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Educator Preparation Institute (EPI):  Costs & Fees

EPI Payment Information

PAYMENT OPTION 1: Single Payment

• Pay $1500.00 by August 30, 2008.

PAYMENT OPTION 2: Scheduled Payment

1. Payment 1: $500.00 by August 30, 2008.
2. Payment 2: $500.00 by October 5, 2008.
3. Payment 3: $500.00 by November 5, 2008.

Fee Payment Form

Program enrollment will be terminated if the total program fee of $1500.00 is not paid by 11/5/08.

Tuition Refund Policy

How to file for EPI withdrawal with full or partial tuition refund:
1. Refunds are processed through the EPI office and not the department where you sent your program payment. Direct all questions to Dr. Betty Bennett at 904-620-1823.
2. Email Dr. Betty Bennett at bbennett@unf.edu to explain your reason for withdrawing from the EPI and request a tuition refund.
3. Dr. Bennett will send you the decision regarding your request for refund according to the written policy in this document for each option.
4. $50.00 processing fee: Non-refundable.

EPI Refund Policy for Option 1:

1. 100% tuition refund allowable if your emailed request is received in the EPI office no later than August 25, 2008.

2. 50% tuition refund allowable if your emailed request is received in the EPI office from August 26 through September 26, 2008.

3. Extreme and extenuating circumstances, verified through submitted documentation, may result in a 100% allowable refund for EPI members who have actively participated in the EPI up to the point of emergency and who email a request for refund. Extreme and extenuating circumstances include:

   1. A participant’s involuntary call to active military duty.

   2. A death in the participant’s immediate family.

   3. Incapacitating illness of such duration of severity that completion of the program is impossible. The condition must be confirmed in writing by a physician.

   4. Other exceptional circumstances beyond the participant’s control that prevent continued participation in the EPI. Circumstance(s) must be described in writing. No refund will be made for teachers whose positions are terminated or who resign for any reason while enrolled in the program.

4. No refund will be made to individuals who fail to meet criteria listed in items 1, 2, or 3 in this section. An individual who neither applies for a refund nor shows up for class forfeits all program fees.

EPI Refund Policy for Option 2:

1. Payment 1 may be refunded as follows:
   • 100% tuition refund allowable if your written request for refund is received in the EPI office no later than August 25, 2008.
   • 50% tuition refund allowable if your written request for refund is received in the EPI office from August 26 through September 26, 2008.
2. Payments 2 and 3 are nonrefundable.
3. Extreme and extenuating circumstances, verified through submitted documentation, may result in a 100% allowable refund for EPI members who have actively participated in the EPI up to the point of emergency and who email a request for refund. Extreme and extenuating circumstances include:
   1. A participant’s involuntary call to active military duty.
   2. A death in the participant’s immediate family.
   3. Incapacitating illness of such duration of severity that completion of the program is impossible. The condition must be confirmed in writing by a physician.
   4. Other exceptional circumstances beyond the participant’s control that prevent continued participation in the EPI. Circumstance(s) must be described in writing. No refund will be made for teachers whose positions are terminated or who resign for any reason while enrolled in the program.
4. No refund will be made to individuals who fail to meet criteria listed in items 1, 2, or 3 in this section. For example, an individual who neither applies for a refund nor shows up for class forfeits all program fees.

 

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