Semester & Year Away: Billing & Aid

All billing and payment for off-campus study will be handled through your 蘑菇视频 Student Account, with the exception of the initial confirmation deposit, if your partner program requires one. Students are responsible for paying any confirmation deposit directly to the program (with exceptions as noted in the section below on Deposits, and Financial Aid). Following the initial confirmation deposit, the tuition and program fee for your semester or year off-campus are always billed through your student account at 蘑菇视频 on the regular billing timetable.

See further details below, based on the type of program you are doing.

This section deals exclusively with 蘑菇视频 Semester Programs and 蘑菇视频 Half-Semester Programs, led by 蘑菇视频 faculty. This section does not apply to any partner-led study abroad programs through other approved organizations and universities, as outlined in the next section. The process for each type of 蘑菇视频 program is outlined below.

蘑菇视频 Semesters Off-Campus (4 blocks away)

When students study on a 蘑菇视频 Semester Off-Campus (full semester, 4 blocks), the tuition remains the same as the standard 蘑菇视频 tuition for that semester, and a program fee is charged to cover room & board, RT airfare, field trips, international health & emergency insurance, and the like. This program fee is charged in lieu of any 蘑菇视频 on-campus housing placement and meal plan, which will not be assigned or charged for that semester.

Reasonable round-trip airfare between Colorado and your program destination and back is always covered for every 蘑菇视频 Semester and Half-Semester abroad, and students will be able to book that covered airfare through our partnership with ScholarTrip, once you are accepted to the program and confirm your participation spot.

For the 2026-2027 academic year, the Program Fee for the full semester off-campus is $5,610.

蘑菇视频 Half-Semesters Off-Campus (2 blocks away)

When a student participates in a 蘑菇视频 Half-Semester (two-block) program, the tuition remains the same as the standard 蘑菇视频 tuition for that semester, and the program fee charge varies, based on the student's on-campus housing assignment and meal plan choice for that semester, as described below.

The program fee covers: additional room & board expense for the two blocks abroad, RT airfare, field trips, international health & emergency insurance, and the like. Airfare is always covered for every 蘑菇视频 Half-Semester abroad, and students will be able to book that covered airfare through our partnership with ScholarTrip, once you are accepted to the program and confirm your participation spot.

Will I Be Charged a Half-Semester Program Fee?

Students who live on campus during the semester their program abroad runs, and who have a full standard meal plan do not pay any additional program fee. All housing and meal costs as well as RT airfare, insurance, and field trips during the 蘑菇视频 half-semester away are covered by funds transferred from the room & board charges already paid to 蘑菇视频.

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Students who live in a campus cottage or apartment and use the apartment meal plan will be billed a supplemental program fee to contribute towards their room, board, airfare, insurance, and field trip costs on the 蘑菇视频 half-semester program. For 2026-2027, this fee is $1,112.

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Students who live in 蘑菇视频 campus housing and opt for no 蘑菇视频 meal plan will be billed a supplemental program fee to contribute towards their room, board, airfare, insurance, and field trip costs on the 蘑菇视频 half-semester program. For 2026-2027, this fee is $1,363.

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Students who live off campus, with no meal plan will be billed a program fee to cover their room, board, airfare, insurance, and field trip costs on the 蘑菇视频 half-semester program. For 2026-2027, this fee is $2,805.

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Student financial aid is not adjusted for these additional program fees. Students should anticipate covering these costs either from their standard aid package (i.e., even if you are living off-campus with no meal plan, your need-based aid award from 蘑菇视频 may have included money for meals that can be redirected to this program fee, for example), or through personal finances.

Withdrawal From a 蘑菇视频 Semester (4-block) or 蘑菇视频 Half-Semester (two-block) Program

See detailed withdrawal information in section below, including deadlines and late withdrawal charges.

When studying off-campus for a semester or a year with one of 蘑菇视频's approved partner programs, students will pay 蘑菇视频 tuition instead of the actual tuition cost assessed by the program or university abroad (sometimes also called "educational costs" by the program), for the semester of credit earned towards their 蘑菇视频 degree.

This applies to all students, whether the tuition for the program or university abroad is more than 蘑菇视频's tuition or less than 蘑菇视频's tuition. This tuition structure is designed to make off-campus study available to all our undergraduates and is similar to the policy of many selective liberal arts colleges.

Our goal with this policy is to ensure that every program, regardless of cost, and regardless of a student’s financial aid status, is available to all students at a cost equivalent to a semester of study at 蘑菇视频. This makes it possible for students to select the program that fits their needs and academic interests without concern for the cost of the program, since all programs are billed at the same cost as a semester at 蘑菇视频. While this means that students could opt for a more expensive program without paying a higher cost, it also means that students who happen to select a program with a lower tuition charge are not going to save money by paying less than they would to stay on campus. This is a tradeoff that allows us to offer every opportunity to every student at what we believe is a fair price, the same price as a semester on campus and with equal access to degree-fulfilling credit whether they study here in Colorado Springs or at a partner organization approved by 蘑菇视频.

Further information on our Home School Tuition Model is available below in our FAQ section.

Instead of paying 蘑菇视频 room & board for the partner program semester or year abroad, since you will not be living on campus or eating meals at 蘑菇视频, you will instead be charged the room & board costs/program fee of the study abroad program you have chosen (which will appear as "Host School Program Fee" on your 蘑菇视频 student account).

You can obtain the program fee / room and board information on the website for the program or university abroad you have chosen, as this amount varies widely based on the local cost of living, and on what is included through that program fee (field trips, travel, insurance, etc). The program website will have details on what their program fee covers, as well as details about any additional non-invoiced cost estimates for items like airfare (if not included), personal spending money, cell phone, and other expenses a student could expect for the semester or year abroad.

Q: My off-campus study program charges a deposit to accept my placement on the program. Who pays the deposit?

A: You will pay the deposit directly to your off-campus study program at the time you accept your placement in the program. It is essential that you pay this deposit on time so that you do not lose your place on the program. This deposit will be reflected as a credit on your 蘑菇视频 student account when the billing for the term goes out to you.

If your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is less than $5,000 per year towards your education at 蘑菇视频, you may be eligible to work with the Center for Global Education for a deferral on this deposit, as anticipated financial aid may cover it. Please contact Heather Powell Browne for additional details.

Q: I don’t understand why I am paying 蘑菇视频 tuition for my semester abroad when the program tuition billed to 蘑菇视频 by the partner organization is lower.

A: All students are charged 蘑菇视频 tuition when they study off-campus with one of our partner programs or universities , regardless of which program they attend. Students are charged 蘑菇视频 tuition rather than program tuition for several reasons:

First, we hope students will select their programs based on academic fit. Just as 蘑菇视频 charges the same tuition to students when they are enrolled on campus regardless of major (even though it costs the college far more to educate a chemistry major than to educate an English major), we charge the same tuition regardless of off-campus program.

Second, students who study abroad are able to transfer the credit from their studies abroad directly to replace one semester (or year) of their 蘑菇视频 degree as a result of the vetting of programs and courses by 蘑菇视频 faculty and the Global Education staff.

Lastly, by charging 蘑菇视频 tuition, we are able to let students apply their 蘑菇视频 need-based aid and merit scholarships towards the fees of the program and thereby make off-campus studies accessible to all 蘑菇视频 students. Charging home-campus tuition allows us to generate some income to defray some of the institutional costs of sending students abroad. These costs include not only the aid and merit scholarships that we allow students to use off campus but administrative support that study abroad students benefit from even while they are overseas, such as Global Education advising and programming, access to Tutt Library e-collections, 蘑菇视频 Counseling Center services, Registrar and Advising Hub resources, etc.

It is worth noting that even when charging 蘑菇视频 tuition, off-campus study is still heavily subsidized by 蘑菇视频. The college does not break even on the costs. But we believe the transformations that students make as a result of these immersion experiences in other cultures--the expanded perspectives, critical thinking and understanding of our complex world--makes providing financial support for our students a very worthwhile investment. To put it in a broader context, most private liberal arts colleges today employ this same home campus fee model as a means of providing and preserving broad access to off-campus study to students and at the same time mitigating the very high cost to the home campus of sending aid monies off campus and administering study abroad.

You will receive your 蘑菇视频 bill at the same time you normally do (early August for fall semester and early January for spring semester), through your regular 蘑菇视频 student account.

Even if your abroad program calendar starts sooner or later than 蘑菇视频, we take care through our billing arrangements with all our partner programs to meet their payment deadlines, and you need only to pay attention to the 蘑菇视频 billing deadlines on your 蘑菇视频 student account, as you normally would.

Any payment plan that you have set up through 蘑菇视频 Student Financial Services can continue to be used, as usual.

Q: My study abroad partner program/university offers some optional courses with additional course fees attached, or Housing options with supplemental charges attached for added services. Who pays for these?

A: If you choose to sign up for any classes on your study away semester that carry any additional course fees for things like excursions or field trips or materials, and this is not covered in the standard tuition the program charges, you will be invoiced separately and directly by your program for the additional course fees if you choose to take that class.

The same is true if you select a housing option that carries supplemental fees billed in addition to the standard/base program housing fee; your program will invoice you directly for supplemental housing charges when you select a more expensive option.

Make sure to review the information your program sends you about any courses or housing options that carry associated additional fees. Students receiving need-based financial aid can and should include these additional fees when updating their Total Cost of Attendance for the semester away with 蘑菇视频 Student Financial Services, and work closely with your 蘑菇视频 Financial Aid advisor to understand what your aid will (or will not) cover.

Q: I receive tuition remission towards my 蘑菇视频 Tuition. Can this still be applied to my approved study abroad/away semester(s)?

A: Yes. Because you will be charged standard 蘑菇视频 tuition for your study away semester or year, any tuition remission benefits you receive will continue to apply as usual to these charges through your 蘑菇视频 student account. The tuition remission benefit for eligible students is managed through Human Resources.

Q: Can I take a leave of absence from 蘑菇视频 and transfer back my off-campus / study abroad semester credits?

A: No. All off-campus study counting for academic credit towards your 蘑菇视频 degree needs to go through the Center for Global Education approval process in Summit, and our Home School Tuition billing policy for semesters and year away programs. No academic credit can be transferred back towards your 蘑菇视频 degree otherwise.

Q: How is financial aid awarded for semester or year study away through an approved partner program?

Please read this new guide! Partner Program Study Away Semester - Financial Aid Student Guide

A: 蘑菇视频 Student Financial Services will recalculate your financial aid package based on the new Total Cost of Attendance for your semester or year off-campus with a partner program. Students who currently receive financial aid from 蘑菇视频 can expect to continue to pay the same Estimated Family Contribution/EFC (as calculated by the student's 蘑菇视频 financial aid application for that academic year) for a semester/year of study away as they would pay for the same semester or year on campus.

Specific questions about your unique scholarships and awards can be directed to 蘑菇视频 Student Financial Services, and you can on their website to review your program, the costs, and what to expect. Students may apply for institutional, need-based funding to help pay for up to two semesters/one academic year studying abroad or away through 蘑菇视频 partner programs.

Program Deposits for Partner Programs: If your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is less than $5,000 per year towards your education at 蘑菇视频, you may be eligible to work with the Center for Global Education for a deferral on your commitment deposit due to your partner program upon acceptance, as anticipated financial aid may cover it. Please contact Heather Powell Browne for additional details.

FUNDING OPTIONS

Work Replacement Funding: Students who currently receive need-based aid and have a job working on or off-campus in the semester prior to a study away semester may be eligible for grant funding to replace the wages they would have earned during their semester or year off-campus. These grants are awarded in order of when you submit your 蘑菇视频 Internal Application in Summit, so do apply early.

Gap Funding Grant: If you receive need-based aid at 蘑菇视频 and are studying on a partner program, you may be eligible for a 'Gap Funding Grant.' This grant is designed to help cover additional costs when your program is more expensive than a semester/year at 蘑菇视频.

To be considered for gap funding, you are required to:

Apply for any financial aid/scholarships offered through your partner program that you are eligible for.
Provide proof that you submitted the application for these program scholarships (screenshot of submission, email confirmation, etc.). This must be emailed to financialaid@coloradocollege.edu.
蘑菇视频 Financial Aid will compare your program's total costs with 蘑菇视频's estimated costs for the same period to determine eligibility. If the program is estimated to cost more than a semester/year at 蘑菇视频, the Gap Funding Grant will be added to your financial aid award.

Gilman Award and Other Scholarships

If you receive a Pell Grant at 蘑菇视频, we strongly encourage you to apply for the through the U.S. government to support and diversify study abroad. These awards can be up to $5,000. Some of our partner programs will offer you a special award simply for showing that you have applied for Gilman. Support for writing your Gilman Application is available through Global Education, and also the 蘑菇视频 Writing Center.

We also strongly encourage all students to explore Outside Scholarships that they may be eligible for.

Q: Are there additional scholarships for off-campus study?

A: Yes, scholarships are available from a variety of sources, including off-campus study programs, the federal government, and independent organizations. The Center for Global Education lists many of these scholarships on our website, and students should always check with the program they are interested in applying to.

Students should consider their scholarship options as they are applying to their program, and should apply early for these scholarships, as many have earlier deadlines than the program application deadline itself. If a student receives a Pell Grant, some off-campus study programs will also match the amount of the Pell Grant award as an additional scholarship.

Q: I am participating in a 蘑菇视频 Block Away course that is taught abroad by a 蘑菇视频 faculty member during the academic year or in the summer. Will my financial aid apply?

A: There is a separate financial aid process for individual 蘑菇视频 blocks taught off-campus during the academic year or in the summer.

Confirmation & Withdrawal Deadlines

All students participating in any Semester Away (蘑菇视频 or Partner), a 2-Block 蘑菇视频 Half-Semester away, or a Full Year Away with a partner program must confirm their intentions in Summit using the "Record Decision" button on that program's application, by specific deadlines.

Confirm by:

May 1 - For all upcoming Fall Semester Away, Fall Half-Semester Away, or Full Academic Year Away
November 1 - For upcoming Spring Semester Away, and Spring Half-Semester Away

Withdrawal from a 蘑菇视频-led Semester or Half-Semester Program

蘑菇视频-Led semester and half-semester programs receive their funding from the tuition, room & board, and program fees associated with each program (full semester or partial). As such, a late withdrawal from a 蘑菇视频-led semester or half-semester program can lead to significant costs to the student as all funds expended by the program and no longer refundable to 蘑菇视频 may be billed to the student in addition to the tuition, room & board charges should they opt to return to campus for the semester or blocks in question.

As these fees can be several thousand dollars, up to $20,000 for a full semester, depending on the program and the time of withdrawal, students are strongly encouraged to withdraw by the withdrawal deadline for each program. Late withdrawal can lead to a considerable portion of the program funding to be billed as additional charges to the student account. Withdrawal once the program has begun almost universally leads to full billing of the program expense and should be avoided if at all possible.

蘑菇视频 also cannot guarantee that campus housing will be available for a student who withdraws from a semester away during the final weeks before departure or for one who seeks to return home early from a canceled semester away.

A withdrawal from a 蘑菇视频 Semester or 蘑菇视频 Half-Semester after the dates listed will lead to substantial financial penalties based on these non-recoverable costs:

FALL 蘑菇视频 SEMESTER & HALF-SEMESTER PROGRAMS:

Withdrawal after May 1st for any Fall 蘑菇视频 Semester Away (Block 1-4) produces a charge of $4,000. This increases to $15,000 after July 1st.
Withdrawal after May 1st for any Fall 蘑菇视频 Half-Semester Away (Blocks 1&2 or Blocks 3&4) produces a charge of $2,500. This increases to $7,000 after July 1st.

SPRING 蘑菇视频 SEMESTER & HALF-SEMESTER PROGRAMS:

Withdrawal after November 1st for any Spring 蘑菇视频 Semester Away (Blocks 5-8) produces a charge of $4,000. This increases to $15,000 after December 15.
Withdrawal after November 1st for any Spring 蘑菇视频 Half-Semester Away (Blocks 5&6 or Blocks 7&8) produces a charge of $2,500. This increases to $7,000 after December 15.

Withdrawal from a Partner-led Semester or Full Year Program

Just as withdrawal from a 蘑菇视频-led semester program requires significant nonrefundable charges be billed to the student account, the same may be true for any partner-led study away program. Students should be careful to review and understand the withdrawal policies of the provider for their partner-led semester or year away program. Any charges which are deemed nonrefundable or which are billed to 蘑菇视频 for a late or mid-program withdrawal will be passed along to the student above and beyond the cost for tuition, room & board, should the student return to campus for the remainder of the semester or year.

蘑菇视频 tuition cannot be allocated for both on-campus courses and a canceled semester away simultaneously. For this reason a student who withdraws from their study away semester and returns to campus will be billed for all tuition fees retained by the provider on top of the cost of college tuition for their on-campus courses.
蘑菇视频 Financial Aid used to cover costs related to a partner program study away semester cannot also be used to cover nonrefundable partner program charges from a late withdrawal. This may lead to several thousand dollars in billed charges which must be paid by the student or their financial backers.
Students who wish to withdraw from the partner-led program prior to program departure should contact Global Education immediately, particularly if their intention is to replace the study away experience with a semester of coursework on campus.

While it is unfortunate, there are situations where a medical necessity would require that a student withdraw from a study away program either following the Withdrawal Deadline or even mid-program. In these cases, the following policies apply.

Medically-Necessary Withdrawal - Predeparture:

In the event a withdrawal from a 蘑菇视频-led summer program after the March Withdrawal deadline and before the departure date is the result of an urgent medical concern which causes medical caregivers to recommend cancellation, 蘑菇视频 will waive the Late Withdrawal charge from the student's account. In order to verify a medical necessity to withdraw, students withdrawing will be asked to provide a statement from a licensed medical or mental health professional. This document:

Must be provided by a medical professional who can affirm that it is their recommendation that the student not travel due to a medical or mental health concern.
Does not require details of the diagnosis or treatment, only confirmation that the attending professional does not recommend travel.
This documentation should be provided either on official letterhead or through official channels of the medical provider.
It is also required that the physician or health care provider be someone who the student is seeing professionally, and not a family member or friend of the family.

If a student has committed to a partner-led program and needs to withdraw predeparture for medical reasons, they should contact the program to learn more about the steps to take to do that, and to learn more about any financial ramifications.

Medically-Necessary Withdrawal - During a Program/Course:

All students on any 蘑菇视频 Study Away (Faculty- or Partner-led) program have access to medical and mental health services, either on-site or through virtual care. When students encounter medical or mental health concerns while away on a study away program, they should first communicate their concerns to the on-site staff (蘑菇视频 or partner) and work with the staff to ensure that appropriate and available care is accessed. If the situation leads the student to request a return home, staff will arrange with the student for an early departure. However, as with any medical withdrawal on-campus, it may be necessary for the student to withdraw from the courses due to the inability to complete the appropriate coursework.

For 蘑菇视频-led programs, in order for a student to qualify for reimbursement of a portion of the program fee, the faculty leader of the program must confirm that medical resources available on-site, through International-SOS, or through virtual services provided by 蘑菇视频 have been utilized. The student should work with the faculty and/or other on-site support staff to obtain documentation from the medical care providers outlining a recommendation that the student return home for care. If such documentation is not possible, the faculty member can serve to verify the medical necessity and to approve the departure as medically necessary.

蘑菇视频 fully expects that most medical and mental health concerns which emerge while on a study away course can be appropriately treated and managed on-site with resources available to the program. Approval of medical withdrawal, rather than withdrawal by personal choice, is reserved for those cases in which appropriate care is difficult to obtain or when local providers recommend return to the student’s home.

For Partner-led programs, the decision to reimburse the college, and therefore the student, is entirely at the discretion of the study away provider. 蘑菇视频 will not reimburse any funds from the study away program that have not been reimbursed first to the college. Students should review the materials offered by their study away provider regarding program withdrawal policies.

Withdrawal Due to Family Crisis:

For 蘑菇视频-led programs:

Students who withdraw from a 蘑菇视频 Faculty-Led half-semester or full-semester program after the program's advertised Withdrawal Deadline and prior to departure for any reason other than a medical necessity as outlined above will be charged the appropriate Late Withdrawal Fee. If there are factors outside of the student's control which required withdrawal, the student can opt to petition the Campus Appeals Committee to have these charges waived. To do this, the student should email a petition, outlining the necessity of withdrawal, the contributing factors which required their withdrawal, and any corroborating evidence to the committee at campusappeals@coloradocollege.edu This committee meets once per block so charges will likely appear on the students account until such time as a decision to waive the withdrawal fees is communicated to the college's finance team.

For partner-led programs:

Students who seek to withdraw from a partner-led program should anticipate that a withdrawal either close to departure or mid-program may require the student to also seek a withdrawal from some or all of their coursework through the Partner program and should work closely with the Center for Global Education & Field Study to reflect this on the 蘑菇视频 enrollment side. Any refund of recoverable expenses for students on partner-led programs is entirely at the discretion of the program and their policies; a student should always check with their on-site staff about options.

Return to Campus Following A Mid-Program Withdrawal:

For students on multiple block (semester, half-semester) programs, returning home and returning to campus can be more complex. It is rare that a student can return from a multiple-block or full semester program and resume study on the 蘑菇视频 campus before their scheduled return date. Students who receive permission for a medical, mental health, or family emergency mid-program withdrawal should expect to return to their homes and not immediately to the 蘑菇视频 campus. Additionally, with medical withdrawal, the underlying medical concern should be managed before a return to campus is sought. As with single-block programs, students on longer programs who withdraw mid-program should expect to return to campus for the next block in which they are already enrolled in an on-campus course. Mid-semester returns to campus are rare and potentially come with high financial costs and complications around housing and registration. It is unlikely that a student who withdraws from a semester away can return to campus until the next semester.

Students on 2-block 蘑菇视频 Half-Semesters should plan to return to campus for the next block in which they are already registered for an on-campus course.

Students on full 蘑菇视频 Semester programs should anticipate a return to campus for the next semester. This is true regardless of the date of withdrawal. For example, a student who withdraws from a fall semester during Block 1 at 蘑菇视频 should expect to return to campus for Block 5, not Block 2.

The ability of students to return to the 蘑菇视频 campus following a mid-term withdrawal from a Partner-led semester away is entirely contingent upon refunds from the program, where possible. Many programs cannot refund any program expenses (tuition or program fees) once the semester has begun, and so a return to 蘑菇视频 would usually require additional separate payment to 蘑菇视频 for the on-campus housing, meal, and tuition costs. Because of this, most students who need to withdraw from a Partner-led program away mid-term do not return to campus until the following semester.

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