INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION GUIDE We Are Looking Forward to Welcoming You to Hartpury
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2019-20 INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION GUIDE We are looking forward to welcoming you to Hartpury. This document will give you guidance meeting requirements to attend Hartpury, living in the UK, and provide you with important information. Please read the guide carefully and keep it safe for further reference. Information for all Students • Meeting Academic Conditions • English language requirements (IELTS) • Tuition Fees (Diploma, A-Level, Access and Undergraduate programmes) • Tuition Fees (Postgraduate programmes) • Accommodation • Meals, Grocery Shopping & Eating out • Transport on arrival into the UK • Transport whilst at Hartpury • National Health Service (NHS) • On-site health and wellbeing • Enrolment • Bank Accounts • Estimated Cost of Living Additional Information for Tier 4 visa students ONLY • Meeting Immigration Conditions • Applying for a UK Visa • Applying for a CAS (to begin your visa application) • UK Healthcare Surcharge • Biometrics Residency Permit • Police Registration • UKVI Compliance • Schengen visa applications (students under the age of 18) • Leaving/ Completing 2019-20 INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION GUIDE 2 Meeting academic conditions When you received your Conditional Offer of place, you would have been asked to meet certain criteria in order to access your course – i.e. you needed to meet our ‘academic conditions’. You will need to provide us with evidence (for example, transcripts or certificates) that you have met these academic conditions in order to obtain an ‘Unconditional Offer’ to study at Hartpury. Until you have met your academic conditions, you will be unable to enrol and study with us. Please ensure that you have provided us with your evidence that you have completed your qualifications before making travel arrangements to attend enrolment. What you need to do: Email evidence of your completed qualifications to [email protected] English language requirements (IELTS) Hartpury requires all students to demonstrate that they have certain level of English language before they can study with us. This for two reasons: Firstly, it will enable you to successful access your chosen course (and it may form part of your academic conditions in your offer). Secondly, if you require a visa to study in the UK, it will form part of your visa application process. Our minimum overall IELTS scores are listed below, and are in line with UKVI standard. The Common European Framework for languages (CEFR) level is shown in brackets: BTEC/A-Level/Access: = 5.5 (B2) University Undergraduates: = 6.0 (B2) Undergraduate Veterinary Nursing: = 7.0 (C1) University Postgraduate (most courses): = 7.0 (C1) EU/EEA applicants should demonstrate that they have the equivalent of a UK GCSE grade C (4) or above, or a Cambridge or TOFL certificate in English language. If a student does not have any of these qualifications, they will also need to take the IELTS exam and achieve the required score for their chosen course. Those students with a UK passport or a passport from a country that the UKVI recognises as ‘majority English speaking’, are considered as having a sufficient evidence of English language for immigration purposes. You can check the list of these countries at the link: https://www.gov.uk/tier-4-general-visa/knowledge-of-english. If you are a passport holder from a country that is not listed at this link, then you will need to complete an IELTS examination. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If you will need to apply for a Tier 4 student visa in order to study at Hartpury, your IELTS certificate will also form part of your visa application. If you already have an IELTS test certificate, it must have been taken within the past two years, still be valid and it must have been taken at a UKVI approved test centre. You can find a list of approved IELTS test centres at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-applying-for-uk-visa-approved- english-language-tests. If your certificate is due to expire during the visa application process, you will need to retake your IELTS exam prior to submitting your visa application. If you are at all unsure about whether you are required to undertake an IELTS exam, please contact the International team at [email protected] and we will happy to advise you. 2019-20 INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION GUIDE 3 Tuition Fees (Diploma, A-Level, Access and Undergraduate programmes) The international and EU tuition fees for the academic year 2019-20 are as follows: Hartpury College: (Diploma courses/ A-levels/ Access to Higher Education diplomas) International, Channel Islands and Isle of Man students = £8,750 o Please note that the Education Skills and Funding Agency, who co-ordinate funding for Further Education study, advise that students from the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are to be classed as international fee payers. However, some students may be eligible to claim back some or all of the cost from their own independent governments. It is the responsibility of the student to pursue this. EU students, who are under the age of 19, are entitled to the same free tuition that UK students enjoy for our Hartpury College courses. o If you are an EU student who is over the age of 19 and you are joining a College course, please contact the Student Finance Officer for details of the tuition fees involved. o Please note that whilst there is currently no tuition charge for EU students under the age of 19, Hartpury College reserves the right to charge a fee of up to £7,000 per academic year, should regulations change. Hartpury University (Foundation and Honours degrees): International students = £13,000 EU students are also entitled to the subsidised University fees that are available to UK students and therefore the tuition fees for EU students joining Hartpury University courses in September 2019 will be £9,250. o Please note that Student Finance England, who co-ordinate funding for Higher Education, define students from the Channel Islands and Isle of Man as also eligible for Home fees. In addition to tuition, please note that students must also budget for accommodation, meals and a host of other ‘extras’. From September 2019, Hartpury is once again pleased to announce a series of all-inclusive fee packages for our International and EU College and first year University students, to enable you to pay the bulk of the ‘extras’ in advance. Details of the packages available are as follows: Hartpury College EU students Non-EU (Diplomas/A-levels/Access)*: International Students (including Channel Islands & Isle of Man) This package includes any applicable tuition fees, accommodation deposit, accommodation, 3 £11,000 £19,000 meals a day/ seven days a week, all bed linen (including pillows and duvet), a crockery and cutlery pack, gym membership and transfers between the airport to Hartpury at the start of year and at holidays Hartpury University: EU students Non-EU (Including International Channel Islands Students and Isle of Man) This package includes any applicable tuition fees, accommodation deposit, accommodation, all £20,000 £24,750 meals, all bed linen (including pillows and duvet), a crockery and cutlery pack, gym membership and transfers between the airport to Hartpury at the start of year and at holidays 2019-20 INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION GUIDE 4 *Please note that whilst there is currently no charge for tuition for EU students under the age of 19, Hartpury College reserves the right to charge a tuition fee of up to £7,000 per academic year, should regulations change. What you need to do: Upon acceptance of your place, you will need to submit a payment of 50% of the fees. If you require a proforma invoice for this, please do let the International team know and they will be pleased to help. If you should require a Tier 4 student visa in order to join us, please be aware that Hartpury will only issue the CAS needed for the application once the 50% payment has been received. The remaining 50% is to be received prior to your enrolment in September. You will not be able to enrol until all the fees have been paid. Tuition Fees (Postgraduate programmes) For those of you who are joining us for Postgraduate studies, your fees include tuition only and are detailed as follows: EU students International students (Including Channel Islands and Isle of Man) PG Certificate £2,166 £4,333 PG Diploma £4,333 £8,666 MSc £6,300 £13,000 MRes £5,750 £12,250 MSc Veterinary Physiotherapy £5,750 per year for years one and £13,000 two and £2,013 for year three Are you a member of the UWE or Hartpury Alumni? You are entitled to a 20% discount on full time fees or 10% on part time fees (i.e. less than 90 credits per years). MRes students are also eligible to put in an application for funding to the Hartpury Scholarship committee up to a maximum of £1000 to cover research projects. What you need to do: Upon acceptance of your place, you will need to submit a payment of 50% of the fees. An invoice will be sent to you upon your acceptance. If you should require a Tier 4 student visa in order to join us, please be aware that Hartpury will only issue the CAS needed for the application once the 50% payment has been received. The remaining 50% is to be received prior to your enrolment in September. You will not be able to enrol until all the fees have been paid in full. Accommodation The International Department reserves a number of rooms to try to ensure that as many of your accommodation requests can be met as possible. Accommodation applications will only be processed after an applicant has accepted their offer and after applications open on March 1st 2019.