There are two general issues here which we deal with separately:
1. The LEA/SLC contribution to the fees
2. The student's assessed contribution
At Liverpool John Moores University we have a refund policy for when a
student withdraws. We operate two long semesters. Effectively we refund
fees to the students pro rata for each half semester that is still to
come, and keep the fees for the half semesters that the student has
attended. e.g If a student withdraws after the end of our week 7 in
semester 1 we would keep 50% of the student's contribution and refund
50%.
If the withdrawal is really a transfer it will then be for the student
to sort out with the next HEI what fee is due. As far as incoming
transferring students are concerned we again charge per half semester,
but if this will result in the student being charged by two HEIs for
more than the total of their assessed contribution we would ask to see
evidence of the refund policy of the other HEI and only demand the
balance (we recognise that this might be zero, but could not find any
other way of managing this one without disadvantaging the student).
Most transfers seem to happen early on and we get the full fees.
As far as the contribution paid by the LEA/SLC we operate to the Dec
1st deadline. If the student is at JMU on this date we would keep all
the fee. We would not pass any of the fee onwards to another HEI if the
student transfers on the assumption that all HEIs are operating on this
principle and it evens out in the end.
Liz Haslam
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On Fri, 7 May 1999 10:10:36 +0.00 Mel Nichol
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> > > I'm dealing with a stduent who
transfered to Hallam in January 99
> > > from another college (ie well past the Dec deadline for LEAs paying
> > > fees). The student is over 25 and receives a full award. His LEA
> > > already paid his stlg1000 fees to his old college, and they are
> > > reluctant to hand any of it over to Hallam.
>
> On a linked issue - I am concerned about students who actually leave
> their course shortly after Dec. 1st with the intention of starting a
> new course the following year. At present, Bath would pursue for the
> full £1000 even if the student is completely self-funding. I believe
> this would affect the ability of such a student to start a new course
> for financial reasons.
>
> What do other places do in this situation?
>
>
>
> Mel Nichol
> Academic and Welfare Manager
> University of Bath Students' Union
> Tel. 01225 826906
>
> E-mail [log in to unmask]
Dr Liz Haslam
Head of Student Data
Planning and Development
Liverpool John Moores University
2 Rodney Street
Liverpool, L3 5UX
tel 0151 231 3364 fax 0151 707 2472
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