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The total amount of fees due for your Global Semesters (GS) program are shown on the invoice that is emailed to you after admission:
Full payment of your total fee amount is needed by the Final Payment Date. You will not be considered enrolled in the program and will not be able to attend the program if your fees are not paid in full by the Final Payment Date.
Final Payment Dates are as follows:
Spring – November 15th
Summer – March 15th
Fall – June 15th
If you do not pay by the Final Payment Date, you risk forfeiting your spot on the program, and being withdrawn from the program.
Your Confirmation Deposit is required to secure your place on the program. We cannot guarantee your place on the program until your Confirmation Deposit is received.
The Confirmation Deposit is $1,000 for Semester Programs and $250 for Summer Programs.
There are multiple deadlines for Confirmation Deposits for semester programs. Please see your enrollment material for the deadlines applicable to your program. Confirmation Deposits are due as soon as possible after your admission to the program to secure your place in the program, and we do not recommend waiting for the deadline, because places in the program are allocated based on Confirmation Deposits received, on a rolling basis. When all places have been secured with Confirmation Deposits, the remaining non-deposited students will be placed on a waitlist. This may occur before the Confirmation Deposit deadline.
You can save as much as $500 on your total program fees if we receive your semester Confirmation Deposit before the first deadline.
Confirmation Deposits for summer programs are due upon application and are required for us to process your application.
Please Note:
You are responsible for paying a refundable damage deposit of $250 per program.
This deposit will be refunded to you after the program is completed and a damage assessment has been made.
Damage to the housing, hotels, buses or other venues, unpaid balances such as overdue library books, damage or loss of cell phones, lost keys, excessive utility charges, excessive cleaning charges and other damages or charges incurred by you will be deducted from the damage deposit.
All roommates will be held equally liable for damage done to housing that cannot be assigned to a specific individual.
In the event that damages left outstanding at the end of a program exceed the Refundable Damage Deposit, GS reserves the right to withhold your transcript until the outstanding damage balance has been paid.
Refundable Damage Refunds will be mailed to the permanent US address you provided at the time of your enrollment, after all damage assessments are made. This could take between 6 and 12 weeks post-program. Refunds can only be mailed to US mailing addresses and cannot be wire-transferred.
GS reserves the right to change the price of any program at any time. You are responsible for paying the fees that were in effect at the time that your deposit was paid. Otherwise, you will be subject to the fees in place at the time that you make your deposit payment.
If you do not make your full payments by the Final Payment date, you may be withdrawn from the program, and/or assessed a late fee, and/or held responsible for any program costs already incurred by GS on your behalf.
If, for any reason, you incur an outstanding balance after the Final Payment date, even if you are already abroad at the time, you will be responsible for paying the outstanding balance within three weeks or you will be withdrawn from the program.
Withdrawal will include withdrawal from the host university,program housing and program activities. You will remain responsible for all program fees, will not receive a refund of your fees paid or damage deposit and will not receive a transcript.
GS reserves the right to transfer any outstanding balance to a collections agency which might cause additional charges to be assessed and might negatively impact your credit rating.
1. The Final Withdrawal Date is the same as the Final Payment Date.
2. The application fee ($50) and confirmation deposit ($1,000 for Semester Programs, $250 for Summer Programs) are non-refundable under any circumstances.
3. If you withdraw from a program before the Final Withdrawal Date, all program fees paid, with the exception of the application fee ($50) and confirmation deposit ($1,000 for Semester Programs, $250 for Summer Programs), will be refunded and you will have no further liability to GS.
4. If you have not withdrawn by Final Withdrawal Date, you will be held responsible for all remaining program fees, whether or not you ultimately attend the program or not.
5. All withdrawal requests must be made in writing by letter, fax or e-mail. Verbal requests are not acceptable. We will confirm your withdrawal request by e-mail.
6. No refunds will be made in the following circumstances:
7. We make every effort to deliver our programs as we have described them. At times, however, changing circumstances might make it necessary or advisable to make changes to elements of the program, including but not limited to, itineraries and excursions, staffing, housing or course options. Course availability cannot be guaranteed by GS under any circumstances, as host institutions might change their course offerings. No refund will be paid for changes in program operations assuming that GS provides arrangements that are, in GS’ sole judgment, similar to those originally described.
8. GS will not be responsible for extreme events not under our reasonable control such as acts of God, war, riots, civil unrest, flood, earthquakes, outbreaks of disease, natural disasters and other events that might cause us to cancel or modify an in-progress program at our discretion. Global Semesters will not be liable in such circumstances for failure or delay in providing any contracted services and will not refund program fees or other expenses incurred by program participants.
1. You can change between programs in the same term without penalty before the Final Withdrawal Date, assuming that there is availability in the program that you are changing into. You will be responsible for paying any difference in fees if the program you are transferring into has higher program fees than the program that you are transferring from.
2. After the Final Withdrawal Date, you can change between programs in the same term under the following conditions:
These fees are applicable each time you make a program change. You are responsible for making any arrangements needed with your home institution and your financial aid office (if applicable) to notify them of the change in program.
3. All change requests must be made in writing by letter, fax or e-mail. Verbal requests are not acceptable. We will confirm your withdrawal request by e-mail if a change is possible.
You can pay your Confirmation Deposit and Refundable Damage Deposit online through the
www.GlobalSemesters.com portal.
The balance of your payment for program fees is payable by check or wire transfer.
By Check:
Please make check out to “Global Learning Semesters, Inc.” and include the “Student’s Name” and “Invoice Number” on the check, and mail to:
Global Learning Semesters – Dept #781621
P.O. Box 78000
Detroit, MI 48278-1621
By Wire Transfer:
Please call us at (212) 321-0921 x1 for information on how to send your fees by wire transfer.
The total amount of fees due for your Global Semesters (GS) program are shown on the invoice that is emailed to you after admission:
Full payment of your total fee amount is needed by the Final Payment Date. You will not be considered enrolled in the program and will not be able to attend the program if your fees are not paid in full by the Final Payment Date.
Final Payment Dates are as follows:
Spring – November 15th
Summer – March 15th
Fall – June 15th
If you do not pay by the Final Payment Date, you risk forfeiting your spot on the program, and being withdrawn from the program.
Your Confirmation Deposit is required to secure your place on the program. We cannot guarantee your place on the program until your Confirmation Deposit is received.
The Confirmation Deposit is $1,000 for Semester Programs and $250 for Summer Programs.
There are multiple deadlines for Confirmation Deposits for semester programs. Please see your enrollment material for the deadlines applicable to your program.
You can save as much as $500 on your total program fees if we receive your semester Confirmation Deposit before the first deadline.
Confirmation Deposits for summer programs are due upon application and are required for us to process your application.
Please Note:
You are responsible for paying a refundable damage deposit of $250 per program.
This deposit will be refunded to you after the program is completed and a damage assessment has been made.
Damage to the housing, hotels, buses or other venues, unpaid balances such as overdue library books, damage or loss of cell phones, lost keys, excessive utility charges, excessive cleaning charges and other damages or charges incurred by you will be deducted from the damage deposit.
All roommates will be held equally liable for damage done to housing that cannot be assigned to a specific individual.
In the event that damages left outstanding at the end of a program exceed the Refundable Damage Deposit, we reserve the right to withhold your transcript until the outstanding damage balance has been paid.
Refundable Damage Refunds will be mailed to the US “Permanent Mailing Address” you provided in your application after all damage assessments are made. This could take between 6 and 12 weeks post-program. Refunds can only be mailed to US mailing addresses and cannot be wire-transferred.
GS reserves the right to change the price of any program at any time. You are responsible for paying the fees that were in effect at the time that your deposit was paid. Otherwise, you will be subject to the fees in place at the time that you make your deposit payment.
If you do not make your full payments by the Final Payment date, you may be withdrawn from the program, and/or assessed a late fee, and/or held responsible for any program costs already incurred by GS on your behalf.
If, for any reason, you incur an outstanding balance after the Final Payment date, even if you are already abroad at the time, you will be responsible for paying the outstanding balance within three weeks or you will be withdrawn from the program.
Withdrawal will include withdrawal from the host university,program housing and program activities. You will remain responsible for all program fees, will not receive a refund of your fees paid or damage deposit and will not receive a transcript.
GS reserves the right to transfer any outstanding balance to a collections agency which might cause additional charges to be assessed and might negatively impact your credit rating.
1. The Final Withdrawal Date is the same as the Final Payment Date.
2. The application fee ($50) and confirmation deposit ($1,000 for Semester Programs, $250 for Summer Programs) are non-refundable under any circumstances.
3. If you withdraw from a program before the Final Withdrawal Date, all program fees paid, with the exception of the application fee ($50) and confirmation deposit ($1,000 for Semester Programs, $250 for Summer Programs), will be refunded and you will have no further liability to GS.
4. If you have not withdrawn by Final Withdrawal Date, you will be held responsible for all remaining program fees, whether or not you ultimately attend the program or not.
5. All withdrawal requests must be made in writing by letter, fax or e-mail. Verbal requests are not acceptable. We will confirm your withdrawal request by e-mail.
6. No refunds will be made in the following circumstances:
You are asked to leave the program due to disciplinary or academic issues
You voluntarily withdraw from the program after your arrival in the host country
You do not have a valid passport or appropriate visas to attend the specific program that you are participating in
You are not present for group flights, group travel, program orientation or other important program events
7. We make every effort to deliver our programs as we have described them. At times, however, changing circumstances might make it necessary or advisable to make changes to elements of the program, including but not limited to, itineraries and excursions, staffing, housing or course options. Course availability cannot be guaranteed by GS under any circumstances, as host institutions might change their course offerings. No refund will be paid for changes in program operations assuming that GS provides arrangements that are, in GS’ sole judgment, similar to those originally described.
8. GS will not be responsible for extreme events not under our reasonable control such as acts of God, war, riots, civil unrest, flood, earthquakes, outbreaks of disease, natural disasters and other events that might cause us to cancel or modify an in-progress program at our discretion. Global Semesters will not be liable in such circumstances for failure or delay in providing any contracted services and will not refund program fees or other expenses incurred by program participants.
1. You can change between programs in the same term without penalty before the Final Withdrawal Date, assuming that there is availability in the program that you are changing into. You will be responsible for paying any difference in fees if the program you are transferring into has higher program fees than the program that you are transferring from.
2. After the Final Withdrawal Date, you can change between programs in the same term under the following conditions:
These fees are applicable each time you make a program change. You are responsible for making any arrangements needed with your home institution and your financial aid office (if applicable) to notify them of the change in program.
3. All change requests must be made in writing by letter, fax or e-mail. Verbal requests are not acceptable. We will confirm your withdrawal request by e-mail if a change is possible.
You can pay your Confirmation Deposit and Refundable Damage Deposit online through the
www.GlobalSemesters.com portal.
The balance of your payment for program fees is payable by check or wire transfer.
By Check:
Please make check out to “Global Learning Semesters, Inc.” and include the “Student’s Name” and “Invoice Number” on the check, and mail to:
Global Learning Semesters – Dept #781621
P.O. Box 78000
Detroit, MI 48278-1621
For overnight mail via Fedex/UPS etc please use this address:
JP Morgan Chase
ATTN: Global Learning Semesters – 1 Village Dr., Building 45, 1st Floor
Van Buren Township, MI 48111
By Wire Transfer:
Please call us at (212) 321-0921 x1 for information on how to send your fees by wire transfer.
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University of Nicosia Global Semesters offers scholarships to students who submit their program confirmation deposit early!
SPRING TERM
SUMMER TERM
FALL TERM
* If your home institution has a direct billing agreement with GS, these scholarships and discounts may not apply, or may have different deadlines. Please consult your GS advisor for more details.
Airfare to Florence
Airfare from the United States (New York) to Florence can range between $850 and $1,300, depending on the season and how far in advance the ticket was purchased. Connecting flights from other cities in the United States can add between $0 and $400 to this cost. We encourage students to finalize travel arrangements as early as possible to avoid high airfares.
Airport Pickup
UNGS will arrange to pick up students on the arrival date for the program. Students who arrive in Florence before the designated arrival date are responsible for arranging their own transportation and housing. All enrolled students will receive the pickup information prior to the start of the study abroad program.
University of Nicosia Global Semesters offers scholarships to students who submit their program confirmation deposit early!
SPRING TERM
SUMMER TERM
FALL TERM
* If your home institution has a direct billing agreement with GS, these scholarships and discounts may not apply, or may have different deadlines. Please consult your GS advisor for more details.
Airfare to Florence
Airfare from the United States (New York) to Florence can range between $850 and $1,300, depending on the season and how far in advance the ticket was purchased. Connecting flights from other cities in the United States can add between $0 and $400 to this cost. We encourage students to finalize travel arrangements as early as possible to avoid high airfares.
Airport Pickup
UNGS will arrange to pick up students on the arrival date for the program. Students who arrive in Florence before the designated arrival date are responsible for arranging their own transportation and housing. All enrolled students will receive the pickup information prior to the start of the study abroad program.
