Fees
and Charges Payable
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A student is deemed enrolled
and liable for payment of fees upon signing and acceptance of an
Enrolment Agreement, Notification of Change, or other document(s)
by which acceptance into a paper or papers is formally agreed. |
| 2. |
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Every person must pay fees and charges
(as set out in the Table of Fees and Charges in the University of
Waikato Calendar) according to arrangements and terms agreed at
the time of enrolment in the Enrolment Agreement or Notification
of Change. |
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Students who do not attend a paper
in which they have formally accepted a place will be liable for
payment of the fees for that paper, unless the withdrawal procedures
as detailed in the Change of Enrolment Regulations 2003 are
followed. |
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Unless the Director of Finance determines
otherwise, where a student defaults on a payment and does not pay
the outstanding amount within 28 days of the due date that student’s
enrolment will be cancelled. |
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Cancellation of a student’s enrolment
does not discharge any outstanding debt. |
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Unless special arrangements are agreed
by the Director of Finance, the following penalties apply in addition
to the cancellation of the student’s enrolment while a debt remains
outstanding: |
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(a) |
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The student is not entitled to use
the Library, attend lectures, participate in laboratory classes,
or otherwise make use of university facilities |
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(b) |
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The student’s academic results are
withheld |
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(c) |
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The student may not re-enrol at this
university |
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(d) |
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The student is not entitled to have
his or her academic record transferred to any other institution |
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(e) |
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The award of any qualification
is deferred |
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(f) |
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The student’s outstanding
debt may be referred to a debt recovery agency for collection. The
University also reserves the right to recover any additional costs
in relation to this debt collection from the student. |
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A student whose enrolment is cancelled
for reasons of non-payment of fees may subsequently apply for reinstatement
of enrolment, provided |
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(a) |
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the application is submitted to the
Director of Finance within four weeks of the date of the cancellation |
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(b) |
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all outstanding fees, charges, and
surcharges are paid before or at the time that the application is
submitted, and |
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(c) |
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the service charge for the reinstatement
of enrolment after cancellation, as prescribed in the Table of Fees
and Charges, is paid. |
| 8. |
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An enrolment that is reinstated under
this section is deemed to have been continuous. |
| 9. |
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The tuition and resource fees for
a particular paper fall due on the payment date for the semester
in which teaching for that paper starts, or, where beginning outside
of these semesters, the first day of the teaching period of the
particular paper. |
Payment by Semester
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These provisions for payment of tuition
and resource fees by semester do not apply to students who pay by
Student Loan. |
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Unless the tuition and resource fees
are being paid by Student Loan, a student who enrols for more than
one semester may elect to pay tuition and resource fees by semester. |
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Payment dates are prescribed for each
of the semesters, namely the S (Summer School) semester, A semester
and B semester. |
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Students who have made arrangements
to pay by semester and who discontinue any of their papers remain
liable for all payments as they fall due, unless they submit an
application to delete the relevant paper by the prescribed deadline
(see the Change of Enrolment Regulations 2003). |
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All fees and charges other than tuition
and resource fees fall due as part of the students’ first payment. |
| 15. |
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A surcharge of 10% will be levied
on any fees outstanding after a given payment date. |
Appeals
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A student may appeal to the Vice-Chancellor
against any decision by the Director of Finance under these regulations. |
