Study Abroad Financial Information

Deposits and Application Fee

A non-refundable admission's deposit is payable with the initial application and must be received no later than April 15, 2013. Applications received after April 15, 2013, will be considered if positions remain unfilled. Space is limited to 36 students per course. If the courses or programs of your choice are not available at the time your application is received, you will be notified immediately by phone or email and you will have 24 hours to chose another course or program (if available) or have the deposit refunded. If your application is accepted for your course and program selection, the  deposit is non-refundable.

Tuition

Tuition for all programs is $4,000 for four credits or less and $800 for each credit in excess of four. Students may not take more than seven credits for the full summer or more than four credits during a three-week program at any site.

Class Materials

For some courses, classroom materials are duplicated and distributed at the site. For these courses, the cost of duplication will be charged as a course fee in addition to the tuition charge. Textbook requirements will be included in the statement sent to students after registration.

Transcript Fee (visiting students only)

Non-USF students will be charged a $5 transcript fee. Once the program has ended one transcript will be mailed directly to your home school. If you wish to order more transcripts please contact the summer abroad c oordinator at the conclusion of the program for more information.

Financial Aid

USF students may qualify for financial aid for a summer abroad program as long as they are in good academic standing during the spring semester immediately prior to the summer term. Students must enroll in at least three units of credit in order to be eligible for financial aid. Summer aid is available through private or Graduate PLUS loans. USF students must submit a FAFSA application for the 2012–13 academic year in order to be considered for financial aid. USF students are also required to submit an Intent to Enroll (ITE) form for Summer 2013 to the USF School of Law Office of Financial Aid as soon as possible but no later than April 1st, 2013. Click here for more information

Students visiting from other ABA-accredited law schools may qualify for financial aid if their law school enters into a consortium agreement with USF. USF certifies the amount of funding needed for the summer program. The visiting students' home schools are responsible for determining the exact amount of aid awarded to their respective students. Consortium agreements should be submitted by the visiting student's financial aid office to the USF School of Law Office of Financial Aid as soon as the visiting student is admitted to the USF summer abroad program but no later than April 15, 2013. Click here for more information.

For more information, please contact the USF School of Law financial aid administrator at (415) 422-6210 or lawfinaid@usfca.edu.

Payment Deadline

Payment in full for tuition, book fees, and housing charges is due on May 1, 2013. For your convenience, online payments are accepted at www.usfca.edu/onestop.

For information about enrolling in the USF four-month payment plan, visit the bursar's office website at www.usfca.edu/onestop or call (415) 422-6342.

Tuition Obligation

Applicants accepted into the USF summer program are obligated to pay all applicable tuition, fees, and housing costs, unless written notice of withdrawal is received by the USF School of Law in a timely manner. The refund deadline listed below.

Refunds

If a student withdraws from the program prior to or on May, 1, 2013 charges for tuition, housing, and materials will not be charged nor will a grade of "W" be issued. (The initial $350 admission deposit is non-refundable.)

Drop/Add Deadlines That Are Eligible For 100% Tuition Refund (Deadline: May 1, 2013)

Students who wish to drop an individual course(s) or drop out of the Summer Abroad Program may do so by submitting a written request that includes the name and professor the course(s) you wish to drop to the Summer Abroad Programs Coordinator.  The request may be submitted via email to mdmelvin@usfca.edu, or faxed to: (415) 422-6433 (to the attention of Marie Melvin).  It is the student’s responsibility to submit this request (no other communication by a professor, etc., will be honored).  The written/emailed notice must be received by the Summer Abroad Programs Coordinator by 11:59pm PST, May 1, 2013 in order to receive a 100% tuition refund, less the $350 non-refundable application deposit.  Any notice submitted after this deadline will result in a withdrawal from the course (see the withdrawal section below).

Dropping Course(s) & Course Replacement through the 2nd Day of Classes (Tuition & Fees Are Non-Refundable)

Individual course(s) may be dropped and/or replaced with an alternate course by 11:59pm, Pacific Standard Time, the second day of the class (Puebla/Dublin: June 11; Prague: July 9).  Failure to replace a course by the second day of the class will result in the neutral grade of a “W” being placed on the permanent record (i.e. transcript).  Additionally, no refunds will be issued for courses that not replaced by the second day of class.

In order to request a course drop and/or course replacement, written notice of the undesired course(s) and its replacement(s) must be either emailed to: mdmelvin@usfca.edu or faxed to: 415-422-4546 and received by the Summer Abroad Programs Coordinator by 11:59pm, Pacific Standard Time, the second day of class in order for the change to go into effect.  It is the student’s responsibility to email this notification in by the deadline.  (No other promises made by professors, etc. will be honored).  The tuition and fees for courses added must be paid at the time the course is added. 

Withdrawal

Students are not allowed to withdraw from any summer abroad program nor individual courses without an unforeseeable documented emergency such as a medical illness or death in the family.  Requests must be emailed to mdmelvin@usfca.edu for review and are not guaranteed.  If a student withdraws from a course the neutral grade of “W” will be placed on the permanent record (i.e. transcript).  Written notice of withdrawal must be received by the Summer Abroad Programs Coordinator (emailed to: mdmelvin@usfca.edu, or faxed to 415-422-6433, to Marie Melvin’s Attention).  Tuition (including fees) is non-refundable for the course(s) in which a student withdraws.  

Mandatory Health Insurance Coverage

Students will be asked to show a proof of health Insurance coverage for the duration or the program.

Program Cancellation

The University of San Francisco reserves the right to alter or cancel individual courses, or an entire program, depending on enrollment or in the event of international unrest. In the event a program is cancelled the USF director or program office will use his or her best efforts to make arrangements for each student enrolled to attend a similar program, if the student so desires. All money advanced by the student shall be refunded within 20 days after the date of cancellation. No USF summer program in Europe has ever been cancelled.