1. Payment of fees 
    1. All fees and other payments owing to MANCOSA for tuition and/or services provided must be paid by the due dates as stipulated in the current fee schedule. A non-refundable registration fee is included in all fees. 
    2. Where a student has a sponsorship/bursary for his/her studies from an employer or any other sponsoring/bursary body in respect of fees, the student must supply proof of sponsorship/bursary at the point of enrolment. 
    3. The student, however, is ultimately responsible for all and any payment owing to MANCOSA in the case of default by the sponsor. 
    4. MANCOSA offers two tutorial options, pure distance and rich distance, linked to respective payment plans which are revised annually in the MANCOSA Enrolment Contract and Fee Schedule. 
    5. Once a specific payment plan is chosen, students may pay fees as follows: 
    6. Payment in cash at the MANCOSA offices in Durban or Johannesburg. 
      • Credit Card, Chipped Credit Card and Debit cards payment via the MANCOSA website. 
      • Electronic Transfer payments. 
      • Debit Order payments by completing a Debit Order Authorisation Form and submitting it to the Finance Department in Durban. 

    7. Students are cautioned that once a payment plan has been chosen, the terms of such arrangement must be strictly adhered to and may not be changed without prior written
      permission from MANCOSA.

    8. Payment details - The following details must accompany all payments made to
      MANCOSA:
      > Student number or Enquiry number.
      > Full name and surname.

    9. Proof of payment/transfer must be forwarded to the Finance Department. Incorrect
      payment details may result in student accounts not being credited.

    10. Overdue accounts

    11. Penalties may be imposed on all overdue accounts.

    12. Students who fail to pay fees by the due date will automatically move onto payment plan
      3 or have their accounts adjusted accordingly, thereby increasing their debt to
      MANCOSA.

    13. If students have outstanding financial obligations, MANCOSA reserves the right to apply
      two steps:

    14. Withhold the results of Summative Assessments; and

    15. Withhold the release of certificates.

    16. No student may re-enrol for the following year or enrol for a different programme whilst still
      in debt to MANCOSA.

    17. Students requesting additional material not included in the programme fee will be charged
      accordingly for items such as photocopying and postage.

    18. MANCOSA will make use of debt-collecting services to recover unpaid student debts and
      possibly pursue further legal action where applicable. Additional fees / charges

  2. The following non-exhaustive list of additional fees, which are revised annually, are levied:
    • Graduation Fees
    • Assignment Re-Mark Fee
    • Assignment Re-Submission Fee
    • Summative Assessment Script Re-Mark Fee
    • Supplementary Summative Assessment
    • Aegrotat Summative Assessment
    • Graduating in absentia
    • Transcripts / Certificates (copies)
    • Change of Elective
    • Extension on dissertation
    • Viewing of marked Summative Assessment script

  3. A charge will be levied to cover administrative and bank charges in respect of returned cheques

    and/or unpaid debit orders.

  4. Deferral of studies – financial implications - The following financial rules apply to deferrals:

    1. Only if the financial obligations of a student are met, then a student may be granted
      permission to defer/postpone a programme.

    2. A deferral postpones a student’s studies not his/her payment plan.

    3. The deferral fee is revised annually.

  5. The deferral payment must be made at the time of application.

  6. Cancellations/de-registrations and expulsion – fee liability

  7. A student who intends cancelling his/her registration must notify MANCOSA in writing.

  8. Students will be liable for the non-refundable registration fee, if the cancellation occurs within 20
    business days from the date of initial registration.

  9. Students will also be liable for the payment of full course fees, if the cancellation occurs after the
    20 business days of the date of initial registration.

  10. The decision of Academic EXCO, on the recommendation of the Director of Finance, is final and
    binding.

  11. Re-registration of incomplete modules

  12. A student’s request for re-registration of incomplete modules will only be processed once all
    outstanding financial balances have been settled and on receipt of the registration fee.

  13. The re-registration fee is a modular fee which includes the registration fee.

  14. The re-registration fees (after the payment of the registration fee) must be settled within a
    maximum of three (3) consecutive months from the initial date of registration.

  15. Assessments from incomplete modules will not be carried forward into the new registration/ intake
    period.

  16. The decision of Academic EXCO, on the recommendation of the Director of Finance, is final and
    binding.

  17. Applications for registration of incomplete modules must be forwarded to the coordinator of Re-Registration and Deferrals at rereg@mancosa.co.za

  18. Change of elective

    1. A student’s request for the change of an elective will only be processed on settlement of
      all outstanding balances and on receipt of the change of elective fee.

    2. The change of an elective application must reach MANCOSA’s offices before the first
      assessment due date for the current semester and provided that no coursework has been
      attempted.

    3. If coursework had been submitted for the elective in the previous semester, then the
      student will be required to re-register for the module in the current semester.

    4. The decision of Academic EXCO, on the recommendation of the Director of Finance, is final and binding.

    5. Account details-All payments including overdue accounts, additional fees and miscellaneous costs must be paid into ANY ONE of the following accounts:

      BANK : ABSA BANK
      ACCOUNT HOLDER : MANCOSA (PTY) LTD
      BRANCH : ABSA CORPORATE & BUSINESS BANKING KZN
      ACCOUNT NUMBER : 40-6845-6934
      BRANCH CODE : 634926
      REFERENCE : Student Number

      OR

      BANK : STANDARD BANK
      ACCOUNT HOLDER : MANCOSA (PTY) LTD
      BRANCH : OVERPORT CITY, DURBAN
      ACCOUNT NUMBER : 05- 261- 572-3
      BRANCH CODE : 043826
      REFERENCE : Student Number

  19. International (foreign) payments

    1. All payments of student accounts made outside South Africa take at least three days to reflect in MANCOSA bank accounts. The responsibility lies with the student to ensure the timeous payment of all accounts by using MANCOSA’S SWIFT CODE.

    2. The SWIFT CODE for international payments are as follows:
      ABSA BANK : ABSAZAJJ
      STANDARD BANK : SBZAZAJJ