Part-time and professional courses

Fees and funding

Part-time undergraduate students from England or another EU country

The funding available for part-time undergraduate students in 2012/13 is different to full-time funding as there is no government support for living costs available. The funding detailed here also applies to the part-time two-year CertEd Post Compulsory Education course offered at either Eastleigh College or Chichester College, and Distance Learning courses.

If you currently live in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland you will be able to apply for different support through your home government. Visit the following websites for further information:

 Tuition fees

Tuition fees for part-time students starting in 2012 will depend on the number of credits studied in a year, up to £6,000 for 120 credits (the equivalent of a full-time course). So for example a student studying 60 credits in 2012/13 would be liable for tuition fees of £3,000 in that year. To find out the exact fees for a course please visit the fees and funding link on the left hand of a specific course page or our fee look up page.

Tuition fee loan

All eligible part-time English or EU undergraduate students studying at least 25 per cent of a full-time course can apply for a loan to cover tuition costs. This loan is not income assessed and is paid directly to the University. 

You won’t have to start repaying this loan until four years after you start your course (or April 2016, whichever is later), when you make repayments at a rate of nine per cent of annual earnings above £21,000, also rising with inflation. If you are still studying at that point you will only have to make repayments if you are also earning over £21,000. For more information on repayments see the our Student Finance Centre’s page on information for full time students.

If you prefer, you can arrange to pay your tuition fees without taking a loan, either in one payment before the start of term (an early payment discount is available) or via instalments throughout the academic year. Alternatively, you can pay part of your fees and apply for a reduced loan to cover the remainder. For more information about paying your fees visit our Student Finance Centre’s Tuition Fee pages.

How to apply for a tuition fee loan

Details of how to apply for the tuition fee loan for part-time students will be published as soon as they are available.

More information

The Direct Gov student finance site has more information for prospective part-time students.