TUITION CHARGES
Tuition of eleven thousand six hundred fifty-five dollars ($11,655) per
term is charged each student for instruction, instructional facilities, and
other services. Although this tuition charge covers the normal three-course
load, students may, without permission or extra charge, elect a fourth course
during each of three terms during their college career. An additional course
will entail a supplementary charge of three thousand eight hundred
eighty-five dollars ($3,885). Students should consult the Student Handbook
and the section on Working Rules of this bulletin for details of the
regulations concerning extra courses. Students taking a two-course load receive
no reduction in tuition.
The Trustees believe that all Dartmouth students should appreciate that the
tuition charge covers about one half of the cost to the College of each
student’s education at Dartmouth. For the remainder, he or she is the
beneficiary of endowments received during the last two centuries from those who
wish to support Dartmouth’s kind of education, from current gifts, and
especially from the very generous support of the Dartmouth Alumni Fund.
Tuition charges listed above apply to the fall, winter, and spring terms of
the academic year 2007-2008. Charges for the summer term of 2008-2009 will be
announced at a later date.
Students who take reduced course loads because of documented, verified
disabilities, and whose disability-related circumstances, as determined by
Student Accessibility Services (SAS), significantly affect the number of terms
they need to be enrolled at Dartmouth to be graduated, may be eligible for
reduced tuition. Permission from the Registrar for a reduced course load is not
sufficient grounds for tuition reduction. Tuition reduction requests to SAS
must be submitted at the same time as requests for SAS’s support for a reduced
course load. If a student who has been granted tuition reduction takes a normal
course load, the student must re-petition for reduced tuition in subsequent
terms. Reduced tuition eligibility may be reviewed if a student’s
disability-related circumstances change significantly. For full information,
inquiries should be sent to the Student Accessibility Services office.
ROOM AND BOARD CHARGES
Students living in College residence halls are charged rents that vary
depending on the quarters occupied. These rents average $2,055 per term for the
2007-2008 academic year. If College property is damaged, those found
responsible are charged for the required repairs.
All students are required to purchase a nonrefundable, declining balance
account (DBA). All first-year students will pay $1,250 for the fall term meal
plan. For winter and spring terms, first-year students may change to one of the
other two plans available for on-campus students.
On-campus students, excepting fall term first-year students, will choose
from one of three plans:
(1) A $1,000 per term Declining Balance Account (DBA).
(2) A $1,250 per term DBA.
(3) A $1,550 per term DBA with a 10% discount on all dining purchases
excluding Topside.
Additionally, Dining Services will offer to off campus students only a
fourth option:
(4) A $625 per term DBA.
Any student not specifying a choice by the predetermined date will be given
the plan they enrolled in the previous term.
Room and board charges are billed to students through their College account.
Payment is due by the date indicated on the student account statement subject
to a late charge if the payment deadline is not met. Please refer to
regulations covering payment of student charges below for information regarding
assessment of late charges.
Room and board charges listed above apply to the fall, winter, and spring
terms of the academic year 2007-2008. Charges for the summer term of 2008 will
be announced at a later date.
COMPUTING EQUIPMENT CHARGES
All first-year and transfer students are charged for the required purchase
of a basic package of computing equipment to be used in their education, unless
granted a waiver by the Director of Computing. Ownership of adequate computing
equipment would justify such a waiver. Purchase of computing equipment in
addition to the basic package is at the option of the student.
CLASS ACTIVITY FEES
At the beginning of their first year students will be assessed a one-time
charge of twenty dollars ($20). Funds collected from these charges will be made
available to that class council over the four years that class will be in
attendance at the College.
DOCUMENT FEE
In their first term of enrollment each undergraduate will be assessed a one
time document fee of $90. This fee will entitle the student to an unlimited
number of official transcripts. Additionally, the fee will cover the opening of
a credential file, sending of credential files, registration for on campus
recruiting opportunities, vocational testing and interpretation, and various
booklets in the Career Services Office. This fee covers the above services
while in attendance at the college and post attendance it covers unlimited
transcripts and the opening and sending of credential files.
The fee is not intended to cover the costs associated with mailing of rush
orders. There may be fees associated with additional services provided by
Career Services after graduation.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES FEE
All undergraduate students are assessed a $71 Student Activities fee for
each term in residence. Funds collected from these charges will be used to
support the Student Assembly, other cocurricular organizations, and campus-wide
cultural, educational, social, and athletic activities.
HEALTH INSURANCE CHARGES
All students must purchase the Dartmouth Student Group Health Plan (DSGHP)
unless granted a waiver by the Director, College Health Service. A
nonrefundable annual fee of $1,590 will be billed to students (except those
having a waiver). Optional plans are available at additional cost to provide
insurance for dependents.
SUPPLEMENTAL COURSE FEES
In limited circumstances supplemental fees may be assessed students
enrolling in certain courses. Supplemental course fees must meet the standards
detailed below to be processed on the student bill. Courses for which such fees
will be levied will be identified in any course descriptions published in this
Bulletin or its supplements.
Special course fees must be recommended to the Executive Vice President by
the responsible faculty Dean, and generally will be approved only when the
following three criteria are met:
1. The fee must be required of each member of the class,
2. The fee must be the same for each class member, and
3. The services or goods related to the fee must be warranted by special
circumstances and not be readily available from local vendors.
Students will be notified of actual fee amounts no later than the first week
of class.
MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES
The following miscellaneous fees and penalties are commonly applied:
A penalty of fifty dollars ($50) is imposed on any student who fails to
check-in by the prescribed deadline at the opening of any term.
A processing fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) is charged for each term of
transfer work.
A separate charge will be assessed for late payment of any student account
bill. Payment is due and payable not later than the due date indicated on the
billing statement. If payment is not made by the specified due date a late
charge equal to 1.5% of the amount payable will be assessed.
A charge of twenty-five dollars ($25) will be assessed when a personal check
is offered in payment of charges on a student’s account and the check is not
honored.
STUDENT PENALTY FEES AND FINES POLICY
Fines and penalty fees may be assessed to students for various rule
infractions and violations of policy. With due notification penalty fees and
fines may be charged to the student’s Administrative Fees and Fines Account.
Failure to pay such fines or penalties may prevent a student’s registration or
release of transcripts or a diploma.
The Executive Vice President shall review and in consultation with the
Student Assembly and Graduate Student Council approve all student fines and
penalty fees that may be assessed. Student fines shall be consistently applied
within the Dartmouth Community and will be approved only when the following
criteria are met:
The amount of the fine or assessment must be reasonably related to the costs
and/or seriousness of the infraction or violation of policy.
Revenue realized from the assessment of penalty fees and fines will be
recorded to a general revenue account of the College. Generally, such revenue
may not accrue to the department that assesses the fine.
Administrative costs associated with assessing and posting fines, hearing
appeals, and collecting payments can be substantial, accordingly, alternative
means to ensure compliance with rules and regulations must be considered before
a penalty fee or fine will be approved.
Once the Executive Vice President has approved a penalty fee or fine, the
following requirements or procedures must be met:
All rule infractions and violations of policy which will result in the
assessment of a fine or penalty fee, must be identified in the Student Handbook
and appropriate College or departmental materials and mailings. Specific
reference shall be made in the Student Handbook that fines and penalty fees may
be appealed.
Departmental materials shall include the amount of the fine, a statement of
purpose, the circumstances under which penalty fees or fines are assessed, and
the consequences of noncompliance.
Departments must publicize in their materials and mailings or by other means
that an appeals process exists for students or parents who believe that their
individual circumstances warrant an exception to assessment of the penalty fee
or fine. Specific information should be available in connection with the
handling of appeals and appeals must be heard and resolved within a timely
manner.
Students who commit rule infractions subject to a fine or penalty must be
notified that a violation has occurred and that a charge is being assessed. If
a fine is caused by the student’s failure to meet a published deadline,
notification of the fee is not required.
Fines and penalty assessments must be submitted to the Dartmouth Card Office
within 30 days of the date the violation has been confirmed. Fees and fines may
not be charged to a student’s administrative account once the 30-day period has
lapsed or the student is no longer enrolled because of graduation or withdrawal
from the College. In cases where fees are assessed to reimburse the College for
actual costs of damages, fines must be submitted to the Dartmouth Card Office
as soon as possible after final costs have been determined, but no longer than
30 days. Note: departments and offices may not receive or deposit direct
payments from students for fines or penalty fees. They must be submitted to the
Dartmouth Card Office.
If it is determined that a fine has been assessed incorrectly or waiver of
the penalty fee has been approved as a result of the appeals process, the
appropriate credit must be expeditiously applied to the student’s
Administrative Fees and Fines account.
REGULATIONS CONCERNING ENROLLMENT PATTERN CHANGES
Students who change their enrollment patterns for a particular term less
than five weeks from the start of the previous term create significant problems
within the College. After careful consideration, the following regulations have
been adopted. The charges imposed partially compensate the College for the very
real costs connected with late changes.
1. Normally the final date for changing the pattern letter for any term
shall be five weeks from the start of the preceding term. Any student who
changes after that date from an ‘R’ (Resident Enrollment) will be charged one
hundred dollars ($100).
A student may petition for waiver of the charges via the Office of the
Registrar in the case of extenuating circumstances. Such is normally granted
only in instances where the extenuating circumstances could not have been
anticipated prior to the deadlines, and were beyond the control of the
student.
2. Any student who fails to check-in for a term, while still maintaining an
‘R’ through the end of the ten-day period designated for late registration,
will be charged two hundred dollars ($200).
REGULATIONS COVERING PAYMENT OF STUDENT ACCOUNT CHARGES
Billing statements for tuition, room, and board are mailed approximately six
weeks before the beginning of each term. Payment is due 25 days after mailing
of the bill; the exact date will be indicated on the statement. If payment is
not made by the specified due date, a late charge equal to 1.5% of the amount
payable will be assessed.
No student will be permitted to enroll for any term unless the total amount
due, including tuition, room rent, and applicable board charges has been paid
in full.
The flexibility of the Dartmouth Plan makes it possible for an upperclass
student, through a change in term patterns, to incur a tuition charge or other
charges after statements have been mailed. In such instances, since tuition,
room charges, and dining plan charges are fixed or determined prior to the
start of the term, the student must pay these charges by the payment deadline
established even though a statement reflecting the charges may not have been
received.
All students enrolled at the College have an account in their name through
which tuition, room and board, and other costs of attendance are billed.
Periodic billing statements reflecting charges and credits posted to this
account are mailed directly to the student’s home address. If it is required or
preferable that the bill be mailed to an alternate address, a written request
for change of the billing address should be sent to the Student Financial
Services Office.
Financial aid awards which have been confirmed and documented, but not
posted to the student’s bill, can be considered as anticipated credits in
calculating the balance due. All necessary steps for processing such awards
must be met before they will be accepted as deductions.
No transcript of a student’s record will be issued until all College bills
have been paid, nor will a senior receive a diploma until all College and
community financial commitments have been met. In instances where a student’s
account becomes delinquent through flagrant neglect, the student may be subject
to disciplinary action. In such cases no credit will be allowed for the work of
terms to which the unpaid charges relate until all overdue charges are paid in
full.
In those instances where a personal check is offered in payment of charges
on a student’s account and the check is not honored, a charge of twenty-five
dollars ($25) will be assessed. If the returned check was the means of meeting
a payment or registration deadline, the deadline will not be considered met and
the appropriate penalties relating to failure to meet the deadline may be
assessed. The College reserves the right to demand payment by money order,
certified check, or other mode of payment acceptable to the College in
instances of repeated offenders. Additionally, flagrant or habitual offenders
may be subject to disciplinary action.
PAYMENT PLANS
The Dartmouth Monthly Payment Plan, administered by Academic Management
Services, provides students and their families the means to pay all or part of
their expenses in ten interest-free installments. There is a $50 annual
enrollment fee, which includes life insurance for the bill payer. The plan
begins with the June 1 payment, and families should enroll prior to June 1 in
order to meet the College’s payment schedule. The enrollment deadline is August
31, 2007.
REFUND POLICY
The College policy on refunds for students withdrawing from the College,
whether voluntarily or by dismissal, is set forth below.
Tuition: Refunds for students who withdraw after tuition has been paid, but
prior to registration and the first day of classes, will be 100 percent of
tuition. After the beginning of classes, refunds will be calculated as follows:
a refund of 90 percent for withdrawal during the first week of the term, a
refund of 75 percent for withdrawal during the second and third weeks of the
term, a refund of 50 percent for withdrawal during the fourth week of the term,
and a refund of 25 percent for withdrawal during the fifth week of the term. No
refund will be made after the fifth week of the term.
Board: Refund shall be calculated on a pro rata basis for any student who
withdraws voluntarily or who is dismissed from the College during the term.
Residence Hall Room Rents: The policy for residence hall room rent is
identical to the tuition refund policy: 100% before classes begin; 90% during
the first week; 75% during the second and third weeks; 50% during the fourth
week; and 25% during the fifth week. There is no refund after the fifth week.
This policy applies to all dormitory rooms and to room rents in College-owned
fraternities and organizations. The effective date for the room rent refund
will be the date upon which the student vacates the room and returns the room
key.
Other Charges: Charges for computing equipment and for the Dartmouth Student
Group Health Plan are nonrefundable. Other miscellaneous fees and charges,
including student activity fees and class dues, are nonrefundable if the
student withdraws after registration and the first day of classes.
The only exception to this policy will be for students receiving Title IV,
HEA federal financial aid who are attending Dartmouth for the first time and
who withdraw on or before the 60 percent point in time of their first term of
enrollment. Refunds for these students will be calculated using the pro rata
refund formula prescribed for these particular students by federal regulations.
Please consult with your Financial Aid Office for particulars and examples.
In the case of a withdrawing student receiving Dartmouth scholarship
assistance or federal financial aid, the share of the refund returned to the
student or family is dependent upon a number of factors. The amount of
scholarship retained and/or the amount of repayment due to federal programs
must be calculated in accordance with applicable regulations and formulas.
Please consult with your Financial Aid Office for particulars and examples.
Refunds, scholarship adjustments and repayments of federal funds are
recorded to the student’s account. All requests for student account refunds
shall be submitted in writing to the Student Financial Services Office, and any
balance due the student upon the making of such adjustments shall be paid to
the student within 30 days.
In any instance where it is felt that individual circumstances may warrant
exception to the Refund Policy, the student may appeal in writing to the
Controller.
NOTE: For complete information regarding student life, and appropriate
regulations, consult the Student Handbook.
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