Graduate Catalog 2017-2018 > Admission, Application, and Fees and Financial Assistance > Fees and Payments

Fees and Payments

Upon acceptance of admission to the university, the student likewise accepts all conditions of payment as well as all terms and regulations of the university. No promise or contract that differs from these terms shall bind the university unless it has been signed by the chief operating officer of Lindenwood University. The university reserves the right to increase or reduce fees each year according to changes in fiscal conditions.

Note: The tuition and fees listed below have been updated to reflect rates for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Semester Graduate Tuition

Five-term Graduate Tuition

Residential Charges

Notes: (1)The graduate contract degree rate will be determined at the time of admission into the program. (2)Provisions for extended stay housing and meals, degree programs, tutoring, and additional services are available upon request.  (3)The communications fee covers telephone service, voicemail, and cable TV services. The university provides complimentary Internet service to resident students living in the dormitories and some campus housing.

An initial $200 housing deposit is required to reserve campus housing for residential students. By making the housing deposit, the student and the student’s parent or guardian indicate acceptance of the terms and conditions of the university. No refund of this housing deposit will be granted to any student who withdraws from the university after making this deposit but prior to the start of an academic term.

The housing deposit becomes a refundable room-damage deposit once the student has attended classes and the semester charges have been paid. This deposit remains on account at the university as long as the student resides in university housing. The cost for any damages to the student’s university housing will be deducted from the deposit.

Students are eligible for the refund of their deposit upon departure from campus housing (coinciding with graduation or any move from university housing). In order to qualify for this refund, students must meet all financial obligations to the university, satisfy all outstanding debts, and complete the residential check-out process. Any student wishing to move off campus and receive a refund of the housing deposit must also personally notify the Office of Residential Life in writing of plans to move out of university housing. Failure to do so by the date of the last class or exam of the semester or prior to vacating campus housing will result in forfeiture of the deposit.

Application materials for the refund of the room-damage deposit are available in the Business Office; materials for the residential check out process are available through the Office of Student and Academic Support Services (Library and Academic Resources Center).

All tuition charges and fees are due prior to the beginning of the term. Students should consult their student account representatives in the Business Office regarding due dates or to make other payment arrangements prior to the beginning of the term. Alternatively, students may also use their student portals to remit payment. Payment options include the following items:

• Corporate Promissory Note: The Corporate Promissory Note is available to students who work for companies that have tuition reimbursement plans. Proof of employment and a copy of the company’s reimbursement policy must be on file in the Business Office. The amount of the promissory note cannot exceed the amount the employer pays for tuition for each term. The due date for all promissory notes is 30 days following the conclusion of the term for which the note applies. A monthly late charge will be assessed after this date. By signing a promissory note, students give Lindenwood University permission to contact their employers if the note is not paid by the date due. Any payment or financial aid received prior to the promissory note due date will be applied to the balance appearing on the student’s account.
• Direct Debit Payment Note (DDP): Lindenwood University offers a direct debit payment plan for the convenience of students. Payments can be made directly (electronically) from a checking or savings account; there are no fees associated with this method of payment.

Students must meet all financial obligations to the university in order to qualify for continued enrollment or graduation. Each semester or term, students must pay all money due to the university, including tuition, fees, parking fines, library fines, and any other financial obligation. A student with a delinquent account can expect the following:

•    Enrollment for the subsequent term will not be allowed.

•    Final grades for the current term will be withheld.

•    A transcript will not be issued.

•    A diploma will not be issued.

The university reserves the right to withdraw any student who fails to meet his/her financial obligations to the university. Students who are withdrawn for nonpayment are liable for all charges on their student accounts at the time of withdrawal.

In the event that a student wishes to withdraw from the university by withdrawing from all classes in which the student is enrolled—not from a single class—the conditions below apply with respect to the refund of tuition charges:

• Any student who withdraws from the university prior to the beginning of a term is eligible for a refund of all payments for that term except the initial $200 housing deposit.
• Any student who withdraws from all courses after a term has begun is eligible for a refund of the tuition charges (including course-overload charges) for the courses the student attended upon the start of the term. Refunds are granted according to the schedule in the tables at the top of this page.

Refunds for Semester Schedule Courses

Refunds for Five-Term Schedule Courses

Full-time resident semester students whose academic status is not affected by the withdrawal from a course or courses they have already attended are not eligible for any refund of tuition for the withdrawal from those courses. No refunds are granted to students who remain enrolled unless the student never attended the course being dropped.

Note: The reduction in credit hours resulting from withdrawing from a course will also result in a review and adjustment of the student’s financial scholarship, if applicable.

Students wishing to withdraw from Lindenwood University should submit a completed withdrawal form (with the signatures of the instructors for each of the courses the student attended and the signature of the student’s advisor) to the Office of Academic Services, located in the lower level of Roemer Hall, between the hours of 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fridays.

Notes: (1) Calculations of the return of Title IV aid for withdrawals occurring during the first two weeks of a term will be based on the last date of attendance for the term in which the student withdraws. Students who initiate a withdrawal from the university after the first two weeks of the term will be eligible for a refund of Title IV aid based on the date that the withdrawal form was submitted to Academic Services.

(2) Any student who earns the grade of AF in all coursework within a term will be considered unofficially withdrawn for that and will be subject to a Title IV refund calculation. Based on this calculation, a portion of Title IV aid may be unearned and required to be returned to the appropriate agency.

(3) No refund for residential charges will be made for a term after the student signs either a New Student Housing Application or a Returning Student Housing Application. Application, activity, lab, miscellaneous fees, and room reservation deposits are nonrefundable.

(4) The enrollment fee is nonrefundable after May 1.

Appeals of withdrawal and refund calculations or other institutional charges from students and parents who feel that individual circumstances warrant exceptions from published policy should be addressed to the assistant vice president for the business office, located in Roemer Hall. In order to appeal a decision, the student must submit a written request including any evidence that would substantiate the appeal.

After the amount of the refund has been calculated, the Financial Aid Office will determine the Title IV refund amounts according to the calculation schedule approved by the U.S. Department of Education. Refunds to specific Title IV programs will be made to the following programs in the order outlined:

1. Outstanding balances on FFEL Program Loans (Unsubsidized Stafford, Subsidized Stafford)
2. PLUS
3. Federal Pell Grant awards
4. Federal SEOG awards
5. Other Title IV student assistance
6. Other federal, state, private, or institutional aid
7. The student

No Title IV program may receive a portion of the federal refund amount if that program was not part of the student’s original package.

When a student officially or unofficially withdraws from school and has received a cash disbursement for educational expenses that exceeds non-institutional costs of education up to that time, the student owes the excess amount to the Title IV program(s) that helped meet the student’s educational costs. Lindenwood University will follow the same procedures used in the refund policy to determine which Title IV program(s) will receive the student-owed repayment. The university will notify, bill, and collect the amount owed the Title IV program(s) from the student.