Expenses
Tuition, room and dining charges
for one semester are equal to one-half the charges for the full
year. The following table is an estimate of expenses for full-time
degree candidates for the 2001-02 academic year.
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Semester
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Total
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Tuition:
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$13,205.00
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$26,410.00
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Activity
Fee:
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85,00
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170.00
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Room
(double occupancy):
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1,715.00
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3,430.00
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Dining:
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1,565.00
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3,130.00
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________
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$16,570.00
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$33.140.00
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(other
expenses estimated)
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Books
and Supplies:
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730.00
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Recreational
and personal needs:
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938.00
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Total:
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$34,648
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Tuition
In the College of Arts and Sciences,
the basic annual tuition charge includes schedules of 12 to 16 hours
each semester. Students enrolled for only one semester in an academic
year may take no more than 16 semester hours at the basic tuition
charge; for each hour above 16, $700 per credit hour is charged.
Part-time status allows a student
to take fewer than 12 hours, at a tuition rate of $1,100 per credit
hour. Students taking fewer than 12 hours without permission to
study part-time are charged full tuition.
In the College of Arts and Sciences,
students who register for private music lessons in two private-study
areas are charged extra tuition as follows: If the two private-study
areas are with faculty the charge is $1,100 per credit hour. If
one or both of the private-study areas are with student teachers
a flat fee of $250 will be charged for the second area.
In the Conservatory of Music the
basic tuition charge includes schedules of 12 to 17 hours per semester.
For schedules of less than 12 hours, $1,100 per hour is charged.
For each hour above 17, $700 per hour is charged.
In the Conservatory of Music, students
who register for private lessons in two principal private-study
areas are charged extra tuition at the credit hour rate of $1,100
for any credits in excess of six principal private-study credits.
Conservatory students who have declared majors in two performance
areas are not charged extra tuition for the second principal private-study
area. Students paying for two principal private studies may take
19 semester hours without additional tuition. Double-degree students
follow the guidelines for charges for Conservatory students.
Tuition is
charged for courses in which a student is
officially registered, regardless of attendance.
The receipt of a "NE" grade, either through
completing and failing a course, or through
neglecting to officially drop a course not
completed, does not cancel additional tuition
charges for the course.
Activity
Fee
The activity fee subsidizes approved
student activities and publications. The amount is established by
the Student Finance Committee with the approval of the Board of
Trustees. The fee is administered by the Student Finance Committee.
(Graduate students are not required to pay this fee.) For 2001-02,
the activity fee will be $170.
Auditing
Fee
Students
registered for at least one course for credit are
permitted to audit up to two courses per semester
that are recorded on their transcripts. There is a
non-refundable service charge of $30 for recording
the first audit; $70 for recording the
second.
Room
Charges
2001-02 residence hall room charges
for a standard single room will be $1,995 each semester. The 2001-02
charge for a standard double room will be $1,715 each semester.
A student participating in an on-campus Winter Term project may
stay in his or her dorm room at no additional charge. Fifty percent
of the total charges for the year (tuition, room and dining) is
due for the fall semester; the remaining 50 percent is due for the
spring semester. Students not on campus first semester who return
to campus second semester are charged 50 percent of the total charges
for the year (tuition, room and dining).
Dining
Charges
2001-02 college dining charges will
be $1,565 each semester. Winter Term dining in Oberlin College dining
halls is optional; the charge is based upon actual usage. Co-op
rates are usually different than the on-campus dining program rates.
Co-operatives
There are eight student-operated
dining cooperatives and four housing cooperatives. The 2000-2001
dining rates were $1020 each semester. Room rates were $1,725 (single),
$1,455 (double), and $1,350 (triple) each semester. Rates will likely
increase for the 2001-02 academic year.
Fees for
Transfer of Credit
Students who
transfer courses taken at another institution
during academic leaves of absence from Oberlin
College are charged $50 for each transfer of credit
application. A $15 fee per semester hour for the
first 10 hours, $10 for each hour above 10, is
charged to students who transfer credits taken
while on personal leave, while withdrawn, during
the summer, or while finishing away. (Please note
that these fees do not apply to the transfer of
Advanced Placement credit earned in high-school or
college-level courses completed elsewhere before a
student has matriculated at Oberlin.)
Enrollment/Matriculation
Deposit
A $200 enrollment
deposit is required to secure a place in the class.
The deposit is payable two weeks after receiving
notification of a financial-aid award or on the due
date of the intent-to-enroll card, whichever is
later. The deposit is forfeited if a student does
not enroll; it is refunded after a student
graduates. To receive a refund upon withdrawing
from Oberlin College, a notice of intent must be
given to the Office of Academic Services by the
official last day of the semester preceding the
semester from which a student is
withdrawing.
Financial
Statements
Student term
bills, which include tuition, fees, room and
dining, are sent to students at their home
addresses:
- For first semester, bills are
sent in July. Payment is due in mid-August.
- For second
semester, bills are sent in early January.
Payment is due in mid-January.
During the
academic year monthly account statements are sent
to the student's home address, unless a written
change in billing address request is sent to the
Office of Student Accounts.
Prepayment for
the upcoming semester must be made prior to
enrollment, or the student must be enrolled in a
monthly payment plan, either directly with Oberlin
College or through an external agency. Payments
must be current.
A Budget Payment
Plan for paying term bills in monthly installments
is available through Oberlin College. A signed
contract must be forwarded each year to the Office
of Student Accounts to activate the payment plan.
Contract forms are included with the August and
January term bills.
Annual student
charges are billed at 50 percent for each semester.
Financial Aid, where applicable, is applied at the
same ratio. An interest charge of 1 percent per
month (annual percentage rate approximating 12
percent) will be assessed on all unpaid
balances.
Oberlin
recognizes that college expenses often impose a
heavy financial responsibility on parents and
students. In cases where special, unexpected
hardships develop, Oberlin is more than willing to
cooperate and act in a reasonable manner. However,
Oberlin does reserve the right to withhold
transcripts and recommendations, and may also ask
for the withdrawal of a student who consistently
fails to meet his or her financial obligations to
Oberlin.
Prior to
graduation, all outstanding debts to Oberlin
College must be paid before a student can receive a
diploma.
Refunds
All students who
withdraw or who take a medical or personal leave of
absence during a semester will be charged tuition,
room and dining at the rate of 10 percent of the
semester charge for each week or fraction thereof
spent in residence. If a recipient of financial aid
who withdraws or takes a medical/personal leave is
scheduled to receive a refund, then all or part of
the refund will be used to reimburse the
financial-aid programs from which the student
received funds. The required Student Activity Fee
is non-refundable.
Changes in
Published Charges
While there is no expectation that
the charges and fees published in this catalog will change, Oberlin
College does reserve the right to increase or decrease fees during
and pertaining to the 2001-02 academic year without prior notice.
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