ATTENTION STUDENTS & PARENTS

Important Information About New Student Seminars You Need To Know

(Please Read Carefully)

Note: this is archived material from 2006. This is not the current application and refund policy information page.

Application, Confirmation Notification and Wait List Information:

1. When filling out the application, please do so legibly and completely. Payment in full is required with all applications. There are three (3) options for payment:
   
   Option One: Completed application with full payment by check, money order or cashier’s check can be mailed to the Cashier’s Office (address below).
   
   Option Two: Completed application with full payment being made by Visa or Mastercard only can be mailed to the Cashier’s Office (address below).
   
   Option Three: Completed application with full payment being made by Visa or Mastercard only can be faxed to the Cashier’s Office at 410-548-2851.
   
   All checks, money orders or cashier’s checks are to be made payable to: Salisbury University and must accompany the registration form.Mail to: Salisbury University, Cashier’s Office, P.O. Box 2195, Salisbury, MD 21802.
    
2. Keep in mind that all options are filled on a first come, first serve basis and enrollment is limited. This mailing has been sent by first class mail to all new students enrolled for the Fall 2006 semester who are required to take a New Student Seminar.
    
3. Students may apply for only one (1) option, as space is limited. They may not hold a space on one option while waiting for notification of an available space on another option.
    
4. If an option is filled, students may choose to be on the waiting list; but they cannot sign up for another option and remain on the waiting list for another option.
    
5. Students will be notified at the e-mail address on their application when the application is received confirming that the student is in that option. If the option is full when the application is received, students will be notified by e-mail and given a choice to be on the waiting list for that program or be placed in another program.
   
   E-Mail confirmation from the student will be required within forty-eight (48) hours of date and time e-mail was sent to student. If no e-mail address is available, student will be telephoned and will have forty-eight (48) hours to respond.
    
6. Once you receive your confirmation, send an e-mail to the course director listed asking him/her to send you more information about the program.
   
   

Direct Cost Statement:

Direct cost includes total cost, less personal spending money and some meals for non-meal cardholders.

Equipment & Information Requests:

In certain instances, specialized clothing and/or equipment (i.e. poncho, ground pad, sleeping bag, polypropylene long underwear, etc.) are necessary for the student’s comfort and safety. Students/parents who may be concerned about the additional cost of clothing and equipment should call the respective course directors for cost estimates and other questions.

Fee Waivers:

1. A limited number of need-based fee waivers are available for some options. Full or partial fee waivers are based on financial need. Information from students requesting need-based fee waivers will be provided to Salisbury University’s Financial Aid Office. That office will then assign a rating based on financial aid being provided to that student for the Fall 2006 academic semester. No disclosure of information on level of financial aid will be provided to the Office of New Student Experience or any course director, only a rating of student needing a higher percentage of financial aid.
    
2. Please contact the Office of New Student Experience at (410) 543-6100 for additional information about need-based fee waivers.

Payment, Cancellation Fees and Refunds:

1. All applications received must be accompanied by payment (no partial payments will be accepted and will not hold a spot on an option).
    
2. Any student opting to cancel their new student seminar once we have received their application and payment in full MUST provide a letter requesting to be taken off the roster for the seminar. No request for refund will be issued until this letter has been received. Mail letter to: Marie B. Bradford, Program Management Specialist, Office of New Student Experience, Guerrieri University Center, 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, Maryland 21801.
    
3. No refunds will be issued if notification of cancellation is given ten (10) business days or less prior to the option start date.
    
4. No refund will be issued if a student arrives for participation in an option and chooses not to complete that option.
    
5. If notification of cancellation is given 11 business days prior to the option start date, a $25.00 non-refundable administrative fee will be assessed and the balance of option cost refunded to the student. Refund checks take approximately four (4) to six (6) weeks to be processed. The check will be made payable to the student and mailed to the student’s permanent address.
    
6. Budgets for options are based on the enrollment limit. Options will only proceed when enrollment meets the minimum.

Policies & Procedures:

1. All policies and procedures set forth in the Student Handbook are in full force and effect during all options. All students are subject to the SU Code of Conduct.
    
2. All programs are Substance-Free (Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs).

Transportation:

1. Transportation for all options is provided by Salisbury University, either by bus or van. Buses are operated by qualified drivers employed by Salisbury University. Vans may be driven by upper-class peer leaders, faculty or staff members who have been pre-approved to drive by SU’s Motor Pool.
    
2. All trips leave from and return to Salisbury University’s campus.

Statement On Preseason Athletic Participation

Students may be involved in activities of the University prior to the official opening of school and have an opportunity to participate in a fall sport, provided approval is granted by the coach and/or director of athletics. It must also be understood that missing the preseason may place the student’s skill development behind those participating in the preseason, which can result in the student no making the squad that particular year.

However, if a student is approved to be absent from the preseason for a University event, adequate provisions will be made by the coach for him/her to prepare for an evaluation.