Miscellaneous Expenses
Activity Fee A student activity fee will be charged to all
students as follows; $115.00 per semester for all full-time
students and $30.00 per semester for all part-time students.
This fee is used to cover the cost of student activities
available to all students.
Application Fee $30 must accompany each application for
admission. This fee is non-refundable.
Applied Music Fee (in addition to comprehensive fees)
The fee per term for applied music is as follows:
1. Declared music major at or above sophomore level; fulltime
Roanoke College student; one applied music
course/term to a maximum of 7 N/C
2. Music major (as described in 1), per additional applied
music course $350
3. All other full-time or part-time students per applied music
course $350
4. MUSC 107 (Studio Guitar) Fee $290
This fee is applied to the account of students registered for
applied music courses at the end of the add period.
Auditor For fee purposes, a course for audit is considered
the same as a credit course.
Breakage Excessive breakage of equipment in laboratory
courses or of any College property in dormitory residences
or elsewhere will be billed to the person responsible.
Credit by Examination A service charge of $482.50 per
unit for currently enrolled students and $965.00 per unit for
former students is made for giving an examination for credit
in a course.The student omits classwork and attendance and
desires credit by successful completion of a comprehensive
examination in the course.
Graduation Fee All graduating students are charged a fee of
$75 that covers the cost of cap, gown, diploma, ceremonies,
etc. Students that choose not to participate in the graduation
ceremonies are still responsible for this fee.
Health Service Fees Students are charged for laboratory
work, allergy injections, inhalation therapy, physicals, and
gynecological examinations. Students are also responsible for
prescription medications and any services received offcampus.
There are no charges for most routine healthcare
and services.
ID Card Replacement A $10 replacement fee will be
charged for lost ID cards.
Late Check-in Fee A $50 service charge is assessed to
students who do not officially check-in on the appointed
day(s).
Late IL Term Add/Drop Fee A $100 fee is charged to all
students who add or drop an IL term course after April 16th.
Lost Key Charge All resident students are issued a room key
at no charge.There is $25 charge for each key lost during the
academic year, which covers the cost of changing the lock on
residence hall rooms and issuing a new key.
Orientation Fee A $125 fee will be charged to all new
incoming full-time students to cover some of the costs
associated with orientation activities.This fee in nonrefundable.
Parking A $35 nonrefundable fee will be charged for parking
decals to students parking on campus. Parking fines range
from $10-$50. See Motor Vehicle Policy in the Student
Handbook for details.
Payment Plan Detailed information is outlined under
"Method of Payment."
Print Quota Fee Students are allocated a set quota for
printing in the public access computer labs and are charged
an extra fee for any printing over the allocated quota.
Return Check Fee A $25 fee will be charged for each
check returned by a bank. After three returned checks we will
only accept payment in the form of guaranteed funds (ex.
credit card, money order, cashier's check, etc.).
Room Unlock Charge Resident students who lock
themselves out of their rooms are permitted two (2) free
unlocks per academic year. Each subsequent unlock will cost
the student $5.
Service Charge A $10 fee will be charged for all
miscellaneous fines turned over to the business office to be
applied to the student account for collection.
Single Room Fee There is an additional charge of $200 per
semester for resident students who are housed in a single
room.
Student Discipline Fines are part of the available
disciplinary sanctions.
Technology Fee A $150 per semester fee is charged to each
full-time student for information technology equipment and
services that support students' academic work. These facilities
and services include, but are not limited to, the use of all
student computer labs on campus, access to a wide range of
standard software (e.g., word processing) in labs, electronic
mail services and internet access, instructional software used
by faculty and students, printing services in labs, help desk
and technical support services, and the Fintel Library
computer system.
Telecommunication Fee A fee of $125.00 per semester will
be charged for installation and use of basic telephone service,
cable television and network access through each student's
computer.This fee is for each on-campus resident student.
Long-distance charges incurred by individual students will be
billed directly on a monthly basis.
Variable Expenses You will need to purchase textbooks for
your college classes. Books will cost approximately $700 for
each of the four years of your studies. Personal expenses for
transportation, laundry, and incidentals should also be used in
your calculation of expenses.