Fees and Expenses, 2022-2023 Academic Year

UNDERGRADUATE TUITION AND FEES, 2022-2023

*An overload charge of $1,634 will be charged for each credit over 18.

Summer and Winter Terms

Audit Fee *

* For Non-Vocal/Instrumental Instruction

Notes:

• Full-time status is defined as 12 to 18 credits per semester.
• Students enrolled for more than 18 credits during a semester will be charged the per credit rate for each additional credit over 18.
• Part-time status is defined as fewer than 12 credits per semester and part-time students are charged on a per-credit basis.
• Half-time status is defined as 6 credit hours per semester.
• A student may not be able to register for further classes and/or participate in room draw, nor obtain transcripts or receive a diploma, unless there has been a satisfactory settlement of all college bills and any student disciplinary matters.

Notes:

• The Student Activities fee funds all Student Government Association activities. 
• The college requires all full-time students to be covered by a health and accident insurance plan. This requirement will be waived, however, if proof of comparable coverage is provided. The annual health insurance policy covers a 12-month period, from August 1 to July 31.
• The college offers tuition refund insurance to full-time undergraduate students through a 3rd party company.

Room

Notes:

• All full-time undergraduate students are required to live on campus. Exceptions may be made for students who choose to commute from their permanent home address within 30 miles of Goucher’s campus. In addition, a limited number of upper-class students may receive permission to live off campus on a first-come, first-served basis, upon approval by the Office of Residential Life.
• The room charge provides a furnished room from the official date of the opening of the residence halls each semester through the respective closing dates each semester, exclusive of recess periods such as Thanksgiving, winter break and spring break.
• A Room Damage Deposit of $175 is charged annually. It is refunded at such time that the student is no longer living on campus and once final hall and/or room damage charges have been assessed.
• Students with vacancies in their room should anticipate the vacancy being filled at any time.

Board

Notes:

• First-year students are required to purchase the 19 meals/week or the unlimited plan.

Schedule of Payments

• E-bill statements for semester charges are available early July (fall semester) and early-December (spring semester).
• Email notifications are sent to all registered students and family members (or other billing parties) who have granted E-bill access by the student.
• Balances for the fall semester are due at the end of July and mid-January for the spring semester. Online payment information and other payment methods are listed on the Goucher website.
• An Undergraduate Billing Worksheet is available on the Billing website to assist with the calculation of the net balance due for the semester and/or year.
• A student may not be able to register for further classes and/or participate in room draw, nor obtain transcripts or receive a diploma, unless there has been a satisfactory settlement of all college bills and any student disciplinary matters.
• Students and their billing parties will be responsible for payment of all costs, and agree to pay all fees and charges established by the college, including reimbursement of any collection agency fees, if applicable. Such fees may be based on a percentage of the amount owed to the college, up to a maximum of 24%. The college may also recover all costs and expenses including reasonable attorney’s fees, it incurs in such collection efforts.
• The college will assess a $25 fee for any check or ACH returned by the bank and reserves the right to invoke the laws of the state of Maryland governing bad checks.

Refund Policy

• Credit balances are automatically refunded if required under Title IV (federal aid exceeds allowable billing charges) or a student has graduated or withdrawn from the college. All other credit balances can be refunded if a written or website request has been received by the Billing office and the class drop deadline has passed for the semester that the credit balance occurred.

Students Withdrawing from College

• An adjustment of semester charges may apply to students who withdraw from all courses of their own accord, based on the refund periods below and the date the official notification of withdrawal form is received in the Registrar’s Office.
• Federal Aid will be adjusted in accordance with the Federal Return to Title IV calculation based on days of attendance as a percentage of total days in the semester up until 60%. For example, if the Return to Title IV calculation calculates that the student earned 20% of their federal aid based on the length of time spent in school the aid would be adjusted to 20%. No adjustments to federal aid will be made once 60% of the semester has passed.