General Council and Graduation Fee or Completion Fee
This fee contributes to the cost of the production of the HEAR transcripts, degree certificates, credit transfers and the different confirmation letters we produce on behalf of our students during their time in St Andrews. It also helps with the costs of securing the ongoing provision of these to our alumni.
The General Council (a body made up of every graduate) is organised by representatives elected from the graduate body each year. It receives funding from the University and produces the Alumnus Chronicle, the alumnus magazine. Two members of the General Council are elected to serve on the University Court. To find out more about the General Council, and how they support our alumni, visit the General Council webpages.
The University wishes to ensure that the General Council is funded, but wants to make sure that the collection of this fee is not the last thing the University asks of its students. From September 2011 onwards, all students are being asked to pay the 'General Council and Graduation Fee or Completion Fee' of £50 at matriculation, as opposed to at the end of their degree.