English Language Courses
Terms and conditions of enrolment 2004
1. Registration
Fee and Deposits
Each student
needs to pay a Registration Fee of £50. This is non-refundable, and must
accompany the application form. There are two Enrolment Deposits; the
Tuition Deposit of £200 secures your place on the course and the Accommodation
Deposit of £200 secures your place in college provided accommodation.
Tuition and Accommodation Deposits are required for each term or course.
Deposits are credited towards the full fees. The deposit(s) and registration
fee must be sent with the application form. If we are not able to offer
you a place, or to arrange accommodation as requested, the deposit is
refunded.
If you do not take up your accommodation or place on a course the deposit
is not refunded, unless there are exceptional circumstances, and at St.
Clare's discretion. See Refunds, Withdrawals and Cancellations
for further details.
Fees include:
Tuition, St. Clare's travel insurance, regular social/activities programme,
careers/higher education advice, loan of textbooks and use of all College
facilities.
2. Additional charges:
- Examination
fees
The following examinations may normally be taken each term, apart from the Cambridge Proficiency in English (CPE), and the Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE). Exam entry fees are due about three months before the exam date, and these are the fees for 2004 (estimated).
Cambridge Examinations
Exam Fees
Preliminary English Test (PET)
First Certificate in English (FCE)
Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)
Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)£65
£90
£90
£95Other Examinations
TOEFL (pre-requisite for further study in the USA)
SAT I
SAT II (3 sets)
IELTS (pre-requisite for further study in the UK)US$110
£29
£40
£80
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Optional weekend /mid-term trips, theatre visits and excursions
Day excursions at weekends are approximately £20. Theatre excursions depend on ticket prices and transport required £10-£30. Weekend trips with overnight stays £100-£200 for two-night stay. Music lessons £18-£25 per hour. - Additional sports and other activities (allow £7-£10 per week)
- Stationery and book purchases (loan included in fees)
- Meals
College meals, if you are paying cash Breakfast £2.85Lunch £5.75Dinner £5.75Snacks are priced individually. Prices valid until September 2004.
- General spending
money, excluding food and meals
Allow about £60 per week, but remember that bike hire, key deposit, police registration for students from countries with are not part of the European Union and book purchase, all need to be paid for in the first week.
3. Fee Policy
The Governing
Body reserves the right to alter the fees if increases in costs make this
necessary, though its policy is to maintain fees at the level charged
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4. Payment of Fees
When your application form and deposit(s) are received, you will be invoiced
for the balance of the fees due. This amount should be paid at least
3 weeks before your course begins. Payment of this balance guarantees
your accommodation and course place.
If you are applying less than 5 weeks before your course begins
you should pay the full costs of your course and accommodation, plus the
registration fee, at the time you make your application. However, if you
are booking late (i.e. within 5 weeks of the starting date of your course),
we advise you to check with the Admissions
Office that a space is available for you before you send us full fees.
Please ensure that the College receives the full amounts of deposits and
fees after all bank charges have been paid. If you are making a bank transfer,
instruct your bank that you will pay all charges, including all the UK
bank's charges. You will be asked to pay any outstanding bank charges
on arrival. Please note that you will not be permitted to occupy accommodation
or begin your course until fees have been paid. Top
5. How to pay
- Payments may
be made by:
a. Bank transfer payable to
St. Clare's, Oxford
Account No. 90 96 53 83 Sort Code 20-65-18
Barclays Bank plc, Oxford Corporate Banking Centre, PO Box 858, Oxford OX2 0XP England
b. Cheque
In Sterling £ drawn on a British clearing bank payable to St. Clare's,
Oxford
c. Sterling £ Travellers' Cheques or Cash
Please quote your name, as written on the Application Form, in all correspondence,
and on all bank transfers.
d. by Credit Card
We accept the following credit cards - Mastercard, Visa and JCB. Please
note that a surcharge of 2% will be made for credit card payments above
£1000 (one thousand pounds).
e. by Debit Card
We accept the following debit cards - Switch, Delta, Solo and Electron.
Note: students should note that the quickest and most efficient method of paying the registration fee, tuition deposit, accommodation deposit, course and accommodation fees is by debit/credit card. Top
6. Refunds, Withdrawals
and Cancellations
Registration
is by the term, for shorter periods within a term, or by course. Deposits
are required for each course, term or period for which you wish to register.
Deposits are non-refundable, except under exceptional circumstances.
If you have paid for your course in advance but are unable to attend,
you may be able to claim on the travel insurance. You should consult the
travel insurance documents and contact the company direct to see whether
you have a valid reason for claiming. We will make the following refunds:
- For cancellation more than 3 weeks before the starting date, full fees will be refunded, less the deposit and any bank charges
- For cancellation in the 3 weeks before the starting date, or non-arrival, fees will be refunded, less two weeks' tuition and accommodation fees.
Note: please contact us immediately if you have to cancel your registration. The deposit is not refundable, except in special cases. Fees will not be returned once a course has started. The travel insurance included in your course fees covers costs if you have to cancel your course, for good reasons before you leave home, as long as you have paid your course fees in full. The insurance also covers you if you are unable to complete your course, for good reasons.
Fees are not refunded once you have begun your course or occupied your accommodation.
Fees are are not refunded if you are asked to leave the College because of unsatisfactory behaviour or work.
Registration is on a termly basis or by course. The Cancellation conditions give above apply to each term, part of term or course for which you are registered. In other words, if you register for two or more terms or courses and cancel, the deposit, or two weeks' fees are deducted from fees for each course or term before a refund is made. Top
7. Accommodation
and Course Changes
Please note
that if you wish to change or move out of College or homestay accommodation
you must give us written notice as follows:
- four weeks for College accommodation
- one week for homestay
The same notice period is required for changes of accommodation, and for cancellation of meals. A charge is made for changes or cancellations made without giving the notice period. An administration charge may also be made for course changes, at St. Clare's discretion.
8. Travel Insurance
Travel Insurance is mandatory and covers travel directly to and from St.
Clare's, travel whilst at St. Clare's and half-term breaks. Travel to
and from St. Clare's is limited to 48 hours in each direction. Travel
whilst at St. Clare's includes trips organised by St. Clare's and those
involving outdoor activity pursuits. Travel at half-term breaks is limited
to Europe and a maximum of 10 days. There is no cover for the Christmas
and Easter breaks other than the journeys to and from St. Clare's. Cover
is provided for medical expenses, rescue, evacuatoin, and repatriation,
cancellation or curtailment, personal accident, personal property and
money, delay, abandonment and missed departure and personal liability
claims. For
full details of the extent of the cover and the exclusions see the Certificate
of Insurance, the Summary of Cover and the Frequently Asked Questions
document, which are available from Admissions.
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