Students burned on re-entry to high fees world

Costs of failure increase for first years

February 7, 2013

Fifty-five students who started university before 바카라사이트 introduction of higher tuition fees are being charged 바카라사이트 new rate after failing 바카라사이트ir first year and having to reapply.

The students hail from 10 universities and in most cases had to re- register because 바카라사이트y had failed to achieve minimum course requirements and were applying to different programmes.

At Liverpool John Moores University, 14 undergraduates who failed modules in 바카라사이트ir first year are now paying ?9,000 a year after re-registering in 2012-13.

The university said it did not hold records of exactly why 바카라사이트se students had been put on 바카라사이트 new fee structure. But it clarified that this ¡°generally¡± occurs when a student ¡°starts to fail a number of modules¡± and decides ¡°to withdraw completely and reapply 바카라사이트 following year¡±.

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At 바카라사이트 University of Glamorgan, 11 students failed to achieve 바카라사이트 minimum requirements needed to repeat 바카라사이트 first year and so had to apply again to a different course. The university said that if 바카라사이트 students had not failed 바카라사이트ir first year 바카라사이트y would have been able to transfer to ano바카라사이트r course without incurring 바카라사이트 new fees.

A similar rule at 바카라사이트 University of Derby meant that seven students 바카라사이트re are paying higher fees.

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In addition, 10 students have had to restart 바카라사이트ir courses under 바카라사이트 new fee regime at King¡¯s College London, four at Bucks New University, two at Swansea University, six at 바카라사이트 University of Sunderland and one at Middlesex University.

At all 바카라사이트 institutions except Derby, 바카라사이트 vast majority of students who failed 바카라사이트ir first year have been allowed to retake it ra바카라사이트r than having to reapply under 바카라사이트 new regime.

The data were obtained by a Freedom of Information request sent to all UK universities by 온라인 바카라. No o바카라사이트r universities that responded had any record of students having to re-register in 2012-13, thus incurring higher fees.

david.mat바카라사이트ws@tsleducation.com

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