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Tuition Fees for International Undergraduate Students 2009

*** 2009 Fees Schedule ***

The following 2009 fees apply to all commencing and continuing International undergraduate students, regardless of the year of commencement.

General Information

This information applies to international students (i.e. NOT Australian citizens, permanent residents and New Zealand citizens) who are studying in undergraduate programs.

The fees listed below are in Australian dollars (AUD). Tuition fees for courses are set according to their academic subject area. A student's program fee may vary depending on their course selection.

The tuition fees cover teaching costs only. The fees listed below also do not include international and domestic travel, accommodation and meals, books, living costs or Overseas Student Health Cover charges.

Once you accept your offer you will be required to pay a Deposit Fee (currently $6,500AUD) to the University. This will be used as payment toward the cost of your tuition fees for your first semester of study with the University. This fee does not apply to international students who study with GradSchool.com. For information on their program fees, please click here. Payment for subsequent terms of study are due once the student completes the enrolment process for that term and tuition fees have been calculated. Each term of study, you will receive a bill for the cost of your tuition fees. All bills issued by the University are electronic and can be viewed online.

All fees must be paid in full and on time. Non payment of tuition fees by the due date will result in the termination of a student's enrolment.

More information can be found in the University's Refund and Student Indebtedness policies and in the Procedure for Remission of Debt in Special Circumstances document.

How to Calculate Your Fee

Each degree program requires the completion of a number of units. This is generally 240 units for a three-year program and 320 units for a four-year program. 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.

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. A full list of academic subject areas is available.

To calculate your exact fee, you should check the requirements of your program in the Undergraduate eHandbook. Then have a look at the table further down this page called Course Fees by Academic Subject Area where the subject areas are listed in groups.

For example, if in 2009 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 2085.00 = 4170.00

PHIL: 2 x 1810.00 = 3620.00

HIST: 2 x 1810.00 = 3620.00

CHEM: 1 x 2600.00 = 2600.00

TOTAL = $14010.00

The above example 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. However, course fees are increased each year.