General Terms and Conditions 2016

When you accept an offer of a place at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), you are also agreeing to comply with our rules and regulations. Our academic regulations, which govern your study and assessment, and our non-academic policies and regulations are published at: http://www.arcs.qmul.ac.uk/policy/index.html.

They cover, among other things, payment of fees, attendance at classes, submission of work, attendance at examinations, student discipline, complaints procedures, and freedom of speech and equal opportunities policies. Please read them before you accept your offer of a place to ensure that you understand the commitment you are making. Please also be aware that our policies and regulations can change at the start of any academic year. If you have any questions about our rules and regulations, we recommend that you check our Student Guide or contact the Student Enquiry Centre.

Once QMUL has made you an offer of a place on a programme, setting out any conditions associated with the offer, and you have accepted it, you have entered into a legally binding agreement with QMUL. If you want to withdraw from this agreement and cancel your acceptance of an offer, you must notify us within 14 days of the date that you accepted the offer:

• For applicants applying to QMUL through UCAS, this means 14 days from the date that you accepted the offer as your Firm or Insurance choice in UCAS Track.
• For applicants applying directly to QMUL, this means 14 days from the date when you accepted your offer in your online portal.

You must let us know in writing of your decision to cancel the acceptance of your offer.

The easiest way to do this is to email us at: admissions@qmul.ac.uk

Please include: your full name, Queen Mary applicant ID number, programme applied for, and your date of birth.

Alternatively, you can write to us:
Admissions Office
Queen Mary University of London
Mile End Road
London E1 4NS

QMUL will aim to deliver your programme so that it closely matches the way in which it has been described to you by QMUL in print, online*, and/or in person, especially at the point at which you accept your offer. However, it is important to realise that in some circumstances we may change aspects of your programme. Our programmes are delivered within a dynamic, academic community, by staff who are actively engaged in research. In this context, we might alter the curriculum so that our students can learn from the latest academic research. We also value student feedback and provide regular opportunities for our students to comment on the content of their programme. In response to this feedback, and in dialogue with current students, we may alter the curriculum. Other circumstances which can lead to changes include:

• staff changes, which can lead to new modules being offered, modules being withdrawn, or a change to who teaches the programme;
• changes made in response to new requirements from external professional or statutory bodies; or
• changes to the way in which universities are funded, which might lead to changes in the availability of some student services, for example.

Where we have made an offer for an advertised programme, we will only suspend or withdraw that programme in exceptional circumstances. These could include, for example, the departure of a key member of academic staff or unexpected circumstances that render essential teaching facilities unusable. Programmes may also be suspended where the demand from applicants in any academic year makes them unviable to run. If we have to suspend or withdraw a course, we will inform you at the earliest opportunity and make every effort to provide a suitable alternative.

*For up-to-date descriptions of your programme, visit:

Undergraduate

or

Postgraduate

You can download QMUL’s Admissions Policy.

This policy governs the admission of students to undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research programmes, with the exception of undergraduate programmes in Medicine and Dentistry.

You can download the Policy for Admissions to Undergraduate Courses in Medicine and Dentistry.

Admission of students under the age of 18

There is a specific policy governing the admission of students who will be under the age of 18 when they join QMUL.

We welcome your feedback and comments on our admissions service. Please email: admissions@qmul.ac.uk If you are unhappy about an admission decision, we encourage you to request an explanation or feedback, with a view to resolving the matter informally. However, if you wish to make a formal appeal or complaint, please refer to the section headed Appeals and Complaints (paragraphs 45 and 46) in our Admissions Policy which provide more detailed information.

We aim to publish programme tuition fees no later than 12 months before the start of the following academic year, in order to support our applicants with their financial planning. Our tuition fees are published online.

Our tuition fees are reviewed and approved annually by the Queen Mary Senior Executive, and are subject to an annual increase. Students admitted to a programme that is delivered over several years of study should expect an inflationary increase in the tuition fee from one year to the next. The rate of increase will be published by no later than 12 months before the start of the following academic year.

We may require you to pay a tuition fee deposit during the application process. Where this is the case, we will inform you in writing.

Polices and regulations relating to the payment of tuition fees and tuition fee deposits are set out in our tuition fee regulations.

We encourage all applicants and students to print a copy of the tuition fee regulations for their records.

Tuition fees cover the cost of teaching, provision of facilities and your membership of the Students’ Union. In addition to these fees, you are expected to cover other costs related to your study.

These costs include:

Recommended equipment to support individual study (eg laptop, laboratory coats)

Books: our library holds over 300,000 books. All core texts are held in stock, and many books and the majority of journal articles are also available for free electronically through the library. However, you may be advised to buy core textbooks or other publications. Depending on your programme, this could cost up to £300 a year (these costs may be subsidised). On some programmes (eg Law), the cost of books can be higher. Please contact your Academic School for an estimate of these costs.

Fieldtrips and study abroad: a large number of our programmes include periods of study or work away from campus. These ­range from visits to local museums, to longer periods of fieldwork in the UK or abroad, to a semester or academic year spent overseas. While the cost of tuition provided during these study periods is covered by your tuition fee, you are likely to need to pay additional expenses, including the cost of travel (in full or in part), your living expenses (eg accommodation costs), and the cost of any specialist equipment or clothing that you need.

More information, including indicative costs, where possible, will be found on your programme description online.

See:

Undergraduate

or

Postgraduate

You can also contact your Academic School for an estimate of these costs.

General living expenses: throughout your studies at QMUL you will need to cover the cost of your general living expenses, such as the cost of your accommodation, food etc. Our Advice and Counselling Service can offer you advice on planning a budget and managing your money.

As you may be aware, all students attending university in the United Kingdom are assessed as either ‘home’ or ‘overseas’ for the purposes of tuition fee liability. There is a considerable difference between the ‘home’ and ‘overseas’ fee levels, so it is very important that we get every assessment right. In most cases, we can classify a student on the basis of information contained on their application. However, when this is not possible, we ask the applicant to complete a Fee Status Assessment Questionnaire, which will give us the information we require to assess their fee status quickly and accurately.
We determine the level of tuition fees that you will be charged for attending a programme at QMUL strictly in accordance with UK legislation and in line with the guidelines provided by the UK Council for International Student Affairs.

You may also find this QMUL guidance helpful.

Your fee status will be assessed before the start of your studies and will normally apply for the duration of your programme. The circumstances in which fee status may change during your programme are described in UKCISA guidelines. Please note: we reserve the right to re-assess and amend your fee status if we receive information after your initial fee status assessment that was not provided at the time the assessment was made.

In accordance with Home Office policy, students who are not nationals of countries in the European Economic Area (EEA) may be required to obtain a visa to enter the UK in order to study at QMUL. We make every effort to ensure that we only make offers to study at QMUL to students who we expect to be eligible for a student visa. However, we reserve the right to withdraw an offer of study where information becomes available to indicate that a student will not be in a position to obtain the appropriate student visa.

Detailed information about UK immigration policy is provided by QMUL’s Advice and Counselling Service.