Saint Christopher's College of Medicine Board of Trustees reserves the right to change tuition and adjust fees or to establish additional fees or charges whenever in their opinion such action is deemed necessary. This correspondence represents an OFFICIAL NOTICE of changes to occur in tuition, fees and student refunds.



TUITION CHANGES FOR UPCOMING SEMESTERS

1. Clinical studies: tuition to increase to $8,500 per trimester effective with new rotations to be begin on or after 4/1/04. Annual Loan Max at $70k

2. Basic Science: tuition to increase to $7,500 per trimester effective 9/1/04 (September trimester). Annual Loan Max at $55k

3. Pre Med Pgm: tuition to increase to $4,500 per trimester effective 9/1/04 (September trimester). Annual Loan Max at $45k



Students entering their first semester of attendance at St. Christopher's will be eligible to apply for 60% of the Maximum Annual Loan amount and after the start of the student's second semester of study, be able to apply for the remaining 40% balance.



Students will be assessed a late fee of $200.00 for tuition not paid on or before the first Friday of scheduled classes. This will not apply if the Financial Aid department has already certified the student's loan application and therefore the loan is pending.



Tuition not received prior to the first exam of each semester will result in cancellation of classes.



STUDENT HOUSING - FIRST SEMESTER MANDATORY

For the first semester of a student's attendance at St. Christopher, the student is required to reside in an apartment arranged through the Registrar's Office. The fees paid for such housing are non-refundable, except in exigent circumstances or where the College is able to reallocate the room to another student. Housing is rented by Saint Christopher's from private owners in the town of Luton within a short walking distance from the campus.



TUITION REFUND POLICY

Application fee & seat deposit are non-refundable. Students who attend classes on either campus will be provided credit towards their tuition for amounts paid for the seat deposit. Refunds will be calculated by the Finance Office and the tuition will be refunded as follows:

Prior to class
100% refund (excludes seat deposit)

During 2nd week, but before the beginning of 3rd week
80% refund (excludes fees)

During 3rd week, but before the beginning of 4th week
60% refund (excludes fees)

During 4th week, but before the beginning of 5th week
40% refund (excludes fees)

Beyond 4 weeks
No refund will be given



In order to be eligible for a tuition refund students must obtain a financial clearance letter from the administrative office at Saint Christopher's. (This policy is subject to change without notice)

Fee include application fees, wiring fees and all other non tuition related items.








REFUND POLICIES

All students are responsible for payment of tuition and fees in U.S. personal check, bank check or money order, one month prior to matriculation into each new semester whether Basic Science or Clinical Medicine Program. All students entering into 1st semester must pay tuition 45 days prior to matriculation. If payment is made by check, the cancelled check will serve as the student's receipt. If a student remits a payment check that is returned because of insufficient funds, he or she must make any future payments to the University in the form of a U.S. bank check, or money order. Payment of all tuition and fees are due in full by the due date specified on the student bill. A returned check fee of $35.00 will be imposed for a personal check returned not honored. Students will be billed approximately two months prior to the beginning of each new semester. Invoices are mailed to the permanent address on record for registered students. Payments for a student's semester bill should be directed to the Bursar's Office. If a bill is not received, it is the student's responsibility to contact the Finance Office. All fees for the Clinical Medicine Program must be paid prior to graduation. Students whose account have not been paid in full, or otherwise cleared by the Finance Office, will be subject to cancellation of class enrollment. Saint Christopher's reserves the right to withhold all diplomas, degrees, official transcripts and any other documentation from any student with outstanding financial obligations. (Rates are subject to change without notice)








DROPPED, FAILED, OR REPEATED COURSES

Courses that are repeated because they were dropped or failed in a previous semester will be assessed a tuition fee pro-rated on the basis of course length.



OFFICIAL WITHDRAWAL DATE AMOUNT TO BE REFUNDED



The official withdrawal date is determined to be the date in which a properly completed "Notice Of Withdrawal" form has been filed with & signed by the Registrar's office at the campus locations.






LATE FEES

Students will be assessed a late fee of $200.00 for tuition not paid on or before the first Friday of scheduled classes. Tuition not received prior to the first exam of each semester will result in cancellation of classes.



GRADUATION FEE - MANDATORY

The graduation fee of $1,000 covers the student's cap & gown rental, facility rental in NYC, post-graduation catering and event and 2 tickets for family and/or friends to attend. Each additional ticket needed is $100 each.

I got that yesterday too!! I can't belive they are raising the tuition AGAIN. AAARRRRGGGHHHH.

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BTS4202
St. Christopher's COM
4th Year
http://www.mdparadise.com

"If there really is a God, He has a lot of explaining to do"
- Dennis Leary

Interesting.

Damn, that is a big tuition hike! I wonder what the justification is for hiking the tuition $1500 over the last two semesters?

The basic science increase doesn't start until sept semester. The clinical hike starts in april.

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BTS4202
St. Christopher's COM
4th Year
http://www.mdparadise.com

"If there really is a God, He has a lot of explaining to do"
- Dennis Leary

That's what I was commenting on, what is going on with clinicals that the tuition went up $1500 over two semesters.

Oh, well who knows what they are doing. Maybe with all the new students they are starting to get greedy. Nothing is really changing on the clinical side that I can see or have heard about. I know that liability insurance is becoming more expensive, but that is not enough to explain 8500/12 weeks.

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BTS4202
St. Christopher's COM
4th Year
http://www.mdparadise.com

"If there really is a God, He has a lot of explaining to do"
- Dennis Leary

maybe the legal defense fund needs topping up...

i cant imagine liability being the reason. i get 12 mos of malpractice for $1200 so that is not too crazy...

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