Home/EU* Fee for September 2024 entry: £8,000 per year
Please note:
Tuition fees are published for the first year of entry only and may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students in line with an inflationary amount determined by the Office for Students.
*Fee information for European Union (EU) students: If your course starts on or after the 1st August 2021, you will no longer be eligible for financial support from Student Finance England unless you meet one of the following criteria:
- you are able to benefit from the citizens’ rights agreements
- you are an Irish national living in the UK or Republic of Ireland – benefits of Irish nationals under Common Travel Area guidance arrangement will continue
Additional costs include:
All equipment/resources you require for this course are provided by Activate Learning at no extra cost.
You should be aware that accommodation and day-to-day living costs are not included in our fees.
We strongly recommend purchasing a laptop to support you in your studies on the course.
We recommend that you budget £100 a year for additional costs such as for stationary to undertake your studies. You can borrow textbooks and access journals from the recommended reading lists most of these are available from the Learning Resource Centre. If you choose to buy textbooks, they may cost up to £60 each.
Specific additional costs in respect of this course are:
- Please note the following approximate costs over two years:
- BACP student membership £82 x 2 (subject to change)
- supervision at clinical placement may be free for certain agencies but could cost £50 per hour for approximately 30 hours.
- personal therapy from, £30 – £60 per hour for 60 hours
- Indemnity Insurance may be free for certain agencies but could cost on average £50 in total.
- travel expenses to and from placement, therapy, and supervision venues
The course is accredited by the BACP and prepares you to work with adult clients.
Clinical hours accrued because of clinical placements can be counted toward BACP accreditation hours.
Graduates can apply for individual accreditation with the BACP after additional supervised practice hours, post-programme.
Graduates can enter the BACP Voluntary Register on completion of the programme, subject to their membership of the BACP.
BACP offer help with programme fees to anyone who has been accepted on to a BACP Accredited Course. The bursary is for £500, and they offer 60 each year. The guidelines and application for bursaries can be found on the BACP website/Bursary Guidelines and Application.
Activate Learning recognises that funding is a big part of your decision to embark on a higher education programme. You will be aware of, should budget for, and be able to meet, all of the pre-requisite costs associated with your course, eg course fees, cost of necessary materials or activities (such as personal therapy for counselling students) and regular travel to and from college.
For eligible students, we have put in place arrangements in the form of bursaries and funds to support you with other course-related expenditures during the term of your studies.