Payment methods and refunds
Fees for future years
The fees are quoted for 2011/12 only and will vary from one year to the next. The annual rate of increase in fees will ordinarily be limited to the rate of inflation. Students that were formerly full-time and are retaking modules as a module retriever will have their fees capped at no more than the Home full-time rate. In most other cases continuing students will pay the same rate as new students.
Inclusions and exclusions
The items listed below are included within the tuition fees for all students:
- materials costs
- professional registration fees where required, except for the Law Society registration fee for students on the LPC and the Market Research Society registration fee for students on the Applied Social and Market Research programme.
- APEL and APL where relevant.
The following items are excluded from the tuition fee for all students and, where applicable, chargeable in addition:
- residential fieldtrips
- fees and exchange losses with conversion of foreign currency payments to GB sterling.
- all printing and photocopying charges.
- recommended course materials.
- fees for inter-lending library and document delivery (IDD charge) at £3 per approved request for all undergraduate taught postgraduate students.
Early settlement discounts
A three per cent discount is available to students with a personal fee liability of £5,000 or more who pay in full (and the University confirms receipt as cleared funds) by the end of the first week of teaching following enrolment for the course. Payment by cheque will entitle the student to the discount but in the event that the cheque is not honoured (bounces) then the discount will be immediately lost.
Sandwich years
A charge of 20 per cent of the regulated fee for students on a sandwich or study abroad fee will be made, which will then contribute to the administrative cost of supporting these students. This fee will be introduced for all new students in 2011/12.
Foundation years
UK/EU students studying on a foundation year (Year 0) will be charged £3,000. For students who then enrol on a Credit Level 4 programme, following successful completion of the target award at the University of Westminster, a refund of £1,000 will be made.
Deposits for international students
A fee deposit for international students (undergraduate and postgraduate) of £4,000 is payable on receipt of an unconditional offer.
On receipt of the full deposit, the University will register the applicant with the UK Border Agency (UKBA) at a cost to the University of £10 per student. The student will receive a unique reference number to be used when applying for the visa (called a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS).
The deposit will only be refunded if the visa application is refused or the course cancelled and a satisfactory alternative can’t be found.
A student in receipt of a scholarship for less than 50 per cent of fees will still be required to pay the deposit. If the scholarship is for more than 50 per cent of fees, including Fulbright and Chevening scholars, then there is no requirement to pay the deposit. This also applies to students in receipt of US Federal Department of Education loans. The deposit remains payable if the student is sponsored, eg by a family member or a company.
Fee liability and refunds
Liability for tuition fees and eligibility for fee refunds depend upon the date of receipt of formal written notification of withdrawal by the appropriate School Registry. For all students enrolled on a programme of study which leads to a formal University of Westminster award the relevant dates are as follows:
September starters
- By end of first week of teaching in Semester 1: Full refund of fees paid to date
- By end of final week of teaching in Semester 1: Refund of fees paid to date less 50 per cent of the full fees
- Thereafter Nil refund
January starters
- By end of first week of teaching in Semester 2: Full refund of fees paid to date
- By end of final week of teaching in Semester 2: Refund of fees paid to date less 50 per cent of the full fees
- Thereafter Nil refund
Students who are enrolled on a course which are run at or by the University but for which do not lead to a formal University of Westminster award are not normally eligible for refunds.
Where a refund is payable, it is subject to the deduction of a £100 administration fee plus the replacement cost of any unreturned library materials. It is also subject to the provision of feedback on the student’s experience at Westminster provided on the withdrawal form. The University will not under any circumstances pay interest on any fees refunded.
If you have applied for a student loan from the SLC and suspend or withdraw before 1 December, the Student Loans Company will not release your tuition fee loan to the University and you will be liable to pay the University directly for any fees charged up to the date of your suspension or withdrawal.
If you withdraw after 1 December, the University is entitled to keep any funding you have applied for. We will notify the Student Loans Company of any revised fee calculation based on the date of your suspension/withdrawal. You will later have to repay the SLC.
Tuition fee funding cannot be carried forward from one academic year to the next.
Instalments
The option to pay fees by instalments is not available for FT UG home/EU students, new or continuing, who have the option of taking a student fee loan and deferring payment until after graduation. The option to pay by instalments is available for all other students with a personal fee liability of over £1,500, however this is only available when the instalment agreement form has been completed and approved by the local Finance Office Manager. These students can pay in three instalments with due dates as follows:
September starters
- 50 per cent at enrolment
- 25 per cent by 1 December
- 25 per cent by 31 January
January starters
- 50 per cent at enrolment
- 25 per cent by 31 March
- 25 per cent by 30 April
If you are eligible to pay instalments please fill in the form attached and send to your local Finance Office:
Marylebone Finance Office
Westminster Business School and the School of Architecture and the Built Environment
35 Marylebone Road
London NW1 5LS
T: 020 7911 5114
E: mar-finance@westminster.ac.uk
Cavendish Finance Office
School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Languages; School of Law; School of Electronics and Computer Science and School of Life Sciences
115 New Cavendish Street
London W1W 6UW
T: 020 7911 5045
E: cav-finance@westminster.ac.uk
Harrow Finance Office
School of Media, Arts and Design
Watford Road
Northwick Park
Middlesex HA1 3TP
T: 020 7911 5000 Ext: 5911/4012/4806
E: har-finance@westminster.ac.uk
Deposits
Only current students at the University of Westminster are able to pay a deposit online. Everyone else can pay using the methods detailed on this page. If you have any questions about how to pay the deposit then please contact the Finance Office relevant to your school of study as listed above.
Methods of payment
Fees may be paid:
by cash (GBP only) or cheque/draft (GBP, USD, EUR) in person at one of the three cashier offices (Harrow, Cavendish or Marylebone) If you are paying by cheque please write your student/applicant ID number and name on the back of the cheque.
For the purpose of making bank transfers our bank details are as follows:
NatWest Bank PLC, PO Box 3038, 57 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0HN
Sort Code: 56-00-33
Account No: 48303542
Swift Code: NWBKGB2L
IBAN: GB95 NWBK 5600 3348 3035 42
If your fees are sent directly to the University, you must produce evidence at enrolment that payment has been made into the University’s bank account.
Further information
For further information visit westminster.ac.uk/funding or contact the Course Enquiries Office, 101 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6XHT: +44 (0)20 7915 5511
E: course-enquiries@westminster.ac.uk
