Fees
Below are descriptions of various fees. Some fees
are included in Penn’s standard Educational Expense
Budget, while others are not. All applicable fees will
appear on your student account billing statement.
Fees included in the Educational Expense Budget
General Fee
The General Fee helps support facilities such
as the library systems, museum, special laboratories,
and non-academic services such as intercollegiate
activities, recreational facilities, the Student
Health Center and Student Placement Center.
Educational Technology Fee
This fee assists with the cost of computer labs
and services.
Recreation Fee
The Recreation Fee results from the creation of the
Pottruck Health & Fitness Center. Pottruck
contains state-of-the-art exercise equipment: a
climbing wall, pool, sauna, rooms for weight training,
aerobics and cardiovascular training, a golf center,
basketball courts, atrium, and seating area with
juice bar. The Pottruck Center was created in response
to student requests for expanded, updated campus
recreation and personal fitness facilities. The
Recreation Fee is $250 and is included in the Educational
Tech/Recreation Fee of $854.
Student Health Clinical Fee
This fee enables all students to have unlimited access
to the Student Health Center and is mandatory for
all full-time students. However, if a student is
enrolled in Penn’s Student Health Insurance
Program, the fee will be waived when the health
insurance charge is posted to the student's account. Direct
questions to the Student Health Service Office
at shsinsura@pobox.upenn.edu or
call 215-573-3523.
Fees not included in the Educational Expense
Budget
New Student Orientation (NSO) Fee
The $185 Orientation Fee ($50 for incoming transfers)
covers meals provided during New Student Orientation
in August. Meals will be served each day at times
specified in the NSO Calendar. Since these are
not part of the regular meal plan, the cost is
listed as an Orientation Fee.
College House Fee
The College House Program Fee helps to fund programmatic
costs for College Houses, from College House Computing
(including costs associated with wireless installation)
to the College House Music Program, Humanities
Research Fellowships, Residential Program activities,
and some of our academic support services (e.g.,
the Penn Mentoring Program, or the Faculty Associates
program). The College House programs are
described at our website: http://www.collegehouses.upenn.edu/.
Laboratory Fees
Lab fees for certain courses are not included in
the standard budget. |
