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J.D. Students:
Graduate (LL.M.) and Non-degree Students:
FALL SEMESTER: To secure your space in the entering class, the Office of Admissions must receive the tuition payment forms and payment from all J.D. students and LL.M. students no later than July 25, 2008, irrespective of which payment option you choose. Your tuition payment along with the tuition payment form should be mailed to:
Do not send tuition payments to the Office of Student Accounts. If your tuition is covered by grants and/or loans, or through the GU Monthly Payment Plan, please indicate this fact on the tuition payment form. It is imperative that you confirm your attendance with the Office of Admissions by making payment by the tuition due date, or by petitioning the Office of Admissions for an extension of the payment due date. Failure to remit your tuition payment and form, or to request an extension by July 25, 2008, may result in forfeiture of your seat in the Fall 2008 entering class. SPRING SEMESTER: Tuition payment for spring semester is due on January 2, 2009. Please use the appropriate address in mailing your payment. Do not wait for the bills to come before paying your tuition. Students are strongly advised to check their account balances on Student Access+ or at the Office of Student Accounts. All accounts with outstanding balances after the tuition due date will be charged a late payment fee of $60 plus a monthly 1.75% service charge and the account will be blocked. Administrative Regulations will be strictly followed. TUITION REFUND SCHEDULE - WITHDRAWAL ADJUSTMENTS
Degree candidates planning to withdraw and who have federal financial aid should speak with their Financial Aid Counselor prior to completing their withdrawal. Refund schedules are available from the Office of the Registrar, Office of Student Accounts and Financial Aid Office.
TUITION REFUND INSURANCE - A.W.G. DEWAR, INC. Tuition Refund Insurance can protect you and your family from tuition loss should an illness or injury cause you to withdraw from school after the start of the class. This insurance extends and enhances the Law Center's published tuition refund schedule and insures that a covered student will receive 100% of tuition monies paid if the student must withdraw from school for a covered injury or illness (a maximum of 60% through the plan if the withdrawal is due to a mental/nervous disorder) even if such withdrawal occurs after the expiration of the Law Center's tuition refund period.
Those who wish to participate in the plan must return the completed application form and payment to A.W.G. Dewar, Inc. on or before the first day of classes as shown on the Academic Calendar. The Tuition Refund Insurance brochure and application form are available at the Office of Student Accounts, Room 581 McDonough Hall or at www.law.georgetown.edu/finaff/studaccts/refund.html. For questions regarding tuition insurance, please call (617) 774-1555. If you have a credit balance on your student account, you may wish to have the University refund the proceeds to you. A Refund Request Form should be completed and faxed to the Office of Student Accounts at (202) 662-4069. Student Eligibility: Students with a credit balance on their student account following the posting of their GULC financial aid (if any) and their loans sent via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to the University. Note: If your loan is going to be disbursed as paper check (please check with your lender), you must pick up the loan check(s) at the Office of Student Accounts beginning August 26, endorse it, and if necessary complete a refund request form. Your refund request will be processed once a credit balance appears on your student account. Refund Deadlines: In order to have your refund ready at the beginning of the semester, please submit your Refund Request Form by the following dates:
If you have met the student loan application deadline, financial aid funds (EFT) are expected to disburse on your student account at or near the following dates:
Refunds are scheduled to be available:
Note: The mandatory "Student Loan Entrance Interview" must be completed before any financial aid loan funds are disbursed. Note: If your account is on a GU monthly payment plan, no refunds will be processed until full payment of the contract amount is completed. All financial aid loans must be applied first to your student account balance and/or payment plan account balance before a refund can be processed. E-Refund Request: If your student account has a credit balance, you may request refund on line through Student Access+. Click on Student Account, View and Pay Bill, and then click on Request Refund. YOU DO NOT NEED TO COMPLETE THE REFUND REQUEST FORM IF YOU ARE REQUESTING IT ON LINE. you can only use the E-refund if you already have a credit balance on your student account. All refund requests are subject for University's approval. Once your refund request (on line or paper form) are approved and processed, funds are disbursed within three to five business days. Federal regulations prevent the Law Center from automatically deducting any fees from your federal loan proceeds, other than tuition and Gewirz housing charges, without your prior written consent. If you want the University to deduct your insurance charges, immunization charges, library fines, etc., before your refund is calculated, you must give the Financial Aid Office advanced written approval to do so (collected on the GULC Student Loan Information sheet "blue sheet"). If you do not submit the written approval or you have selected not to apply the federal loan funds, your refund will be processed net of the tuition and/or Gewirz housing charges. You must pay all miscellaneous charges on or before the tuition due date to avoid any late fees and service charges that might be assessed on your student account. Because of the federal regulations, it is very important that you give the Office of the Registrar your current local and/or billing address. The address that you provide is the address that we will use to mail your refund, unless otherwise directed. DIRECT DEPOSIT OF STUDENT REFUNDS Refunds can be direct deposited into your checking account for banks located within the United States only if you have submitted the direct deposit form. Applying is easy; simply complete the Direct Deposit Form for Student Refund, attach a voided check and mail it to Law Center Office of Student Accounts. The voided check must contain your name imprinted on it. Thus, it may not be a check from a starter set received upon opening a new checking account. Joint accounts are accepted only if the student's name appears on the check. Allow 5 business days from the time the documents are received in the Office of Student Accounts for the program to be established with your financial institution. After this initial processing period, all future refunds can be requested as Direct Deposit. It is your responsibility to verify the availability of funds in your checking account before you make any transactions (writing checks, etc.). Note: You will still need to request your refund either completing Refund Request Form or E-Refund. Each time you complete a refund request, simply circle "Direct Deposit" as your delivery method. THE HOPE SCHOLARSHIP & LIFETIME LEARNING TAX CREDITS The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 provides the Hope Scholarship and the Lifetime Learning tax credits for students in the first two years of college or other eligible post-secondary training. Under the Taxpayer Relief Act, the University is required by federal regulations to collect certain information from you on a W-9S form. For complete details, please visit the Student Accounts web site at http://www.georgetown.edu/finaff/studacct/taxbens.html Law students registered in a degree program for 8 or more credit hours must have medical insurance coverage in effect for the entire academic year. The coverage offered by the University begins August 15, 2008 and remains in effect through August 14, 2009. Whether you are accepting or waiving the health insurance coverage offered by the University, execute your option to accept or waive by September 15, 2008. Health insurance benefit information and acceptance/waiver instructions are on the Student Health Insurance web site, http://www.georgetown.edu/student-affairs/insurance/. Accepting or waiving the plan on-line through Student Access+ is recommended because the recording of your enrollment choice will be expedited. In order to waive the insurance coverage offered by the University, your other insurance must cover at least $100,000 per illness or injury and must be in effect prior to September 15, 2008 and you must document that your other insurance will remain in effect for the entire academic year. Failure to waive the insurance coverage by September 15 will result in a $100 late waiver fee or an obligation to purchase the plan. For questions regarding student health insurance, please call (202) 687-4883. If you are confirmed to have a room at Gewirz Student Center, your housing charge should appear on your bill. If the housing charge is missing on your bill, please call (202) 662-9057. If you receive a room from the waiting list, you are required to pay for the room when you accept your room assignment. Housing charges are subject to the same monthly service charges, late fees, and deferment fees as tuition charges. Students are responsible for maintaining a current billing address at the Office of the Registrar. Address changes must be made in writing or electronically and submitted to the Office of the Registrar. All bills will be sent to the address indicated as the Billing Address. To secure your space in the entering class, full payment of tuition and fees must be received from all J.D. students and LL.M. students on or before July 25, 2008, along with the tuition payment form irrespective of which payment option you choose. Payments should be mailed to:
Note: Beginning August 25, 2008, you can mail your payments to the following addresses. In order to have your payment posted to the proper account, please use the appropriate address in mailing your payments. For payments on your student account:
For payments on your GU Monthly Payment Plan account:
For payments sent via overnight or express mail:
The acceptable options for payment of tuition and fees are:
Note: The Law Center does not accept payment by credit card. E-CHECK Payment can be made online by E-Check through Student Access+. Please submit a copy of your e-check payment confirmation with your tuition payment card to the Office of Admissions by the tuition due date.CASH or CHECK If you remit payment with a check, you must write your student identification number on the check to ensure timely and proper posting of the payment. Cash payments are handled in person at the Office of Student Accounts, Room 581. Your validated receipt must then be submitted to the Office of Admissions along with the tuition payment form. Please do not send cash through the mail. Returned Check or E-Check Fee: $60 (plus retroactive $60 late payment fee and 1.75% service charge) BANK WIRE TRANSFER Please call the Office of Admissions or Office of Student Accounts for wire transfer instructions. Please submit a copy of your wire transfer receipt with your tuition payment form to the Office of Admissions by the tuition due date. The Office of Student Accounts offers a monthly payment plan that is designed to assist students in paying their tuition and fees over a period of five months (one semester's tuition) or ten months (fall & spring semester's tuition). Students on this plan will not be assessed the 1.75% service charge on the contracted amount as long as all payments are received by the due date (the first of every month).
Note: The first monthly payment for the academic year 2008-09 is due on July 1, 2008. Any applications filed after this date must include any missed payments. No refunds will be processed until full payment of the contract amount is completed. All financial aid loans must be applied first to your student account balance and/or payment plan account balance before a refund can be processed. You are required to pay the amount not covered by the payment plan
contract by the tuition due date.
Payments made by mail must be received by the due
date to reserve your seat in the entering class. The Office of Student Accounts accepts tuition payment authorizations and purchase orders from third parties to bill them directly for student tuition and other related fees. Third Party sponsors are government agencies, private companies, and embassies that pay in part or full of the student's tuition and other related fees. A $50 handling fee is assessed on third party billing.
Tuition payment authorizations must be unconditional and not contingent upon grades, or employee tuition reimbursement policies. Financial Guarantee Letters supplied for Admission purposes or obtain a U.S. visa are not acceptable for third party billing purposes. Sponsor payments made directly to a student, or sponsor reimbursements to a student, based on grades are not considered third party. Payments must be made within 30 days of billing. Should a sponsor fail to remit payment to the University, charges will revert to the student's account, and tuition, fees, and related penalties remain the responsibility of the student. Any amounts not covered by the third party must be paid in full on the tuition due date. Unpaid account balances not covered by your sponsor will be assessed a $60 late payment fee and a monthly 1.75% service charge. A sponsor with a past due balance may have its billing privileges terminated. The University reserves the right to decline acceptance of any third party coverage. Note: Students are responsible for insuring that their student account is paid even if a third party sponsors them. Tuition payment authorizations, purchase order, or financial guarantee letter must be type written on sponsor letterhead or purchase order form. The original documents verifying your award must be received by the Office of Admissions on or before June 25, 2008. Failure to submit authorizations in a timely manner may result in the assessment of late fees. Tuition payment authorizations, purchase order, or financial guarantee letters must be reviewed and approved by the Law Center Office of Student Accounts. The award/scholarship letter should include the following information: 1) Student's full name, ID number (or social security number), specific courses and semester covered. 2) Maximum US Dollar amount to bill the sponsor. 3) Name, billing address, e-mail and telephone number of the person to whom the bill should be mailed. Note: Beginning August 25, 2008 the award or scholarship letter must be submitted to the Law Center Office of Student Accounts. Students who are eligible for Veterans' Benefits should contact the V.A. Coordinator in the Office of the Registrar at (202) 662-9220. Tuition Deduction:
If you applied for the Federal Stafford Loans with the lender (or submitted an application to the Financial Aid Office) by June 9, 2008, for the Fall semester and November 1, 2008, for the Spring semester, and your funds have not arrived by the start of classes, you will receive an automatic 60-day deferment (or until the funds are received, whichever is less) on that portion of your account balance. You must pay the amount not covered by your approved financial aid disbursements on or before the tuition due date. Unpaid account balances not covered by approved financial aid will be assessed a $60 late payment fee and a monthly 1.75% service charge. Students who are granted deferments and fail to make payment by the agreed upon due date will be assessed a $60 late payment fee in addition to monthly service charges. Lenders do not automatically approve commercial student loan applications, such as the Sallie Mae LawLoan and the CitiAssist Loan. If you have met the June 9 priority filing date for student loans, and your lender has approved the commercial loan prior to the tuition due date, the portion of your tuition that would be covered by the amount of the approved semester disbursement may also be deferred. If the loan has not been approved and you need to defer tuition payment, you must submit a formal request to the Office of Admissions (see Deferment). You are required to pay the amount not covered by financial aid on or before the tuition due date. Payments made by mail must be received by the due date to reserve your seat in the entering class. Loan Checks at Registration: Students who met the loan priority filing date of June 9, should have the approval process settled by their fall semester registration session. The mandatory online Student Loan Entrance Interview must be completed before loan funds may be disbursed. Loan funds sent by the lenders on the comparison chart are expected to arrive via Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT). For other lenders, the loan checks (non-EFT) may be claimed at registration and may require endorsement so that the funds can be applied to the student account. Fall 2008 semester: August 15, 2008 If you have met the student loan application deadline, financial aid funds are expected to be disbursed to your student account on or near the following dates. Fall 2008 semester: August 25, 2008 After the funds are applied to your student account, the Office of Student Accounts will process your Refund Request Form. Refunds are scheduled to be available: Fall 2008 semester: September 2, 2008 Please see important information concerning federal regulations governing refunds of Title IV federal funds. Georgetown Law emergency loan applications will be accepted during registration by the Georgetown Law Office of Student Accounts. Please allow 4-7 business days for disbursement. Semester charges that are not covered by previously approved financial aid must be paid in full no later than:
In the event of an unforeseeable personal emergency, an approved tuition deferment must be obtained from Andrew Cornblatt, Dean of Admissions, at least one business day prior to the tuition due date. Entering LL.M. students seeking a tuition deferment should contact Caryn Voland, Senior Associate Director of Admissions. Note: Beginning Spring 2008 semester, the tuition deferment must be obtained from the GULC Office of Student Accounts. Students who are granted approved deferments and fail to make payment by the agreed upon due date will be assessed a $60 late payment fee in addition to monthly service charges and will forfeit the possibility of obtaining future tuition deferments. Additionally, the student account will be blocked. Students who cannot provide proof that they can clear their tuition account during the approved deferment period should consider using the GU Monthly Payment Plan as an alternative method of payment. If you incur additional charges after registration, they are due and payable at the time that they are incurred. IMPORTANT TELEPHONE and FAX NUMBERS
(area code 202) Office of Admissions
Office of Financial Aid
GOCard Office
Office of the Registrar
Law Center Student Accounts
Main Campus Student Accounts
Student Health Insurance
Questions about Charges on Your Student Account Many Georgetown departments and offices, such as the Library, Registrar, Facilities, Faculty & Staff Support, IST, etc. put charges and credits on students' accounts. The Office of Student Accounts acts as a clearinghouse for these transactions. If an item on your account needs clarification or adjustment, you should first contact the originating department to discuss it.
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