Postgraduate Students

The table below outlines the fees payable by Postgraduate students. For Fee Payment Dates see second table below. The First Payment detailed in the table below is a minimum payment requirement.

Students can pay full fee liability on or before First Payment date. 

Postgraduate Students – Fee Payment Dates 2026/2027

Fees not paid by the required dates below are subject to a Late Payment Charge.

Repeating Students

Where students are repeating modules, a Repeat Fee assessment is completed based on the total Tuition Fee for the programme and the credits being repeated. In addition, the full Capitation Fee of €210 applies.

For EU Undergraduate students, a repeat fee calculator is available.

The capitation fee is payable by all students in a repeating year.

Scholarships and discounts are applicable in progressing years only (i.e. not valid for repeating years).

Confirmation of Attendance

• All EU Undergraduate Students in receipt of FFI (the Free Fees Initiative) are required to confirm their attendance in February each year.
• Where students do not complete this process, UCC can only claim half (50%) Tuition Fee on their behalf.
• Students will become liable for the remaining 50% which will be reflected on their fee account as an outstanding balance if they are still registered for Semester 2.
• Further information on Confirmation of Attendance is available here.

Withdrawing from a Programme

• Where a student withdraws from a programme of study in UCC, they are liable for the Capitation Fee of €210 at a minimum.
• Remaining fees owing are dependant on the date of withdrawal. Further details can be found here
• Withdrawals are completed by SREO and students are responsible for ensuring this process has been completed.

Payment Plans

• A payment plan facilitates payments over a pre-approved time, details of which can be found here.
• Payment Plans are available to EU Undergraduates and EU Postgraduates, Full Time Students only.
• If you are an Adult Education student, please contact acefinance@ucc.ie

Late Payment Charges and denial of Access to Services

• All students must make their relevant payment of fees online when completing Online Registration at the beginning of each new academic year. Where the minimum amount due is not paid at registration, students are advised that they may lose access to Canvas and their student ID card may be deactivated/withheld until correct payment has been received by the Fees Office. Student ID cards will be enabled and access to Canvas will be restored once the Fees Office have received payment or agreed a payment plan with the students involved. Please note that it may take up to 36 hours to restore access to Canvas. In the case of Non-EU students, who are first time entrants to UCC, and are required to pay the Capitation Fee and full Tuition Fee on registration, students are advised that access to a Student ID Card will be withheld until such time as the full fee owing has been paid. Student ID Cards will be provided once the Fees Office have received payment. 
• Instalments received after 31 January each year and on or before 28 February each year will be subject to a late payment charge of €200. Instalments received after 28 February each year shall incur an additional late payment charge of €150, bringing the total late payment charge to €350. The maximum late payment charge will be €350 in any one academic year. These charges are not applicable where there is an agreed payment plan in place and where the terms of that payment plan have been fully adhered to. students are advised that they may lose access to Canvas and their student ID card may be deactivated/withheld until payment has been received by the Fees Office. Please note that it may take up to 36 hours to restore access to Canvas.
• Students will be allowed access to their examination results even if their fees are not paid in full. This is to facilitate the student’s ability to register for repeat exams and pay the appropriate fee.
• Any student returning for their next year of study will not be permitted to register until the balance of fees are cleared.
• A student will not be permitted to graduate until all fees due to UCC have been paid in full.
• Students should refer to our website for details of the University Fee Refund Policy.

Students with all/partial Fee Funding (Incl ACE)

Students with all or partial Fee Funding including students registered with UCC Adult and Continuing Education (ACE):

All funding (Non SUSI)

• Students should indicate the relevant funding when asked to do so during online registration and will be prompted to submit these details.
• Research and Department Funded students please ensure that you upload the relevant F1 Form at each year of registration. Failure to do so may result in you not securing funding from the funding body and being liable for fees.
• ACE students who are being partially/fully funded will be required to submit a Sponsorship Form, if you do not receive a sponsorship form on application please email acefinance@ucc.ie
• For two-year programmes, invoices for the second year will need to be applied for by emailing acefinance@ucc.ie
• Failure to provide details of funding may delay billing and result in the student being liable for full fees.
• It is the student’s responsibility to inform the University of any funding that applies to their fee.
• If a sponsor fails to pay the agreed fee the unpaid fee will be transferred to the student and students are liable for any remaining balance. Students will not be permitted to progress to the next academic year or to graduate with fees outstanding.

SUSI Funding

• If the student has applied for funding from SUSI, the student must input their SUSI reference number during online registration. 

Details on liability and payment for all first year postgraduate students can be found here First Year Postgraduate-SUSI

Details of liability and payment for on-going postgraduate students can be found here On-going Postgraduate Students-SUSI

Support to Students

In applying this policy, UCC will endeavour to be sympathetic to individual students financial circumstances. To do this we advise students to engage with the University if they are experiencing difficulties and should seek help at the earliest opportunity by contacting the appropriate office. 

Students can upload a query to the Fees Office here or contact the various support and assistance offices here.  If you are an ACE student please email acefinance@ucc.ie

CPD Continuing Professional Development / Micro-credential Students

What to do if your fees are being funded:

If your employer wishes to pay for your attendance, you can select you are being sponsored when completing your application on UCC Apply.  You will be prompted to complete a form with your employer details or upload proof of funding.  Once accepted onto the programme your employer will be invoiced for the programme fee. You remain liable for the fee until the payment is received.

https://forms.ucc.ie/fundingupload 

mailto:cpdgraduatestudies@ucc.iehttps://www.ucc.ie/en/financeoffice/fees/feepayments/

What happens if I withdraw from a CPD Module?

All withdrawals from CPD modules must be notified to the CPD co-ordinator in the Graduate Studies Office by email only to cpdgraduatestudies@ucc.ie as soon as possible. The CPD co-ordinator will in turn, notify the Fees Office. As the withdrawing student, it is advisable that you also notify the module co-ordinator.  If you are registered with ACE for your CPD, you must inform your course co-ordinator.

You will be required to apply in the usual manner should you wish to pursue the module again. Please note the application fee is non-refundable. 

This Student Debtor Policy is effective for the current academic year.