In order to regulate tuition payment for international students of ZUST, the provision is formulated according to Zhejiang Bureau of Commodity Price Education Charge Record and Administrative Measures on Credits Tuition Payment in ZUST and other related regulations, in view of the actual conditions of ZUST international students.

I. In principle, international students should pay tuition fees on the basis of academic year. The standard of tuition payment will be implemented according to related regulations of Zhejiang Provincial Price Bureau.

II. Students should pay tuition fees before enrollment and take the receipt to relevant subordinate schools to register when the new semester starts. Those with financial difficulties could apply to the School of International Education for deferred payment at the beginning of the new semester. After approval, students can register and select courses with approval documents of deferred payment. Students applying for deferred payment should pay the full tuition within the given time. Otherwise the credits obtained will be invalid.

III. Students who change their major during studying period should pay tuition fees according to the tuition payment standard of the new major and academic year from the semester they start on.

IV On the basis of academic year tuition payment standard, international students should pay administration fees and credit fees if one of the following situations occurs. Administration fees is RMB 5000 yuan per year. Undergraduate students and advanced students for English-taught majors and arts students are supposed to pay 300 yuan per credit. Undergraduate students and advanced students for Chinese-taught majors are supposed to pay RMB 250 yuan per credit. Advanced students studying Chinese language are supposed to pay RMB 200 yuan per credit.

(I)  Length of schooling for undergraduate programs is four years ( Five years for Architecture). Students who can’t graduate during the given academic period for some reason could apply for study extension which can last at most four years. During the extension period, students should pay 5000 yuan for an academic year and credit fees for the courses selected.

(II)  Students who obtained all the credits as required will pay the administration fees in accordance with actual schooling years (counted with semesters).

(III) Undergraduate students of Business Chinese major could enter the second year if they passed new HSK level 4 with 180 points or above; and they could enter the third year if they passed new HSK level 5 with 180 points or above. At the meantime, students will pay their tuition fees according to their actual schooling years(counted with semesters).

(IV) If a student wants to select some course which is not included in the major teaching schedule, he is supposed to apply to the subordinate school where the course is opened. Students can select Chinese language courses as well. Scores for Chinese language courses will not be presented in teaching affairs system on ZUST website. Certificate and transcript for Chinese language courses selected will be issued. The fees for those selected courses are charged by credits.

(V) ZUST accepts students transferred from regular colleges and universities at home and abroad. The major courses taken in the original college or university should be authenticated by relevant subordinate school of ZUST as a reference to decide which grade the student is going to enter. Administration fees will be charged on the basis of actual schooling years, and the authenticated credits will not be charged. Those students who have reached the HSK level as required should go through the procedure of Chinese language credits authentication. Those authenticated credits will be free of charge. Students who paid their tuition fees on the basis of academic year tuition payment standard will get the refunded fees of the authenticated credits at the end of each semester.

(VI)  Those who ask for exemption and is approved of by relevant subordinate schools are required to attend the course exemption examination organized by ZUST. If they pass the examination and complete all the experiments required, they can obtain the correspondent credits. Students should pay half of the exempted course credits fees. Students who paid their tuition fees on the basis of academic year tuition payment standard will get the refunded fees of the exempted course credits at the end of each semester.

(VII)  Those who complete courses by self-study should submit homework, do experiments required, and attend tests or examinations. If they pass the examination can obtain correspondent credits. Students should pay the self-studied credits fees according to Clause 4.

(VIII) If a student fails the course taken for the first time, there will be another chance to sit for the exam again to make it up except that the course is not allowed to have a make-up examination. If students fail in the make-up examination, they have to retake the course and should pay 70% of the credits fees. If the student fails the second time, he should pay the credits fees according to Clause 4 when he retake the course the second time. If a student is not satisfied with the course grades he has got, he could apply for retaking the course and pay 70% of the credits fees according to Clause 4.

(IX)  Students who reach the requirement for course completion and attend the courses examinations in order to obtain graduation certificate or degree certificate are supposed to pay half of the credits fees of those courses they’re taking.

((((X) If a student goes overseas to study or exchange, the tuition will be charged or reduced according to ZUST Students Overseas Study and Exchange Program Regulations.

(XI) At the beginning of each semester, each subordinate school sorts out international students who need extend their study period, add courses and retake courses, then provides the School of International Education with a name list. International students go to the School of International Education to pay correspondent credits fees and go through the procedures in the relevant school with receipt of payment.

V. Students who finish studies in advance in case that they drop out, suspend, transfer or are expelled within one month when a new semester starts, can get correspondent administration fees and credits fees refund counted by month on the basis of their actual schooling time. The actual schooling time starts from the beginning of the semester and ends at the time point that all procedures have been gone through. 30 days or fewer than 30 days amounts to one month. 10 months is computed as one academic year. Credits fees should be charged according to the credits selected.

VI.  Those who get study residence permit and apply for dropout should go to the Office of the Exit and Entry Administration of Hangzhou Public Security Bureau to cancel residence permit within 3 days after application submission. Otherwise, tuition fees will not be refunded.

VII.  According to Chinese Financial Affairs Regulations, those who ask for refund must submit original receipts. Otherwise, tuition fees will not be refunded.