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Fees

Academic Year 2008-2009

 

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.

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