EXPENSES

The per semester expenses for fulltime students at the Costa Rica Center for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 are as follows:

Tuition and Fees: $13,150.00
Room and Board: $2,000.00
Center Fee: $2,650
International Travel (Approximate): $600.00
TOTAL: $18,400.00

You will receive a bill from Long Island University for tuition, center fees and room and board. LIU will wire the Room and Board and Center fees money to the Costa Rica Center.

It is essential that you arrive at the Center with your funds for personal expenses (or a credit or debit card to withdraw money). At the end of the semester you will receive a detailed summary of your expenses and a refund for whatever money is left.

A) Your center fee includes

The center fee includes:

• All expenses for field trips planned by the Center in Costa Rica and the greater region (including the trips to Ecuador and Nicaragua)
• All expenses involved in the functions of the center such as payment for field advisors and Spanish teachers
• All expenses involved in lectures or other academic events
• Supplies such as ink to print the students’ portfolios
• Books and Magazines subscriptions
• Center Security Services
• Internet and Phone Services
• Center Maintenance expenses in general

B) Your center fee does not include

• Personal travel expenses for trips planned independently
• Personal expenses in Heredia (such as independent recreation)
• Exit fee to exit Costa Rica
• Lunch

C) Withdrawal and Refund Policies

Students themselves must initiate formal withdrawal procedures. Failure to do so can result in loss of possible refunds or inaccurate records of academic performance (or both). Students may withdraw from one or all courses if they apply officially through the Office of the Registrar, notify all instructors and obtain written permission of their Dean.

A student who withdraws from a course in which he or she is doing satisfactory work will be given a grade of W. A student registered for a course is considered to be in attendance until the date of his or her official withdrawal.

Withdrawal from courses is permissible at any time up to the deadline as posted in the semester's Schedule of Classes as published by the Registrar. A student who is doing failing work when he or she requests authorization to withdraw may be given the grade WF. The symbol UW is assigned when a student unofficially withdraws from a course. Neither WF or UW is computed in the student's average.
Students who are on academic probation when they withdraw from all courses are not eligible for readmission without their Dean's approval.

Withdrawal Procedure

Students who wish to withdraw from one or more courses must obtain a withdrawal form from the Office of the Registrar. The form must list the course(s) to be dropped as well as the section. Students who are withdrawing from one or more but not all courses must obtain his or her professor’s signature. Withdrawal from one or more but not all courses does not need a Dean’s signature. Students withdrawing from all their courses do not need the signature of their instructors.
Students must then take the withdrawal form to the Office of the Registrar. The Registrar’s Office will indicate the percentage of charges to be dropped and process the withdrawal. A new bill will be generated.

Refunds

A student may make a written request to withdraw from one or more courses before the end of the semester. If the request is approved by his or her Dean, the student will receive a refund as indicated in the following schedule. Late withdrawal can make the student ineligible for any refund. Withdrawal before the beginning of the semester or session entitles the student to acomplete refund except for the deposit and applicable university fee. Please refer to theUniversity Bulletin, available in the admissions office, for all refund schedules.

Refund Schedule

Once classes have begun, tuition is cancelled according to the following schedule: