The University Board of Directors sets rates for tuition and fees annually, usually by mid-February for the following year. Rates are subject to change Fees for the 2002-2003 Academic Year   semester year Tuition (12-18 semester hours) $10,965 $21,930 Room** 1,655 3,310 Board 1,475 2,950 Student Activity Fee 97.50 195 Health Fee 57.50 115   ________ _______ Total $14,250 $28,500 *Activity and Health fees for the entire year are included in the fall billing. **Room charge for the Liberty Alley Apartment Complex is $1,930 per semester or $3,860 per year. Special Fees Tuition per semester hour (part-time or overload) $700 Audit fee per semester hour $325 Damage and loss deposit $100 Surcharge for single room occupancy $200/semester Credit for triple occupancy room $325/semester Late registration fee $25 Late course change fee $25 Official transcript fee (each) $3 Late payment fee is 1.5 % per month on the unpaid balance including accumulated interest Updated 07/22/02 as part of the 2002-2003 Catalog Supplement.

The University's Board of Directors sets rates for tuition and fees annually, usually by mid-February for the following year. Rates are subject to review and change.

Fees for the 2001-2002 Academic Year

	semester	year
Tuition (12-18 semester hours)	$10,480	$20,960
Room	1,595	3,190
Board	1,405	2,810
Student Activity Fee	97.50	195
Health Fee	57.50	*115
	________	_______
Total	$13,635	$27,270

*Activity and Health fees for the entire year are included in the fall billing.

Special Fees

Tuition per semester hour (part-time or overload)	$675
Audit fee per semester hour	$310
Damage and loss deposit	$100
Late registration fee	$25
Late course change fee	$25
Official transcript fee (each)	$3
Late payment fee is 1.5 % per month on the unpaid balance including accumulated interest

The tuition overload fee will be $675 per semester hour for the 2001-2002 year.

• The annual tuition permits a student to take up to 18 semester hours each semester. Students who take fewer than 12 semester hours in a single semester pay $675 per semester hour instead of the full tuition. Students who take more than 18 hours in a single semester pay a tuition overload fee of $675 for each additional hour. (The overload fee does not apply to music degree program students who take additional semester hours to participate in performing groups other than their required major performing group. Students in the Honors Program may also take up to 40 semester hours per year without an overload charge.)
• The University requires Susquehanna-sponsored health and accident insurance for all full-time students. The health insurance cannot be waived under any circumstances.
• Student activity and health fees for the entire year are included on the fall bill and are not refundable if the student withdraws (please refer to Refunds section).
• Students and their families should estimate approximately $350 per semester to cover the costs of textbooks. They also need to plan for additional personal costs including laundry, supplies, transportation, organizational dues and spend- ing money.
• The Office of Telecommunications will establish a telephone account for each student and will assign a security code for long distance calls. Telephone bills are issued monthly via campus mail. (Note: The telephone bill is mailed to the student, not the billing party.) This bill must be paid by the 20th of each month in order to maintain phone privileges.

Late Payment Fee. A late payment fee of 1.5 percent per month is charged on past due balances. A past due balance is the previous balance less any payments received during the month and does not include current month charges. The University will waive late charges for pending finanical aid (not including campus employment awards - Federal Work Study) processed by the Susquehanna Office of Financial Aid prior to payment due dates. Students and their parents or legal guardians will be responsible for payment of all costs, including collections fees and attorney fees, incurred by the University in collecting balances.

Other Fees. Additional fees may be charged for individual courses. Examples of these fees are museum trips fees, materials fees for certain courses in the art department, and music fees. Students pay an additional $245 per semester for individual music lessons (one half-hour lesson per week) that are not required to complete their degree.

Students enrolled in organ lessons and practicing on University organs pay an organ rental fee of $25 per semester. Students in brass, woodwind and string classes pay instrument rental fees of $15 per semester. Percussionists and other students who rent University instruments pay a fee of $20 per semester. Students giving recitals in their area of performance pay a fee of $30 to cover such expenses as taping and instrument tuning.

Payments. The fall semester payment is due by July 31, 2001. The spring semester payment is due by January 7, 2002. Questions concerning this policy should be addressed to the Business Office.

Students whose accounts have not been paid in full, or who have not otherwise made satisfactory arrangements with the Business Office (this may include signing a promissory note), may not register for, or attend class, until they make arrangements for the unpaid balance.

The Business Office mails tuition bills to the party and billing address specified on the candidate's reply form sent by the Office of Admissions. Accepted students should return this form to the Office of Admissions with their enrollment deposit (see deposit information below). The University also mails monthly statements to this billing address if the account has been active during the month or, if it has an outstanding balance. Students receiving financial aid are not exempt from payment of enrollment deposits, place reservation deposits, student activity fees, or health insurance by the dates prescribed.

No student will receive any degree, certificate or transcript until all financial accounts with the University have been paid in full. Failure to meet financial obligations will result in denial of registration privileges, removal from classes, and/or the withholding of transcripts and diplomas.

Remittance may be made by check, payable to Susquehanna University, and addressed as follows:

Attn: Cashier Business Office Susquehanna University 514 University Avenue Selinsgrove, PA 17870-1164

or

Susquehanna University PO Box 8500 Philadelphia, PA 19178-1095

Students or parents who have questions about payments should call the University Business Office at 570-372-4060.

Deposits. The University requires a $200 deposit to confirm a student's first-year enrollment at Susquehanna. The admission acceptance letter specifies when this deposit is due. The University credits this deposit to the student's first semester bill.

Continuing students must pay a $200 place reservation deposit each spring for the upcoming school year. This deposit is payable by the date specified (normally the end of March) in the notice sent to the billing address. A student must pay the place reservation deposit to be eligible to register for the next semester and to participate in the housing lottery. The deposit is not refundable after June 15th each year.

Payment Plans. To assist families with the payment of fees and to minimize families' loan amounts, the University offers a monthly payment plan and loan counseling service through an outside firm, Tuition Management Systems (TMS). The University itself does not offer an internal installment payment plan and encourages all families to make payment arrangements well in advance of each school year to avoid late fees, registration problems, etc. Susquehanna University does not accept credit card payment for tuition expense.

The TMS plan is not a loan. The TMS plan allows families to budget their expenses over 10, 11 or 12 months. There is an annual enrollment fee of $50 payable to TMS. Information about the TMS monthly payment plan and the loan counseling service is mailed to all families each summer. Further information is also available by calling TMS at 1-800-722-4867.

Housing Policy. Susquehanna expects all freshmen to live in University residence halls. After the residence halls have been filled, Susquehanna may grant permission for off-campus housing to a limited number of upperclass students. Further information and applications are available from the Office of Residence Life at 570-372-4133.

Meal Plan Policy. The University requires all students living in University-owned housing to participate in the full meal plan. (The only exeception are those residents living in the Theta Chi and Phi Mu Alpha fraternity houses or the Liberty Alley Complex for which the full meal plan is optional.) Students under a doctor's care who require special nutritional needs should contact the Office of Residence Life at 570-372-4133 for special permission to waive the meal plan requirement.

Refund Policy for 2001-2002. This policy applies to students who withdraw officially for medical/non-medical reasons or students who are dismissed from Susquehanna for any reason after the beginning of the semester. Students may be entitled to a partial refund.

Students will receive credit for tuition, academic fees, and meal plan cost for a semester based on the following table:

	Fall 2001	Spring 2002	Credit
First day of classes	August 27	January 14	100 percent
End of 10 percent semester	September 7	January 25	90 percent
End of 25 percent semester	September 24	February 13	50 percent
End of 50 percent semester	October 22	March 18	25 percent

Return of Title IV Funds. Title IV financial aid refers to the Federal financial aid programs authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended. Types of assistance included in this classification are Federal SEOG, Federal Pell Grants, Federal PLUS Loans, Federal Perkins Loans, and Federal Stafford Loans.

A student's withdrawal date is determined by: the date the student began the withdrawal process (refer to Academic Policies and Regulations) or officially notified Susquehanna of intent to withdraw; or the midpoint of the period for a student who leaves without notifying the institution; or the last date of attendance at a documented academically related activity.

Refund/Return on Charges. Refunds on all charges including tuition, room and board, academic fees and student meal plan will be prorated, on a per diem basis, based on the academic calendar up to the 60 percent point in the semester. There are no refunds after that point in time.

Title IV and all other aid is earned in a prorated manner, on a per diem basis, based on the academic calendar up to the 60 percent point in the semester. Title IV aid and all other aid is viewed as 100 percent earned after that point in time.

Distribution Order for Refunds/Returns. Federal regulations require that refunds are allocated to the various Title IV programs in a specific order until each program is reimbursed up to 100 percent of the amount originally received by the student for the term or the refund/repayment amount is exhausted. The distribution order for refunds and repayments is as follows: (1) Federal Stafford Loan-Unsubsidized (2) Federal Stafford Loan-Subsidized (3) Federal Perkins Loan (4) Federal PLUS Loan (5) Federal Pell Grant (6) Federal SEOG Program (7) Other Federal Title IV Programs (8) Other Federal, State, private, and institutional programs according to the requirements of each program which usually differ from the Title IV requirements and (9) student.

Institutional Responsibility in Regard to Return of Title IV Funds. Susquehanna must provide each student with the information presented in this policy; identify the students impacted by this policy and complete the "Return of Title IV Funds" calculation for those students. Susquehanna must return any Title IV Funds that are due to the Title IV Programs.

Student Responsibility in Regard to Return of Title IV Funds. Students are responsible for returning to the Title IV programs any funds that were disbursed directly to the student and for which the student was determined to be ineligible as outlined in the "Return of Title IV Funds" calculated by Susquehanna.

Please note that any amount due to the student will first be applied to any unpaid charges on the student's account for the term or for repayment of non-institutional funds. Questions concerning these policies should be addressed to the either the Business Office or the Office of Financial Aid.

Requesting a Refund. To obtain a refund, a student must notify the Office of the Registrar in writing that he or she is officially withdrawing and provide the last date of class attendance. The form used to officially notify the University may be obtained at the Office of the Registrar. Please note that mere absence from classes does not reduce a student's financial obligation or guarantee that the University will not record a final grade.

Music Lesson Fee. The music lesson fee(s) will be refunded only if a student's withdrawal date is on or before the course drop/add deadline.

Student Activity and Health Fees. These fees are non-refundable after classes have commenced.

Optional Insurance. Parents and students can purchase an insurance policy from A.W.G. Dewar, Inc. which will reimburse them for some or all of the tuition, room and meal plan fees that are not refundable under the Susquehanna Refund Policy if the student must withdraw due to accident or illness. Complete details and enrollment forms for this optional coverage are mailed by the University to the student's billing address during the summer.

Release of Transcripts. Official academic transcripts will only be released after all financial obligations to the University have been met. This includes: obligations for tuition, room, meal plans, miscellaneous fees, telephone expense, interest, etc. Students who have established payment arrangements with the University may continue to pay under those arrangements, but official documents will be released only after payment in full is received.

Eligibility and Appeals. The assistant treasurer is the administrator responsible for determining a student's eligibility for a credit or refund. Appeals based on special individual circumstances should be addressed first to the Assistant Treasurer and then to the Treasurer, if necessary.

Health and Accident Insurance. The University requires health and accident insurance for all full-time students under a blanket coverage policy. The policy assures liberal benefits at modest cost ($115 for the entire 2001-2002 year). Part-time students are not eligible for coverage under this policy. Each full-time student receives a brochure outlining the insurance program when arriving on campus. Students and parents should direct questions regarding coverage and claims status to the plan administrator, E.L.C.A. Risk Management Inc. at 312-648-0914, extension 213.

Personal Property Insurance. The University does not carry insurance on the personal property of students and is not responsible for the loss or damage to such property. Susquehanna recommends that such coverage be included in their own personal property insurance.