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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 Humanistarian 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.

To calculate your exact fee, you should check the requirements of your program in the relevant program ehandbook.

Then refer to the relevant 2012 Fees Schedule table where the subject areas are listed in groups.

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

 

*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. However, International Student course fees are adjusted regularly so it is recommend to ensure you refer to the correct Fees Schedule.

Indicative Program Fees 2012

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.

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:

Under HECS-HELP

  • HECS-HELP debt remission;
  • A refund of an upfront payment of the student contribution (HECS-HELP).

Under FEE-HELP

  • FEE-HELP balance re-credit;
  • A refund of an upfront payment of tuition fee.

Full Fee Paying Students - Domestic and International

  • A refund of an upfront payment of tuition fee.

More information can be found in the University's Refund and Student Indebtedness policies and on the Remission in Special Circumstances page.

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