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Fees
Australian Catholic University (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).
Information about fees for international students is available from the International Education Office. Visit Fees and Charges (select Fee Information 2011, International Full Fee-paying Students).
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 2011 are as follows:
Discipline Cluster1 |
ACU's Student Contribution Level per standard year2 |
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Students enrolled Pre 2008 |
Students enrolled 2008 |
Students enrolled 2009 |
Students enrolled 2010-2011 |
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Law |
$9,080 ($1,135/unit) |
$9,080 ($1,135/unit) |
$9,080 ($1,135/unit) |
$9,080 ($1,135/unit) |
Accounting, Administration, Commerce, Economics |
$7,756 ($969/unit) |
$9,080 ($1,135/unit) |
$9,080 ($1,135/unit) |
$9,080 ($1,135/unit) |
Agriculture, Applied and Other Health, Built Environment, Computing, Engineering |
$7,756 ($969/unit) |
$7,756 ($969/unit) |
$7,756 ($969/unit) |
$7,756 ($969/unit) |
Arts, Behavioural Sciences, Clinical Psychology, Foreign Languages, Humanities, Social Sciences, Visual and Performing Arts |
$5,442 ($680/unit) |
$5,442 ($680/unit) |
$5,442 ($680/unit) |
$5,442 ($680/unit) |
Education, Nursing |
$4,355 (544/unit) |
$4,355 (544/unit) |
$4,355 (544/unit) |
$4,355 (544/unit) |
Mathematics, Natural and Physical Science, Statistics |
$7,756 ($969/unit) |
$7,756 ($969/unit) |
$4,355 (544/unit) |
$4,355 (544/unit) |
Further information for Commonwealth-supported students, including the Higher Education Loan program (HECS-HELP), is available at the Student Centre.
2011 Domestic Student Tuition Fees
ACU tuition fees for fee-paying students in 2011 are as follows:
Units |
Fee per unit |
Commerce, Business Information Systems and Business Information Technology undergraduate units |
$1,680 |
Commerce, Business Information Systems and Business Information Technology postgraduate units |
$2,250 |
Counselling and Visual Arts undergraduate and postgraduate units |
$1,680 |
Doctor of Education units per 10 credit points |
$1,990 |
Master of Education units per 10 credit points |
$1,420 |
Educational Leadership postgraduate units |
$1,520 |
Educational System Leadership postgraduate units |
$2,500 |
Nursing, Midwifery, Occupational Therapy, Paramedicine and Physiotherapy undergraduate units |
$1,940 |
Nursing and Midwifery postgraduate units |
$1,575 |
Psychology undergraduate, Graduate Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma units |
$1,680 |
Master of Psychology units per 10 credit points |
$1,990 |
Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 1 and 2 (EDRE527 and EDRE528) units |
$1,420 |
Science undergraduate and postgraduate units |
$1,680 |
Theology (including Study of Religions) and Religious Education (excluding EDRE527 and EDRE528) undergraduate and postgraduate units |
$1,120 |
Associate Degrees in Social Science (students who first enrolled in 2009 or earlier) |
$875 |
Certificate in Guiding Meditation units |
$450 |
Auditing of units |
$630 |
Non-award units |
Same rate as for the discipline and level |
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 Fees and Charges
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 Fees and Charges