TUITION AND FEES

Summer 2008, Fall 2008, and Spring 2009

500 and 700 level courses ($677) per semester hr/On-Campus, 600 level courses ($577) per semester hr/Off-Campus. The Graduate School's tuition and fees are determined annually during spring semester. Students should anticipate that costs may increase.

Section and Course Fees

Individual sections or courses may have associated fees. Check to see if your section has a fee by viewing your section using WebAdvisor and clicking on the section title. Course and Section Fees are not refundable and will not be pro-rated. Individual section fees are nonrefundable when late-dropping a course on or after the first day of class after the Add/Drop Period (ADP).

Late Add/Drop (Fee)

After the add/drop period, students wishing to change their class registration must complete a Late Add/Drop form and pay a late fee. Please see the grid below for details.

• 100% reversal of charges on or before the first 1% of the course
• 80% reversal of charges on or before the first 2% through 10% of the course
• 50% reversal on or before the first 11% through 25% of the course
• 25% reversl of charges on or before the first 26% through 50% of the course
• 0% reversal of charges after 51% of the course

Registration, Billing and Payment Standards

The Cashier and Credit Office produces statements itemizing the activity on student accounts. The statements are mailed in the student’s name to their preferred address on record with the school. If the student wishes his or her bill to go to a different address, he or she can specify a unique billing address. Such a request must be submitted in writing to the Cashier and Credit Office.

In the Fall and Spring, the first statement of each semester is generated well before the beginning of the semester. Fall semester statements are mailed in July and Spring semester statements are mailed in November. The Fall deadline to settle one’s student account typically is in mid-August. The Spring deadline to settle one’s student account typically is in mid-December. To avoid any late payment penalties, your account must be settled by the first day of the semester in which you are enrolled, whether or not you have received a statement. If class registration occurs after the semester due date has passed, payment is due at the time of registration. Monthly statements will be generated if, for one reason or another, the student’s account is carrying a balance due to the school after the semester due date.

In the Summer, the school does not mail statements in advance of the semester’s start. To avoid any late payment penalties, your account must be settled by the first day of the session(s) in which you are enrolled, whether or not you have received a statement.

Certain forms of financial aid, such as Federal Stafford Loans, Federal Perkins Loans, and private education loans, may not appear on your initial statement. These funds are scheduled for disbursement to Lewis & Clark at the beginning of each semester. If you have elected to borrow under an educational loan program and have completed the additional steps outlined in the financial aid award guide to secure loan funding, Lewis & Clark will consider those funds to be fully processed. If the fully processed financial aid is not reflected on your statement, deduct the net proceeds from the balance due. You are required to pay only those balances not covered by the net proceeds of fully processed financial aid.

Note that some lenders withhold a 3-percent origination fee from Federal Stafford Loan and Graduate PLUS disbursements. Your lender can confirm the amount of fees, if any, that will be withheld at the time of disbursement.

If your anticipated financial aid funds are not disbursed to your student account shortly after the start of the semester, it may be an indication that you need to take additional action. Please refer to the information provided with the award notification to confirm that you have completed the steps necessary to receive funding. Contact the Office of Student Financial Services with any questions at 503-768-7090 or sfs@lclark.edu.

For a discussion of what it means to settle your account and for details on our accepted methods of payment, please visit the Cashier and Credit Office website at www.lclark.edu/dept/cashiers.

Non-payment of Charges

Students owing Lewis & Clark College and/or students who have not settled their charges will not be allowed to register or attend classes for future semesters. For an explanation of what it means to settle a student’s account, please refer to the Cashier and Credit Office Website. Lewis & Clark reserves the right to withhold grade reports, transcripts and diplomas. Registration for future terms may be canceled as a result of an outstanding student account balance. Full payment of any balance due is required to facilitate the release of these documents and/or to clear a student for class re-registration. Additionally, past due balances, not covered by fully processed financial aid, are subject to late fees.

Lewis & Clark reserves the right to assess late fees to all past due student accounts. Late fees are assessed as follows: balances for $999 and below are subject to a per semester $10 late fee, balances of $1000 and above are subject to a per semester $100 late fee.

Dishonored Payments

A $25 fee will be placed on the student’s account for any payment returned to Lewis & Clark, or its payment processing partner Tuition Management systems, by the bank. This fee may not be reversed. The Cashier and Credit Office will send notice to the student of the dishonored payment. The student must make restitution, and remit payment of the returned payment fee, within ten (10) days following this notification. The College reserves the right to refuse a personal check for payment in certain circumstances.

Graduate School Financial Aid

Information is available for students seeking financial assistance by visiting the web pages of our Student Financial Services Office.