Repeating years & fees?

HarvestMoth

About to fail the year of my current course and I'm looking into repeating it. Going to have to take a year off for the fees though, going to apply for deferral.

I was just wondering if anybody else had went through the same experience since for something that's at least (I think) relatively common, there's very little about it online. I understand the deferral application process, but I'm unsure of certain details like when exactly fees for the repeat have to be paid. Is it literally the same dates as if there were no deferral, just with a year between, or do certain fees need to be paid in advance?

Any kind of input/advice would be appreciated, thanks.

SouthernBelle

AFAIK you can take a leave of absence - contact the Student Records office to enquire. You won't need to pay fees for your year off, but you will be caught for tuition fees for your repeat year. Details of repeat fee charges are here: https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/support/financeoffice/fees/2017_2018-Ready-Reckoner.pdf

UCC offers a payment plan. Details are here: https://www.ucc.ie/en/financeoffice/fees/payment-plans/