Distance Learning Courses - Terms
& Conditions
The
return of a signed enrolment form or completion of our online
enrolment form constitutes a contract between the London School
of Journalism and the named student.
A
student shall have a period of two years from the date of
enrolment to complete the course. At the discretion
of the School and at the request of the student the period
of the course may be extended, for which a fee may be payable.
The
student may cancel this contract by notifying the School in
writing within the first 7 days after receiving the initial
course materials and by returning all such materials in good
usable condition within a further 7 days whereupon a full
refund of all amounts received by the school will be given.
The
school may at its absolute right and discretion terminate
a course in circumstances where it feels that a student will
not benefit further from the teaching provided and under such
circumstances will be liable only to refund to the student
the proportion of fees relating to those lesson modules which
have been cancelled and not worked by the student.
Students
who agree to pay their fees by instalments are required to
make their periodic payments according to the fees schedule,
except that where a student progresses the course at a rate
in advance of the proportion of fees paid, the School will
require payment to be advanced, or the delivery of lesson
modules delayed.
All tuition is provided by LSJ Courses Ltd. The printed course
notes are supplied by The London School of Journalism Ltd.
LSJ Courses Ltd. are also responsible
for tuition, course administration and student support. The quoted fee for any individual course covers
the full cost of the provision of both services.
All
contracts between the School and students are subject to the
terms of The Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations
2000 in addition to the specific terms as set above. (This
EU regulation came into force in November 2000 - it can be
found here
for those who wish to read it in full.)
Nothing in these
Terms and Conditions shall be held to restrict the rights
of Students existing under statute.
The
following should be taken as an indication of current working
practice and of the discretion exercised by the School in
its day to day activities and do not form part of the standard
terms and conditions:
In
any case where the School and the student are unable to resolve
a dispute over quality or service the Open and Distance Learning
Quality Council is prepared to review the position on behalf
of the student and the School will comply with any specific
ODL QC recommendation (on an ex-gratia basis) even where it
is not legally obliged to do so.
The
student may cancel this contract more than 7 days and less
than 30 days after receipt of the initial course materials
by notifying the School in writing. The School will
refund any course fees received subject to a deduction in
respect of administration and tutor costs incurred to date.
After 30 days no right of refund shall exist. The School
may at its discretion grant a refund or partial refund of
fees at any time during the period of the course.
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