Financial Policies

• Students studying abroad and through the Woods Hole program will be charged the Skidmore comprehensive fee for their semester or year off campus. This fee is equal to Skidmore tuition, room at the Scribner Apartment rate, board if applicable, and mandatory college fees. Students are required to use program arranged room and board where available. Additionally, if provided a housing option, students are required to select a homestay.  Students desiring an alternative to program housing or a homestay should consult with an OCSE Program Manager. If the program does not include room and/or board, or only partial board, the comprehensive fee will be adjusted accordingly. Students are responsible for paying any refundable deposits and non-included fees directly on-site or to the program provider.
  
  
• Study Abroad and Woods Hole students will be billed by Skidmore’s Bursar for the comprehensive fee.
  
  
• Students participating in a National Student Exchange and Washington Semester program will be charged Skidmore tuition and mandatory college fees by Skidmore’s Bursar. NSE participants are charged by the host institutions for room and board at the host institution rates.
  
  
• Students on a non-Skidmore Approved Program will submit a $500 confirmation deposit to OCSE (not the program provider), payable to Skidmore College, two weeks after receiving CAS approval for off-campus study. This non-refundable deposit will be deducted from the comprehensive fee when billed by Skidmore. Students are responsible for paying any refundable deposits, most commonly a housing deposit, directly to the program provider.
  
  
• Students on a Skidmore Program will submit a $350.00 confirmation fee two weeks after acceptance into their chosen Skidmore Program.
  
  
• Skidmore will handle payments to the program providers on behalf of students.
  
  
• For Skidmore and Approved programs, as well as Woods Hole, Skidmore will cover tuition and mandatory academic fees, room (double occupancy), board if applicable, medical insurance, and any other mandatory program fees. Students are responsible for airfare, books, accommodation upgrades, board where applicable, voluntary field trips and excursions, refundable deposits, and personal expenses. Students are also responsible for their housing and board when participating in programs that do not include those items. The Skidmore Comprehensive fee will be adjusted accordingly in these cases.


• For the National Student Exchange and Washington Semester, Skidmore will cover tuition and college fees. Students are responsible for transportation to the host campus, books, accommodation, board, voluntary field trips and excursions, refundable deposits, and personal expenses.
  
  
• Students may use financial aid on all Skidmore and International and Domestic Approved Programs. Students receiving financial aid should speak with a Student Aid representative to review possible aid changes based on increased expenses.