<p> EXPLANATION OF FEES LEVEL 6/ 7 PART-TIME MODE </p><p>PROGRAMME FEES</p><p>The current fees for Level 6/7 which is delivered in part-time mode is €3,950 per stage. </p><p>ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS</p><p>In the Award stage of each programme, there is a single additional charge to cover the cost of the Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) Award Fee. This will be collected in the first instalment for this stage.</p><p>The amount of the QQI Award Fee is as follows: </p><p>NFQ Level Award Type Fee Level 6 Higher Certificate €100 Level 7 Ordinary Bachelor Degree €150</p><p>PROCEDURES </p><p>Stage 1: Non-Refundable Deposit</p><p>A non-refundable deposit of €395 must accompany your acceptance of a place on any of the above programmes. If this is not received, you will be regarded as having withdrawn from the programme for this year.</p><p>Stage 2: Payment at Registration</p><p>Once you are registered on the programme, you will be required to pay a further €1,455, which means that €1,850 of the total programme fee amount will be paid by this stage. This normally occurs within 14 days of the offer of a place. </p><p>Stage 3: Payment by Instalment</p><p>If you have chosen to payment the programme fee by this method, you will be required to make 7 payments on the 25nd of each month, commencing February 2015. </p><p>1Level 6/ Level 7 (Part-time) Programme Fes 2015/ 2016 The payment (per annum) by instalment scheme for the programmes is as follows:</p><p>Stage/ Date Level 6/7 Programme (Part-time) Acceptance of Offer €395 Registration €1,455 25th February 2015 €300 25th March 2015 €300 25th April 2015 €300 25th August 2015 €300 25th September 2015 €300 25th October 2015 €300 25th November 2015 €300 TOTAL €3,950</p><p>Note : in the case of the Award stage of each programme, the QQI Award Fee will gathered as part of the first instalment</p><p>Instalments must be paid through a Standing Order. Details of this will be available from the Accounts Office in January 2015. </p><p>2Level 6/ Level 7 (Part-time) Programme Fes 2015/ 2016 NON-PAYMENT OF FEES </p><p>Where a learner’s fees fall into arrears, privileges such as loss of access to SNMCI’s virtual learning environment, library and other facilities. If the payment of arrears is not cleared by the end of class contact within each semester, the following sanctions will apply:</p><p>(a) The learner will not be permitted to sit any written examinations. </p><p>(b) In the case of the Award Stage, the learner will not be advised of their examinations results and will not be allowed to graduate;</p><p>(c) In the case of those seeking to progress, the learner will not be advised of their examination results and they will not be allowed to register for subsequent stages until such time as all arrears have been cleared.</p><p>SNMCI reserves the right to seek the assistance of third parties to recover the outstanding amounts.</p><p>ELIGIBILITY FOR TAX RELIEF</p><p>Most courses of two or more years’ duration have been approved for tax relief which all students can avail of. Applicants should note that the qualifying conditions for relief may differ for full and part- time students. Further information on claiming tax relief can be found Revenue Commissioners’ website at www.revenue.ie</p><p>REFUND POLICY</p><p>SNMCI will not refund fees to any student after they have formally registered for a programme, except in extenuating circumstances which are at the discretion of the Director of SNMCI. No refund will be made to students who fail to attend classes or who withdraw and do not finish the scheduled course.</p><p>POINT OF CONTACT</p><p>The main contact person in the College for matters associated with fees is Irina Pochinkova, who may be contacted at [email protected].</p><p>Publication: 18th December 2015</p><p>3Level 6/ Level 7 (Part-time) Programme Fes 2015/ 2016</p>