FLEXIBLE LEARNING POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR PAYMENT OF FEES
Once a student has accepted a place on a Flexible Learning course and has been issued with a TUS Student Number, programme fees must be paid using one of the methods below.
Programmes fees are to be discharged prior to commencement of course.
Online Payment with a Debit/Credit Card
Access the Online Payment System HERE
If you are not already logged into your TUS college account you will be prompted to enter your TUS username and password. Your username is your college email address.
- Ensure Banking App open on phone to authorise payment
- Go to Account Summary
- Select the Pay Now button
- Click on the Academic Year that you want to make the payment for
- Pay amount shown in the Net Term Balance field OR you can choose to make a part-payment by altering the Amount Payable.
- Click Pay Now to proceed to third-party payment provider page and complete payment.
Receipts
- For a Receipt, go back to the landing page by clicking on TUS.
- From landing page, go to Online Receipt.
- Select a Term i.e. Academic Year 2023-2024.
- Right-click anywhere on the page to show print options
Due to GDPR regulations, if a Parent/Guardian requires information in relation to a student’s fee account, (such as the fees balance), authorisation from the student must be provided to the Department of Flexible Learning before any disclosure can be made. If required please complete the Third Party Authorisation form HERE.
Structured Payment Plan Option
We encourage all students to pay their programme fee in full on registration, however in some cases we recognise that this may not be possible. To accommodate this, we have introduced a structured payment plan option that is available on programmes with a minimum duration of 9 months and where the programme fee exceeds €1,000*. The structured payment plan is as follows:
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Autumn 23 Start Date
Payment Dates
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Spring 24 Start Date
Payment Dates
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Payment 1 – 25% of course fee
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Prior to course commencement date
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Prior to course commencement date
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Payment 2 – 50% of course fee
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13/11/2023
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25/03/2024 |
Payment 3 – 75% of course fee
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29/01/2024
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02/09/2024
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Payment 4 – 100% of course fee
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25/03/2024
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11/11/2024 |
*This payment plan option will not be available for students on a course which is run by or associated with an external organisation.
Payment Plan must be in place and first payment is due prior to course commencement. Please complete structured payment plan HERE
Please contact Flexible Fees Midwest if you wish to avail of a payment plan but have a query on eligibility.
Students may make earlier payments and may pay more than the required amount by each date if they so wish. Students who do not adhere to the agreed Structured Payment Plan option will be removed from this payment plan and the balance of fees due in full.
Employer Sponsored Fees
If an employer is subsiding or paying fees in full, a Sponsorship Agreement must be set-up.
Download, complete and submit a Sponsorship Agreement Form from the Flexible Learning website HERE
The completed and signed Sponsorship Agreement Form must be submitted to Flexiblefees.midwest@tus.ie before the commencement date of the programme. Once the Sponsorship Agreement Form has been submitted an invoice will issue directly to the Sponsor.
If a student is availing of funding through the Department of Social Welfare or other such funding body, proof of such funding will need to be in place prior to the commencement of the course.
Students will be liable for any unpaid fee costs if the sponsor defaults on payment in any given semester. It is the responsibility of the student, in all cases, to check with their Sponsor and ensure that fees are fully paid in accordance with payment schedules.
Please note, TUS does not accept cash or cheque payments.
Implications of Late/Non-payment of Fees
Failure to comply with the above payment deadlines will result in a hold being placed on the student account. The implication of this will be:
- Examination results will be withheld.
- Access to transcripts, statement of results, registration letters etc. will be withheld.
- Continuing students will not be permitted to register for subsequent academic years.
- Students will not be permitted to graduate/receive their parchments until their outstanding debt has been cleared in full.