Full-time students taking private music lessons will be charged the extra tuition fee only for that portion of their course load which is over 4.50 courses, exclusive of music lessons. Additional costs should be anticipated for books, outpatient health service charges, private lessons in music, and special courses, including study skills and off-campus programs. St. Olaf aims to maintain all published charges throughout the school year, but reserves the right to make adjustments and change procedures should unforeseen conditions make it necessary. Two payment options allow St. Olaf families to minimize comprehensive fee increases in future years. Students enrolling in this plan after June 15 may double or triple the first payment to catch up on missed payments.
Students pay in two installments.
The discount is not available to students receiving need-based financial aid. Both the monthly and quarterly payment plans permit families to finance an amount up to the comprehensive fee minus any financial aid awarded by the college. No finance charge will be assessed on monthly or quarterly plans as long as payments are current. TMS offers a life insurance feature for participants. The comprehensive fee is regarded as an annual charge rather than the sum of charges for each term.