fees are required to have been paid by point of registration (in order to receive a final registration) and the balance can be paid by instalments. For details please contact income@dmu.ac.uk.

11. Students will be liable for their total tuition fee from the start date of their programme/first day of term. Please note: this is subject to the 14 days (10 working days) "cooling off" period available to students in the first year of a new programme (not including internal transfers between programmes).

12. The tuition fees owed for each term, as a proportion of the full yearly tuition fee are shown below:

Tuition Fee Liability - International undergraduate students starting September 2019 or after

	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Date	Payment by point of registration required, in readiness to start teaching on Monday 02 October 2023	Monday 08 January 2024	Monday 15 April 2024
Percentage of fee due	50%	25%	25%

13. Once a term has started, students are liable for the full fee for that term (and for terms previously registered), even if they withdraw or take a leave of absence from their programme during the term. For example, a student withdrawing their studies in the Spring Term, would be liable for fees incurred in the autumn term and spring term at the rates detailed above.

International undergraduate students starting September 2017 to August 2019

14. A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. 50 per cent of the fees must be paid by 31 October 2023 and the balance can be paid by instalments. For details please contact income@dmu.ac.uk.

15. Students will be liable for their total tuition fee from the start date of their programme/first day of term. Please note: this is subject to the 14 days (10 working days) "cooling off" period available to students in the first year of a new programme (not including internal transfers between programmes).

16. The tuition fees owed for each term, as a proportion of the full yearly tuition fee are shown below:

International undergraduate students starting September 2017 to August 2019

	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Date	Monday 02 October 2023	Monday 08 January 2024	Monday 15 April 2024
Percentage of fee due	50%	25%	25%

17. Once a term has started, students are liable for the full fee for that term (and for terms previously registered), even if they withdraw or take a leave of absence from their programme during the term. For example, a student withdrawing their studies in the Spring Term, would be liable for fees incurred in the autumn term and spring term at the rates detailed above.

International undergraduate students starting pre-September 2017

18. A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. 50 per cent of the fees must be paid by 31 October 2023 and the balance can be paid by instalments. For details please contact income@dmu.ac.uk.

19. Where a student withdraws or takes a leave of absence from their studies during the first term, 50 per cent of the fee will be due for payment irrespective of the date of withdrawal. For withdrawals and leave of absences occurring after the Christmas vacation, a pro-rata charge will be levied on a daily basis.

*not including research students or distance learners

**New students from the EU (after 1st August 2021) should refer to the Students from the EU and the impact of Brexit information above

Postgraduate students - Home students starting September 2017 or after

20. A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. Instalment payment plans are available; please contact income@dmu.ac.uk for details.

21. Where a student withdraws or takes a leave of absence from their studies, they will be charged on a monthly pro-rata basis. Students will be charged for every month in which they were registered on or after the 15th of that month. Where a student leaves the programme before the 15th of the month, they will not be charged for that month. Please note: this is subject to the 14 days (10 working days) "cooling off" period available to students in the first year of a new programme (not including internal transfers between programmes).

22. Students who have taken out a Postgraduate Masters Loan from the Student Loans Company, should ensure they have read the terms and conditions of their student funding package. The processing and awarding of student finance is totally independent of the university. Any student finance payments made to a student/on a student’s behalf are made in line with the student’s loan agreement with the Student Loans Company.

23. Under the agreement taken out with the Student Loans Company students agree to notify them if their circumstances change in any way that might affect their entitlement to financial support. If students do not do this, they may not receive any further payments, and may have to repay the financial support already received. Students must notify DMU of these changes too, so that DMU can provide the appropriate notification to the Student Loans Company – please email studentfunding@dmu.ac.uk with details of the change. Changes in circumstances that may affect entitlement to support include but are not limited to (please refer to the agreement for full details):

• non-attendance
• change in award aim
• change of mode (i.e. full-time to part-time)
• change in the number of modules studied
• a leave of absence
• a withdrawal
• receipt of additional funding such as Research Council Funding or NHS funding (if applicable)
• change in study intensity (programme end date is extended)
• change in programme end date

Northern Irish postgraduate students in receipt of postgraduate SFNI funding

24. Taking out a tuition fee loan - Students will be liable for their total tuition fee from the start date of their programme/first day of term. We recognise, however, that where a tuition fee loan has been taken out, payments will be made by the Student Loan Company on a student’s behalf, shortly after the dates shown below:

Tuition Fee Liability – standard programmes

	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Date	Monday 02 October 2023	Monday 29 January 2024	Wednesday 29 May 2024
Percentage of fee due	25%	25%	50%

25. Once a term has started, students are liable for the full fee for that term, even if they withdraw or take a leave of absence from their programme during the term. Please note: this is subject to the 14 days (10 working days) "cooling off" period available to students in the first year of a new programme (not including internal transfers between programmes).

26. Students who have taken out a Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loan from Student Finance Northern Ireland, should ensure they have read the terms and conditions of their student funding package. The processing and awarding of student finance is totally independent of the university. Any student finance payments made to a student/on a student’s behalf are made in line with the student’s loan agreement with the Student Loans Company.

27. Under the agreement taken out with Student Finance Northern Ireland students agree to notify them if their circumstances change in any way that might affect their entitlement to financial support. If students do not do this, they may not receive any further payments, and may have to repay the financial support already received. Students must notify DMU of these changes too, so that DMU can provide the appropriate notification to Student Finance Northern Ireland – please email studentfunding@dmu.ac.uk with details of the change. Changes in circumstances that may affect entitlement to support include but are not limited to (please refer to the agreement for full details):

• non-attendance
• change in award aim
• change of mode (i.e. full-time to part-time)
• change in the number of modules studied
• a leave of absence
• a withdrawal
• receipt of additional funding such as Research Council Funding or NHS funding (if applicable)
• change in study intensity (programme end date is extended)
• change in programme end date

Home postgraduate students starting pre-September 2017

28. A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. Instalment payment plans are available; please contact income@dmu.ac.uk for details.

29. Where a student withdraws or takes a leave of absence from their studies during the first term, 25 per cent of the fee will be due for payment irrespective of the date of withdrawal. For withdrawals and leaves of absence occurring after the Christmas vacation, a pro-rata charge will be levied on a daily basis.

International postgraduate students starting September 2019 or after

30. A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. 50 per cent of the fees are required to have been paid by point of registration (in order to receive a final registration) and the balance can be paid by instalments. For details please contact income@dmu.ac.uk.

31. Students will be liable for their total tuition fee from the start date of their programme/first day of term. Please note: this is subject to the 14 days (10 working days) "cooling off" period available to students in the first year of a new programme (not including internal transfers between programmes).

32. The tuition fees owed for each term, as a proportion of the full yearly tuition fee are shown below:

Tuition Fee Liability – September Intake

	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Date	Payment by point of registration required, in readiness to start teaching on Monday 02 October 2023	Monday 29 January 2024	Wednesday 29 May 2024
Percentage of fee due	50%	25%	25%

Tuition Fee Liability – January Intake

	Spring Term	Summer Term	Summer Term
Date	Payment by point of registration required, in readiness to start teaching on Monday 29 January 2024	Tuesday 29 May 2024	Monday 30 September 2024
Percentage of fee due	50%	25%	25%

33. Once a term has started, students are liable for the full fee for that term (and for terms previously registered), even if they withdraw or take a leave of absence from their programme during the term. For example, a student withdrawing their studies in the Spring Term, would be liable for fees incurred in the autumn term and spring term at the rates detailed above.

International postgraduate students starting September 2017 to August 2019

34. A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. 50 per cent of the fees must be paid by 31 October 2023 and the balance can be paid by instalments. For details please contact income@dmu.ac.uk.

35. Students will be liable for their total tuition fee from the start date of their programme/first day of term. Please note: this is subject to the 14 days (10 working days) "cooling off" period available to students in the first year of a new programme (not including internal transfers between programmes).

36. The tuition fees owed for each term, as a proportion of the full yearly tuition fee are shown below:

Tuition Fee Liability - International postgraduate students who started September 2017 to August 2019

	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Date	Monday 02 October 2023	Monday 29 January 2024	Wednesday 29 May 2024
Percentage of fee due	50%	25%	25%

37. Once a term has started, students are liable for the full fee for that term (and for terms previously registered), even if they withdraw or take a leave of absence from their programme during the term. For example, a student withdrawing their studies in the Spring Term, would be liable for fees incurred in the autumn term and spring term at the rates detailed above.

International postgraduate students starting pre-September 2017

38. A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. 50 per cent of the fees must be paid by 31 October 2023 and the balance can be paid by instalments. For details please contact income@dmu.ac.uk.

39. Where you withdraw or take a leave of absence from your studies during the first term, 50 per cent of the fee will be due for payment irrespective of the date of withdrawal. For withdrawals and leave of absences occurring after the Christmas vacation, a pro-rata charge will be levied on a daily basis.

*Not including undergraduate National Design Academy (NDA) or National Motorsport Academy (NMA) students

**New students from the EU (after 1st August 2021) should refer to the Students from the EU and the impact of Brexit information above

Distance Learning Home and International students (undergraduate and postgraduate) starting September 2020

40. Where students on a programme studying individual modules via distance learning students will be liable for their total tuition fee for the modules they are registered on at that point from the start date of their module/programme/first day of term. Please note: this is subject to the 14 days (10 working days) "cooling off" period available to students in the first year of a new programme (not including internal transfers between programmes). A new programme (and therefore the cooling off period) is defined by a new application to DMU, resulting in a new registration.

41. Where a student withdraws or takes a leave of absence from their studies during the academic year they will be charged the full fee for only the modules they have started/are booked on. Any subsequent modules that have not been started/are not booked on, will not be charged for.

Distance Learning Home and International students (undergraduate and postgraduate) starting September 2017 to August 2020

42. A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. Instalment payment plans are available; please contact income@dmu.ac.uk for details.

43. Where a student withdraws or takes a leave of absence from their studies during the first term they will be charged on a monthly pro-rata basis. Students will be charged for every month in which they were enrolled on or after the 15th of that month. Where a student leaves the programme before the 15th of the month, they will not be charged for that month. Please note: this is subject to the 14 days (10 working days) "cooling off" period available to students in the first year of a new programme (not including internal transfers between programmes).

44. As distance learning programmes are not attendance based, it is vital that students notify DMU of their intention to make a leave of absence request or withdraw, as fees will pro-rated to the date on which we are notified of your leave of absence/withdrawal.

45. Students who have taken out a Postgraduate Masters Loan from the Student Loans Company, should ensure they have read the terms and conditions of their student funding package. The processing and awarding of student finance is totally independent of the university. Any student finance payments made to a student/on a student’s behalf are made in line with the student’s loan agreement with the Student Loans Company.

46. Under the agreement taken out with the Student Loans Company students agree to notify them if their circumstances change in any way that might affect their entitlement to financial support. If students do not do this, they may not receive any further payments, and may have to repay the financial support already received. Students must notify DMU of these changes too, so that DMU can provide the appropriate notification to the Student Loans Company – please email studentfunding@dmu.ac.uk with details of the change. Changes in circumstances that may affect entitlement to support include but are not limited to (please refer to the agreement for full details):

• non-attendance
• change in award aim
• change of mode (i.e. full-time to part-time)
• change in the number of modules studied
• a leave of absence
• a withdrawal
• receipt of additional funding such as Research Council Funding or NHS funding (if applicable)
• change in study intensity (programme end date is extended)
• change in end date

Distance Learning Home and international students (undergraduate and postgraduate) starting pre-September 2017

47. A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. Instalment payment plans are available; please contact income@dmu.ac.uk for details.

48. Where a student withdraws or takes a leave of absence from their studies during the first term, 25 per cent of the fee will be due for payment irrespective of the date of withdrawal. For withdrawals and leave of absences occurring after the Christmas vacation, a pro-rata charge will be levied on a daily basis.

*FE Art Foundation Home, EU and International Students starting in Sept 2018 or after*

**New students from the EU (after 1st August 2021) should refer to the Students from the EU and the impact of Brexit information above

49. A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. Instalment payment plans are available; please contact income@dmu.ac.uk for details.

50. Where a student withdraws or takes a leave of absence from their studies during the first term they will be charged on a monthly pro-rata basis. Students will be charged for every month in which they were registered on or after the 15th of that month. Where a student leaves the programme before the 15th of the month, they will not be charged for that month. Please note: this is subject to the 14 days (10 working days) "cooling off" period available to students in the first year of a new programme (not including internal transfers between programmes).

51. Students who have taken out an Advanced Learner Loan from the Student Loans Company, should ensure they have read the terms and conditions of their student funding package. The processing and awarding of student finance is totally independent of the university. Any student finance payments made on a student’s behalf are made in line with the student’s loan agreement with the Student Loans Company.

52. Under the agreement taken out with the Student Loans Company students agree to notify them if their circumstances change in any way that might affect their entitlement to financial support. If students do not do this, they may not receive any further payments, and may have to repay the financial support already received. Students must notify DMU of these changes too, so that DMU can provide the appropriate notification to the Student Loans Company – please email studentfunding@dmu.ac.uk with details of the change. Changes in circumstances that may affect entitlement to support include but are not limited to (please refer to the agreement for full details):

• non-attendance
• change in award aim
• change of mode (i.e. full-time to part-time)
• change in the number of modules studied
• a leave of absence
• a withdrawal

*New students from the EU (after 1st August 2021) should refer to the Students from the EU and the impact of Brexit information above

Home Research students Starting in September 2020 and onwards

53. A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. Instalment payment plans are available; please contact income@dmu.ac.uk for details.

54. Where a student withdraws or takes a leave of absence from their studies during the first term they will be charged on a monthly pro-rata basis. Students will be charged for every month in which they were registered on or after the 15th of that month. Where a student leaves the programme before the 15th of the month, they will not be charged for that month. Please note: this is subject to the 14 days (10 working days) "cooling off" period available to students in the first year of a new programme (not including internal transfers between programmes).

55. Students who have taken out a Postgraduate Doctoral Loan (only available to new students from Sept 2018) from the Student Loans Company, should ensure they have read the terms and conditions of their student funding package. The processing and awarding of student finance is totally independent of the university. Any student finance payments made to a student/on a student’s behalf are made in line with the student’s loan agreement with the Student Loans Company.

56. Under the agreement taken out with the Student Loans Company students agree to notify them if their circumstances change in any way that might affect their entitlement to financial support. If students do not do this, they may not receive any further payments, and may have to repay the financial support already received. Students must notify DMU of these changes too, so that DMU can provide the appropriate notification to the Student Loans Company – please email studentfunding@dmu.ac.uk with details of the change. Changes in circumstances that may affect entitlement to support include but are not limited to (please refer to the agreement for full details):

• non-attendance
• change in award aim
• change of mode (i.e. full-time to part-time)
• change in the number of modules studied
• a leave of absence
• a withdrawal
• receipt of additional funding such as Research Council Funding or NHS funding (if applicable)
• change in study intensity (programme end date is extended)
• change in end date

Home Research students starting August 2020 or before

57. A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. Instalment payment plans are available; please contact income@dmu.ac.uk for details.

58. Where a student withdraws or takes a leave of absence from their studies during the first term they will be charged on a monthly pro-rata basis. Students will be charged for every month in which they were registered on or after the 15th of that month. Where a student leaves the programme before the 15th of the month, they will not be charged for that month. Please note: this is subject to the 14 days (10 working days) "cooling off" period available to students in the first year of a new programme (not including internal transfers between programmes).

59. Students who have taken out a Postgraduate Doctoral Loan (only available to new students from Sept 2018) from the Student Loans Company, should ensure they have read the terms and conditions of their student funding package. The processing and awarding of student finance is totally independent of the university. Any student finance payments made to a student/on a student’s behalf are made in line with the student’s loan agreement with the Student Loans Company.

60. Under the agreement taken out with the Student Loans Company students agree to notify them if their circumstances change in any way that might affect their entitlement to financial support. If students do not do this, they may not receive any further payments, and may have to repay the financial support already received. Students must notify DMU of these changes too, so that DMU can provide the appropriate notification to the Student Loans Company – please email studentfunding@dmu.ac.uk with details of the change. Changes in circumstances that may affect entitlement to support include but are not limited to (please refer to the agreement for full details):

• non-attendance
• change in award aim
• change of mode (i.e. full-time to part-time)
• change in the number of modules studied
• a leave of absence
• a withdrawal
• receipt of additional funding such as Research Council Funding or NHS funding (if applicable)
• change in study intensity (programme end date is extended)
• change in end date

International research students starting September 2019 or after

61. A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. 50 per cent of the fees are required to have been paid by point of registration (in order to receive a final registration) and the balance can be paid by instalments. For details please contact income@dmu.ac.uk.

62. Students will be liable for their total tuition fee from the start date of their programme/first day of term. Please note: this is subject to the 14 days (10 working days) "cooling off" period available to students in the first year of a new programme (not including internal transfers between programmes).

63. The tuition fees owed for each term, as a proportion of the full yearly tuition fee are shown below:

Tuition Fee Liability - International research students starting September 2019 or after

	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Date	Payment by point of registration required, in readiness to start on Monday 02 October 2023	Monday 29 January 2024	Wednesday 29 May 2024
Percentage of fee due	50%	25%	25%

64. Once a term has started, students are liable for the full fee for that term (and for terms previously registered), even if they withdraw or take a leave of absence from their programme during the term. For example, a student withdrawing their studies in the Spring Term, would be liable for fees incurred in the autumn term and spring term at the rates detailed above.

International research students starting September 2017 to August 2019

65. A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. 50 per cent of the fees must be paid by 31 October 2023 and the balance can be paid by instalments. For details please contact income@dmu.ac.uk.

66. Students will be liable for their total tuition fee from the start date of their programme/first day of term. Please note: this is subject to the 14 days (10 working days) "cooling off" period available to students in the first year of a new programme (not including internal transfers between programmes). The tuition fees owed for each term, as a proportion of the full yearly tuition fee are shown below:

Tuition Fee Liability - International research students who started September 2017 to August 2019

	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Date	Monday 02 October 2023	Monday 09 January 2024	Wednesday 29 May 2024
Percentage of fee due	50%	25%	25%

67. Once a term has started, students are liable for the full fee for that term (and for terms previously enrolled), even if they withdraw or take a leave of absence from their programme during the term. For example, a student withdrawing their studies in the Spring Term, would be liable for fees incurred in the autumn term and spring term at the rates detailed above.

International research students starting pre-September 2017

68. A student’s total tuition fee for 2023/24 will be charged from the start date of their programme/first day of term. 50 per cent of the fees must be paid by 31 October 2023 and the balance can be paid by instalments. For details please contact income@dmu.ac.uk.

69. Where a student withdraws or takes a leave of absence from their studies during the first term, 50 per cent of the fee will be due for payment irrespective of the date of withdrawal. For withdrawals and leave of absences occurring after the Christmas vacation, a pro-rata charge will be levied on a daily basis.

*New students from the EU (after 1st August 2021) should refer to the Students from the EU and the impact of Brexit information above

70. For students studying at partner institutions, students in most cases will be subject to the relevant Charging and Refunding Policy as stated above. However, in cases where partner institutions have additional policies, these will also need to be adhered to.

71. For Home students at partner institutions or on a partner institution and DMU integrated programme, who are studying a non-standard course (i.e. non –September start, compressed, accelerated or distance learning) and are in receipt of Student Loans Company Funding, please note: different liability points will be in place for your programmes due to the way in which Student Loan Company Funding Regulations restrict the way in which student funding can be paid.

72. Courses that fall into this remit are:

• De Montfort University International College (DMUIC) January Start Programmes with an International Year Zero and/or International First Year
• De Montfort University International College (DMUIC) April Start Programmes with an International Year Zero and/or International First Year
• Fairfield School of Business programmes
• Leicester College – Accelerated Degrees
• London School of Science & Technology programmes
• National Motorsport Academy programmes
• National Design Academy programmes
• Performance Preparation Academy programmes
• Raindance Academy

73. Students on these programmes should contact studentfunding@dmu.ac.uk for more detailed information and advice in regards to your course specific liability dates/policy.

74. Under the agreement taken out with the Student Loans Company students agree to notify them if their circumstances change in any way that might affect their entitlement to financial support. If students do not do this, they may not receive any further payments, and may have to repay the financial support already received. Students must notify DMU of these changes too, so that DMU can provide the appropriate notification to the Student Loans Company – please email studentfunding@dmu.ac.uk with details of the change. Changes in circumstances that may affect entitlement to support include but are not limited to (please refer to the agreement for full details):

• non-attendance
• change in award aim
• change of mode (i.e. full-time to part-time)
• change in the number of modules studied
• a leave of absence
• a withdrawal
• receipt of additional funding such as Research Council Funding or NHS funding (if applicable)
• change in study intensity (programme end date is extended)
• change in end date

*New students from the EU (after 1st August 2021) should refer to the Students from the EU and the impact of Brexit information above

75. Where students have a part-time mode of attendance and are studying a reduced number of credits or are on a programme of study made up of individual modules students will be liable for their total tuition fee for the modules they are registered on at that point from the start date of their module/programme/first day of term. Please note: this is subject to the 14 days (10 working days) "cooling off" period available to students in the first year of a new programme (not including internal transfers between programmes). A new programme (and therefore the cooling off period) is defined by a new application to DMU, resulting in a new registration.

76. Where a student withdraws or takes a leave of absence from their studies during the academic year they will only be charged for the modules they have started/are currently running. Any subsequent modules that have not been started/are not running will not be charged for.

*New students from the EU (after 1st August 2021) should refer to the Students from the EU and the impact of Brexit information above

77. Students studying with the Centre for English Language Learning will be liable for their total tuition fee for the modules they are registered on at that point from the start date of their module/programme/first day of term. Please note: this is subject to the 14 days (10 working days) "cooling off" period available to students in the first year of a new programme (not including internal transfers between programmes). A new programme (and therefore the cooling off period) is defined by a new application to DMU, resulting in a new registration.

78. Where a student withdraws or takes a leave of absence from their studies during the academic year they will only be charged for the modules they have started/are currently running. Any subsequent modules that have not been started/are not running will not be charged for.

*New students from the EU (after 1st August 2021) should refer to the Students from the EU and the impact of Brexit information above

79. Where it has been agreed that students can study part-time on a full-time course (usually studying one level across two academic years) due to medical reasons or a disability, students will be liable for fees equally split across both years. It is acknowledged that Student Loans Company policy will provide payment of a full tuition fee loan in the second of the two years. Students are required to formally agree this mode of attendance with their Faculty and the Disability Advice and Support team at DMU, in order that this can be accurately reflected on the student’s record and the Student Loans Company are notified.