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Important Information

If you decide you would like to apply for a place at Queen Margaret University, please read the following Terms and Conditions and ensure that you understand and accept them. These Terms and Conditions form the basis of the contract you enter into with the University when you accept a place with us.

1 Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in our prospectus is accurate at the time of going to publication. The University will endeavour to deliver courses in accordance with the descriptions set out in this prospectus. However, due to a practice of continuous review and for various practical and financial reasons, the content or curriculum of any course may be changed with the possibility of some courses being cancelled, modified or replaced.

The University therefore reserves the right to make variations to the content or methods of delivery of courses, to discontinue courses and to merge or combine courses,if such action is reasonably considered to be necessary by the University.

If the University discontinues any course, it will use its reasonable endeavours to provide a suitable alternative course.

It may be necessary for a relocation of particular activities or courses from one campus to another. Students affected by such relocation will be notified by the University as soon as is possible in advance.

2 In the event of external factors, such as industrial action, the University undertakes to minimise any disruption that may subsequently arise, as far as is practicable.

3 An offer of a place at the University is made on the understanding that, in accepting it, the student undertakes to observe and comply with these Terms and Conditions and to abide by, and to submit to the procedures of, the University's Regulations, as amended from time to time. A copy of the current Regulations is available, on request, from the Academic Registrar, Queen Margaret University, Queen Margaret University Drive, Musselburgh, East Lothian EH21 6UU (Tel: 0131 474 0000).

4 Fees are payable for all courses and are subject to review annually. No student will be deemed to be fully matriculated until his or her fees have been paid in full, or satisfactory evidence is produced that such fees will be paid by a sponsoring authority. No student will be permitted to graduate nor to proceed to the next year of their course until tuition fees for all preceding years have been paid in full. Failure to settle tuition fees by the due date may lead to a student being excluded from attendance at classes.

Ensuring fees are paid is the responsibility of the student and, in the event of a student's sponsoring authority refusing or failing to make payment in full or in part, the student will be held personally liable for payment. Students will also be liable for any travel and accommodation costs
incurred whilst on placement. Such costs may be paid by a sponsoring authority but should a sponsoring authority refuse or fail to do so, the student will be personally liable for such costs.

5 For some courses, an additional fee may be payable in respect of registration with a professional body.

6 Additional charges will be made in respect of graduation and, where applicable, reassessment. Also, the University reserves the right to make additional charges to students for activities, field trips, materials, etc that are necessary for the completion of some courses. Details of any such additional charges are available from the course Admissions Tutor.

7 The University may withdraw or amend its offer or terminate a student's registration at the University if it finds that a false or materially misleading statement has been made in, or significant information has been omitted from, a student's application form.

8 Admissions to some degree courses offered by the University, and to some of the professions for which it provides training, may be precluded by certain medical conditions. Students are obliged to include information regarding any medical condition, past or present, that may affect their participation on a course when completing their UCAS or Queen Margaret University application form.

If an applicant has any doubt as to the effect that a medical or health-related condition may have on his/her application, he/she must contact the course Admissions Tutor who will be able to advise accordingly.

All applicants are asked to disclose criminal convictions to help safeguard the welfare of our students. Applicants for certain programmes of study must declare all criminal convictions, and in these cases the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 does not apply. As a condition of entry, candidates for these programmes will be asked to provide a satisfactory Enhanced disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau, Disclosure Scotland, or an appropriate equivalent.

If an applicant has any doubt as to the effect a criminal conviction may have on his/her application, he/she must contact the course Admissions Tutor who will be able to advise accordingly.

9 The University does not warrant or guarantee that a student admitted to a particular course will necessarily be allowed to complete the course if the student subsequently suffers from or contracts any material medical or health condition.

10 Whilst courses are designed to prepare students for employment, the University does not warrant or guarantee that students will obtain employment as a result of successfully completing any course.

11 The University does not accept responsibility and expressly excludes all liability for any loss, damage or injury incurred by a student or to his/her property, whether in connection with his/her studies or not, except in circumstances where the student has suffered personal injury or death caused by the negligence of the University or its employees. In particular, the University shall not be liable for any loss of, or damage to, any computer or electronic data or information owned or used by a student.

12 Personal information on students will be held and processed according to the Data Protection Act (1998). This information will be used by the University to fulfill its part of the contract between it and the student. As part of the contract, the University is also required to release certain information on the student population to government agencies.

Fees

There are tuition fees and charges for all courses offered by Queen Margaret University.

Fees are reviewed annually. Please click here for current fee details.

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