Tuition covers the following:
• All regular course work at the School of Theology.
• Up to two courses any semester in the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Services of the health and counseling offices while school is in session. (Health office services are available to students only.) Special costs such as emergency room treatment, hospitalization costs, surgery, medicine, and x-ray examinations are not included in this coverage. These special costs are covered to some degree by the University-sponsored medical insurance plan outlined below and recommended for all students who do not already have adequate health insurance.
• Use of the facilities of the student union.
Student Activity Fees Cover the Following:
Admission to the performing arts and film series, subscriptions to the Sewanee Purple, Cap and Gown, and Sewanee Theological Review, a variety of student activities, SPO box rental, a series of Wednesday lunches during the academic year, and athletic privileges, including free admission to intercollegiate events. (The fee does not cover use of the golf course. Annual golf course memberships cost $75.00 or a green’s fee of $3.75 per day/$7.50 on weekends.)
Auto registration fee is required and covers one or more cars belonging to the same owner.
Penalty fees may be charged for late or incomplete registration, re-examinations, make-up examinations, or for removal at the end of a grading period of a mark of “Incomplete.”
In addition to general expenses, students will have other living expenses that will vary in accordance with their individual situations. Applicants who wish to work out comprehensive budgets should communicate with the Office of Financial Aid in order to obtain detailed information on living costs in Sewanee. There also will be room and board expenses connected with the clinical pastoral education program in the summer following the junior year and the senior field education program. An estimate of these expenses can be obtained from the director of field education.
Payment of Fees
Fees are billed in full for each semester and due in August and January, 10 days before each semester starts. (Tuition is billed as one-half of the total amount each semester.) For many students, the actual amount of financial aid is more than the fees payable. The difference will be refunded to the student subject to holdback for rental housing commitments or outstanding debt. Students who prefer to pay educational expenses in installments may want to consider one of the deferred payment plans offered by commercial lending organizations. Information about such plans is available from the Office of Financial Aid. The University accepts installment payments of semester charges only by means of one of these plans.
Health Insurance
All students at the School of Theology must have adequate health insurance coverage for themselves and their families, and students are required to furnish evidence of such insurance prior to registration. Failure to provide evidence of insurance may preclude registration at the University’s option. A student medical insurance plan is available for those students who do not already have insurance. Information about this plan is sent to new students before the beginning of the school year.
Campus Identification Card
A SEWANEECard is issued to each student as a means of identification.
1) The card must be presented for cashing checks at the University Cashier’s Office, using the library, entering McClurg Hall, and using the Fowler Center.
2) The card is not transferable; its loss should be reported immediately to the Telecommunications Office for replacement. There will be a $25.00 charge for replacing the card.
3) The card becomes void upon interruption or termination of enrollment.
Other Charges
Students who have account balances will receive a statement. This statement is due within 30 days to avoid a late payment penalty. Statements will be sent to the student mailbox at the seminary. If there is a credit shown on the statement, please contact the student accounts office at ext 1432 or 1347 to receive a refund. Please call a few days in advance of the date that you need the refund.
Refunds
• A student may withdraw by writing to the dean of the School of Theology. Withdrawal is official only upon approval by the dean. Refund of costs is made only for reasons of illness, and withdrawal because of illness must be recommended by a physician. A student who feels an exception should be made to this policy must write to the dean, who will consider the request and notify the student when a decision has been made.
• Refunds for a withdrawal because of illness are figured by prorating fees for the period from the date of withdrawal to the end of the semester. The amounts to be prorated are one-half of the semester’s total tuition and room charges, if any, and three-fourths of the board charge, if any. No refund is made for the activity fee or any other fees. Refunds are credited to financial aid accounts, to the extent of any financial aid; any balance is credited to the student’s account.
• Any student who is a federal loan recipient will have his or her refund subject to the provisions of federal regulation (specifically, 34 CFR 668.22).
• Payment of a credit balance occasioned by a refund for withdrawal is made during the month following withdrawal by check payable to the student at the home address.
Other Financial Matters
• Students should take precautions to protect personal belongings from theft, fire, water damage or other loss. University insurance does not cover personal losses.
• A student using a personal automobile for a class or field education trip or other University business should have vehicle liability insurance. The University insurance does not cover the vehicle, owner, driver, or passengers if an accident occurs.
• Checks may be cashed at the Cashier’s Office, Room 6, Carnegie Hall.
• Special arrangements will be made available for a student who is unable by reason of disability to go to the Cashier’s Office.
