IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR

STUDENTS ENROLLING IN 2005

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KEY CHANGES FOR 2005

• HECS is replaced by HECS-HELP and all Commonwealth supported students will be allocated 7 years of student learning entitlement (SLE).

• PELS (the loan scheme for postgraduate coursework) is replaced by FEE-HELP and is extended to eligible domestic full fee paying undergraduate students.

• OS-HELP is available for eligible Commonwealth supported students who are approved to go on an overseas exchange.

• Commonwealth Learning Scholarships (CLS) are available to all eligible Commonwealth supported students.

• From 2005 every student in receipt of Commonwealth Assistance must have a Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN).

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IMPORTANT ENROLMENT REMINDER

Census date is the cut off date at which the University reports enrolments to the Government. If you have not finalised payment of all fees and charges by this date your enrolment will be cancelled.

SEMESTER 1, THE CENSUS DATE IS 31 MARCH 2005SEMESTER 2, THE CENSUS DATE IS 31 AUGUST 2005

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What is included in Fees & Charges?

• Student Contribution Amount – previously called HECS

• Tuition fees

• Student Services Charge

• Various Administrative Charges – eg. Late enrolment charge, late payment charge

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Consequences – Late Enrolment

• For enrolment to be effective – all fees and charges must be paid;

• If fees or charges are not paid the students enrolment will be cancelled after census date;

• In exceptional circumstances students can apply to the Academic Registrar for late enrolment.

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QUESTIONS?

• Visit the Student Centre - Level 1 JD Story Building

• Enrolment Guide – hard copy was sent to all new students or

www.sinet.uq.edu.au/doc/enrolmentguide2005.pdf

• UQ website: www.uq.edu.au/myadvisor/

• DEST website: www.goingtouni.gov.au