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Refunding part of MSc course fee

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mumblechum0 · 07/10/2017 11:26

Hi
Asking on behalf of a friend. Anyone with professional knowledge on this much appreciated.
Is it possible that a Uni will refund some of an MSc course fee where the student stopped attending?
Student started part time MSc in Oct 2016. Stopped attending Dec 2016 as working full time, very long hours. Didn't officially drop out, just stopped going to lectures.
Has paid all of the fees for the year with a student loan. SLC now want most of it repaid immediately.
Any chance the Uni may refund some of the fees?

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mumblechum0 · 07/10/2017 12:20

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titchy · 07/10/2017 12:41

If your friend told the university they were dropping out then yes they'd usually offer a fee refund.

If they just didn't bother to turn up any more and didn't tell anytime they no refund and rightly so. How arrogant....

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purplepandas · 07/10/2017 12:42

Titchy is spot on. Without official notification of withdrawal, there will be no fees refunded. That cannot be done retrospectively of course.

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MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 07/10/2017 12:43

No chance the uni will refund fees in that circumstance.

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ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 07/10/2017 12:43

It will say on the university website somewhere. I think generally it's a part refund if leave early on in the course and then no refund.

As the person did not leave the course, I'd guess the university will not refund anything.

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titchy · 07/10/2017 12:43

I assume they got the PG loan - why does SLC want their money back now? It's payable at 9% of salary over £21k.

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mollifly · 07/10/2017 12:45

In my expedience (which is a lot) not normally unless formal notification of withdrawal but as a post grad loan you'll have to pay it back straight away if you are no longer studying but have benefited from having living costs covered.

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CorporeSarnie · 07/10/2017 12:46

Of course not. How would the university know to refund if the student didn't withdraw at the time? It isn't a bank account. Masters courses are professional degrees and the students are treated as adult learners. In this case seemingly erroneously.

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mumblechum0 · 07/10/2017 13:07

Yep, pretty much what I thought! I'll let her know (told her the MN Massive would know! )