General Information
Tuition and fees for full-time students include fees for library services, travel opportunities, academic and student computing, student publications, Student Congress, Student Center activities, admission to college activities such as athletics, music and drama events, health program, intramurals, and other programs and activities as the college deems advisable.
There is no additional charge for the January interterm to the student who attends Doane College full-time in the fall term and/or spring term, nor is there a refund for those not participating in the interterm session. In some cases, a student may choose to enroll in an interterm trip for which additional fees are charged. These fees are stated in the Interterm Bulletin and are payable according to a schedule issued by each faculty organizer.
Summary of Costs for the Academic Year 2013-2014
Tuition
| Full-time students per term (includes fees): |
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Fall Term |
$12,780.00 |
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Spring Term |
12,780.00 |
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TOTAL |
$25,560.00 |
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| Part-time students per credit hour |
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(fewer than 12 credit hours): |
$850.00 |
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| Credit overload per credit hour: |
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(more than 17 credit hours per semester) |
$850.00 |
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Fees
| Part-time students per semester: |
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1-2 credit hours |
$130.00 |
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3-5 credit hours |
$155.00 |
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6-8 credit hours |
$260.00 |
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9 credit hours |
$310.00 |
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Basic Room and Board:
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Fall Term |
$3,775.00 |
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Spring Term |
3,775.00 |
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TOTAL |
$7,550.00 |
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TOTAL $33,730.00
Room and Board Requirements
All students living in campus housing are required to be on a meal plan and the college will attempt to meet special dietary needs when documented by a physician’s order. Basic board charges are for a 21-meal-a-week plan. Ten-meal-a-week and 14-meal-a-week plans are available at a reduced rate. A 21-anytime meal plan is also available at an additional cost. A 5-meal-a-week plan is available to students who live off-campus. (Meal plan options and prices are subject to change.)
A room and key deposit of $100 is withheld from the student’s admission deposit. Private rooms (subject to availability) are extra.
Miscellaneous Fees:
- Professional Education course fees
- Studio Art course fees
- Applied music fees for non-music majors/non-music scholarship recipients
- Other fees including graduation fees, residence hall fees, and interterm fees are not listed, but may be applicable
Business Office
Located on the lower level of the Padour Walker Administration Building, the Business Office serves as the center of the college’s business and accounting functions.
Check Cashing
The Business Office will gladly cash a check between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. There is a $10 charge for each check returned to Doane College payable by the individual who cashed the check. In addition, payment for returned checks must be settled within 48 hours or the County Attorney’s Office will be contacted. Stopped payment requests for lost checks carry a $10 service charge.
Student Bills
Student bills are available online through WebAdvisor. Questions regarding the billing process or payments to the student account should be directed to student accounts personnel in the Business Office at 402.826.8250.
Business Regulations
A student is not eligible to attend classes until his/her registration has been approved by the Registrar and the Vice President for Finance and Administration.
College bills are due in full on the first day of class each semester, unless a payment plan has been authorized by the Business Office.
A student is held responsible for damage to college property, and is either billed for the cost thereof, or the amount is deducted from the room deposit.
Registration may be refused any student whose previous term account is not in good order. No refund of charges will be made to any student suspended or dismissed from the college. Registration may be cancelled for any student who is delinquent in his/her payments.
A late fee will be added to all unpaid accounts in the event that amounts due and owed to the college are not paid in full when due. At the discretion of the administration of Doane College, a student may be suspended for nonpayment of his/her indebtedness.
A transcript or diploma is not issued to a student who has failed to pay off any indebtedness to Doane College.
At the discretion of college administration, a transcript may be released for a currently enrolled student entering graduate or a professional school who has a balance on his/her account, provided the student is current with the payment plan.
All bills are due and payable the first day of class for each semester. In order to assist students in meeting college expenses, an online installment plan is available through FACTS. Payments may be made through automatic debits to checking or savings accounts or through credit or debit cards. The college also accepts MasterCard, Discover, and American Express, and a 2.75 percent convenience fee applies to card payments.
Adjustments may be made to the payment plan, depending on the actual amount of financial aid received and the net cost for that semester.
If the financial aid package or the charges change, it is the student’s responsibility to contact the Business Office to make adjustments in the payment plan. If a student who initially commits to Doane elects not to enroll at Doane, a complete refund is made of the money paid up to that time. No interest will be credited to this refund.
Installment Payment Plan Option-FACTS for Tuition Management:
The FACTS monthly payment plan is a low-cost plan that allows for budgeting tuition and education expenses. It is possible to budget up to 12 monthly payments for each academic year. Agreement must be received by the college 30 days prior to the first payment date. All payments will be processed from a checking or savings account or credit card (MasterCard, Discover, American Express, 2.75% convenience fee applies) on either the 5th or 20th of the month.
FACTS charges a $25 semester/ $45 annual non-refundable enrollment fee for this service. More information is available at the Financial Aid and Business Offices, or go to www.doane.edu/facts.
Official Business Day
The college’s official business day, as defined for federal financial aid delivery purposes, is 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Central time.
Cross Enrollment
In rare instances, a student is permitted to cross-enroll between the School of Graduate and Professional Studies and the School of Arts and Sciences during the fall and spring terms. Permission to do so is required from the Vice President for Academic Affairs. A cross-enrolled student must pay all costs, including tuition, associated with enrollment at other than his/her main campus. Students may cross-enroll during the summer without special permission, but must notify the Registrar’s Office. Directed Study and Internship courses can be offered only from a student’s home campus.
Refunds
Registration constitutes a financial contractual agreement between Doane College and the enrollee. If a student withdraws from college prior to the official start of a term, all tuition and fees are refunded. After the term begins, a student who withdraws is refunded a portion of tuition and fees for all classes in which the student enrolled on or after census day. (Census day is listed on the college calendar as the last day for registration.) The amount of the refund and the manner in which it is calculated depends upon the student’s status at Doane College.
For a student who is not receiving Federal Title IV (Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Grant, Federal Perkins Loan and/or Federal Stafford Loan[s]) student financial aid, the refund is determined by the number of days that have passed from the official beginning of a term according to the following schedule:
| 0-10 days: 100% |
22-28 days: 25% |
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| 11-21 days: 50% |
29-35 days: l0% |
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Tuition and fee refunds are generally based on the last documented date of attendance or the official withdrawal date. For a student who does not officially withdraw, the refund is generally based on the last date of class attendance, as determined by the college.
After census day, no refund is made unless a complete withdrawal occurs. Refunds are not made for a student dropping an overload, credits or classes, or a student dropping from full-time to part-time status. A student adding modules and credits after census day which result in an overload, is billed for these credits.
Room charges are not refundable after the first 10 days of class (census day). Refunds are not made for occasional absences from the dining room. Absences extending beyond one week due to illness or other recognized circumstances may receive consideration for an adjustment when approved by the Vice President for Finance and Administration. In case of withdrawal from college, the costs for board are pro-rated according to the withdrawal policy in effect at that time.
Federal law requires a specific calculation be used for those students who are Federal Title IV recipients, and who withdraw from the institution during the first 60 percent of the period for which they have been charged. (Institutional costs are defined as charges that Doane College assesses a student for education expenses that are paid to Doane College directly.) If a student drops after the 60% point in the enrollment period, the percentage earned is 100%. There is no refund, nor is there a calculation of Title IV Assistance earned. Doane College retains 100% of all charges.
The following education expenses are considered institutional costs:
- All charges for tuition, fees, room and board, (if contracted with Doane College)
- Expenses for required course materials, if the student does not have a “real and reasonable opportunity” to purchase the required course materials from any place but Doane College.
The total amount of all institutional costs must be used in the calculation of a refund, including the calculation of unpaid charges, if they are specifically designated as excludable.
Excludable costs are defined as costs that the regulations permit Doane College to exclude from the total amount of institutional charges when calculating the refund.
- An administrative fee
- Documented costs of unreturnable equipment
- Documented costs of returnable equipment, if not returned in good condition within 20 days of withdrawal.
The Doane College refund policy is based on the last date of verified class attendance, as determined by the college. The calculation will use the total number of calendar days of the enrollment period divided by the total number of calendar days the student attended. This percentage shall be used to determine the Doane College costs to be charged, as well as the financial aid dollars credited to the period of enrollment.
Refunds are based upon the official start of the term and the official withdrawal date. A term is defined as one complete semester in the School of Arts and Sciences. The official registration and withdrawal process must take place during the appropriate time frame for the student to be considered for a refund. In some cases, the actual start date of a course may occur after a refund is no longer available.
If a withdrawing student received benefits from federal financial aid, a portion of any refund calculated must be returned to the federal student aid program(s) used. Funds are restored to each program up to the total amount disbursed for the term before any funds are replaced in the next program.
Doane College restores funds to the student aid programs in the following order:
- Federal Stafford Student Loan Program (unsubsidized, subsidized)
- Federal Perkins Loan Program
- Federal Parent (PLUS) Loan Program (if applicable)
- Federal Pell Grant Program
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program (SEOG)
- Federal Academic Comp. Grant (ACG) or Federal SMART Grant
- Nebraska State Grant
- Doane Scholarships/Grants
- Outside Scholarships
- Student
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