Policies, Procedures and Tuition
TUITION CHARGES
Two Week Program: $2,400.00
Three Week Program: $3,200.00
Four Week Program: $4,000.00
Any Second Program the student is enrolled in (based on date of programs): 15% discount!
Two Week Program taken second: $2,040.00
Three Week Program taken second: $2,720.00
Four Week Program taken second: $3,400.00
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HOUSING CHARGES
See individual program webpages for information on housing and charges.
COURSE MATERIALS
Course materials will be distributed either in hard copy or in some electronic format, depending on the program, and are included in the cost of the tuition for all programs.
TUITION CHARGES/PAYMENTS
Once your tuition charges have been applied to your student account, you will have the following options in which to pay your tuition:
1) Mail check directly to:
Tulane University
Accounts Receivable
35 McAlister, Phelps House, Suite 103
New Orleans, LA 70118
2) Electronic check drafted directly from your checking account. This will require the use of your PIN information, which is received in your enrollment confirmation materials.
3) Credit card payment by phone with PHONECHARGE at (877) 605-7646. (Convenience fee charged)
4) Credit card payment using your Tulane University account. This will require the use of your PIN information, which is received in your enrollment confirmation materials. (Convenience fee charged)
However, please note that if you choose to use options 3 or 4, a convenience fee of approximately 3% will be added to your credit card and you may only use MasterCard, American Express and Discover. Visa is not accepted by PHONECHARGE. (877-605-7646).
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PAYMENT DEADLINES
The balance of all tuition and housing charges are due by May 31, 2010. Any outstanding payments for tuition or housing charges which are not paid by the date listed above will be subject to a finance charge assessed at 18% per annum. Failure to pay by this date, however, will not result in your being dropped from the program. *No credit for participation in the program(s) will be granted if any participant fails to pay all tuition and housing expenses in full.
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WITHDRAWALS & REFUNDS (VERY IMPORTANT)
If, after you send in your application and tuition deposit of $250, you decide to withdraw, your tuition will be refunded less the deposit if we receive written notice of your withdrawal two weeks prior to the start date of your program. You must submit in writing, to Academic Affairs, your intentions to withdraw. Oral notification will not be accepted. Written notification to anyone other than Academic Affairs will not suffice as a withdrawal.
You may send your written notice of withdrawal to the attention of Michele Certoma, Program Manager for Academic Affairs to:
Tulane Law School
Summer School Abroad
Office of Academic Affairs
6329 Freret Street, Suite 206
New Orleans, LA 70118
by Fax (504) 862-8856 or e-mail (mcertoma@tulane.edu)
After the deadline listed above and prior to the start of the program we will refund the tuition minus the $250 deposit only due to extenuating circumstances. No housing fees will be refunded.
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HOUSING
The descriptions of the types and costs of accommodations are listed under the individual programs. These descriptions outline what we know at the time of printing, but are subject to change. If you have more specific questions regarding housing, please direct them to the offices of the individual program directors found at the end of each program listing, as they have the best and latest information. Students are also free to make their own housing arrangements independently of Tulane.
EXAMINATION POLICY
All examinations shall be given and graded anonymously. Each student and faculty member has a duty to ensure that the anonymity of the examination grading process is not breached. Prior to the announcement of grades, no student shall disclose to any faculty member information about himself or herself or about any other student which might compromise anonymity. Each student will be assigned an exam number to assure anonymity.
Examinations in the Tulane Law School international summer programs may not be taken using computers.
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CREDIT, GRADING, & GRADUATION
Among other graduation requirements, Tulane Law students must earn a minimum of 88 credit hours and must be full-time students in residence at Tulane for six regular semesters, which are limited to fall and spring semesters. Of the 88 required hours, Tulane Law students may earn a maximum of 12 credit hours taken during summer semesters whether taken at Tulane in the U.S. or in one or more of Tulane's summer abroad programs and whether taken after the first or second year of law school. A maximum of 6 credit hours can be earned in a single summer semester. Tulane students may not receive credit for courses taken in a summer program or in the regular semester at Tulane that are the same or essentially the same as courses they already have completed. If you have questions about course selection or course conflicts, contact the Assistant Dean for Students. The credits associated with each course are semester hour credits.
If you are from another law school, check with your school's officials before applying to determine the maximum number of credits you will be permitted to take in a summer session and whether or not that school will accept any credit or grade for any course taken in the program. Acceptance of any credit or grade for any course taken in the programs, including externships and other clinical offerings, is subject to determination by a student's home school. It is unlikely that participation in a foreign summer program may be used to accelerate graduation. Students interested in acceleration should consult their home schools to review this issue in light of ABA Standard 304, Interpretation 304-4.
All students, whether Tulane or visiting, are subject to the standard attendance and grading policies of Tulane Law School. Students who are admitted to the program(s) will receive information outlining these policies, but exams are graded anonymously with only exam numbers for identification, numbers to which faculty have no access to until their grades have been submitted to the appropriate program director. The normal grading scale and quality point system is as follows:
A......4.00
A-.....3.67
B+....3.33
B......3.00
C+....2.33
C......2.00
D......1.00
F.......0.00
In any course with 21 or more J.D. students (from any school), the professor shall award no less than 60%, and not more than 65% grades of B and above, and no more than 75% grades of B- and above to those J.D. students. This distribution applies even if all or part of the grade is determined by a method other than examination. In any course with fewer than 21 J.D. students, the professor shall abide by the spirit of this rule.
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CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT & CODE OF PROFESSIONALISM
All students participating in any of Tulane Law School’s summer programs are subject to and bound by the Tulane University Code of Student Conduct, except as follows: the responsibility to enforce the Code shall lie exclusively with the Director of the summer program. The Director shall have the right, in his or her sole discretion, to impose any sanction authorized by the Code of Student Conduct, up to and including immediate expulsion from the summer program. Any student upon whom a disciplinary sanction has been imposed by a Director shall have the right to seek review of that decision from the Dean of the Law School within 30 days. The scope of such review will be limited to a determination of whether the Director acted arbitrarily, or capriciously, or whether the disciplinary sanction was the result of prejudice, or discrimination on the part of the Director. Please see the attached Tulane University Code of Student Conduct.
All students, including non-Tulane students, are subject to the provisions imposed by the attached Tulane University Law School Code of Professionalism with the following exception: the responsibility to enforce the code shall lie exclusively with the Director of the summer program. All program directors have the authority to institute disciplinary measures at his/her discretion. Decisions regarding disciplinary measures can only be appealed to the Dean of Tulane University School of Law.
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INSURANCE
Students participating in any Tulane international program are required to carry adequate and applicable health and accident insurance during their study abroad program. Students may use Tulane health and accident insurance or purchase its equivalent for the duration of the program and should insure that the insurance is applicable in the country in which they will study. Tulane students who purchased the Tulane Students and Dependents Accident and Sickness Insurance Plan in August 2009 are covered by this policy from August 19, 2009 to midnight, August 18, 2010. Tulane University provides workers compensation, employer’s liability, general liability and automobile insurance for faculty, staff and students working in or traveling to a foreign country on University business or in connection with a Tulane academic program. The University also provides accidental death and dismemberment, evacuation and repatriation insurance for medical reasons for students participating in Tulane foreign programs. The ADD coverage is limited, applies to most foreign countries and does not cover routine health care or minor injuries. An alternative insurance and an emergency medical evacuation and repatriation policy may also be obtained by purchasing the International Student Identity Card (ISIC) available at STA Travel or the Center for International Students and Scholars on the Tulane campus. The phone number for the Center for International Students and Scholars is (504) 865-5028, fax (504) 865-5209.
Tulane does offer two different types of insurance for students abroad. The first is a normal health insurance program (HTH) that is billed weekly and is about $10.50 per week, with a two week minimum. In the event that you wish to purchase this summer abroad insurance through HTH, you can contact Michele Certoma, at 504-865-5934, or mcertoma@tulane.edu. The second type of insurance is paid for by the Law School and is an emergency evacuation program (SOS), where students can record their medical information online so that it can be available to medical personnel abroad. Please see Tulane’s website for more information: http://global.tulane.edu/studyabroad/safety.html. All students in Tulane Law School’s summer programs are covered by International SOS, for medical emergencies, and medical evacuations, at no additional cost to the students. Tulane Law School requires students with special medical needs, or unusual medical conditions to place their medical history or special needs on file on the website of International SOS. This can be done by accessing the website of International SOS at www.internationalsos.com, and putting in Tulane University’s Membership Number, which will be given to students upon admission. This file will be confidential, and will be disclosed to a treating physician only in the event of an emergency. Please see the attached Student Travel Safety Tips, by SOS, for more safety information.
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ALTERATIONS OR CANCELLATIONS
Tulane Law School reserves the right to alter or cancel any program should circumstances warrant it. The programs described in the booklet reflect what we have planned for this summer and the arrangements we have in place. In particular, if any program has a number of applicants that is less than the number necessary for the program to break even financially, it is likely to be canceled. Since the programs begin several months after printing this brochure, changes may occur in some of the details. We will try to keep applicants aware of any significant changes. If cancellation of a program is necessary because of insufficient enrollment or for any other reason, all monies (deposit, tuition, and housing) will be refunded within 20 days. We will also make our best efforts to make arrangements for each student enrolled in a cancelled program to attend a similar Tulane abroad program. At the time we send a confirmation notice of your enrollment in our summer program, we will also send you a “Consular Information” sheet from the U.S. State Department. You may also want to check periodically the website http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html for late breaking information about the country you'll be visiting. Should any program be officially declared to be in an “area of instability”, students who have selected that program will be notified and permitted to withdraw with appropriate refunds.
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions about the application process please contact Chana Lewis at (504) 865-5990 or by email at clewis1@tulane.edu or the Office of Academic Affairs at (504) 865-5934 or by email at mcertoma@tulane.edu. If you have specific questions about individual programs or housing, call the Program Directors or Coordinators, whose contact information is provided in the respective sections.
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YOU MAY MAIL CORRESPONDENCE TO:
Michele Certoma
Program Manager for Academic Affairs
Tulane Law School
John Giffen Weinmann Hall
6329 Freret Street, ste. 206
New Orleans, LA 70118-6231
Fax: (504) 862-8856
MAIL ANY FINANCIAL AID CORRESPONDENCE TO:
Office of Financial Aid
Weinmann Hall, Ste. 203
6329 Freret Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Fax Number: 504-865-6710
Contact Person: Kristin Perez 504-865-5931 or kperez1@tulane.edu
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BE A SMART TRAVELER
We hope you will join us this summer for one or more of these exciting learning opportunities. Great care has been taken to design educational and leisure activities that will enhance your time abroad. We encourage you to find out more about the countries you will be visiting and to do some advance planning. It is always good advice to follow the common sense rules of travel: don't carry large sums of cash, secure your valuables, be aware of where you are, and let others know your plans. Please visit any of the Department of State’s websites, such as Country Specific Information or Smart Travel for more information. With these cares addressed we know you'll have a wonderful time. For late-breaking news, check this website. [ return to top ]
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