Boston University Medical Campus
Student Financial Services

ANNOUNCEMENT – SETTLEMENT ISSUES FOR INCOMING STUDENTS – 2004

DEAR INCOMING STUDENTS

The following information was provided by the Office of Admissions and Student Services at the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine.

This is a small note to remind INCOMING STUDENTS that the payment deadline for the Fall 2004 semester is July 16, 2004. Please note that Student Accounting Services goes by the received date not the postmark date!!!

Please note that if your account is not settled, you may be excluded from classes, lab, clinic, APEX and Externships.

Your invoice is being mailed this month. If you do not receive an invoice by July 1, 2004 please contact Student Accounting Services at 617-353-2264. You may view your invoice on-line at www.bu.edu/studentlink.

It is very important that your address is correct therefore, please check your home, local and billing address at the above link.

Invoices are mailed to your billing address. If no billing address is listed, bills are mailed to the home address. Therefore, if you like your bill sent to your local address, please go to the link above and enter your local address in the billing section of addresses.

Please see below for information on: Forms of Payment, Financial Aid, Loans, Agency/Third Party Sponsorship and policies on Withdrawals/Leave of Absences and Refunds.

FORMS OF PAYMENT

Boston University accepts the following forms of payment: Personal Check, Traveler’s Check and Money Order (U.S. currency only). Please make checks payable to Boston University and include your name and BU ID# on the front of the check. Postdated checks cannot be accepted. No credit cards accepted for full time students. Please note all dental students are considered full time regardless of course load.

Wire Transfer payments to: Citizens Bank, 1 Citizens Drive, Riverside, RI 02915 Account #110780-805-4 ABA: 011500120. Please include the student’s name and BU ID# on the wire transfer transmittal. Because it takes several weeks for an international bank to notify Boston University’s bank that money has been wired, please wire funds well before the deadline and fax a copy of the bank receipt, with the dollar amount transferred, your name and BU ID# to Student Accounting Services at 617-353-3313. International students please note: processing charges for foreign currency transfers vary. Bank fees vary depending on amount wired and country of origin.

FINANCIAL AID

If you have questions regarding the status of your loans or need additional assistance please contact the Office of Student Financial Services at 617-638-5130 or 877-776-6243 or by email at osfs-sdm@bu.edu. The office is open: Monday-Thursday 8:30-6:00 PM and Friday 8:30-5:00 PM.

LOANS

If your federal loans are not shown as “pending items” on your invoice you may wish to contact the Office of Student Financial Services at the phone number above, as it may indicate that certain loan requirements have not yet been completed. If you have a private loan such as MEFA, Plato or Teri ALP loan, you will need to contact the lender and ask them to send a fax to Student Accounting Services (617-353-3313) confirming that you have been approved for your loan, including the dollar amount approved. The fax must include your name, BU ID# and dollar amount of the loan. If the loan amount approved is sufficient to cover the balance due, Student Accounting Services will settle your account. Please note that pre-approved, conditionally approved and loans pending school certification are not acceptable for account settlement. Your loan must be approved in order to qualify for settlement.

AGENCY/THIRD PARTY SPONSORSHIP

If all or part of your tuition should be billed to a sponsor, government or company, list the name of your sponsor, and deduct the amount your sponsor should be billed from the amount due. You must return a copy of your billing authorization and/or sponsorship letter with your invoice by the payment deadline. Third party sponsorship cannot be contingent on completion of courses or grades received. Once the billing authorization and/or sponsorship letter is received and if the dollar amount of the letter matches the amount due on your account, your account will be settled and in good standing. Although your Sponsor will be billed by Boston University directly you will receive an invoice for your own records. Please note that you are responsible each semester to include a copy of your billing authorization and/or sponsorship letter with each invoice.

WITHDRAWALS AND REFUNDS

If you chose to withdraw from the program after the first day of classes please meet with the Academic Dean and the Registrar to complete a withdrawal/leave of absence form and submit that form to the the Registrar, 100 East Newton Street Room, G428.

Students withdrawing before classes start are eligible to receive full credit or refund of tuition, excluding non-refundable deposits and fees. Once classes have started, a percentage of tuition is refunded based on the Boston University School of Dental Medicine’s calendar. The percentage refund is applied to tuition only; all fees are non-refundable once classes have begun. Percent refund (tuition only) by the withdrawal date:

International Students must contact the ISSO prior to taking a leave or withdrawing from the University.