Monash College Australia - Fees

Monash College offers full-fee diplomas with a guaranteed pathway into selected Monash University degrees. International students need to pay:

• 2010 Tuition fees
• Single unit enrolment
• Overseas student health cover fee
• Refund policy

2010 Tuition fees

Application fee

A non-refundable application fee of A$100 is payable on submission of the Monash College Application Form. VTAC applicants do not need to pay.

* Engineering Studies, Part 1 = 9 units only

* The above fees are for Monash College Australia only. Please visit the provider web pages for other Monash College locations.

Single unit enrolment - Course Code 3615 (Non Award Program)

Single units are taken outside an award course. Students are not enrolled in a Monash College diploma program and will not receive an award at the completion of study. Upon application the students will receive a statement of your final results.

Fees for single unit

Students enrolling in single units will be charged a tuition fee to be based on the corresponding diploma programs. Note that full fee rate will be applied and FEE HELP is not available for the single unit.

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Overseas Student Health Cover

While in Australia, international students must have Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC). Immediate family members who join you must also be covered. Your OSHC fee must be paid before your visa can be issued and you will need to renew it annually.

* Costs provided by OSHC Worldcare.

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International Student Refund Policy

Withdrawals and deferments

If an international student withdraws, completes their course early, transfers to another provider, is
excluded on academic grounds (and thereby fails to meet their student visa condition), defers or intermits
their study or otherwise changes the duration of their course, then Monash University/Monash College is
obliged to inform the immigration authorities of this change of status and the student may be required to
leave Australia.

In the event of a course not being delivered

You have the right to choose whether you would prefer a full refund of course fees, or to accept a place in
another course. If you choose placement in another course, you are required to sign a document to
indicate that you accept the placement.

Refund of fees

• The University observes the principles of the Australian National Policy on Fee Refunds established by
  the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee. This agreement does not remove the right to take further
  action under Australia's consumer protection laws. Provisions of the ESOS Act 2000 and the ESOS
  Regulations apply in the event that the University, as a registered provider, defaults on this written
  agreement on refunds.
• In the event that an applicant wishes to contest the decision on a request for refund, they will have
  access to established dispute resolution procedures, which will not circumscribe the applicants' right to
  pursue other legal remedies.
• An enrolled student, who withdraws from a course for whatever reason beyond the Census date in that
  teaching period, shall not be eligible for a refund.
• The funds covering the tuition fees must be clear (i.e. cheques cleared, telegraphic transfers received,
  etc).
• All debts to Monash University/Monash College must have been paid before any refund can be
  calculated with any outstanding amounts to be deducted from the refund.
• The refund must be made to the same person or body from whom the payment was received on behalf
  of the student.
• Refunds will be paid within four (4) weeks of receiving a written claim from the student.
• A refund will normally be made in the currency of the student's country of permanent residence and
  payable in that country. Exceptions include non-tradable currencies (where the refund would normally
  then be paid in USD) or payment to another Australian educational institution. Monash
  University/Monash College is not liable for any variance due to foreign exchange rate fluctuations.
• For international students who are withdrawing prior to enrolment or discontinuing from a course
  shortly after enrolment, applications for a full or partial refund must be made by submitting the
  Application for Refund of International Fees form and accompanied by supporting documentation, as
  appropriate.
• Requests for refunds from continuing students who are enrolled must be made by completing the
  Application for Refund of Fees form which is available at:
  http://www.monash.edu.au/fees/forms/refund2.html
• The authority for approving a refund of fees rests with the Manager, Fees Monash University, or their
  nominee.
  

The grounds for refunds are set out below:

Full refunds

A full refund will be made:

a) in the event that an offer is withdrawn by the University/Monash College;

b) where the University/Monash College is unable to provide the course;

c) where a student was not able to meet a condition required by the University/Monash College in
its letter of offer;

d) where a student has been excluded by the University/Monash College for failure to meet degree
or diploma progression rules where fees were paid in advance of notification of exclusion;

e) where there is a refusal by Australian Government authorities to grant a student visa;

f) where a commencing student withdraws or discontinues from their course more than 4 weeks
prior to the commencement of teaching or more than 4 weeks prior to the commencement of a
research program;

g) when illness or disability prevents the student from taking up the course;

h) if the University/Monash College makes an offer on the basis of incorrect or incomplete
information being supplied by the applicant/student, the offer will be withdrawn and the tuition
fees paid are refundable;

i) a continuing student who re-enrols then withdraws before census date (Note: In the case if
Monash College students enrolled in Trimester 2, a full refund will only be made when a
continuing student withdraws within the first four weeks of teaching. Where written notice of
withdrawal is received after 28 days of the commencement of the program, the College may
retain a non refundable amount of equivalent to 50% of the trimester tuition fee. No refunds after
census date).

j) when death of a close family member (parent, sibling, spouse or child) occurs; or

k) when other special or extenuating personal circumstances prevent a student from taking up a
course, and which may be accepted for a full or partial refund at the discretion of the Manager,
Fees Monash University, or their nominee, provided a submission under this provision is made to
Monash University/Monash College prior to the commencement of the course.
Documentary evidence must be provided in support of an application for a refund under any of the above
provisions.

Partial refunds

Note: The policy of partial refunds applies equally to commencing students.

Where a student:

a) gives less than four (4) weeks notice prior to the commencement of teaching in that
semester/trimester of an inability to undertake the course; or withdraws from a course prior to the
Census date; or

b) withdraws within four (4) weeks of commencement of a research program;
the tuition fee paid for the semester/trimester is refundable, less an administrative fee of
AUD$1,000.

Annual course fee refunds

• A full refund will be made under the conditions of the criteria of (a) to (k) as set out in the Full Refunds
  section before.

• Where a commencing or continuing student having paid his or her tuition fees for the full year in
  advance

  a) gives less than four (4) weeks notice, prior to the commencement of teaching in the
  commencing semester/trimester, of an inability to undertake the course; or

  b) withdraws from a course prior to the Census date; or

c) withdraws within four (4) weeks of commencement of a research program;
The tuition fee paid for the first semester is refundable, less an administrative fee of AUD$1,000. The
full second semester/trimester tuition fee is refundable.

• A student who withdraws after the census date in either semester/trimester, for whatever reason, shall
  not be eligible for a refund for that semester/trimester.
• A research student who withdraws, for whatever reason, more than four (4) weeks after the
  commencement of the course shall not be eligible for a refund for that research period.

Package fees refunds

• A full refund will be made under the conditions of the criteria of (a) to (k) as set out in the Full Refunds
  section before.

• Where a student, having paid a package course fee deposit in advance, gives notice in writing to
  Monash University of an inability to undertake the principal course prior to the commencement of
  semester, a refund will be paid of the balance (if any) of the deposit paid, after deducting an
  administrative fee of AUD$1,000 of the tuition fee payable for the semester.

Once a student enrols in the Monash University/Monash College course the normal refund provisions
apply.

Complaints and Appeals

In the event that a student wishes to contest Monash University’s rejection of their request for a refund,
they will have access to established dispute resolution procedures. This policy and the availability of
complaints and appeals processes, does not remove the right of the student to take further action under
Australia’s consumer protection laws.

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