foundation year

I heard foundation years add an extra cost. So if my course without a foundation year is like around £9000 then how much would a foundation year be?

Reply 1

Scotland Yard

Volunteer Team, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Original post by Nooppea

I heard foundation years add an extra cost. So if my course without a foundation year is like around £9000 then how much would a foundation year be?

The extra cost is that you pay for an extra year of tuition fees. University in England is £9,250 per year, so instead of paying that for three years, you'd be paying that for four years.

Reply 2

PS Reviewer

Plus it’s an extra year studying and not earning plus additional maintenance loans and accommodation costs for that year.

If you switch universities after the FY then it uses your gift year of funding and means you wouldn’t get a tuition fee loan if you needed to resit a year

Reply 3

McGinger

It clearly costs more than just resitting your A levels - which is usually a better option.

Reply 4

YSJstudents

Official Rep

Original post by Nooppea

I heard foundation years add an extra cost. So if my course without a foundation year is like around £9000 then how much would a foundation year be?

Foundation years cost the same fee (£9,250) but you can get 4 years of undergraduate funding from SFE. We still have foundation year courses available at YSJ.

If you have any questions or would like to apply, we would more than happy to answer any questions.
Our clearing hotline is open till 5pm tonight.

We also have accommodation available for students going through clearing.

Our number is: 01904 809700

Clearing hotline opening hours:

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From Saturday 17 to Wednesday 21 August: 9.00am to 5.00pm

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From Thursday 22 August: 9.00am to 4.00pm

https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/study/accommodation/
https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/clearing/
https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/

Suzan - Student Ambassador

Reply 5

PS Reviewer

Note FY fees for classroom based subjects will have a cap imposed on their maximum fee from 2025 entry.

4 years of SFE funding is only the limit for a standard 3 yr BA/BSc course. A student taking a BA/BSc with integrated FY would be entitled to up to 5 years of SFE funding.