Christendom College Bulletin

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Financial Policy

• Tuition and Fees 
• Family Discount Plan 
• Medical Dietary Need
• Outstanding Accounts 
• Refund Policy 
• Withdrawal Procedure 
• Required Deposits 
• Textbook Costs 
• Vehicle Registration and Parking Fee 

Tuition and Fees

Tuition at Christendom College is used for payment of the academic instruction, academic support, and student services. Room and board payments are used for furnishings and upkeep of the dormitories and for food service. In addition to the student activity fee, gym/recreation fee, technology fee, and student program fee, there is a registration fee each semester. All tuition, room and board, and other fees are due on registration day of each semester. The student may meet this financial obligation either 1) by paying in full at the beginning of the Fall Semester each year, 2) by paying in equal parts at the beginning of each semester, or 3) by joining a payment plan which divides the balance due into ten (10) equal installments from July 1 to April 1. Tuition and room and board charges are normally adjusted each year. The current charges appear on a separate Bulletin Supplement.

Full tuition rate is for the standard course load of 12 to 19 credit hours per semester. Under 12 credit hours is part time; over 19 hours is overload. Part-time students (taking less than 12 credit hours per semester) are charged tuition by the credit hour. Students taking over 19 credit hours per semester are charged full tuition plus overload tuition by the credit hour. Part-time students are normally charged the full student activity fee.

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Family Discount Plan

Brothers and sisters simultaneously enrolled at Christendom College benefit from a special Family Plan. For the second student in the same family simultaneously enrolled full-time (12 credit hours or more), a credit of one-quarter tuition is applied to the account; for three or more students from the same family simultaneously enrolled full-time, a credit of half-tuition is applied to the account for each family member after the second. These reductions are granted in order of admission. The Family Plan does not apply in the case of a student who has claimed independence from his family for reasons of financial aid.

Medical Dietary Need

Students who believe that they have a medical dietary need must contact the Director of Operations to request that a Student Medical Dietary Requirement Form be mailed to them. This form must be signed by a parent or guardian and a medical doctor. A registered dietician will evaluate the student's dietary need and determine whether that student's needs can or cannot be met by the College's menu or variation thereof. The College will in turn notify the student of the decision prior to the commencement of the Fall Semester. For students to be considered for this service, the Student Medical Dietary Requirement Form must be received by the College no later than August 1st.

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Outstanding Accounts

On payment plan accounts, a late fee on past due amounts will be assessed on any payment not received by the fifteenth of each month.

No report cards, transcripts, or diplomas are issued for students who are not in good standing with the Student Billing Office; similarly, students are not permitted to register unless they are in good standing with the Student Billing Office from previous semesters. This means that all money owed to the college or any of its subdivisions, however small the amount, must have been paid. It is the responsibility of withdrawing and graduating students to clear themselves with the Student Billing Office before they leave so that they are in good standing to receive grades or degrees, and to have transcripts and other records sent whenever they desire.

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Refund Policy

The College operates on an annual budget with commitments to faculty salaries, educational costs, and plant expenses made in advance of the semester. Therefore, Christendom College has adopted a refund policy which is equitable to the College and its students.

For new students, the tuition and housing deposits made in advance of the Fall Semester will be refunded in full for written cancellations received by May 1. For returning students, the tuition and housing deposits made in advance of the Fall Semester will be refunded in full for written cancellations received by June 1.

For Spring Semester students, the tuition and housing deposits will be refunded in full for written cancellations received by December 1.

Application fees, registration fees, recreation fees, technology fees, and student activities fees are not refundable.

Students who withdraw from the College before the end of the semester and who file a Withdrawal Notice outlined in the next section are eligible for refund of semester tuition, room, and board payments due on Registration Day according to the following schedule:

Withdrawal Refund

First 14 calendar days of semester	60%
15th calendar day through 28th calendar day of semester	40%
29th calendar day through 42nd calendar day of semester	20%
After the 42nd calendar day of semester	No refund

(Calendar days figured from date of Registration)

Any other amounts owed to the College will be deducted from the refund.

Students and parents who have signed a Payment Plan Contract must understand that in the event of the student's withdrawal from Christendom College before paying all monthly installments, any refunds due as provided above will be applied to the balance due, and that any unpaid balance must be paid.

A student who is physically or psychologically disabled for the remainder of the semester as certified by a legally qualified physician, psychiatrist, or surgeon (M.D.), may qualify for additional refund over the schedule stated above. The student or parent must request a Medical Withdrawal Certification Form for the physician, surgeon, or psychiatrist to complete and return to the College to qualify for any additional refund.

Refunds will be processed 30 days after the date of withdrawal given on the Withdrawal Notice, and in the case of medical withdrawal, after 30 days of receipt of the signed and completed Medical Withdrawal Certification Form.

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Withdrawal Procedure

Students who withdraw from the College before the end of the semester must have an exit interview and file a Withdrawal Notice with the Dean of Student Life before leaving campus. It is strongly recommended that the student also see the Student Billing Office to determine the financial consequences of withdrawal. The date of withdrawal used to compute a refund is the date that a completed Withdrawal Notice is filed with and dated by the Dean of Student Life.

In the case of a medical withdrawal, the student or parent should, within a reasonable time, submit a written letter requesting withdrawal to the Dean of Student Life and complete and return a Medical Withdrawal Certification Form. In this case, the date of withdrawal will be determined from the day of departure from campus because of the medical condition or emergency. This assumes the student has not returned to campus for any overnight stay or class attendance during this period.

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Required Deposits

All currently enrolled students who plan to return to Christendom the following semester must register for that upcoming semester approximately two-thirds of the way through the current semester on a date posted by the Registrar. On that day, students are required to place a $200.00 tuition deposit to hold classroom space and financial aid and scholarship awards, and a $200.00 room and board deposit to hold dormitory space and board privilege.

A $100.00 room cleaning and damage deposit is required of each student. At the end of the academic year, upon inspection by College officials, if the room is judged to be adequately cleaned and free from damage, the deposit will be carried into the next academic year. Any student charged for cleaning or room damage which is deducted from the deposit is expected to bring the deposit amount back up to $100.00. Should a student leave the college, the deposit will be refunded after the room has been inspected and deductions, if any, are made.

During the school year, it is the responsibility of each student to report any damage to his or her room to the Dean of Student Life. The Dean of Student Life will then write up a damage report to notify the Director of Operations. Unless the College is notified in advance by the damage report, the responsibility for damage, the cost of repair, replacement, and cleaning, will be divided equally among the students occupying a dormitory room or suite.

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Vehicle Registration & Parking Fee

There is limited parking on campus. Students are required to park only in designated areas. Students, resident or non-resident, are required to pay a parking fee and register their vehicles with the Operations Office on registration day. A Christendom College parking sticker will be issued to students to display on their vehicles. Students will be fined for parking in any but their designated area or for not registering their vehicles. Repeated traffic or parking violations may result in forfeiture of the on-campus parking privilege.

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Textbook Costs

The average cost of textbooks for a full-time college student in the United States is well in excess of $800 per year. Christendom College, without compromising the quality of required texts, actively seeks to minimize textbook costs whenever possible. The cost of required books at Christendom, however, normally runs between $250 and $400 per semester, or approximately $50-$70 per course. Textbooks for certain mathematics and science courses, however, may exceed $70 per course, though they, like some relatively expensive foreign language texts, may be good for two or more semester courses.

Students should budget a minimum of $350 per semester for required books and an additional $50 per semester for writing supplies. Freshmen may have a somewhat larger initial outlay for texts and therefore should budget at least $400 for books the first semester. Students must be prepared to purchase all required texts. All items must be paid for by cash, check, or credit card at the time of purchase. Failure to have at hand a text required for a course may result in a failing grade for that course.

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