From July 2022 semester, all new graduate programme students who are Singapore Citizens, Singapore Permanent Residents or other residents will pay an annual miscellaneous fee of S$20.00 (subject to prevailing GST). The miscellaneous fee consists of items such as CLASS copyright licensing fees, computer fees, student card, etc.

Students enrolled in the Master of Psychology (Clinical) programme will pay an annual miscellaneous fee of S$240.00 (subject to prevailing GST).

All international students are required to hold a valid Student's Pass issued by the Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) for their studies at SUSS, and will pay an annual miscellaneous fee of S$530.00 (subject to prevailing GST).

The miscellaneous fee consists of items such as CLASS copyright licensing fees, computer fees, student card, student insurance, etc. There may be additional items that are not covered by the tuition fees. These could include items such as additional recommended textbooks, resit examination fee, etc. Please note that the miscellaneous fee is non-refundable in the event of withdrawal.

Miscellaneous Service Charges  Student Insurance Scheme

Note: The miscellaneous service charges are reviewed annually and may be revised. The University reserves the right to adjust the fees without prior notice.

Students will be sent the bill for course fee payment (and other additional fees, if applicable) at the start of each semester. You will usually be given about 1-2 weeks to pay the fees.

Students who do not meet fee payment deadlines imposed by the University will incur penalty fees. If fees are not paid, or are only partially paid, by the due date indicated in the bill, a late fee will be imposed.

For students with outstanding payment, the University reserves the right to take further action as deemed necessary including barring such students from course registrations in a subsequent semester; cancelling such students' current course registration; withholding results slips or transcripts; and withholding the confirmation of the award of the degree.

For newly enrolled students, if written notice of withdrawal or deferment is given within 2 weeks of semester commencement, a full refund of the course fees paid will be given. Please note that the miscellaneous fee is non-refundable in the event of withdrawal. No refund will be given for withdrawal or deferment thereafter.

Current students who leave the University after the fee payment deadline for the semester, either through withdrawal on their own accord or termination of candidature by the University, will be liable to pay fees for the entire semester.

To expedite the administrative process, you are strongly encouraged to submit your notice of withdrawal or deferment to the University via Student Portal.

1) SkillsFuture Credit 

Singapore Citizens may use both their SkillsFuture Credit to pay their tuition fees at Singapore University of Social Sciences.

SFC payments are disbursed directly to training providers. Training providers that offer SFC-eligible courses will collect net course fees from applicants, after offsetting the SFC to be used. Applicants who sign up for Skills Future funded courses will be required to provide supporting documents as part of the claims submission process and please refer to this FAQ Guideline, Processes, Timeline for more details.

Additional SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career Support)

From 1 May 2024, Singaporeans aged 40 years and above will receive a SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career) top-up to pursue a substantive skills reboot. This is a key component of the SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme. 

Visit the SkillsFuture Credit website for more information and SkillsFuture Credit-eligible courses

View the list of FAQs on SkillsFuture Credit​ for SUSS Graduate Programmes 

Funding

Selected courses in some graduate programmes fall under the SkillsFuture Series funding, and students who take these  SkillsFuture courses may enjoy fee subsidies (for Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents only). 

Terms and conditions apply.

 

SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy

Singapore Citizens (SC) aged 40 and above who are pursuing selected graduate programmes with the University will enjoy higher subsidy from 1 July 2015. The availability of the SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy will be tied to a SC student's eligibility for the Government Subsidy. Hence, a SC student must be eligible for the Government Subsidy in order to be eligible for the enhanced subsidy.

With this enhanced subsidy, SC students aged 40 and above (to be counted based on the year which he/she turns 40 years old) will pay tuition fees that are lower than the standard subsidised fees payable by other SC students who are below 40 years old.

The SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy and course fee concession scheme are mutually exclusive. As such, students who enjoy the SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy will not enjoy any fee concessions.

View the list of FAQs on SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy

This example is provided for reference only, as not all 5-CU courses are priced at $2,640. The stated fee excludes Goods and Services Tax (GST).

SUSS reserves the right to cancel, amend or change the terms and conditions under which its courses and programmes are offered without prior notice.

For more information on SkillsFuture, please refer to www.skillsfuture.gov.sg or call SkillsFuture hotline at +65 6883 5885.

Singapore University of Social Sciences offers the following course fee concessions:

• Applicants who are 60 years old and above at the point of application will enjoy 20% course fee concession. 
• Graduates of SUSS (Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctoral programmes) will be entitled to two free courses under the Lifelong Education Advancement Pass (LEAP) scheme. For more information on this scheme, please click here.
  

These concessions are not applicable to students under any scholarship or sponsorship schemes, externally funded courses (e.g. SSG, IBF), or courses offered in collaboration with external institutions or organizations.