Student Induction Handbook

Welcome to Glasgow International College!

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 Student Services Staff
Trish McAllister Office Opening Times:
Monday to Friday
Chris Buckland 9.30am to 12.30pm
2pm to 4pm
Phillippa Claude
Kate Kenyon There will be occasions where we’ll need to close
early to conduct staff training and planning meetings.
Shufen Cheng (Helena) We appreciate your understanding and promise to
minimise the frequency and length of these times.
Mayowa Okewumi

What we help with: Accommodation, Induction &

Registration, Social Events, General queries relating to
non-academic areas, Visa issues.

Academic Services Staff

Carol Mitchell
Ethel Folan
Adam Stokes

What we help with: Academic Calendar, Timetabling,

Academic Regulations (including academic appeals and
academic misconduct), Exam Results.

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 Registering With the Police
Check your passport – Your visa will tell you if you need to register with the
police. There are 2 ways to register with the police:
1. The main Police station at 173 Pitt Street, Glasgow, G2 4JS.
or
2. Go to the nearest Police Station to where you live, and they will post
your passport to Pitt Street for you.
Registration costs £34 – You must have the exact amount of cash.

You will need:

1 Your passport

2 One passport size photos

(there is a photo booth in the Victoria Centre if
you haven’t brought some with you)

3 £34 (exact amount)

4 Your Confirmation of Acceptance

To Study

REMEMBER:
5 Proof of address in the UK
(such as a signed lease or tenancy agreement)
If you change your address you must notify
the police.

You must carry your Registration Certificate

with you at all times.

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 GIC Student Mentoring Programme
All new GIC Students who meet the eligibility criteria will be entitled
to apply for a Student Mentor during their 1 st Term at the College.
To be eligible, new students must:

 Be registered during induction week

 Have paid all term 1 fees in full
 Not be holding provisional registration for any reason i.e. failing
to provide copies of all requested paperwork results in you
being provisionally registered, as does late fee payment

If successful, your mentor will be a former GIC Student who has

progressed to the University of Glasgow (GU) or an existing GIC
Student who is in their 2nd or 3rd term with us. Mentors will therefore
be drawn from a pool of students & former students with
experience of the issues and concerns of studying abroad.

Due to the limited number of mentors available not all applicants will
be successful so it is extremely important that you meet all the
necessary eligibility criteria. Allocation of mentors will be based on
your application form and our ability to match you to a suitable
mentoring partner.

For more information and an application form, please contact the

Student Services Office.

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 SUBWAY
Opening times
Mon – Sat 06.35 – 23.10
Glasgow has great Public Transport and you can get to College by Sunday 10.00 – 17.40

Subway, Train or Bus Tickets

One way £1.20
Return £2.40
10 journey pass £10.00

Subway
stop for
GIC

Bus:
Many of Glasgow’s Buses are run by First Group, and you can plan your journey
by going to their Website:
http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/scotland/swscot/home/
Useful Bus Numbers:
For Murano Street: The Number 8 Bus from Queen Margaret Drive goes to
Byers Road (near the College)
For Winton Drive/Queen Margaret: The Number 11 Bus goes from Cleveden
Road to Church Street (near the College)
Buchanan Street Bus Station is the main station in Glasgow, and provides bus
links to major cities all across the UK.

Train:
Partick is the nearest Train station to the College.

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 Shopping
There are lots of great shops for all price ranges in Glasgow. Here are a few stores that you
can buy things for your new accommodation to help you settle in.
Price Guide (£ = low cost, ££ = middle cost, £££ = high cost)

Primark (£) Dunnes Stores (£) Marks and Spencer (££)

(clothes, shoes, household goods)
171 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, G2 3ER
56-68 Argyle St, Glasgow, G2 8AF
(clothes, shoes, household goods) (clothes, shoes, household goods, food)
172 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, G2 3EE
222 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2
3EQ 2-12 Argyle St, Glasgow, G2 8AA

Debenhams (££) John Lewis (££ - £££)

(clothes, shoes, household goods, House of Frasers (£££)
(clothes, shoes, household goods,
cosmetics) (clothes, shoes, household goods,
cosmetics)
cosmetics)
97 Argyle Street, Buchanan Galleries, 220 Buchanan
Glasgow, 21-45 Buchanan Street
St, Glasgow, G1 2GF
G2 8AR Glasgow, G1 3HL

Food shopping - UK Supermarkets

Please find below the supermarkets that can be found close to the College and your
accommodation.

Lidl (£)
1201
Maryhill
Road
Farmfoods (£) Marks & Waitrose (£££) G20 9SH
Morrisons (££) Iceland (£)
24 Byres Road Spencers (£££) 373 Byres Road
1 Merkland Court 224 – 226 Byres
Glasgow 165 – 169 Glasgow
Partick Road
G11 5JY George Street G12 8AU
G11 6BZ Glasgow Glasgow
G12 8SH G12 8AQ
Indian and Middle East African

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KRK continental Foodstore Solly’s African Village
276-286-288 Woodlands road Glasgow 381-383 Great Western Road Glasgow G4 9HY
Tel: 0141 339 4822 Tel: 0141 337 1338

Oriental Food South American

303 Great Western Road Glasgow
Tel: 0141 334 8133 Lupe Pintos
311 Great Western Road
Scherezade Glasgow
47 Bank street Glasgow G12 8NE G4 9HR
Tel: 0141 334 2121 http://www.lupepintos.com

Chinese Chans 9am - 6pm

37-39 Farnell street Glasgow www.chansltd.co.uk
Seewoo 5am - 7pm Tel: 0141 332 3032
29 Saracen street Hamilton Hill G22
5HT Glasgow www.seewoo.com Matthews
Tel: 0845 078 8818 Garscube road Glasgow
www.matthewsfoods.co.uk/eng_about_us.html
Chun Ying (UK) Ltd 9.30am - 6pm
245 Dobbies Loan Glasgow G4 Chinatown Groceries Ltd
Tel: 0141 333 0333 42 New City road Glasgow
Tel: 0141 353 2338
Lims Chinese Supermarket 9.45am -
6pm
63 Cambridge street Glasgow G3 6QX
Tel: 0141 332 9399

Shopping

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 Academic Calendar 2010

Month Date Event

Spring Term (25 January – 16 April)

Mon 18 Part time tutor induction
Tue 19 – Fri 22 New student induction and registration
January
Fri 22 Registration for returning students
Mon 25 Teaching starts
Fri 2 Good Friday Bank Holiday (College closed)
Mon 5 Easter Monday Bank Holiday (College closed)
Mon 12 – Sat 17 Examination week
April Tues 20 Results deadline to Office
Wed 21 KIC cross-College moderation
Fri 23 Progression Board meeting
Tues 27 Results notification
Mon 3 May Bank Holiday (College closed)
Tues 11 – Thu 13 Re-sits
Thu 13 Re-submission deadline
May
Mon 17 Results deadline to Office
Tues 18 Follow-up Assessment Board meeting
Wed 19 Results notification
Summer Term (24 May – 13 August)
Mon 17 Part time tutor induction
Thu 20– Fri 21 New student registration and induction
May Fri 21 Registration for returning students
Mon 24 Teaching starts
Mon 31 Spring bank holiday (College closed)
Mon 15 Progress Review meeting
June
Weeks 4-6 P1b forms filled in during tutorials
WB June 29 Mid-term Reports issued
By Friday July 3 All completed P1b forms returned to Academic
July
Services
WB July 27 LCAS exit exam (2T Foundation)

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 Mon 3 Detailed Key assessment dates doc issued
Mon 9 – Fri 13 Examination week
Tues 17 Results deadline to office
August Wed 18 KIC cross-College moderation
Thu 19 Assessment Board meeting
Mon 23 Results notification
Mon 30 Summer Bank Holiday (College closed)
Wed 1 – Fri 3 Re-sits
Fri 3 Re-submission deadline
Septembe
Tues 7 Results deadline to office
r
Thu 9 Follow-up progression board
Fri 10 Results notification

= Term Time

Above: GIC student outside the College Gates

The Breakfast Club

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The Breakfast Club at Glasgow International College gives
students the chance to improve their spoken English skills by
meeting with native English-speaking volunteer students from
the University of Glasgow for a light breakfast and a friendly
chat.

The students from GU are not professional language tutors, but

meeting with them for an hour or so every few weeks can help
practice your Conversational English skills, improve your
confidence and fluency and even increase your social network in
Glasgow. The best thing is that the Breakfast Club takes place
before classes start, so you won’t have to miss any teaching time
to get involved!

Some of the volunteer students are often happy to meet GIC

students outside of the Breakfast Club to give you additional
support with your language skills.

To book a valuable, but limited place, please contact the Student

Services Office, and please see the Social Calendar for Breakfast
Club dates.

The University of Glasgow Library

The Library is an invaluable resource for students, not just in your time at GIC
(if you’re looking for a quiet place to study), but also for when you progress to
the University of Glasgow.

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Location:
University of Glasgow, Hillhead Street, Glasgow G12 8QE, Scotland, UK
tel: +44 (0)141 330 6704
email: library@lib.gla.ac.uk

Information:
Open 361 days a year from 07:15-02:00
More than 2 .5 million books and journals
Over 800 PCs – the largest cluster of student PCs of the main campus at the
University of Glasgow
Wi-Fi access throughout the building
Access to more than 31,000 e-journals

Doctors & Dentists

• All full time students in the UK are entitled to NHS health care.
This is free but you might have to pay for a prescription
(currently £4.00)

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 • All new students must register with a doctor in Glasgow
• Don’t wait until you feel ill!

List of Local Doctors

THE BARCLAY MEDICAL CENTRE ABINGDON MEDICAL PRACTICE
65 HILLHEAD STREET (The Fraser Building) 5 STEWARTVILLE STREET
GLASGOW GLASGOW
G12 8QF G11 5PE
   
Tel: 0141 342 3600 Tel: 0141 339 0902
 gg-uhb.barclaymedicalcentre@nhs.net  

PEEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE NORTHCOTE SURGERY

11 PEEL STREET 2 VICTORIA CIRCUS
GLASGOW GLASGOW
G11 5LL G12 9LD
   
Tel: 0141 334 9331 Tel: 0141 339 3211
   
   
DR CULLEN WHITEINCH MEDICAL PRACTICE
130 HYNDLAND ROAD 1215 DUMBARTON ROAD
GLASGOW GLASGOW
G12 9PN G14 9UT
 
   
Tel: 0141 339 1298 Tel: 0141 211 9045
   

BUCKINGHAM TERRACE MEDICAL THE SURGERY

PRACTICE 16 GARDNER STREET
30 BUCKINGHAM TERRACE GLASGOW
GLASGOW G11 5NG
G12 8ED
Tel: 0141 334 2215
Tel: 0141 211 6210

Password, Username & Email Account

No. Activity Comment

1
Logging onto Glasgow
University PC’s
2 Your login details are in the form of student ID number and the
Enter your login name first letter of your surname. e.g. If your surname is Chung and
your student ID number is 0700258 your login would be
0700258c (Your ID number is below your photograph on your

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 student card). You will also receive your student ID number at
registration.

3 Your initial temporary password is your date of birth and

Enter your password should be entered yymmdd, so if your date of birth is 6 th
December 1971 you would enter 711206. You may only use this
once. Once logged on you will be prompted to change your
user password.

4 Go to http://webmail.student.gla.ac.uk
Logging into Email
5 This is the same as your login name i.e. student ID number and
Enter your username first letter of surname. e.g. If your surname is Chung and your
student ID number is 0700258 your login would be 0700258c.

Your email address will be

student number, first initial of surname @student.gla.ac.uk

e.g. Sue Chung with student number 0700258 would have an

email address of:

0700258c@student.gla.ac.uk
6 Your password is the same as used for logging on i.e. date of
Enter your password birth entered yymmdd so if your date of birth is 6 th December
1971 you would enter 0711206

7 You can change your password at anytime by clicking on the

Changing your email change your password link at the top right hand side of the
password page.

Should you experience any difficulties in using the University PC’s the IT helpdesk can be
contacted as listed below

Mon - Fri 09:00 - 17:00 0141 330 4800

Mon - Fri 17:00 - 23:00 0141 330 0432
Sat 09:00 - 19:30 0141 330 0432
Sun 10:30 - 21:30 0141 330 0432

Assignment Hand-Ins
Assignment hand-ins are due on Thursdays no later than
4.00pm. If you have an Assignment to hand-in, please follow
these guidelines:

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1. Collect an Assignment Submission Form (ASF) from your
tutor and fill in your details in Section A.
2. Staple the ASF to your assignment (please do not use
paperclips as these are not secure).
3. Post your Assignment in the grey posting boxes located
in Student Services Reception by 4.00pm on Thursday
(each tutor has their own post box so please check
carefully that you post your assignment into the correct
box!)

Part time Work Information

Can I work whilst studying?
This depends on what it says on your visa. In most cases you are
allowed to work up to 20 hours per week during term time.

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The 20 hour per week maximum during term time is not flexible and
cannot be exceeded in any given week. 

How do I get a National Insurance number? You should apply for a

National Insurance number when you have started work or if you
have the offer of a job. To apply you should arrange an interview at a
JobCentre Plus office by telephoning the National Insurance Number
Allocation Service on 0845 6000 643.
Where can I find jobs?
Jobs are displayed on vacancy boards on the upper floor of the John
McIntyre Building (A22 on GU Map). Jobs can also be viewed on the
SRC website at: www.src.gla.ac.uk/services/jobshop/

Try the local job centre...

Local JobCentre Plus:

20 Benalder St.
Glasgow, G11 6QN
Tel: 0141 337 7100
http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk

You can find a part-time job in shops and restaurant that have “Help
Wanted” signs in their windows. You will still need an NI number to
work for these independent advertised jobs.

Social Events
Throughout the year Student Services run a series of Social
Events that will help you to make the most of your time at

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Glasgow International College, allow you to see more of the
City itself, and also help you to improve your English
language skills.

These include:

Friday 21st May – Ceilidh (traditional Scottish dancing)

Saturday 29th May – Trip to Doune Castle and the Historic
City of Stirling *

* See the Social Events noticeboard in the Student Common

Room for prices of these events and for more information.
More events to be announced during the term.

Left: GIC Students at

Edinburgh’s historic
Castle – one of many
events organised during
a typical GIC term

Finance & Conditional Enrolment

Tuition Fees
The following table outlines the total tuition fees for Glasgow International
College programmes (Please Note: Tuition fees are subject to change):

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 Programme 2 terms 3 terms

Foundation Certificate £ 8,495 £ 9,995 

Diploma £ 9,275  

Pre-Masters £ 8,495 £ 9,995 

 

How to Pay
You can pay your deposit, and the tuition fees, by bank draft or electronic
transfer. Don’t forget to include your family name and student number (found
on the Letter of Offer) as the transaction reference so we can quickly identify
your payment.

Kaplan Glasgow LTD

Natwest
50-00-00
206-640-28
NWBKGB21
GB47NWBK50000020664028

You will not be permitted to commence or continue your course at the

beginning of any term until all outstanding fees, charges or accounts are paid.
Any payments not made by the due date will incur a late payment fee of £200
and will accrue a further fee of £50 per week or part week until the full amount
owing has been paid. Where you undertake more than a full term load, you
will pay the current per module fee for each additional module undertaken.
Should it be necessary for you to repeat a module you will be required to pay
the full module fee.

Fees are correct as at the time of printing. The College reserves the right to
vary its fees at any time.

Refund Policy
Pre-Registration
Payment of a tuition deposit reserves your place at the College and is required
upon acceptance of your offer. The tuition deposit is applied towards your

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tuition fees and is non-refundable except in the event of your being refused a
visa.

All requests for refunds must be submitted in writing to the Application and
Admissions Centre and will normally be processed within 28 days from receipt
of the written request and a copy of the visa refusal letter and passport
(showing both the photograph and signature). Where the payee was not the
student, an authority letter from the student authorising the repayment to the
payee must be provided.

Request for refunds must be submitted within four weeks after the
commencement of the programme (published date). Letters for immigration
use can be issued only after the College has received the tuition deposit and
the academic conditions of the offer have been met.
Post-Registration

Non-refundable
Resort Refundable amount
amount*

Tuition fees paid for any remaining terms will

Tuition fees for
Transferring to recognised UK education be transferred directly to institution on proof
current and
institution of unconditional offer for full-time programme
previous term(s)
of study

Tuition fees paid for any remaining,

Returning to home country in
uncommenced terms will be sent back in the Tuition fees for
extenuating circumstances, where
form of a bankers draft to be collected in current and
withdrawal from the College has been
person in home country**, minus any previous term(s)
approved at the College’s discretion
deductions*

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Student Services Office
Glasgow International College, Student Services, Anderson College Complex
56 - 57 Dumbarton Road Glasgow, G11 6NU
Email: gic_admin@kaplan.com
Phone: 0141 330 8667

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