Tuition and Other Fees

i) Applicable at the time of application / admission:

ii) Tuition Fee (payable semester wise):

iii) Exam Fees:

iv) Other Fee:

* VAT applicable

v) Optional Fee:

* VAT applicable

vi) Visa Fee (Optional)

* VAT applicable

Note: In case of visa rejected by the Immigration department after applying for the student visa, an amount of AED 500 will be deducted from the Visa fee and the balance will be refunded to the student.

vii) Transport Fee per Semester (Optional)

* For transportation minimum 5 students must be registered for each zone to provide the service.

As per Federal Decree Law No. 8 of 2017, Value Added Tax [VAT] applied on certain fees at the standard rate of 5%. RAKCODS is academically a constituent college of RAKMHSU and financially managed separately, therefore VAT will differ for the fee components of BDS Program.

Tuition fees for Readmitted and Transferred Students:

Readmitted or students transferred from another institution who are not required to take all courses of the semester they are readmitted or transferred to shall only pay fees on a pro rata basis according to the total number of credits in the courses they are required to take in that semester. For all the following semesters, full semester fees will be levied.

Eligibility for registration of students:

1. Student/s is/are deemed to be eligible for registration UPON successful completion and meeting all the examination criteria for promotion for the subsequent semester.
2. Mere payment of fees does not automatically qualify any student to be promoted to the subsequent semester/year of study.
3. In case where any student is eventually found to be NOT eligible for promotion, the fees amount already paid in advance by the student for the next semester/year of study will be adjusted against the fees for repeating the module/course/semester.

Registration of Students:

1. Registration of student/s is deemed to be complete upon confirmation of admission to the University, along with payment of all fees for the respective semester.
2. Students will be allowed to pay the fee in two installments in each semester. In order to complete the registration process, a post-dated cheque for the second installment has to be mandatorily submitted along with the first installment on or before the registration date.
3. Any student who has NOT paid his/her respective semester fees in full will NOT be registered in the University Management System [UMS]

Late Registration Fee:

1. After the expiry of registration date, students will be allowed to register within the following five University working days, to settle the fees due along with a late registration fee of AED 500/-.
2. Student/s will NOT be eligible to enroll after the expiry of late registration date.
3. Attendance shall be marked to the student in UMS software ONLY FROM the date of settlement of all financial obligations to the University.

Students are advised to pay the fees on time and avoid any issues that may lead to invalidation of attendance, non-eligibility for appearing in examination/s, / loss of a semester / academic year etc. The students should also notify any delay in Registration to the Dean of the respective College immediately.

Action against non-registration:

Actions that shall be initiated after the expiry of late registration date unless the University gives special approval to continue to attend classes:

1. The official University email ID of student will be suspended
2. Student’s name will be suspended from the clinical clerkship rotations, wherever applicable
3. Student’s name will be suspended from UMS portal

Refund Policy (applicable only for Tuition & Transport Fee) – All other fees once paid are non-refundable:

Requests for refund should be made at the Office of Admission & Registration by submitting a written request of withdrawal / e-mail along with original fee receipt. Refund will be made only after clearance of all dues, if any, to the University. On approval, the amount shall be refunded as mentioned below:

Refund of Transport Fee:

Students who decide not to avail the bus facility within two weeks from the date of commencement of classes will be refunded 50% of the transport fee. Beyond two weeks, the total fee paid is non-refundable.

For subsequent semesters, all fees once paid are non-refundable.

Policy for Cheque Bounce

1. In case of cheque bounce, the respective student will be liable to pay a fine of AED 500/- [applicable on each such occasion] to the University and in addition to the fine, the entire fee dues must be cleared within five University working days from the date of cheque bounce. In case of any further delay to settle the fee dues, appropriate LEGAL ACTION will be initiated as per the UAE laws.
2. Such student/parent/guardian/sponsor whose cheque/s has bounced will forego the opportunity of payment/s through cheque/s and henceforth for the remaining semester/s, they will pay by CASH [UAE Dirham] only.

Student Residence Facility:

Students of RAKMHSU are provided hostel facilities in the Student Residence Facility the Government of Ras Al Khaimah has built in the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) Campus. Hostel fees are not under the purview of RAKMHSU. The current fee structure is available from the Admissions Office or Student Affairs Unit at RAKMHSU.

Bank Loan Assistance:

On request by the student, the University will issue a bonafide certificate along with the statement of annual expenditure for the program to enable students to obtain the maximum educational loan from the banks. The student is ultimately responsible for resolving all issues involving loan delinquencies, defaults, and/or any other circumstances that would result in the student being ineligible to borrow through any loan program.

Health Insurance:

Health insurance coverage is essential for all students studying in RAKMHSU and the insurance fee is collected along with the tuition fee, on or before the scheduled date for the fee payment. Students who have their own medical insurance arrangements, shall submit a copy of the valid health insurance card to the University for records.

The student should opt for the university provided health insurance card by 30^th September of each academic year. The university will not be able to enroll new members in the insurance scheme on or after 1^st October, as per the contract between the university and the health insurance company.