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ACU offers Commonwealth-supported and fee-paying places.

The majority of postgraduate coursework programs are offered on a fee-paying basis (a small number of Commonwealth-supported places may be available in some postgraduate courses).

Details of fees are available from the Enrolments, Fees and Scholarships Section (Course Costs 2009).

Information about fees for international students is available from the International Education Office (Fee Information).

Commonwealth-supported Student Places

Students who are enrolled in the University and are allocated a Commonwealth-supported place are required by the Australian Government to pay student contributions towards the cost of their higher education. The relevant rates for 2009 are as follows:

Discipline Cluster 1 ACU Student Contribution Level per standard year 2
Students enrolled pre-2006 Students enrolled 2006-2007 Students enrolled 2008 Students to whom 2009 rates apply 3
Law $6,942 ($867/unit) $8,677 ($1,084/unit) $8,677 ($1,084/unit) $8,677 ($1,084/unit)
Accounting, Administration, Commerce, Economics $5,930 ($741/unit) $7,412 ($926/unit) $8,677 ($1,084/unit) $8,677 ($1,084/unit)
Agriculture, Applied and Other Health, Built Environment, Computing, Engineering $5,930 ($741/unit) $7,412 ($926/unit) $7,412 ($926/unit) $7,412 ($926/unit)
Mathematics, Natural and Physical Science, Statistics $5,930 ($741/unit) $7,412 ($926/unit) $7,412 ($926/unit) $4,162 ($520/unit)
Arts, Behavioural Sciences, Clinical Psychology, Foreign Languages, Humanities, Social Sciences, Visual and Performing Arts $4,162 ($520/unit) $5,201 ($650/unit) $5,201 ($650/unit) $5,201 ($650/unit)
National priorities
Education, Nursing
$4,162 ($520/unit) $4,162 ($520/unit) $4,162 ($520/unit) $4,162 ($520/unit)

Information about Commonwealth-supported places, student contribution amounts, and the Higher Education Loan program (HELP) is provided in a Department of Education, employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) prepared booklet, which is available from the Student Centre.

2009 Domestic Student Tuition Fees

ACU tuition fees for fee-paying students in 2009 are as follows:

Units Fee per unit
0.125 EFTSL value 4
Religious Education and Theology undergraduate5 and postgraduate units $950
Business, Information Systems, Management and Visual Arts undergraduate5 and postgraduate units $1,475
Counselling postgraduate units $1,475
Bachelor of Nursing and Bachelor of Midwifery undergraduate5 units $1,725
Music undergraduate5 and Graduate Diploma units $1,475
Master of Music units $1,800
Psychology undergraduate5, Graduate Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma units $1,475
Master and Doctor of Psychology units and Doctor of Education units
per 10 credit point unit
$1,800
All other undergraduate5 and postgraduate units and Master of Education units $1,250
Associate Degree in Social Science units5 $775
All other Associate Degree and Diploma units5 $1,250
Auditing of units $550
Non-award units The same rate as applies to units in the relevant discipline

Students may apply for FEE-HELP in accordance with Commonwealth government eligibility criteria. Information about FEE-HELP is provided in a Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) prepared booklet, which is available from the Student Centre.

For further information on Fees and due dates for payment, refer to the University website: Enrolments, Fees and Scholarships Section (Fees Information 2009)
1 This table combines funding clusters with the same value.
2 A standard year is calculated on 8 units or a total of 80 cp.
3 Refer to Enrolments, Fees and Scholarships Section (Course Costs 2009).
4 Refer toEnrolments, Fees and Scholarships Section (Course Costs 2009).
5 In 2009, domestic undergraduate fees are for continuing fee-paying students only.

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