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Schedule of Fees and Fines

1. Themaster’sdegreeprogrammesoftheAcademyareoperatedonaself-financingbasis.The tuition fees for 2016/2017 are as the follows.

Programme of StudyTuitionFeefor2016/2017

Full-time/peryear Part-time/per year

MasterofFineArtsinDanceMasterofFineArtsinDramaMasterofFineArtsinTheatreandEntertainment Arts

HK$101,000.00 HK$67,400.00

MasterofFineArtsinCinemaProduction HK$122,000.00 HK$81,400.00

MasterofMusic HK$101,000.00

HK$67,400.00(onlyapplicableto

conducting for Chinese orchestrasmajors)

2. Tuition fees for the full-time programmes are payable yearly in two equal instalments. Thefirst instalment isduebeforeSeptemberandthesecond instalment isduebeforeFebruaryofeachacademicyear.Invoiceswillbesenttoallstudentsbeforethepaymentdates. If students do not receive such invoices at the end of the respective months, it is theirresponsibilitytomakeenquiriesattheAcademicServicesOffice.

3. Tuitionfeesforthepart-timeprogrammesarepayableyearlyintwoinstalments.Thefirstinstalment isduebeforeSeptemberandthesecond instalment isduebeforeFebruaryof each academic year. All part-time students are normally required to register for a minimumof15creditsperyear(exceptinthefinalyearofstudy).Invoiceswillbesenttoall students before the payment dates. If students do not receive such invoices, it is their responsibilitytomakeenquiriesattheAcademicServicesOffice.

4. All studentsmustpay their tuition feesat theAccountsOfficeat theAdministrationBlockof theAcademybythedatesspecifiedunlesspriorpermission fordeferment isobtained. Tuition fees paid are not refundable.

Initial Payment of Tuition Fees at Pre-Registration for New Student

5. Onacceptanceoftheoffer,studentsarerequiredtoattendregistrationinpersonattheAcademicServicesOfficeoftheAcademyandmakeaninitialpaymentofHK$10,000.00byaspecifieddate.Theamountpaid isnotrefundableandwillberegardedaspartialpayment of the tuition fee.

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6. In addition to tuition fees, students shall pay other fees as prescribed by the Academy. These fees include the following:

Fee/Fine Amount(HK$)

ApplicationFee 300

LateApplicationFee 250

LateRegistrationFee($20perday,maximumHK$200) 20

CautionMoney 400

TuitionFeeforAdditionalCredit(percredit) 3,400or4,100**forMFAinCinemaProductionprogramme only

RetakeCourseFee(percredit) 3,400or4,100**forMFAinCinemaProductionprogramme only

CreditTransfer/ExemptionApplicationFee(percredit,regardlessthecaseisapprovedornot)

340

GraduationFee 400

TranscriptFee(percopy) 50

FineforUnauthorisedUseofLocker 50

LockerPadlockRemovalFee 20

Re-examination/SupplementaryExaminationFee(percourse) 200

StudentsIdentityCardReplacementFee 70

FineforUnofficialWithdrawal 60

7. On first registration in anewacademicprogramme, students are required topaya caution money of HK$400, which will be converted into a graduation fee upon graduation. In case of withdrawal before graduation, caution money will be used to cover anyunpaidclaimscharged toastudent, suchasoutstanding librarydues.Except forofficialwithdrawal,thebalanceisnotrefundable.

8. Registration and/or completion of any outstanding coursework/assessment beyond thenormativestudyperiodwill incurachargeofHK$6,740persemester.Forthe normative study period, please refer to Regulation 10.1.

9. Theremaybeotherchargesonadvising feeandanyoutstandingcoursework/assessment.

10. As stipulated in the General Academic Regulations Governing Postgraduate Studies 7.3, there shall be a two-week course add-drop period at each semester that formally allows students to add or drop a course. The total number of credits registered shall not be less thantheminimumof15creditsayear(exceptinthefinalyearofstudy).

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11. Within the add-drop period, students who add a course, resulting in the number of creditsregisteredexceedingthetotalnumberofcreditspaidinthetuitionfees,areliableto pay for the additional credits, please refer to page 66.

12. Within the add-drop period, if a dropped course results in the number of credits registered less than the total number of credits paid, the tuition fees of dropped credits will be carried forward to the following semester.

13. The tuition fees of any course withdrawn after the course add-drop period are non-refundable.

Student Financial Aid

1. Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme(ENLS)

1.1 Eligible local post-graduate students at the Academy may apply for financial assistanceunder theGovernment’sExtendedNon-means-testedLoanScheme(ENLS)whichprovidesfinancialassistanceintheformofloantoeligiblestudentsto settle tuition fees of specific part-time and full-time post-secondary and continuing and professional education courses provided in Hong Kong.

1.2 Themaximumamountastudentmayborrowisthetotaltuitionfeepayableinanacademicyear, inanycaseshouldnotexceedanaggregateof12months’tuitionfee payable.

1.3 With effect from the 2012/13 academic year, a life-time loan limit is imposed on eachstudenteligible forreceiving loansundertheENLS.The life-time loan limitforthe2016/17academicyearisHK$350,200andwillbeprice-adjustedannuallythereafterinaccordancewiththeCompositeConsumerPriceIndex.

1.4 Loandisbursed fromthe2012/13academicyearandonwardswillbecountedtowards the life-time loan limit, which is not of revolving nature and will not be reset by any repayments. Eligible students may borrow a loan amount up to the totaltuitionfeepayable,subjecttothelife-timeloanlimitoritsremainingbalance(calculatedasatthedateofapprovaloftheloanapplicationnotbeingexceeded).Onceastudenthasexhaustedthelife-timeloanlimitoritsremainingbalance,theSFOwillnotconsideranyloanapplication.

1.5 IfastudentwishestoapplyfortheENLSloans,he/sheshouldcompletetheENLSapplicationform(ENLS141)or(ENLS141C),Undertaking(ENLS142)or(ENLS142C),Deedof Indemnity (ENLS143)or (ENLS143C)and therelevant loandocumentswhichareavailableattheSFOwebsite:http://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/sfo/eng/public/index.htm#nls2

1.6 If all information provided are complete and all the required documents submitted areinorder,astudentmaynormallybenotifiedoftheresultwithinthreeweeksby mail from the date of complete information submission of application to the SFO. Ifa loanapplication isapproved, thefirst instalment loanwillnormallybepaid within three weeks upon the date of approval.