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WILL I PAY THE ‘HOME’ OR ‘OVERSEAS’ RATE OF FEE? Publicly funded educational institutions charge two levels of fee: the lower ‘home’ fee and the higher ‘overseas’ fee. Private sector institutions often have only one level of tuition fee, which all students must pay. For courses in publicly funded educational institutions, some categories of student must be charged the ‘home fee’ and the various categories of ‘home’ student are explained below. The level of fee you will have to pay depends on whether you meet certain criteria. Different criteria can be applied depending on whether you are studying a course at higher education level or further education level. IS MY COURSE HIGHER EDUCATION OR FURTHER EDUCATION? Higher education courses include HNC and HND courses, undergraduate degrees (for example, BA, BSc, BEd) and postgraduate degrees (for example, MA, MSc or PhD). Further education courses include GCSEs, AS and ‘A’ levels (and their equivalents), NVQs, GNVQs, BTECs and Access courses. If you are not sure whether your course is higher education or further education, ask your place of study. If your course is higher education, the institution will usually decide your fee status on the basis of the relevant fees regulations (as explained on pages 2 to 9 of this Information Sheet). Note: If you are studying a higher education course at a further education college in Northern Ireland, see page 10. If your course is further education, the institution might consider charging you ‘home’ fees even if you do not come within the categories in the regulations. This will depend not only on your circumstances but also on where your place of study is - that is, whether it is in England, Wales or Northern Ireland – as different rules apply. The fees systems for further education are outlined on page 10. HOW MUCH ARE ‘OVERSEAS’ FEES? ‘Overseas’ fees can range from ￡3,500 to about ￡18,000 per year depending on the institution, the level of course and the type of course. The fee wil