End of paper Bryn Mawr College billing statements
Bryn Mawr is now using Nelnet Business Solutions (NBS) as our electronic billing and payment processor.
Beginning with the Spring 2013 semester billing, Bryn Mawr College will no longer mail paper billing statements, and will only send bills to the student’s official Bryn Mawr email address.
The last paper billing statement was mailed on Friday, November 2, 2012.
Please use the link below to find out how to:
http://www.brynmawr.edu/sfs/ampp.html
Student Financial Services sends College bills (Statement of Account) by semester.
Monthly bills are sent to accounts with outstanding balances. No student is permitted to attend classes, or enter residence until payment of the College charges is made each semester. No student may register at the beginning of a semester, graduate, receive a transcript, or participate in room draw until all accounts are paid.
Automated Billing and Payment Processing Systems
By Whom: QuikPay via NBS (Nelnet Business Solutions)
For Whom: All students, parents, and significant parties
When: Beginning the academic year of 2012-2013.
Access: Electronic viewing and payment, 24 hours a day, 7 days per week
Options: Electronic withdrawal from checking and savings accounts
MasterCard, Discover, and AMEX credit cards
Monthly Payment Plan Providers
By Whom: NBS (Nelnet Business Solutions) will replace TMS (Tuition Management Services)
For Whom: All students, parents, and significant parties
When: After March 2012. Effective for the Academic Year 2012-2013.
Access: Easy enrollment through payment plan link on Bryn Mawr’s website.
Options: Offered by semester
We are pleased to be working with NBS so that we may continue our commitment to offering the best possible services to our students and their families.
Prepaid Plan (For Undergraduates Only)
- Two prepaid tuition plans are offered by Bryn Mawr College to those students who are NOT receiving Financial Aid. These plans offer NO tuition increases for four (4) years. Payment for all four (4) years must be paid in full by August 1 before the freshman year. The pre-paid plans can be utilized for Tuition only, or for Tuition, Fees, and Room and Board. This does not pertain to the Student Government Fee.
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- A credit for all four years' tuition, or tuition, fees, room and board will be placed on the account. Each semester's bill will reflect only that semester's credit.
Paying Your Bill
To pay by check:
- Payment by paper check should be in U.S. dollars, drawn on a U.S. bank, payable to Bryn Mawr College. Do not post date checks. Be sure to include student ID number on the check.
Mail your checks to:Bryn Mawr College
Attn:Controller's Office - Student Payment
101 North Merion Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2899
- Payment by electronic check can be made online via the College's electronic billing and payment processor, Nelnet Business Solutions (NBS). http://www.brynmawr.edu/sfs/ampp.html
To pay in person at the College:
To pay with a credit card:
To wire funds:
To make payments from outside the United States:
Bryn Mawr College is located within walking distance to local and national banks to accommodate student banking needs.
Understanding the Tuition Bill (Statement of Account)
How Financial Aid Appears on the Bill
Students must complete the financial aid application process before funds can be disbursed to their student account. Estimated awards are not finalized and cannot be disbursed. Wages earned through Federal Work Study or campus employment are paid directly to the student on a bi-weekly basis and are not applied toward the bill. Grant and loan funds are disbursed to the student's account one-half in the fall and one-half in the spring. The earliest that federal grant and loan funds can be disbursed is ten days before the start of classes each term.
Students must accept, reduce, or decline their grants and loans online at virtual.brynmawr.edu using their Bryn Mawr user ID and password.
Visit: http://virtual.brynmawr.edu
Grants/Scholarships: Bryn Mawr Grants and Scholarships will be credited prior to billing. State grants and outside scholarships are credited upon receipt of the funds from the state agency or private donor.
Federal Perkins Loan: First-time borrowers must sign a Perkins Master Promissory Note (PMPN) and complete Perkins Loan Entrance Counseling before funds can be credited.
Federal Direct Stafford Loan: First time borrowers must sign a Federal Direct Stafford Master Promissory Note (MPN) and complete a Federal Direct Stafford Loan Entrance Interview before funds can be credited.
Federal Direct PLUS Loan: Parents must sign a Federal Direct PLUS Master Promissory Note (MPN) before funds can be credited.
Federal Work Student and Campus Employment: Wages earned are paid directly to the student on a bi-weekly basis and are not applied toward the bill.
A refund is processed after your student account balance is exceeded by the credits posted to it. If the overage resulted from disbursed Federal Stafford and/or Plus Loan funds or other Title IV federal aid, a refund will be processed automatically, unless we receive authorization to maintain the credit balance on your account. All other refund requests must be made in writing.
The Refund Request form can be found at this link on our website, http://www.brynmawr.edu/sfs/documents/Student_refundrequest_711.pdf, or you can send an email to sfs@brynmawr.edu.
Refunds are processed once a week and are disbursed on Mondays either as a check mailed to your address in our system or directly deposited into your bank account if you have completed a Direct Deposit Authorization form found on the Controller’s Office website, http://www.brynmawr.edu/controller/documents/DD.pdf.
College Policy
Students will be refunded 100% of their previously paid tuition, room and board, and college fee if the Registrar receives written notice that the student has withdrawn from the College or begun a leave of absence before the first day of classes.
Students withdrawing from the College or embarking on a medical or psychological leave of absence on or after the first day of classes, refunds of tuition, room and board occur according to a pro rata schedule up to 60% attendance. No refunds are processed for withdrawals after 60% of the semester. Fall and spring breaks are not included in the calculation of refund weeks. Note that Student Government Association dues and the health insurance portion of the college fee are non-refundable.
The date the student began the withdrawal process by contacting the Dean's Office orally or in writing is considered the date of withdrawal for College refunds and for the return of Title IV funds. When a student continues to attend classes or other academically related activity after beginning the withdrawal process, the College may choose to use the student's last date of documented attendance at an academically related activity as the date of withdrawal. For a student who leaves the College without notifying the College of her intent to withdraw, the College normally uses the student's last date of documented attendance at an academically related activity as the date of withdrawal. If that date cannot be ascertained, the College will consider the midpoint of the enrollment period to be the date the student withdrew.
Funds are returned when the Deans Office notifies the Registrar and the Registrar then notifies Student Financial Services. Once the notification has been received funds are, by law, first returned to all Federal Agencies (see below). Students and families should expect to receive their refund within six weeks of the official date of withdrawl.
Students who withdraw or take a leave of absence will be refunded per the schedule outlined below. It is important to note that the official withdrawal date for a student is established by the date that the Registrar receives written notice of her intent to withdraw.
Students will be refunded 100% of their previously paid tuition, room and board, and fees if the Registrar receives written notice of an official withdrawal before the first day of classes. If a student officially withdraws on or after the first day of classes, refunds occur on the following schedule:
Week 1 95%
Week 2 90%
Week 3 85%
Week 4 80%
Week 5 75%
Week 6 70%
Week 7 65%
Week 8 60%
Student Government Association dues are non refundable. Fall break and spring break weeks are not included in calculating refunds.
When a Student Withdraws: Treatment of Title IV Federal Aid When a Student Withdraws
This policy applies to all students receiving Federal Pell Grants, Federal Stafford Loans, Federal PLUS Loans, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG), Federal Perkins Loans, Federal Iraq Afghanistan Service Grants, and in some cases, state grants.
When a recipient ot Title IV Federal grant or loan assistance withdraws or takes a leave of absence from the College during the semester, the College must determine per a federal formula, the amount of federal aid that the student may retain as of the withdrawal date. Any federal aid that the student is eligible to receive, but which has not been disbursed, will be offered to the student as a post-withdrawal disbursement. Any federal aid the student is not eligible to receive according to the federal refund policy will be returned to the federal goverment.
The student is entitled to retain federal aid based on the percentage of the semester she has completed. As prescribed by federal formula, the College calculates the percentage by dividing the total number of calendar days in the semester into the number of calendar days completed as of the withdrawal date. Fall and spring breaks are excluded as periods of nonattendance in the enrollment period. Once the student has completed more than 60% of the semester, she has earned all of the Title IV assistance scheduled for that period.
The amount of Title IV assistance not earned is calculated by determining the percentage of assistance earned and applying it to the total amount of grant and loan assistance that was disbursed. The amount the school must return is the lesser of:
the unearned amount of Title IV assistance
or the institutional charges incurred for the period of enrollment multiplied by the unearned percentage.
The order of return of Title IV funds is:
Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans
Subsidized Federal Stafford Loans
Federal Perkins Loans
Federal PLUS Loans (Parent and Graduate PLUS)
Federal Pell Grants
Federal Iraq Afghanistan Service Grants
Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants (FSEOG)
Other Title IV assistance
If the College has issued a refund of Title IV funds in excess of the amount the student has earned prior to the withdrawal date, the student is responsible for repaying the funds. Any amount of loan funds that the student (or the parent for a PLUS Loan) has not earned must be repaid in accordance with the terms of the promissory note, that is, the student (or parent for a PLUS Loan) must make scheduled payments to the holder of the loan over a period of time. Any amount of unearned grant funds is called an overpayment. The amount of a grant overpayment that the student must repay is half of the unearned amount. The student must make arrangements with the College or the Department of Education to return the unearned grant funds.
The calculation of Title IV Funds earned by the student has no relationshp to the student's incurred charges. Therefore, the student may still owe funds to the College to cover unpaid institutional charges.
A leave of absence is treated as a withdrawal and a return of Title IV funds may be calculated. A student may take a leave of absence from school for not more than a total of 180 days in any 12-month period.
The calculation of the TItle IV refund will be done by the Office of Student Financial Services.
Deadlines for Returning Title IV Funds
The amount of the refund allocated to the Federal Stafford Loan and Federal PLUS Program will be returned by the College to the appropriate lender within 60 days after the student's withdrawal dates, as determined by the school.
The amount of the refund allocated to Federal Pell Grant, Federal SEOG, and Federal Perkins will be returned by the College to the appropriate federal program accounts within 45 days of the date the student offically withdrew or was expelled, or within 45 days of the date the College determined that the student had unofficially withdrawn.
The amount of the refund, if any, allocated to the student will be paid within 45 days of the student's withdrawal date or, if the student withdrew unofficially, the date that the Dean's Office determined that the student withdrew.
When a Student Withdraws the amount of College grant funds a student will retain is based on the percentage of the period of enrollment completed.
When a Student Withdraws
The amount of the state grant funds a student will retain is based on the individual refund policy prescribed by the issuing state.
Bryn Mawr College makes available to its undergraduate students, the Tuition Refund Plan (TRP), an optional insurance program offered by A. W. G. Dewar, Inc. The plan is intended to minimize the financial loss if a student must withdraw from the College for medical reasons. The plan complements Bryn Mawr's refund policies. Bryn Maw College's refund policy is in compliance with Federal Regulations and is detailed in the Undergraduate College Catalogue. To learn more about this policy access: www.collegerefund.com or email: trp@dewarinsurance.com. For direct contact call 617-744-1555 or write: A. W. G. Dewar, Inc., Four Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169. A complete application and premium must be returned to Dewar before the opening day of classes.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Withdrawal and Refund Policy
Withdrawing from a class or classes may affect the amount of financial aid you are entitled to receive. Financial aid awards are based on the number of units you are enrolled in per semester and a change to your enrollment could change your financial aid award. If you intend to completely withdraw, you must submit written notice to your Dean. Bryn Mawr’s refund policy will be applied if you receive institutional funds and withdraw completely from your courses. This policy requires Student Financial Services to determine if a portion of your institutional funds should be returned to the awarding program. Federal financial aid refund and repayment policies will be applied if you receive federal financial aid funds and withdraw completely from your classes. These federal policies require Student Financial Services to determine if a portion of your financial aid must be returned and/or repaid to the Title IV programs. Per federal regulations, the Return of Title IV Funds Policy will be applied to all students who receive federal financial aid funds and completely withdraw from classes at or before the 60% point of the semester. Students must “earn” the financial aid that is received. The amount of aid earned is determined by the length of time you are enrolled. If you withdraw during the 60% period, you should expect that a portion of your financial aid funds will need to be returned. If you withdraw after the 60% point of the semester, you will have earned 100% of your financial aid funds. If a refund or repayment is required, federal funds will be returned to the programs in the following order:
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
Federal Perkins Loans,
Direct Graduate PLUS Loans
other Title IV programs
Graduate Student Rights and Responsibilities
Students have the right to know:
The Student Financial Services location, hours and counseling procedures.
The financial aid programs available at Bryn Mawr College.
The application procedures and deadlines.
The criteria for selecting financial aid recipients.
The criteria for determining need.
The method for determining the amounts and
types of awards.
The costs that were considered in determining eligibility for aid.
The method and timing of financial aid payments.
The basis for determining satisfactory academic progress to continue receiving financial aid and what happens when progress
is not made.
The portion of aid that must be repaid, the portion that is grant, and the portion that must be earned through employment.
If offered a Federal Work Study award, the nature of the job, the required number of work hours, job duties, the pay, and the method and timing of payments.
Financial aid applications are confidential. Information concerning financial aid applicants will be released only to agencies that require
the information for scholarship considerations and only when authorized by the student.
Students are responsible for:
Completing all application forms accurately
and submitting them on time to the appropriate
place.
Providing all documentation, verification, corrections and/or other scholarship information requested by Student Financial Services or other scholarship agencies.
Reporting enrollment changes to Student
Financial Services
Reading and understanding all forms that are
distributed and retain copies.
Performing the work that is agreed upon if a work-study position is offered and accepted.
Reporting name and address changes directly to the Registrar and lenders of all educational loans received.
When filing U.S. taxes, include as taxable income all grant aid that exceeds the cost of tuition, fees, books and supplies
Billing Information and Payment Due Dates for Graduate School of Social Work Students and Postbaccalaureate Students
Student Financial Services sends College bills (Statement of Account) by semester.
Summer session I and II bills are sent approximately 2-3 weeks before classes begin for each session. If you are enrolled for both summer sessions, you will be billed separately for each session. Full payment is due on or before the first day of class.
Fall Semester Bills are sent during the third week in July. Payment or Payment Plan Enrollment for the semester is due on or before the first day of class.
Spring Semester Bills are sent during the third week in December. Payment or Payment Plan Enrollment for the semester is due on or before the first day of class.
Monthly bills are sent to accounts with outstanding balances. No student is permitted to attend classes until full payment of all College charges is made each semester. No student may register at the beginning of a semester, graduate, or receive a transcript until the account is paid.
Consumer Information
Bryn Mawr College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age or disability in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other College administered programs, or in its employment practices.
In conformity with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended,
it is also the policy of Bryn Mawr College not to discriminate
on the basis of sex in its educational programs, activities or
employment practices. The admission of only women in the
Undergraduate College is in conformity with a provision of the
Act. Inquiries regarding compliance with this legislation and
other policies regarding nondiscrimination may be directed to
the Equal Opportunity Officer, who administers the College’s
procedures, at 610-526-5275.