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SQE Cost

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Hi,
I am thinking of doing SQE 1 and 2 however I am unclear on how much it will cost if I self fund it.
I have seen on the SRA site that the assessment cost for both exams totals to 4k. I have also seen distant learning courses costing 5k. Would this include the assessment cost or would I have to pay 9k in total for the distant learning and assessment?

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Courses generally don’t include the SQE assessment fees. Where they do, it’s typically the full postgraduate level courses that are £15k+. But even then it’s not that all of these course do provide these costs. It’s something to look out for when choosing a provider.

Course providers at less than £10k are not going to cover their basic costs if they also have to pay out for the SQE assessment fees.
 

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