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Additional Costs

As well as tuition fees, there may be some additional costs which you may encounter whilst studying. The information below will help you understand our provision and what else you need to budget for.

What you can expect from us

Our aim is to enhance workforce skills by providing access to the facilities, knowledge and expertise of the University.

All of your teaching and assessments are included in your tuition fees, including, lectures/guest lectures and tutorials, seminars, laboratory sessions and specialist teaching facilities. You will also have access to a wide range of support and services:

  • Materials for laboratory and field-based teaching activity.
  • Advisors, help desks, counsellors, placement support and careers service.
  • The general Library services are free for students and our e-resources are available wherever you are. However, you may become liable for fines if you don’t return items on time.
  • Open access IT spaces, wi-fi across the campuses and in the halls of residence, AV equipment to borrow.
  • Access to support from our Careers Service.
  • Disability and additional learning support.
  • 24-hour security team.

Costs of living and other potential expenses:

For information regarding pricing, please visit our Accommodation page.

  • In some cases you will need to buy text books but do remember that our library is stocked with a large range of text books for all courses, as well as online resources such as industry journals that are free of charge. At the University of Chichester you can borrow books and DVD’s from our Learning Resource Centres.
  • There is also a FREE service which can transport the texts between campuses for easy access and student convenience.
  • You may want/need to purchase your own copies of books but there is an extensive collection of free resources and e-books provided by the university so isn’t essential.
  • You will need general stationery and other supplies such as presentation materials. For most courses standard stationary will need to be provided by the student. For example, a notepad and pen, or a laptop.

You may need to use the printing and photocopying facilities on campus for particular course materials. You can top-up your credit via the following methods:

  • From the Print Portal choose ‘Top-up Print Credits’
  • From Moodle click ‘Student Services’ then ‘Print Services’
  • At the SIZ counter

For printing costs, view this helpful article.

  • The 707/U8 Inter-campus Bus service is FREE for students to use. (707/U8 services operate on weekdays only, excluding pubic holidays.) The journey, on average, takes just thirty minutes.
  • Purchasing a 16-25 railcard (free with a Santander student bank account) is a great way to save on train journeys.
  • Stagecoach 700 buses travel from Chichester-Bognor Regis.
  • Stagecoach 50 bus operates between Chichester Cathedral and Summersdale. The University subsidise this service for its students and staff.
  • The fitness suite (gym) in the Tudor Hale Centre of Sport has recently undergone a first-stage refurbishment to enhance Academic use whilst longer term plans are finalised.
  • This work has now been completed and has created spaces for S&C, Functional Movement and Cardio/resistance activities. There is now a Pay As You Go option which costs just £10.00 for 15 sessions. The gym is available on weekdays between 12:00-1:00pm & 5:00-9:00pm and at weekends between 9:00am-4:00pm.
  • Some courses will run field trips and educational visits. These are optional and do not have to be undertaken to complete the programme. Students make a contribution towards the cost (e.g. travel, sometimes accommodation.)

If you require a Diagnostic Assessment for a Specific Learning Difficulty such as Dyslexia, the University may be able to assist you arrange this.

  • You will be required to pay towards this assessment, although some financial assistance may be possible from the University Support Fund.
  • Find out more at here
  • Further information is available from the Disability and Dyslexia Service, please email disability@chi.ac.uk with any questions.
  • Graduation is free for the student to attend the ceremony itself. Graduates must wear academic dress. Academic dress, guest tickets and photography are additional costs payable by the student.
  • Students are guaranteed two Guest tickets due to the venue capacity of Chichester Cathedral.
  • You can also have your dissertation print and bound by our PrintShop. Costs are dependent on the number of colour/mono pages.
  • Robing costs for graduation can be found here.

Some course specific uniform, kit and equipment will need to be provided by the student.

  • BA (Hons) Acting For Film – No costs except for a Bone Prop.
  • BA (Hons) Musical Theatre (Film Acting) – A Bone Prop for the Acting For Film Side. Musical Theatre uniform costs are listed below.
  • BA (Hons) Music Performance (Film Acting) – No costs.
  • Musical Theatre courses: Costs will largely depend on what uniform you already own.
  • Art courses: UK gallery trips and additional costs will vary by the individual student’s choices.
  • Sport courses: Sport kit costs can be found at: https://university-of-chichester-students-union.surridgesport.com/en

Financial help available from the University

We offer a number of scholarships and bursaries to students who are beginning their studies at Chichester. Take a look at our Funding and Advice page for more information.