Academy Terms and Conditions

Attendance: Students must attend the classes listed on their timetables. The Academy does not recommend students for examinations if attendance falls below 85% of that required. In the case of absence, the Academy must be informed of valid reasons. A medical certificate is required if there are more than three days' consecutive absence owing to illness.

Punctuality: Being late for classes is not only detrimental to the academic progress of the latecomer, but is disruptive for the entire class. Students arriving late may be marked absent. Persistent offenders may be suspended from the Academy.

Teaching: All full-time students are expected to attend daytime classes for a minimum of 15 hours per week from Monday to Friday. Course start and end dates are an indication of the academic calendar and are not expected to change. The Academy reserves the right to alter dates in order to facilitate or improve the provision of the course and its examinations. Any such changes will not affect the Academy regulations.

Books & Stationery: The Academy provides students, where applicable, with the relevant course materials. The textbooks and other course materials forming an essential part of class work must be brought to the class by students. Students are expected to buy their own textbooks and stationery.

Examination Entry: Students are entered for examinations (where applicable) only if their attendance is not less than 85% of the total and they are recommended by the Head of Department. Though the Academy informs, advises and assists students in examination entry procedure, it is entirely the students' responsibility to register with the professional bodies as Student Members and to register for examinations in good time. All examination fees and student membership fees must be paid by the student before the examination.

Conduct: Students are expected to conduct themselves responsibly on the Academy premises. Misconduct may result in suspension of the student from the Academy. In such cases no refund of fees will be given and any outstanding tuition fees will be payable in full.

Home Office: The Academy provides the necessary documentation for visa extension only to the students whose fees are fully paid up. Students paying fees by instalment will not be issued such documentation. However the Academy may assist by handling their visa extension application.

Payments by Cheques/Drafts Please note that
a) a minimum of eight clear working days has to be allowed for clearance of cheques drawn on UK banks and of 28 days in the case of foreign drafts.
b) a fee of £30 will be debited to the student's account if a cheque or a local draft is not honoured. The fee is £100 in the case of foreign drafts.

Tuition Fees: To see tuition fees for the year 2004/2005 contact our friendly Administration Team

a) Full fees must be paid in advance. Alternatively fees may be paid in THREE instalments provided:
i) the course duration is at least one year
ii) a surcharge of 10% on full fee is paid with the first instalment which is half of the full fee and that the first instalment is paid before the commencement of the course
iii) the second instalment is paid by the commencement of the 2nd term
iv) an instalment agreement form is signed
b) The Academy may suspend students without notice if their fees are in arrears.

c) Students not completing their studies for any reason will not be eligible for a refund, discount or credit and will be charged the outstanding fees even if they stop attending the courses for whatever reason.

d) The student is responsible for ensuring that (s)he has understood the costs involved in taking their selected course.

e) After the course commencement no amendment can be made to the tuition fee stated on the Letter of Acceptance Enrolment.

f) No course changes deferments can be authorised after overseas students have been granted a visa. Any variation to their student status will be notified to the Immigration authorities in the UK and the visa issuing authority.
g) After the commencement of the course students not reporting at the Academy or failing to inform the Academy of their visa application status will be reported to the visa issuing authorities as no longer having a place on the course.

h) Tuition fees does not include any other fees such as examination or books.

i) Enrolment on the course creates a binding agreement to follow the course and to pay the full fee.

Remitting Fees: You may remit the fee by one of the following methods:
a) Banker's draft or cheque made payable to "London Academy for Higher Education " and posted to the Academy using a reliable postal service.
b) Direct transfer to the Academy bank account, the details of which are as follows:

Abbey National Bank plc, Kensington High Street Branch,
London SW8,
Sort Code: 09-01-26
Account Number: 164 633 46
United Kingdom

Tuition Fee Refund Procedure: a) Fees are not refundable if, after the commencement of the course, the student stops attending or leaves the course before its completion or is suspended by the Academy owing to non-attendance, misconduct etc.

b) Home students or students not requiring a student visa to enter or remain within the UK may claim a refund of the course fee paid (less administrative charge of £200.00) provided a written notice of cancellation is received by the Academy at least one month before the commencement of the course. If the notice is not received in time, one term's fee will be deducted before a refund is made.

c) In case of students not requiring a student visa on the student's request and recommendation by the Course Tutor, the fees may be deferred to the course commencing at a later date.

d) Students requiring a student visa to enter or remain in the UK may claim a refund of the tuition fee paid (less administrative charge of £200.00) only if their visa application has been refused and the Academy informed of this prior to the commencement of the course. The application for a refund must be accompanied by a copy of the refusal letter from the British Embassy (APP200), copies of all the pages of the passport and the original documents of admission issued by the Academy. If the Academy is informed of the refusal after the commencement of the course, one term's fee is deducted. After the commencement of any term, the tuition fee for that term is not refundable and visa refusal during the term entitles the student to a refund of the fees for subsequent terms only.

e) Full fees are refundable or alternative course offered if for any reason the course is not conducted by the Academy.

f) A minimum of 6 weeks is needed for the processing of refunds.

g) No interest is paid on any refund payments.

h) No refunds are due where students have postponed the commencement of their course in the UK.

i) All refunds are made subject to the prior approval of the Executive Board.

j) The Academy reserves the right to withdraw an advertised course for which insufficient numbers of students enrol and to close any class if low numbers attending make it no longer viable.

Application: Read the prospectus carefully before filling in the Application Form. State clearly on the form the title of the course and the month/year when you wish to join. Write clearly and legibly using capital letters in BLACK ink. The completed Application Form must be sent with one passport-size photograph, copies of relevant certificates and the registration fee. An application form sent without these will not be processed.

Letter of Acceptance: After processing the application, you will be sent a Letter of Acceptance which will state that the Academy is willing to offer you a place on the course subject to the payment of the tuition fee in full or by three instalments, the conditions of which will be stated in the Letter. For the convenience of overseas students, the Letter will give an estimate of the cost of maintenance per year so that foreign exchange may be obtained.

Letter of Enrolment: Upon receipt of the full tuition fee or the first instalment of the fee, the Academy issues a Letter of Enrolment (LOE) to overseas students stating that a place has been reserved on the course. Students already in the UK are issued a LOE only after the payment of their full tuition fee.

The Letter of Enrolment may be used to overseas students to obtain a student visa and upon arrival in the UK a letter would be issued to open a Bank Account and to obtain a National Insurance Number (NI).