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FEES
AND EXPENSES Financial
Aid Programs Costs for Fort Lewis College students will vary according to the number of trimesters they attend. Specific costs are published annually in the Tuition and Fees Schedule for the academic year and in the Tuition and Fees Schedule for the summer trimester. For details, please consult the appropriate Tuition and Fees Schedule, which may be obtained from the Admission Office. The Fort Lewis College Foundation has established a monthly Prepayment Budget Installment Program for payment of tuition, fees and on-campus room and board. For additional information, call and ask for Student Alternative Financing at 970-247-7184. A student, by the act of registration, automatically incurs a financial obligation to the College. This obligation must be satisfied by payment to the College. Those students registering for 8 credits or less will be charged by the credit hour. Students who take over 8 credits, up to and including 18, during either the fall or winter trimester will be charged full tuition and fees. Students registering for more than 18 credits will be assessed an additional charge per credit hour. Personal
expenses such as clothing, travel, social activities, books and supplies,
depend on the individual and are in addition to the scheduled expenses.
The State Board of Agriculture, governing body for Fort Lewis College,
reserves the right to change any fee at any time without formal notice
whenever conditions warrant such change.
Tuition and Fees Brochures are available from the Admission Office, Financial
Aid Office, Cashier's Office and the Accounts Receivable Office. The
student will receive a bill and is responsible for the payment of all
charges, including tuition, room and board. If parents wish to accept
this responsibility, then a copy of the bill must be forwarded
by students to their parents. Similarly, payment of the final
bill must reach this office by the published census date. The census date
is approximately two weeks after the start of the fall and winter Trimesters
and the fifth day of each summer session. Only under special circumstances
will a request for delayed payment of any charges be considered. It is College policy that students who fail to pay financial obligations when due are subject to termination of student status at Fort Lewis College. The College will not register a student, nor provide a transcript to any student or former student, with a past-due financial obligation to the College. Fort
Lewis College is required by the State of Colorado to submit all delinquent
accounts to Central Collections at 60 days past due or 30 days past the
registration period for the next trimester for current students. Should
this become necessary, reasonable collection costs will be added to the
amount due and shall be paid by the debtor. If the State of Colorado obtains
judgement from a court of competent jurisdiction, the debtor shall be
liable for the collection agency fee as well as reasonable court costs
and attorney's fees. Students initiating official withdrawals during the fall and winter trimesters will be given a pro-rata refund according to the following Institutional Refund Schedule listed below:
To be eligible to receive the refund according to this schedule, it is essential that the official withdrawal process be completed prior to 5 p.m. on the Friday of the week indicated.
The $45 matriculation
fee is refunded in full only for students withdrawing prior to census
day of the first term of attendance. Students
who receive financial aid and then withdraw may be required to repay all
or a proportionate amount of aid received. Repayment amounts are determined
in accordance with federal, state, and institutional regulations and policies.
Refunds for all new transfer and first-time freshmen students receiving
Title IV pro rata refund schedule.
A student is permitted to change course loads by adding or dropping courses
with no grade record during a designated period at the beginning of each
trimester. A student's tuition and fees will be adjusted according to
the net number of credits for which he or she is registered on the final
date for adding courses. If an exception is made which allows a student
to add or drop classes subsequent to the designated period, tuition and
fees will be assessed for the net credits added, but will not be adjusted
for the net credits dropped. The class-drop process may not be
used to withdraw from college. Policies, procedures, fees, and
deadline for adding and dropping courses is published in the Schedule
of Courses for each term. A student is classified as an in-state or out-of-state student for tuition purposes at the time of admission. This classification is based upon information supplied by the student on the application for admission and is made in accordance with the Colorado Tuition Classification Law, CRS Section 23, Article 7, revised May 1995.(1) Institutions of higher education are bound by the provisions of this statute and are not free to make exceptions to the rules set forth. Once determined, a student's tuition classification status remains unchanged unless satisfactory evidence that a change should be made is presented. A Petition for In-State Tuition Classification should be submitted to the Admission Office for first-time students and to the Records Office for continuing students if a student believes she or he is entitled to in-state status. Students should contact these offices for more information on deadlines and process of petition. The statute provides that an in-state student is one who has been a legal domiciliary (resident) of Colorado for one year or more immediately preceding the beginning of the term for which the in-state classification is being sought. Persons over 22 years of age or who are emancipated establish their own legal domicile. Those who are under 22 years of age and are unemancipated assume the domicile of their parent or court-appointed legal guardian. An unemancipated minor's parent, therefore, must have a legal domicile in Colorado for one year or more before the minor may be classified as an in-state student for tuition purposes. *The Colorado Revised Statutes are available in the reference section of the John F. Reed Library at Fort Lewis College. Domicile is established when one has a permanent place of habitation in Colorado and the intention of making Colorado one's true, fixed and permanent home and place of habitation. The tuition statute places the burden of establishing a Colorado domicile on the person seeking to establish the domicile. The question of intent is one of documentable fact and needs to be shown by substantial connections with the state sufficient to evidence such intent. Legal domicile in Colorado, for tuition purposes, begins the day after connections with Colorado are made sufficient to evidence one's intent. The most common ties with the state are (1) ownership of residential real property in Colorado, (2) permanent employment in Colorado, (3) compliance with laws imposing a mandatory duty on any domiciliary of the state, such as the driver's license law and the vehicle registration law, (4) Colorado voter registration, and (5) most important, payment of Colorado state income taxes as a resident by one whose income is sufficient to be taxed. Caution: payment or filing of back taxes in no way serves to establish legal domicile retroactive to the time filed. To qualify for in-state tuition for a given term, the 12-month waiting period (which begins when the legal domicile is established) must be over by the first day of classes for the term in question. If one's 12-month waiting period expires after the beginning of the term, in-state tuition cannot be granted until the next term. Once the student's tuition classification is established, it remains unchanged unless satisfactory information to the contrary is presented. A student who, due to subsequent events, becomes eligible for a change in classification from resident to non-resident or vice versa must inform the Registering Authority Officer within 15 days after such a change occurs. An adult student or emancipated minor who moves outside of Colorado must send written notification to the Registering Authority Officer within 15 days of the change. Once a student is classified as non-resident for tuition purposes, the student must petition for a change in classification. Petitions must be submitted NO LATER THAN THE FIRST DAY OF CLASSES of the term for which the student wishes to be classified as a resident. It is preferred that petitions be received 30 days prior to the beginning of the term. Late petitions will not be considered until the next term. The
final decision regarding tuition status, within statute stipulation, rests
with the College. Questions regarding residence (tuition) status should
be referred only to the Registering Authority Officer.
Opinions of other persons are not official or binding upon the College.
Additional information (including the "Petition for In-state Classification"
forms) is available from the Records Office in 108 Miller Student Center. The
Colorado Legislature has authorized resident tuition for active duty military
personnel on permanent assignment in Colorado and for their dependents
(as defined by military regulations). ELIGIBLE STUDENTS MUST BE
CERTIFIED EACH TERM. Students obtain a completed verification
form from the base education officer, and submit the form with their military
ID to the Records Office prior to registering for classes. Students who
have military certification remain classified as non-residents for tuition
purposes and must petition to change their status once they establish
permanent ties to Colorado.
The Colorado Commission on Higher Education and the New Mexico Board of
Educational Finance have signed an agreement allowing a limited number
of selected New Mexico resident students, normally from San Juan County,
to enroll at Fort Lewis College at the in-state rates. Each year a fixed
number of students will be allocated to Fort Lewis College under this
program. For details, consult the Admission and Development Office. Rooms in residence halls and apartments are reserved, if space is available, upon receipt of a signed Housing Agreement and a $100 security deposit. This deposit and Housing Agreement will reserve accommodations for the fall and winter trimesters of each academic year (eight months), or the remaining portion thereof if the entering date occurs after the opening date of the fall trimester. The $100 deposit, less any damages or obligations owed the College, will be returned approximately sixty (60) days after the close of the winter trimester unless the student has applied for the following trimester, in which case the security deposit will be carried over and no additional deposit will be required. For details of the refund policy for room and board charges, consult the Student Housing and Conference Services Office. Residents
living in the apartment complexes will be permitted to remain in their
units during official college vacation periods provided they will be continuing
residence during the eight-month contract period. College residence halls
are closed during official vacation periods. Residents withdrawing from
school and terminating occupancy at the end of the fall or winter trimester
must vacate residency prior to the last calendar date of the particular
trimester. The College provides on-campus housing in apartments during the summer months. If new to campus housing, a $100 security deposit is required when making a housing application for the summer months. For more information, contact the On-Campus Student Housing Office.
FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS All financial aid awards, with the exception of Athletic Awards, Presidential Scholarships, Continuing Student Scholarships, the unsubsidized Stafford Loan, the PLUS loan, and some FLC Foundation scholarships/awards, are based on financial need. Every effort is made to provide the best type of aid or combination of aid to assist students in completing a college education. All financial aid awards, however, are contingent upon availability of funds. A
number of other scholarships are available. Eligibility and selection
criteria vary depending on donor instructions. Additional information
may be obtained from the Office of Financial Aid. Students wishing to be considered for all programs of need-based student financial aid are required to complete and submit the federal financial aid application called the Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA may be obtained from the student's high school counselor, from an Office of Financial Aid (OFA) at any local college or university, or from the Office of Financial Aid, Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado 81301-3999. The "Title IV" School Code is required on Page 6 of the FAFSA. The Fort Lewis College code number is 001353. The student's financial aid application for the 2001-02 school year (Summer 2001, Fall 2001, Winter 2002 and Summer 2002 Trimesters) should be completed and mailed as soon as possible after January 1, 2001, because most of the need-based aid programs are awarded on a highest need, first-come, first-served basis. Once the financial aid application file is complete in all respects, the determination of eligibility for various awards is made. Awards are offered from the various aid programs until all funds have been awarded. In order to allow adequate time for completion of the aid application file, it is strongly advised that the student mail the FAFSA no later than February 15, 2001. Students who complete their application later may still qualify for some need-based financial aid programs (Federal Pell Grant and/or Federal Stafford Loan), but limited campus-based aid, including work-study, will likely not be available. Eligible students wishing to borrow from the Stafford Loan Program will be sent information about the electronic loan application procedure when they accept the offer. A loan application "Borrower Information Sheet" must then be completed by the student and submitted to the Office of Financial Aid for certification. Complete
consumer information relevant to all student services programs is available
upon request. Requests for information should be directed to the appropriate
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