Payment Schedule

1. You can retrieve your e-statement of account, view your Account Summary and the due date for payment of fees in AIMS under Student Record > My Finance. The tuition fee information of your programme in the coming years is also available in your Account Summary page.
   
   
2. An e-statement of student fees for charging of tuition fee and other fees will be available in AIMS under Student Record > My Finance about two to three weeks before the payment due date. Students can view or print the e-statement from AIMS and pay the account balance using one of the Payment Methods. A penalty charge of 2% on the outstanding balance will be imposed if the balance is not settled by the due date. Please refer to the following payment schedule for the current academic year.


Payment Schedule 2024/25

For programmes with a flat tuition fee
Students studying in a programme that charges a flat tuition fee# normally have to settle the tuition in two equal instalments according to the following schedule:
Semester A 2024/25	2 September 2024
Semester B 2024/25	13 January 2025

For programmes with tuition fee charged on a per credit unit# basis
(For Student Admitted in or before 2019 Cohort) Students will be charged a minimum tuition fee of two credit units before the start of Semesters A and B. The balance of tuition fee chargeable for the semester/term will be calculated based on the number of credit units registered.
(For Student Admitted in or after 2020 Cohort) Students will be charged an instalment in the first statement before the start of Semesters A and B. Instalment payments will offset the tuition fees of the student's actual course registration in the concerned semester.  If the instalment is greater than the tuition fees for the semester, the balance will be credited back to the student's account to cover future tuition fees.  For instalment that cannot cover the tuition fees for the semester, additional tuition fees will be charged to the second statement. Further instalment details can be found on SGS's website here. The schedule for payment is as follows:
Semester A 2024/25	2 September 2024 (First Statement) 30 September 2024 (Second Statement)
Semester B 2024/25	13 January 2025 (First Statement) 17 February 2025 (Second Statement)
Summer Term 2025	7 July 2025

#	For some programmes, the tuition fee rate may differ for local and non-local students. If there is a change in residence status, you should report it to the Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies (SGS). In case the change entails a change in the tuition fee rate, the new rate will take effect from the following semester/term.
	(Example: If the change in residence status is reported to SGS before the start of Semester A 2020/21, the new tuition fee rate, if applicable, will take effect from Semester A 2020/21. If the change is reported at any time in Semester A 2020/21, the new rate will only take effect from Semester B 2020/21.)

3. You should finalise your study plan by the close of the course add/drop period. If you need to apply for leave of absence, withdrawal of studies or reduction of study load, please submit an application via AIMS by Week 2. You should settle your tuition fees by the due date to avoid a late charge while waiting for the application results.
   
   
4. According to the University's Regulations on Tuition Fees, late applications for dropping of courses, leave of absence or withdrawal of studies will be subject to the following tuition fee:
   
   Semester A/B

   Time of Submission	Tuition Fee Liable
   Week 3 till the end of Week 6	50%*
   Week 7 and afterwards	100%*

   * For programmes charged on a per credit unit basis, students will be liable for the tuition fee chargeable or the minimum tuition fee of two credit units, whichever is higher.
   
   Summer Term

   Time of Submission	Tuition Fee Liable
   Week 3	50%
   Week 4 and afterwards	100%

   Additional Notes for New Students:
   1. The Acceptance Fee paid at the time of admission is not refundable.
   
   
   2. Students joining the University are required to pay a Graduation Fee of $400. The Graduation Fee will be refunded to students who subsequently withdraw before graduation or whose studies are being terminated by the University.