Fall Semester Newsletter 2009

Please read the following information carefully:

Payment is due August 12, 2009 for a student to be financially approved prior to enrollment day. Please be sure to send the remittance copy with your check so that your payment is properly applied. Any adjustments to the balance due must be noted on the remittance form.

If you prefer, payment may be made by electronic check. The student can log in to their WebAdvisor Account, select "Make a payment" and complete the required information.

Many Furman families wish to pay their bills by credit card.  You may charge your payment to your MasterCard, Discover or American Express account by calling our service provider, Official Payments, at this toll free number: 1.866.836.3924.  Official Payments will charge you a fee of 2.5% for each transaction.

All students are charged the comprehensive tuition amount for up to 20 credit hours for fall semester.  Students can be granted an exception to the comprehensive tuition charge only under certain circumstances.  Students who have received written approval for an exception from the office of Dr. Paula Gabbert, Associate Academic Dean, may deduct the appropriate amount from the statement.  This must be completed by the end of the drop/add period.

All first year students are required to take the Unlimited meal plan for the entire academic year. This assignment has already been made. Second year students must take a minimum of 170 meals/semester.  All residential students are required to have a meal plan.

Meal plans for upperclassmen may be changed prior to the beginning of fall semester. Click Here  for more information on meal plan requirements and pricing. To change your meal plan, log in to WebAdvisor and select "Pick Meal Plan" by August 12, 2009.  After this date the student must notify the Bursar's Office to make a new meal plan selection. The last day to make any changes to your meal plan for Fall Semester is Friday, August 29, 2009.

The fall billing statement includes housing assignments made by the statement billing date. If you will be living on campus fall term but your statement does not have a housing charge, contact the Bursar's Office to obtain the amount to add to your statement balance.

Beginning this year, Furman does not provide medical insurance for its students.  Please check with your family insurance provider to be sure that the student will be adequately covered while away at school.  If the student needs to purchase medical insurance, United Healthcare offers Furman students several policy options.  Please refer to their website at www.uhcsr.com.

The parking permit fee of $90.00 has been added to the billing statement. All students must complete the on-line Vehicle Information process through WebAdvisor (under Public Safety) to either obtain a parking decal or notify the University that the student will not have a car on campus. Parking decals will be sent to the student's campus box.  Students who will not have a car on campus must complete the on-line process in order to deduct the $90 charge.  To register a second vehicle, you must come to the Student Business Center and pay a $6 fee.

If you participate in the ECSI tuition payment plan, you may deduct your August, September and October payments from the balance due.  To sign up for a 3 month payment plan for fall semester, please refer to the ECSI website at www.ecsi.net.  July 31st is the last day to enroll in a fall semester payment plan.

Refund requests are made on-line through WebAdvisor.  Log in to the WebAdvisor student menu, select "Student Refund Request form" and complete the required information.  Only one refund will be processed per student per semester.  Please allow 7 to 10 days after the course adjustment period for processing.