Tuition & Expenses

There is an $8.25 charge for an official transcript through the National Student Clearinghouse. If attendance at Goldfarb was during or prior to 2010, the Clearinghouse will direct the request to the GSON Registration office. For questions about requesting transcripts, send an email to: [email protected].

Students will incur expenses for textbooks, transportation to off-campus clinical facilities, parking and health and liability insurance. Undergraduate nursing students are expected to provide their own stethoscope as well as a watch with a second hand. Graduate nursing students are expected to provide their own otoscope/ophthalmoscope and a professional-quality stethoscope.

Textbook lists for each program is found here. Students are responsible for purchasing their textbooks ahead of classes through the vendors provided on the lists.

Please review the procedures for processing our BJC tuition reimbursement program.

Issue

As of January 1, 2014, BJC has made changes to the tuition reimbursement program. BJC will no longer pay the college in advance for courses the employees are taking at the college. Reimbursement of the approved amount will be received following successful completion of the course or courses.

The college, in support of the BJC employee’s efforts to advance their career through higher education, will implement a deferred payment plan. This plan, while deferring payment until after the end of the term, is contingent upon the employee taking the steps to obtain the tuition reimbursement and also meeting the established college payment requirements.

Procedure

1. Each term the BJC employee who is a student at Goldfarb School of Nursing must inform the business office that they are applying for BJC Tuition Reimbursement. The student must meet (in person or by telephone) with the business office to review tuition and fees for the term and determine the amount not covered by tuition reimbursement. The student will print and sign a Letter of Understanding, regarding their obligation, and turn it into the business office before each term.
2. The student must submit the proper BJC tuition reimbursement application and obtain an authorization of approved amount of reimbursement at least 30 days before the start of the term. The student must provide this authorization when meeting with the business office.
3. The business office will prepare a student account planning schedule based upon known charges and sources of payment when meeting with the student. The student will be informed of their financial obligation.
4. While tuition reimbursement might be a potential funding source, it will not be used to determine refunds to the student until the reimbursement is received by the college.
5. Students will be allowed to register for next term even though tuition reimbursement is not received until after the end of the prior term when grades are submitted by the student to the BJC Employee Service Center. Should tuition reimbursement not be received within 30 days after the end of the term, the student must make immediate payment, be withdrawn from the current term per Goldfarb refund rules or submit an alternative payment plan to the vice dean for finance and administration documenting proof of alternative funding to be received by the college within 14 days.
6. Transcripts will not be released until tuition reimbursement or student payment of the account balance is received by the college. Diplomas will not be released until the account has been paid in full.

Please contact any member of the business office with questions.

Tuition and fees, minus known financial aid, is due the first week of the term. If unable to comply, students should contact the business office to discuss options. Payment/installment plans will not automatically be set up without approval from the business office. Payment of student charges must meet due dates to avoid a hold placed on their student account which restricts registration and release of transcripts.

Students with a balance of $100 or less may enroll for the upcoming session. The business office reserves the right to restrict registration or disenroll students for a particular term if the outstanding obligation is sufficiently in arrears. Records of final course grades, official transcripts, degrees or certificates will not be released until all financial obligations are paid in full. No college officer or advisor can relieve students of financial responsibility.

Refunds are processed as quickly as possible and in accordance with all federal regulations. It can take up to two weeks for a refund to be issued for a valid credit balance. The Business Office processes refunds, but it is the BJC Accounts Payable Department that issues refunds to students. Students can set up direct deposit of refunds by submitting an ACH Setup Form to the Business Office along with a voided check.

Please note: The business office determines the amount of each refund, but the actual payment of refunds is handled by BJC’s Accounts Payable Department.

If you would like to allow college staff to release your billing, financial aid and registration information to another party (parents, spouse, etc.), please print and complete the FERPA form and submit it to the registration office. Without a completed form on file, we cannot discuss your account with another party even if they are financially responsible for your account.