Scotland (SAAS) and the UK Government,
and/or increases in the costs of delivering and
administering the course. Tuition fees for the
forthcoming academic session are published
on the QMU website well in advance of the
start of that academic year. Details of tuition
fees and other charges can be found on our
website at www.qmu.ac.uk/current-
students/current-students-general-
information/fees-and-charges and on pages
162-163 in this prospectus. All students who
are continuing with their studies should review
their fee rates prior to starting their next
academic session. No student will be deemed
to be fully matriculated until his or her tuition
fees have been paid in full, or satisfactory
evidence is produced that such fees will be
paid by a sponsoring authority. No student will
be permitted to attend a graduation ceremony
or to proceed to the next year of their course
until tuition fees for all preceding years have
been paid in full. Failure to settle tuition fees
by the due date may lead to a student being
excluded from attendance at classes.
Ensuring tuition fees are paid is the
responsibility of the student and, in the event
of a student’s sponsoring authority refusing or
failing to make payment in full or in part, the
student will be held personally liable for
payment. Students will also be liable for any
travel and accommodation costs incurred
while on placement. Such costs may be paid
by a sponsoring authority but should a
sponsoring authority refuse or fail to do so,
the student will be personally liable for such
costs.
6. For some courses, an additional fee may be
payable in respect of registration with a
professional body. Additional charges will be
made in respect of graduation and, where
applicable, reassessment. Full details of
registration fees and other charges are set
out at www.qmu.ac.uk/current-students/
current-students-general-information/
fees-and-charges/ and students are also
personally liable for such fees.
7. Tuition fees become due on the first day of
study and should be paid within 21 days of
the due date, or an arrangement made with
the Finance Office for payment to be made
by instalments. Where a student has opted
to pay by instalments, a direct debit
mandate must be completed prior to, or at
the time of, matriculation. For returning
students a new Direct Debit form is required
for each year of study. If tuition fees remain
unpaid for 21 days after falling due, interest
on the full amount at 2.5% above the UK
clearing bank base rate may be charged.
Where payment is being made by
instalments, interest will run on an instalment
from the due date to the date when the
instalment is paid. Where a student
encounters difficulty in paying tuition fees,
they are required to contact the Credit
Controller at the University Finance Office for
assistance in drawing up a payment
schedule. Any payment schedule drawn up
by the Credit Controller must be adhered to
by the student until the fees in question are
paid in full. Where no payment schedule has
been arranged with the Credit Controller and
tuition fees remain outstanding eight weeks
after the end of the 21-day period, or where
an instalment is over four weeks late, a
student may be asked to leave the
University and the debt shall be transferred
to a debt collector. If outstanding fees are
then paid prior to the end of the academic
year, the University may permit a student to
be reinstated. However, where the University
agrees to such a reinstatement, a student
may be required to repeat parts of any
course which have been missed, resulting in
additional fees being incurred. Students who
leave the University more than 28 days after
the start of a programme of study will be
liable for the appropriate proportion of the
fee, based on semesters attended in whole
or in part.
8. The University may withdraw or amend its
offer or terminate a student’s registration at
the University if it finds that a false or
materially misleading statement has been
made in, or significant information has been
omitted from, a student’s application form.
9. Admission to some degree courses offered
by the University, and to some of the
professions for which it provides training,
may be precluded by certain medical
conditions. Students are obliged to include
information regarding any medical condition,
past or present, which may affect their
participation on a course when completing
their UCAS or Queen Margaret University
application form. If an individual has any
doubt as to the effect that a medical or
health-related condition may have on their
application, they must contact the course
Admissions Tutor who will be able to advise
accordingly. The University does not warrant
or guarantee that a student admitted to a
particular course will necessarily be allowed
to complete the course if the student
subsequently suffers from or contracts any
material medical or health condition.
Applicants to whom an offer to enter a
course has been made may be asked to
disclose criminal convictions in order to help
safeguard the welfare of our students.
Applicants for certain courses of study must
declare all criminal convictions at the point
of application, and in such circumstances,
the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
does not apply. As a condition of entry,
candidates for these courses will be required
to provide a satisfactory Enhanced
Disclosure from the Criminal Records
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Bureau, Disclosure Scotland or an
appropriate equivalent. If an applicant has
any doubt as to the effect a criminal
conviction may have on his her application,
they must contact the course Admissions
Tutor who will be able to advise accordingly.
10. To safeguard the welfare of staff, students,
visitors and the general public, the
University scrutinises all criminal
convictions declared by applicants.
Continuing students must declare at the
point of matriculation any criminal
conviction acquired in the previous 12
months. The existence of a criminal
conviction itself does not preclude entry to
the University, but admission to, or
progression within, particular courses, may
be precluded by certain types of
convictions. Any student who is found to
have falsified this self-declaration at the
point of application or at matriculation will
be subject to disciplinary action.
11. While courses are designed to prepare
students for employment, the University
does not warrant or guarantee that
students will obtain employment as a result
of successfully completing any course.
12. The University does not accept
responsibility, and expressly excludes all
liability, to the full extent permitted by law,
for any loss, damage or injury incurred by a
student or to their property, whether in
connection with their studies or not, except
in circumstances where the student has
suffered personal injury or death caused by
the negligence of the University or its
employees. In particular, the University
shall not be liable for any loss of, or
damage to, any computer or electronic
data or information owned or used by a
student.
13. Personal information on students will be
held and processed according to the Data
Protection Act 2018 and the General Data
Protection Regulation. This information will
be used by the University to fulfil its part of
the contract between it and the student.
As part of the contract, the University is
also required to release certain information
on the student population to government
agencies. Full details of the way in which
the University uses students’ information
are provided in the Student Privacy Notice
which is issued as part of the matriculation
process.