Receipt for payment of fees:
Please note that the bank giro is your official receipt for the payment of fees. Please retain this as proof of payment and for tax purposes. A search fee of €25 will be charged by Adult Continuing Education, U.C.C. for issuing duplicate receipts.

Payment of Fees Deadlines:
Instalment Payment to be received by:
1st half of course fee 31st October, 2010
2nd half of course fee 31st January, 2011

Cancellation Deadlines:
Cancellation Period Fees Liability
Up to 31st October 2010 - 0% of fees
1st November 2010 – 31st January 2011 - 50% of fees
After 31st January 2010 - 100% of fees

Students wishing to cancel their chosen course must notify Adult Continuing Education preferably by email to:
k.hennessy@ucc.ie 
Or in writing to:
Ms. Karen Hennessy,
Executive Assistant,
Registration,
Adult Continuing Education,
University College,
Cork

Students entering Adult Continuing Education Programmes are required to pay tuition fees in two instalments. The first instalment must be paid prior to the commencement of the programme, the second instalment is payable in January, 2011.  Students who fail to have full fees paid by January 31st 2011 will not be recognised for Examination/Assessment purposes.  A student cannot be registered, receive an ID card or attend any course until he/she has paid the prescribed fee and/or instalment of fee. Students registering for part of a programme due to exemptions are liable for full fees. Programme fees must be paid using the Bank Giro System. Payment can be made at any Bank. Accurate recording of fee payments cannot be guaranteed if the Giro is not used. Bank Giros are issued directly to those students accepted on programmes prior to commencement of that programme.

Students in receipt of Grants/Awards/Scholarship of Funding should note that in their case full fees are payable at the commencement of the programme. Students should also note that in cases where the scholarship or funding is insufficient to cover the full fee the balance should be paid by the student through a bank. Students will be forwarded a Sponsorship Form from Adult Continuing Education with the initial request for payment. Sponsoring bodies are required to return the completed form to Adult Continuing Education confirming sponsorship details. Responsibility for the prompt payment of fees lies with the student.

Applications for Refund of Programme Fees will not be considered after –
(a) October 31st 2010 where a student discontinues his/her studies and where the first instalment of fees has been paid
OR
(b) January 31st 2011 where a student discontinues his/her studies and where the second instalment of fees has been paid.

Students wishing to cancel their chosen programme must notify Adult Continuing Education in writing returning their student card.

A Fee Concession Scheme designed to provide support for adult learners on Adult Continuing Education Certificate/Diploma Programmes is offered by Adult Continuing Education. The scheme offers a 25% reduction of Adult Continuing Education Programme Fees. If entitled to a Fee Concession the reduction will be applied to the second instalment of fees due in January, 2011. The Scheme applies to:

• Applicants in receipt of unemployed benefit
• Applicants in receipt of disability benefit 
• Applicants in receipt of retirement/old age/widow/widower pension 
• Applicants in receipt of Lone Parents Allowance/Separation Allowance 
• Applicants in receipt of carer’s allowance

Applications for Fee Concession must be submitted on the official Fee Concession Application and supported with relevant documentation. Fee Concession Applications should be made at the time of registration in the case of all new applicants. Applications received after the programme closing date will not be considered. Concessions cannot be claimed  retrospectively. Students progressing to Year 2 of a programme are required to submit relevant supporting documentation prior to commencement of Year 2. Information on part-time courses eligible for tax relief is available from the relevant Income Tax Office. In order to claim tax relief, students must retain the upper portion of the bank giro form that has been stamped by the bank at the time of fee payment confirming amount paid.

A search fee of €25 (payable in advance) will be charged for duplicate receipts.

Transcript €20
Replacement ID Card €20

Adult Continuing Education, University College, Cork is not bound by any error in and/or omission from, this publication. Adult Continuing Education reserves the right to revise, amend and/or alter the regulations as set out.

Amended April 2010