degree course at college and financial help

angelbreeze

he doesn;t think he has to pay for the course,but he is going to find out.
i am thinking of ringing the college up to see if there is someone to talk to about what he will be able to claim,i assume there will be someone who can give me some advice there

Lokolo

Give us the college name and what course or subject he is doing.

Me and ONW have nothing to do during the day so we'll look it up lol

angelbreeze

it's chesterfield college and it's a foundation degree in health related exercise and fitness (full time)

Oldernotwiser

I can't see it on their website, so it may be a new course. I have known colleges charge no fees to get a new course off the ground, although it's unlikely. If they are doing the normal thing and charging fees then he'll be eligible for a fee loan for the course which is at a low rate of interest and only has to be repaid if he earns over £15,000.

Did he not go to the Open Day yesterday - I would think they'd have explained it to him then.

Lokolo

http://www.chesterfield.ac.uk/chesterfield-college/dept_business_and_leisure_management/programme_area_sports_and_recreation.htm

Found it

http://www.chesterfield.ac.uk/chesterfield-college/course_leaflets/36233624%20A%20Linathan.pdf <-- course info

Its on UCAS too

Oldernotwiser

They've listed the damn course under part time although it's available for both! (You really DO have too much time on your hands Lokolo!)

OP, your son will have to check with the college about fees, but either way there'll be nothing to pay up front. As mentioned before, he'll be eligible for a Student Loan and possibly a Maintenance Grant to support him so that he's able to pay for his keep, just as if he were working.

angelbreeze

thanks for that,i have told him to find out tomorrow about the fees,but sometimes,it's like talking to yourself :mad:

Lokolo

angelbreeze wrote: »

thanks for that,i have told him to find out tomorrow about the fees,but sometimes,it's like talking to yourself :mad:

Wait until he moves out....

Fire_Fox

angelbreeze wrote: »

it's chesterfield college and it's a foundation degree in health related exercise and fitness (full time)

I am in my second year of this exact course, also accredited by Leeds Met (not studying at Chesterfield). Your son will be entitled to apply for a maintenance grant, loan for tuition fees etc.

A very strong word of warning which is especially relevant as it's a new course. Colleges are rarely set up to support degree level course, especially in regards to library resources. The student will be expected to reference all his assignments, using a range of quality sources. These must be degree level health/ fitness texts, research papers and industry journals. Sports textbooks and websites such as Wikipedia will no longer be acceptable.

My college library has just this year started to subscribe to the quantity and quality of research journal databases needed to do well in the course, several years after the course started. Books-wise the selection was appalling until we got a new librarian this year - nothing published before the year 2000 is acceptable in the field of exercise science as knowledge is moving forwards so quickly. As a result I have built up my own little 'library', spending £600 with Amazon in 2008 alone.

Also to note - this is NOT a sports course. Health-related is really the opposite end of the spectrum - the focus is on clients who are sedentary or overweight or with a range of physical or metabolic limitations. If your son is interested in bodybuilding or sports conditioning I would recommend he take a sports science degree.

On a more positive note I would be happy to recommend some of the books that I have found to be helpful for more than one module/ assignment. I can also recommend journals or magazines he might wish to subscribe to.

:A

Oldernotwiser

angelbreeze wrote: »

thanks for that,i have told him to find out tomorrow about the fees,but sometimes,it's like talking to yourself :mad:

Although you could phone up and find out, he really needs to get involved with this himself. The move from FE to HE is a large and important step and, if he wants to do this course(like any other type of degree course) he is going to be committed to borrowing several thousand pounds every year.

I get the impression that he sees this as staying on longer at college with you supporting him and him receiving a few quid pocket money.Higher Education isn't like that and he needs to realise the commitment he's taking on.