2002-2003 Catalogue
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Fees for the 2004-2005 Academic Year
Note: Information is as accurate as possible. See "last update" line below title. Fees and information is subject to change. The Comprehensive fee for 2005-2006 will be available by April of 2005. See www.colby.edu/sfs for the updated information.

Deposits

Study Abroad Deposit: Students participating in a Colby program abroad are required to pay a $500 deposit. This deposit is forfeited should the student withdraw from the program.

Comprehensive Fee

With permission of the dean of students, seniors needing fewer than nine hours in their final semester may take only that number of credit hours necessary to meet their graduation requirement. In such cases, however, the full comprehensive fee per semester will be charged.

Board: The College offers a board plan of 21 meals per week. Students living in The Harold and Bibby Alfond Residence Complex will receive a rebate of $1,085 per semester and will receive 100 meals per semester.

Room: Students are expected to occupy College housing facilities to the full extent of their availability. Other arrangements may be made only with specific approval of the dean of students. Residence hall reservations are made through the Office of the Dean of Students.

Room and Board Rebate: Students enrolled on campus who are approved to live off campus will receive a room and board rebate of $2,370 per semester and will receive 100 meals per semester.

Included in the comprehensive fee is an allocation for the Student Government Association and funding of College health services. There are no additional fees for staff services in the student health center or for the minimal student health insurance plan that is designed to augment students' home health insurance coverage and that the College provides as part of its health services package to all students who pay the general fee. Students and their families are encouraged to check home policies for coverage while students are in college and/or to consider expanded health insurance coverage for the college years. The College is reviewing the Colby health plan and may decide to require, beginning with the 2005-2006 academic year, that all students provide their own comprehensive health insurance.

Off-Campus Study Charges

Students who are engaged in approved non-Colby off-campus foreign or domestic study programs pay all fees directly to the host institution. For Colby and CBB programs abroad and domestic exchanges, a comprehensive fee including tuition, room, board, and travel applies. Financial aid is available to students enrolled in the approved off-campus programs as well as to those enrolled in Colby and CBB abroad programs. All Colby and CBB abroad programs require a $500 attendance deposit. Semester fees for the 2004-2005 Colby and CBB off-campus programs are as follows:

Students who expect to transfer credits for full-time study in an approved non-Colby program will be subject to a fee of $1,000 per semester. This fee will be charged on the Colby tuition bill.

Information regarding application deadlines and other program details may be obtained from the Off-Campus Study Office.

January Program

A January Program that requires extensive travel, special materials, or highly specialized outside instruction carries a fee calculated to reflect the costs of the individual program. Such fees are published annually in the January Program brochure.

Students who are not enrolled on campus for the fall and/or spring semester will be charged a fee of $3,370 for tuition only for participating in the January Program. If on-campus housing is provided, an additional charge will be assessed.

Miscellaneous Charges

Medications: A student will be charged for the cost of prescription and non-prescription medicines prescribed by the health services staff.

Fines: Fines are charged for: failure to register automobiles, parking violations, late return of library books, checks returned as uncollectible, and disciplinary actions.

Damage to or Loss of College Property: Liability for damage or loss of College property located within individual residence hall rooms lies with the resident(s) of the room. When damage or loss of College property occurs in residence hall common areas (e.g., lounges, hallways, lobbies, bathrooms), the Office of Residential Life will make every effort to identify the individuals responsible and to bill them. In cases in which residential life staff determines that responsibility lies with the residents of a specific section of a residence hall, those students will be billed. When the individuals responsible for damage or loss of College property cannot be identified, the cost of repair or replacement is accumulated by the residence hall. At the end of each semester, Residential Life, in cooperation with the Physical Plant Department, determines the cost of all unidentified damage and loss of College property and bills the residents of each residence hall on a pro rata basis. Any conflicts regarding assignment of responsibility may be directed to the Judicial Board.

Payment of Bills

Prior to registration day each year, student accounts must be paid or satisfactory arrangements made with Student Financial Services. If the balance on the account is to be paid by an outside scholarship, a 30-day late fee waiver will be granted for the amount of the scholarship only if the student notifies Student Financial Services of this information prior to registration day. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that all financial matters are resolved prior to registration. Payments are applied against charges in the order in which the charges appear on the student's account.

Notwithstanding any other provision in this catalogue, a student's account, including tuition, room and board, fees, charges, and fines, must be paid in full before that student will be allowed to receive transcripts, participate in the annual room draw process, participate in baccalaureate or commencement exercises, or receive a degree or diploma.

In the event that a student account is delinquent, the account may be placed with a collection agency or an attorney for collection. All collection costs, including attorney's fees, will be charged to the student.

The College does not accept either credit cards or post-dated checks for payment of student account charges. A fee of $15 is charged for any returned check.

Late Payment Fees

Loan and Payment Plans

Refunds

Pro rata refunds of the basic charges will be made for students who withdraw upon advice from the College physician during the fall and spring semesters. (Refunds of basic charges are not granted to full-time students withdrawing during the January Program.) A similar refund policy is in effect for Colby and CBB off-campus programs; however, as starting and ending dates vary, the specific dates are determined by individual programs as they correspond to the relevant percentages of the semester's duration.

The College offers an optional tuition refund insurance designed to reduce the financial loss caused by a medical withdrawal. Brochures are mailed in July to the billing address.

Federal regulations determine the amount and the order in which federal loans and scholarships are to be refunded.

A refund of raw food costs for the period of the January Program is made to a student who has completed the first semester with a full 21-meal board contract and who does not live or eat on campus during the January Program. A request for this refund must be made to Student Financial Services by the end of the first semester. The refund will be credited to the student's account at the beginning of the second semester. No other refunds are made for students who elect not to do an on-campus January Program.

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