Undergraduate Catalog (PDF) - Caldwell College

STUDENT EXPENSESPayment ProceduresApproximately six weeks before the start of each semester, all registered students willbe mailed a billing statement. The statement will be accompanied by a detailed letter ofinstruction for payment. The statement is also available online through the student portal.Payment is due approximately two weeks before the start of classes. Payment is accepted inperson, by direct wire transfer, by mail in the form of check or online by electronic check orcredit card.For those who prefer to pay their educational expenses in convenient monthly installments, acommercial tuition plan is available. Detailed information along with an application is mailedin late spring. Proof of participation must be presented to the billing office by the paymentdue date.Students anticipating grants, scholarships, or loans may defer payment for the anticipatedamount in the following manner:1. Recipients of scholarships from private organizations and loans from lendinginstitutions must present proof of these scholarships and loans and return the bursarworksheet by the payment due date.2. Recipients of financial aid must have filed a FAFSA and received an award letter. The aidwill then be shown on the billing statement as “unapplied aid,” and subtracted from thebalance due.STUDENT EXPENSESTraditional students will be billed at a flat tuition rate for fall and spring semesters. Studentswith permission to take less than 12 credits will be billed at an adjusted per credit rate.Students with permission to take more than 18 credits will be charged flat tuition plusan additional per-credit charge. Summer session and winter session will be billed at aper-credit rate.Tuition for courses dropped within the change-in-program period is handled as follows: Forthose courses within the flat fee range, there is no adjustment to tuition; For those courses thathave been charged as an overload, refunds will be handled according to the refund calendar.Senior CitizensSenior citizens 62 years of age or older may take their first Caldwell College undergraduatedegree courses for credit at $650 per course. They may audit any two courses for $75. For athird course or more, there is an additional $75 fee. This discount only applies for the firstundergraduate degree. Any degrees beyond the first Caldwell College undergraduate degreewill be charged the regular tuition rate.15