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(by weeks) of room, meal, transportation, and
personal living expenses.
If the adjusted COA is greater than the
full semester expected family contribution
(EFC), the student retains institutional aid
(in the same mix of initially-awarded gift
and loan), up to the amount required to meet
the adjusted need and not exceeding the
initial amount(s). The EFC represents a best
estimate of a family’s capacity (relative to
other families) to absorb, over time, the costs
of education. For a withdrawing student, the
full EFC is expected to support educational
expenses incurred, prior to any support from
aid programs. For purposes of this calculation,
a student who receives only merit-based
institutional gift is considered to have an EFC
equal to the full semester COA minus the
amount of that gift. The order in which each
institutional fund is reduced is determined on
a case-by-case basis by the aid office, with the
guiding principle being the return of funds to
University accounts most likely to be needed
by other students.
A student who withdraws after receiving
a cash disbursement must repay Wake Forest
scholarship funds up to the amount of Title IV
funds that the University must return. Fines
and other incidental charges not included in
the financial aid COA are solely the responsibility
of the student. Required returns of
funds to all financial aid programs are made
prior to the refund to the student.
Housing
All unmarried first- and second-year students
with residential admission status are required
to live in the residence halls, except (1) when
permission is given by the executive director
of residential services for the student to live
with parents or a relative in the Winston-
Salem area; (2) by special arrangement when
space is not available on campus; (3) the
student is admitted as a non-resident student;
or (4) if the student has lost residence hall
space because of a Residence Halls Agreement
violation or disciplinary action. Fifth-year
students are ineligible for campus housing
except when permitted to do so by the Office
of Residence Life and Housing. Married
students are not permitted to live within the
residence halls. Residence halls are supervised
by the executive director of residential
services, director of residence life and
housing, residence life coordinators, and
graduate student hall directors.
The charges for residence hall rooms for
2006-2007 will range from approximately
$2,640 to $3,390 per semester depending on
the location and amenities available.
Visit www.wfu.edu/housing, the residence
life and housing Web site, for more information
regarding policies and procedures.
Off-Campus Housing Policy
The University has developed guidelines and
policies for those undergraduate students
who desire or are required to live off campus.
Such policies affect apartment or other multifamily
residences as well as single-family
residences. All students who desire to live off
campus are required to apply for off-campus
housing status on an annual basis.
Each year, guideline information is provided
for all undergraduate students on the
residence life and housing Web page. For
complete information visit www.wfu.edu/
housing/residence/offcampus.html. Conditions
may be placed on students who choose
to live in single family areas, or students
may be denied the ability to live within such
a location. Students who desire to reside off
campus must complete an application and
obtain approval from the Office of Residence
Life and Housing prior to signing off-campus
leases.
Resident undergraduate students are
guaranteed campus housing for eight semesters.
All first- and second-year students are
required to live on campus. To protect students
and to give students the most options
until they have had an opportunity to review
this policy fully, student’s must not sign any
off-campus leases. Please visit the Office of
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