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Tuition InsuranceThe Tuition Refund Plan, offered by A.W.G. Dewar, Inc., is an insurance plan to protect your tuition andfees if a withdrawal is necessary due to personal illness or accident. A mailing describing this plan will besent to you during the summer. Coverage and application information is available online atwww.collegerefund.com.BillsThe academic year is divided into fall and spring semesters. Bills are mailed in the student’s name to thepermanent home address at least two times each term. Anyone wishing bills to be mailed to anotheraddress should notify the Student Accounts Office in writing (to Hobart and William Smith Colleges,Student Accounts Office, 300 Pulteney Street, Geneva, NY 14456) of that preferred billing address. Ifnecessary, statements will be sent monthly to bill incidental charges or reflect other changes in accountactivity. An academic transcript hold will be placed on all accounts for amounts billed but not paid by thedue date.Initial Bill Mailed Payment DueFall 2011 July 1, 2011 Aug. 1, 2011Spring 2012 Dec. 2, 2011 Jan. 6, 2012Payment OptionsWhen you receive your bill, there are two ways to pay. Information about these payment options arelisted below and will be included with your first fall billing. You may also opt to sign up for a monthlypayment plan, which allows you to spread the fees over the course of several months.1.2.Return check or money order made payable to “Hobart and William Smith Colleges” withremittance in envelope provided with bill. (If you lose the envelope, mail payments to Hobart andWilliam Smith Colleges, Student Accounts Office, 300 Pulteney Street, Geneva, NY 14456.)Transfer funds directly from a U.S. checking or savings account. Go to www.hws.edu, Quick Links,“Pay Student Bill.”You can also pay monthly by enrolling in the TuitionPay plan administered by Sallie Mae. No interestis charged on the unpaid balance, but an annual enrollment fee is required. If you enrolled before billgeneration half your annual contract amount has already been credited to your bill as a payment. For moreinformation, visit tuitionpay.salliemae.com/hws or call 800-635-0120. Have your financial aid award letteravailable. Do not include work study in the calculation for a payment plan or parent loan. Work study isnot credited as a payment to the student account; students will receive a paycheck instead.If you are unable to pay the balance due in full by the due date or if the monthly payment amount istoo large, please contact the Financial Aid Office to ensure that you have explored all available sourcesof financial aid including parent loans, additional Federal Direct Loans, and alternative loans. AdditionalFederal Direct Loan amounts are available to students whose parents have been denied a parent loan forcredit reasons.Students whose bills are not paid in full nor approved for a full or partial deferment by the due datewill not be allowed to register for the upcoming semester; students already registered will have theirregistration canceled. Students should not arrive on campus and expect full services without first makingacceptable payment arrangements by the due date. Transcripts and diploma will be withheld until thestudent accounts balance is paid in full. In cases where registration is cancelled and later reinstated, theColleges will make every effort to honor the student’s original selection of courses on a space-availablebasis. We cannot, however, guarantee that selection.Returned ChecksA returned check fee of $20 is assessed when checks are returned to the Colleges as uncollectiblewhen presented. Returned checks result in the loss of check-cashing privileges.26 HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES