Tuition Fees for Fee Paying Undergraduate Domestic Students
The following applies only to full fee paying undergraduate students who are Australian citizens, holders of an Australian Humanitarian Visa, Australian permanent residents or New Zealand citizens who commenced their studies from 2005 onwards.
General Information
Fee Paying Students pay the whole of the tuition costs for their program. Eligible students may apply for a FEE-HELP loan.
Students who are studying Non Award are required to pay the full cost of the tuition upfront to the University. FEE-HELP is not available to Non Award Students.
How to Calculate Your Fee
Each degree program requires the completion of a number of units. To accumulate the necessary units, students enrol in courses according to the degree requirements for each program. Each course has a unit value and this is ten (10) for most courses at the University of Newcastle. A normal full-time study load is 80 units in any year or 40 units per semester/trimester.
Courses are grouped into a number of academic subject areas where the first four letter abbreviation at the beginning of the course code tells you its subject area.
List of academic subject areas (PDF 38KB)
To calculate your exact fee, you should check the requirements of your program in the relevant program ehandbook.
Then refer to the relevant Fees Schedule table where the subject areas are listed in groups.
2012 Domestic Fee Paying Undergraduate Fees Schedule (PDF 59KB) (including Non-Award)
2013 Domestic Fee Paying Undergraduate Fees Schedule (PDF 59KB) (including Non-Award)
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For example*, if in 2012 you were to undertake 3 courses in Mathematics (MATH), 2 courses in Philosophy (PHIL), 2 courses in History (HIST) and 1 course in Chemistry (CHEM) then you would calculate your fees as follows: MATH: 3 x 2165.00 = 6495.00 PHIL: 2 x 2010.00 = 4020.00 HIST: 2 x 2010.00 = 4020.00 CHEM: 1 x 2570.00 = 2570.00 TOTAL = $17105.00
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*The above example is taken from the Domestic Fee Paying Undergraduate Fees Schedule. It assumes all courses have a 10 unit value. If a course has a value other than 10, then the calculation needs to be weighted appropriately.
You can estimate costs for later years based on these rates. Student course fees are adjusted annually so it is recommended to ensure you refer to the correct Fees Schedule.
Indicative Program Fees
Students enrolled in some programs have flexibility in choosing courses. Program costs are calculated on the assumption of typical courses taken for a full-time load of 40 units per teaching period (semester or trimester). Actual charges will be calculated based on courses selected and the workload undertaken.
The fees listed in the indicative program fee table linked above are in Australian dollars (AUD) and are the average price of a program per year. They are approximate values only. The actual annual program fee may vary depending on course selection. This means that if two students enrol in the same program, but study different courses during the year, they may pay different annual program fees.
It is expected that course fees will rise in subsequent years and therefore programs which take more than 12 months to complete will be subject to the increased course fees.
Student Services and Amenities Fee
New legislation has been passed by the Commonwealth Government which will allow the University to charge all enrolled students a Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
This fee is being phased in for all student cohorts for study in 2013 and International students will not be charged until 2013.
All students will be charged a Student Services & Amenities Fee (SSAF) to assist with the funding of non-academic student services and amenities at the University.
In 2013 the SSAF will be charged each semester to a maximum for the year of $273 (full time study) and $204 (partial fee).
More information regarding SSAF can be found at:
Remission of Debt in Special Circumstances
Students who are unable to continue with their studies due to Special Circumstances, and who withdraw after the Census Date, may be eligible for Remission of Debt in Special Circumstances.
More information can be found in the University's Refund and Student Indebtedness policies and on the Remission in Special Circumstances page.
