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General

1. All fees must be paid in full by the relevant Due Date.
2. Once fees have been paid, there will be no refunds, except for refundable deposits.
3. Admission matters:
   1. If a student is given a conditional or a confirmed letter of offer, he/she will be required to pay full fees by the Due Date as stipulated in the letter of offer.
   2. Failure to pay the required full fees by the due date stipulated in the said letter of offer will lead to loss of a place in the relevant programme.
4. Enrolled students:
   1. Due Date for fees is generally 14 days before the first day of commencement of a semester based on the academic calendar.
   2. E-invoicing: E-invoices and all other notices on payment of fees will be sent to student’s IMU netmail account from Semester 2 onwards. There will be no hardcopy sent. Student will be given a netmail account at the start of the first semester and this account is kept throughout the academic term in the IMU. Student is requested to regularly check his/her email account for invoices, notices, reminders or any other student-related information.
   3. Examination Fees: These apply to postgraduate programmes where examination fees are charged in addition to tuition fees. The examination fees must be paid before submission of any thesis.

Late Payment Fine

Students paying fees after the Due Date will incur a fine as follows:

Up to 7 days after a Due Date	RM 250
Up to 14 days after a Due Date	RM 500
From the second up to seventh days after commencement of semester	RM1,000

If the fees and fine are not paid by the eighth day after commencement of the semester, the student will not be allowed to register for that semester and may lead to the student being asked to withdraw from the programme.

A student who has not paid fees will not be allowed to attend formal teaching sessions, use IT facilities or use any learning resources of the IMU. In addition, the student will not be allowed to sit for any in course assessments or formal examinations of the IMU.

Special Circumstances
If a student is unable to make payment of fees by the Due Date, he/she or the guardian/parent/spouse of student must write officially to the Dean of the relevant faculty with a copy to the Finance Department stating clearly the reasons for the delay.

Refund

Once the fees have been paid, there will be no refunds. However, for the following special reasons, refund will be considered:

1. Conditional Offers
   
   Before the commencement of semester 1, if a student, who has been offered a conditional place on forecast results, subsequently fails to obtain the necessary actual examination results to meet the entry requirements, the conditional place will be withdrawn and the IMU will refund in full the tuition fees received by the IMU.
   
   After the commencement of semester 1, if a student who has been offered a conditional place on forecast results, subsequently fails to obtain the necessary actual examination results to meet the entry requirements, the conditional place will be withdrawn and the IMU will only refund to the student a proportionate amount of the fees paid in relation to the unexpired duration of semester 1, calculated from the official date the actual examination results are released.
2. Confirmed Offers
   
   For Reasons occurring before the commencement of the first semester and up to the end of the fourth week after the commencement of the first semester, full refund of the tuition fees received by the IMU will be made to the student:
   1. The death or serious illness of a guardian/parent/spouse of student which will result in the financial inability to continue with the programme.
   2. Serious illness of the student which will result in the inability to continue with the programme.
   3. Award of a scholarship or loan to the student for study at the IMU.
   4. Award of a full scholarship/loan on tuition fees by an educational institution or a scholarship foundation to pursue an undergraduate or postgraduate course in another educational institution, where the notification of the award of the scholarship or loan is received by the student after payment of fees has been made.
   
   Student shall apply to the IMU in writing for refund stating reasons as supported by documentary proof and evidence. The IMU may request further proof or evidence before agreeing to a refund of fees.

Transfer of Programme

A student after having paid semester 1 fees in full can only be allowed to transfer to another course in the IMU at the discretion of the IMU before the commencement of either programme.

If the fees for the new programme are higher than the programme initially enrolled in, the student is required to make full payment of the balance semester 1 fees for the new programme by the due date stipulated in the new letter of offer.

If the fees for the new programme is lower than the course initially enrolled in, the IMU will refund the difference of semester 1 fees for the new programme upon acceptance of the new letter of offer.

Repeat, Re-sit or Defer of Semester or Modules

Student who repeat, re-sit or defer his/her semester or module will be subject to the fee structure applicable for the new intake in which he/she joins.


This policy on payment of fees is subject to change, please check with the University for the latest information.