Student Accounts and Business Services

Payment and Refund Policy

Special Students must pay at the time of registration. Please go to http://www.jhsph.edu/academics/calendar/2011-2012.html for registration dates.

Payment due dates for Academic Year 2011-12- Degree-seeking students only:

• Summer term: July 22, 2011
• 1st term: September 16, 2011
• 2nd term: November 18, 2011
• Winter term: February 17, 2012
• 3rd term: February 17, 2012
• 4th term: April 20, 2012

Payment due dates for the 2011 Summer Institutes vary. Please check with the Institute at:

http://www.jhsph.edu/academics/continuing_ed/Summer_Institutes.html

Billing Information

Statements are available online at http://isis.jhu.edu/sswf/ on the second Thursday of each month. In order to receive notification of electronic statements, the student must have a current email address listed with the Registrar's Office and a valid JHED LID.

Payment Options

Payment options include cash, check, or credit card (MasterCard, American Express, Visa, or Discover). Online payment by credit card or electronic check is also available. Employees of the University may be eligible to use JHU tuition remission. Sponsored students may pay with a third-party contract. A late payment fee of $100 will be assessed for any payment received after the payment due date for each term. Delinquent accounts are sent to an outside collection agency and will be assessed a 15% collection fee based on the unpaid balance.

Paper Check Payments

Academic Credit Students

Students who are enrolled for credit should submit their check payment to:

Johns Hopkins University
Bloomberg School of Public Health
P.O. Box 64680
Baltimore, MD 21264-4680

Non-credit Students

Students who are enrolled in the Summer Institutes as non-degree seeking students should submit their payment to:

Johns Hopkins University
Bloomberg School of Public Health Non-Credit
P.O. Box 62459
Baltimore, MD 21264-2459

All checks should be made payable to Johns Hopkins University

A student who submits a check that is returned for insufficient funds will be charged at $25 returned check fee, placed on financial hold, and may be removed from courses which he or she is currently registered. Grades may be withheld and students may be prevented from registering for future courses until payment is reissued. Payment from students seeking to register may be applied against prior obligations to the University.

Credit Card Payments

The University accepts four major credit cards: MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover. A student who submits a credit card payment that is declined will be placed on financial hold and may be removed from courses for which he or she is currently registered. Grades may be withheld and students may be prevented from registering for future courses until payment is reissued.

JHU Tuition Remission

Students who are eligible to participate in the JHU Tuition Remission Plan must provide the Tuition Remission Benefit Application in lieu of payment for tuition. Fees are not covered under the Tuition Remission Plan. If the remission does not cover the entire cost of tuition, a student is required to pay the remaining balance. Original remission forms and any additional payment due from the student must be submitted by the payment due date for each term. It is the student?s responsibility to understand and abide by the terms of the Tuition Remission Plan.

3rd Party Contract

A student must submit a purchase order or contract from his/her employer permitting the school to bill the company for tuition and any associated fees. If the contract does not cover the entire cost of tuition and fees, a student is required to pay the remaining balance by the payment due date. Students who receive payments directly from their employer are required to pay their tuition in full then seek reimbursement from the employer.

Web Payment

Students may pay online by using their ISIS ID (issued to students enrolled as non-credit) or their JHED LID (issued to students enrolled for credit). Students may pay by credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover or American Express) or by electronic check payment (ACH). The website for online payment is https://isis.jhu.edu/sswf/. Select "Online Bills" under the "Billing Info" tab. Once payment has been made, receipts can be printed for recordkeeping purposes.

Wire Transfer

FED WIRE-International

Please instruct the sender to reference 1010001005-121001-1000100001, the student's name and the institute.

CHIPS ABA number IF remitter requests it: 0555

Loan Refunds

Students who are registered for at least 6 credits per term and have a credit balance due to excess loans will receive their refund check at their local mailing address listed in ISIS. Students should contact Student Accounts and Business Services if they do not receive a check.

Refunds will be mailed by:

• July 14, 2011 for the Summer Term
• August 30, 2011 for the 1st Term
• October 25, 2011 for the 2nd Term
• January 28, 2012 for the Winter/3rd Term
• March 31, 2012 for the 4th Term

Tuition Refunds

Students will receive a 100 percent tuition refund for any withdraws made during the posted add/drop period for each term.

** There is no tuition refund after the posted add/drop date. **

Please note: Students who withdraw from a course after the posted add/drop date are responsible for the tuition payment even if the original tuition was paid by third party or tuition remission. Students should contact Student Accounts and Business Services with any questions regarding this policy.

Last days for add/drop for Academic Year 2011-2012

• Summer term: varies
• 1st term: September 7, 2011
• 2nd term: November 2, 2011
• Winter term: varies
• 3rd term: February 3, 2012
• 4th term: April 6, 2012

Summer Institute 2011
(Applies to tuition only. Policies for fees such as housing vary per institute.)

• 1-3 day courses - prior to first class
• 4-5 day courses - prior to second class
• 6-9 day courses - prior to third class
• 10-14 day courses - prior to fourth class
• 15+ day courses - prior to fifth class