Correspondence Directory

Expenses and Financial AidFeesIf the student drops a course for which he/she was charged additional tuition, and this drop occurswithin the normal drop/add period allowed for change of schedule, the charge will be removed.If the course remains a part of the student’s enrollment for the semester even though the studentwithdraws or a petition to drop late is approved, the charge will remain on the student’s bill.In addition, fees for any courses which carry extra charges, such as chemistry, fine arts, or physicaleducation, will be placed on the student’s account at the time of registration. The fee will beremoved only if the student drops the course during the semester (by properly completing an add/drop form) in the time allotted for dropping a course from the student’s enrollment.Student Activity Fee. A separate student activity fee of $240 per year ($120 per semester) ischarged to all full-time students who are enrolled in on-campus courses. This fee is used to fund theactivities of various OWU student organizations and student initiatives under the auspices of thestudent government, the Wesleyan Council on Student Affairs (WCSA). Questions regarding thisfee should be directed to the Student Involvement Office.Bachelor of Arts. Full-time students pay tuition and any appropriate special fees. (Tuition for B.A.music majors includes 1 /2 unit of credit in applied music per semester.)Bachelor of Music. Tuition includes the amount of applied music credit per semester requiredby the specific B.M. degree program and credit in all music organizations in which the studentparticipates. Applied music courses in excess of those required by the major require additional fees.Bachelor of Fine Arts. Full-time students pay tuition plus a per course studio fee of $75 persemester for ceramics, photography, sculpture, figure drawing, computer imaging, graphic design,metals, and printmaking.Special StudentsNon-matriculating students who are part-time, non-degree candidates may generally register for upto three courses per semester in the Registrar’s Office. Such students will pay $3,920 per one-unitcourse, rather than the full tuition, but they are not entitled to general student services.A maximum of 16 units may be taken as a special student. In order to qualify for the bachelor’sdegree, further enrollment must be on a full-time basis, unless the student successfully petitions forexemption through the Academic Status Committee. A special student who wishes to become afull-time student must process an admission application in the Office of Admission.Auditing FeeSenior CitizensOff-Campus FeesA non-matriculating student is charged a $60 fee for auditing a course. Informal auditing is notpermitted.Delaware residents who are 65 years of age or older may audit or enroll as special students in regularcourses at no cost, providing space is available and the instructor permits. Participants in coursesthat have special fees must pay the special fee.Students applying to study abroad pay an application fee. Students studying abroad or on aprogrammed apprenticeship also pay a per-semester administration fee. Students working directlywith an Ohio Wesleyan professor on an independent apprenticeship pay regular semester or percoursetuition, but no additional fees.283