Graduate Catalog 2009-2010

Tuition and Fees

Tuition and Fees :: Billing and Payment :: Refund Policy for Dropped Courses :: Returned Checks :: Withdrawal and Refund Policy ::

Current Fee Schedule

Tuition and fees are subject to change at the discretion of the Stephens College Board of Trustees.

Tuition and fees do not include books and materials.

*Parking is an optional fee for those who wish to park in designated Stephens College parking lots. The parking permit is valid for the academic year (June 2009- May 2010), and it may be purchased from Accounting. For those who do not purchase a parking permit, street parking may be available.

Billing and Payment

Tuition will be billed each semester based upon the student's enrollment. All accounts are due and payable by the last working day of the month in which the bill is received, and students are personally accountable for maintaining active payment on any account balances with Stephens College. Students must pay their account balance in full or contact Tuition Management Systems (TMS), https://www.afford.com/, to arrange a monthly payment plan.

While Stephens College is willing to assist by providing documentation, employer reimbursement payments are an arrangement between the student and the employer. The student is responsible for payment of tuition when due.

Stephens reserves the right to remove students from their courses due to an excessive account balance and/or no activity on their account.

If an account is delinquent for more than three months, the student may be withdrawn from their program and the account may be turned over to collections. The student will be responsible for all collection charges.

If a student is withdrawn from the program due to his or her tuition account being sent to a collection agency, the student will be required to meet new degree requirements upon re-admission. To be considered for re-admission the student's account balance must be paid in full, regardless of the amount of time the student was inactive.

It is the Stephens College policy not to release transcripts or diplomas until all accounts are paid in full.

Non-Degree students must pay tuition and fees in full upon course enrollment.

Refund Policy for Dropped Courses

As long as students remain enrolled in at least one course, students may drop courses and receive a full tuition refund for the dropped courses within the first week of all eight-week courses and within the first two weeks of 16-week semester courses. Revisions to financial aid awards may occur, if needed. After these deadlines, no tuition will be refunded. For exact dates, students should refer to the current academic calendar for Graduate and Continuing Studies. If a student drops all courses for that semester, a pro-ration of charges and financial aid may need to occur. Please see Withdrawal and Refund Policy below.

Returned Checks

Writing a check with insufficient funds is a violation of state law, and the violator is subject to prosecution. A check returned to Stephens College due to insufficient funds will result in a $10 charge plus the amount of the check.

Withdrawal and Refund Policy

Stephens will refund all of the student’s comprehensive fees if he or she cancels enrollment from the College, prior to the first day of classes. After the first day of classes and prior to 60% of the completion of the semester, if a student officially withdraws from the program, or drops all coursework he or she was enrolled in for that semester, either voluntarily or at the request of the College, a proration of comprehensive fees is calculated based on the number of days attended compared to the total number of days in the semester. Calendar days (including weekends) are used, but breaks of at least five days are excluded. Comprehensive fees are credited and financial aid is charged back to the student’s account according to this calculation.

Federally funded aid will be charged back in accordance with Federal regulations in the following order: Unsubsidized Federal Stafford loans, Subsidized Federal Stafford loans, Federal Perkins loans, Federal PLUS loans, and Federal Grants.

Official notification of withdrawal from the program must be given to the Director of the Division of Graduate and Continuing Studies in all cases of voluntary withdrawal. In cases where students are dropping all courses for a semester, but not officially withdrawing from the program, students may contact their academic advisor to process an add/drop form. If no official notice is given (whether withdrawing from the program or dropping all courses for one semester) the documented last date of attendance will be used.

After the 60% point in the semester, a student will be charged 100% of the comprehensive fees and will be deemed to have earned 100% of his or her financial aid.

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