University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences 2012 – 2013 Student ...

Applies to all University of St Augustine for Health Sciences StudentsTUITION PAYMENT:Campus-based / Flex / MOPA Students:Students may pay tuition and fees for each trimester either by personal check, cash, or major credit card(VISA and/or MASTERCARD). Credit cards can be used at registration, or a credit card authorization formcan be turned in to the accounting office prior to registration. The credit card authorization form can be foundin the myUSA portal Admissions tab. Loan disbursements for existing loan programs are also accepted. Theuse of credit cards to pay for tuition will only be accepted when a current loan disbursement is not beingutilized. Students who wish to pay tuition via credit card, who have received a current loan disbursement,need to secure a cash advance check issued by VISA and/or MASTERCARD. All tuition is payable in full onthe registration date established for the applicable trimester.After the first trimester, any tuition balance not paid at the time of trimester registration will receive at10% late penalty and both tuition and late penalty must be paid in full no later than the close of businesson the last day of the week in which classes begin. Students will be removed from classes after this pointif not paid in full. The only exception is students whose financial aid has been delayed through no fault oftheir own.Special Tuition for Students Performing Clinical Internships:A special tuition payment policy applies for those students who will be performing clinical internships forthe immediately upcoming trimester. These students are required to remit tuition and fee payments nolater than a period of two (2) weeks prior to the beginning date of their clinical internship. In the case ofthose students receiving loans, a letter from the servicing agency indicating actual disbursement date isrequired on or before a period of three (3) weeks prior to the beginning date of their clinical internship.(Note: The tuition payment date for those students who will be pursuing clinical internships in any giventrimester will be provided both in a separate memorandum to students as well as listed on the AcademicCalendar). Students may direct questions regarding payment of tuition to either the Chief FinancialOfficer or an Accounting Assistant.DHSc / EdD / OTD / t-DPT Students:Students may pay tuition for each trimester/term either by personal check, cash, or major credit card. Alltuition is payable in full by the registration date established for the applicable trimester/term. Studentswill not be allowed to begin a course without paying for it in full, even though a loan might be disbursingat some future point. Any loan disbursements received will then be refunded to the student.Applies to all Students:All personal checks accepted in payment of tuition may be processed twice, once upon receipt, and, if notcleared, once more. If such check is not approved for payment by the bank because of insufficient fundsor other circumstances which do not allow clearance, it will be returned to the issuer along with a $30service charge imposed by the University to cover handling and service fees. This service charge will beimposed each time the check is not approved for payment by the bank. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONSTO THIS POLICY. Any subsequent tuition payments made by the student for the trimester/term inquestion must be made in the form of a certified check or bank money order before acceptance by theUniversity.TUITION REFUND:If you must drop or withdraw from a course or program, policies regarding refunds are outlined on pages58 - 61 for all Entry-level programs and on page 114 for Distance/Online Education programs.University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences 11