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Expenses
Comprehensive Fee: Students attending Carleton pay an all-inclusive fee, called a comprehensive fee, which is regarded as an annual charge rather than the sum of charges for each term covering tuition, room, board, and student activities. There are no special fees charged for laboratory work or field trips, or for diplomas upon graduation. All students are entitled to admission without charge to most athletic contests, concerts, plays, movies, lectures and other campus events. These activities as well as subscriptions to the student publications are covered by the student activities fee. For 2001-2002 the comprehensive fee totals $30,780 and it is allocated as follows:
Tuition... $25,371 Board and room... 5250 Activity Fee... 159
Special Fees: The department of music offers private lessons in applied music. These fees per term for individual instruction in all instruments and voice, and use of practice facilities are: after the drop/add deadline, a term fee of $170 is billed to each student for weekly (normally 9) half-hour lessons (2 credits) per term, or $340 for weekly (normally 9) hour lessons (4 credits). Class Voice, Class Guitar, Intermediate Class Guitar, and African Drum Class are $45 each. Junior and Senior music majors receive lessons free of charge. Students on financial aid who experience difficulty in meeting the cost of private lessons may apply for financial assistance for such expenses directly to the Office of Student Financial Services.
For off-campus independent study, including summer reading not required for a fall term course, the fee for each two credits or fraction thereof is the tuition for one credit during the academic year in which the credit is granted. Credit by examination and off-campus internships are charged on the same basis. Optional student health insurance is available at additional cost. Note: proof of health insurance is required.
For students who apply to non-Carleton off-campus studies programs after the deadlines for each term, a non-refundable fee of $300 will be charged. Payment of the fee does not insure acceptance in a program and no refund will be made in case of non-acceptance. "To apply after the deadlines" means completed forms as required by the Off-Campus Studies Office (OCS) are received by the OCS office after their stated deadlines.
Enrollment Deposit: In addition to the comprehensive fee, all students are required to pay and maintain a $200 enrollment deposit which functions as a confirming admissions deposit (see index under Admissions). Charges and unpaid obligations to the College will be applied against this deposit at the time of withdrawal. This deposit will be returned upon graduation, withdrawal from the College, or if the student is dropped from the College for academic reasons.
Calendar of Payments:
When filing for admission . . . application fee (see index)...$30
When accepted . . . enrollment deposit.......................$200
First Year Students Upperclass Students June 1............. $ 400 August 15.......... 9,860 August 15 ...... $ 10,260 December 15........ 10,260 December 15...... 10,260 March 15........... 10,260 March 15......... 10,260 $30,780 $30,780 Students are held responsible for payment of their college fees. The first term bill is mailed before school opens, to the student at home, and second and third term bills are sent to the student on campus. However, in cases of postponed account settlement, for which special arrangements are made in the business office, a note must be signed covering the amount of unpaid balance. An 8 percent per annum charge will be made on postponed accounts.
A monthly payment plan is available through an outside vendor, Academic Management Services for 2001-2002.
Penalties: Students' accounts are regarded as delinquent and subject to penalty if payments are not made at the specified times, or if arrangements have not been made for later payment. The penalty for late payment of fees is $10. A student will not be permitted to register for the following term until his or her account has been cleared by the business office. College policies on deposits and refunds apply to off-campus studies; in addition, a $400 penalty is assessed for late withdrawals before the start of the program. See the Off-Campus Studies Planning Guide: Approval and Departure for Off-Campus Study and the student's letter of participation.
Refunds: A refund of 25 percent of tuition will be made if the student withdraws during the first 25 percent of the term; financial aid will be reduced proportionately.
Tuition will be reduced in the case of illness: one-half will be returned if the student withdraws because of illness before the end of the fifth week of the College term, after which no fee will be refunded.
Room rent will not be refunded.
Board will be refunded based on Sodexho Marriott's charges to the College for the unused portion of the term.
Applied music fees will be refunded, with charges deducted for lessons received, only if the student notifies the department of music within the first two weeks of the term.
The June 1 payment will be refunded only in case of illness before a student enrolls.
In the event of a national emergency all charges will be refunded pro rata to students drafted or called as military reservists unless they have attended courses a sufficient length of time to earn academic credit.
If a student wishes to transfer to another institution he or she must settle accounts in the business office by making necessary payments or arrangements for extension before a transcript of credits will be issued.
No refunds will be made to students suspended or dismissed from the College.
A more restrictive refund policy governs withdrawal from Carleton off-campus programs. This policy is explained in the Off-Campus Studies Planning Guide for each program.
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Last modified: Wednesday, 05-Sep-2001 13:26:12 CDT
by Mark F. Heiman, mheiman@carleton.edu