Payment Schedule & Policies

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We are accepting applications for

Summer 2012 China Program Flyer

Application Deadline: March 19, 2012 (first come first served)

Total estimated program cost of Summer 2012: only $3,150, which includes

1. Round trip international airfare ( New York to Beijing; Shanghai to New York; low airfare add-on is possible for departures from other U.S. airports);

2. Tours and sightseeing in five famous cities of Beijing, Xi’an, Nanjing, Suzhou/Hangzhou & Shanghai (all arranged by professional travel agencies, with excellent English-speaking tour guides and charter buses);

3. Admission tickets to scenic spots in the five beautiful cities;

4. Hotel rooms in China for 4 weeks (double occupancy in excellent hotels--single room for extra $700 and with program director’s approval.  We do not stay in dorms whose conditions are not what you want to enjoy);and

5. Transportation within and between the cities in China.

Cost not included:

1. visa

2. insurance (about $35 for most students; not needed if your insurance covers international travel)

3. CUNY tuition: http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/pub/1097.htm

4. tips & personal expenses

Payment Due Dates & Policies for Summer 2012 Program:

1. $450 (in money order or bank cashier check only), due with application before/on March 19, 2012

a. This first payment will be refunded if you are not accepted, but non-refundable if you are accepted into the program;

b. $30 late fee applies to applications received after the (extended) deadline

2. $1,400 (in money order, bank cashier check, or by credit card), second payment due March 26, 2012

  a. Late payment may lead to an additional charge for international airline tickets

  b. Second payment is not refundable after the airline tickets are issued

  c. Airline tickets purchased are not refundable or transferable.

  d. A fee of $30 per week for late payment after the (extended) deadline

3. $1,300 (in money order, bank cashier check, or by credit card), final payment due April 20, 2012

  a. Half of the final payment is refundable for cancellations made, in writing, before April 27, 2012

  b. None of the final payment is refundable if the participant cancels the trip, in writing, on/after April 27, 2012

  c. A fee of $50 per week applies to late payment

* If the majority of the group choose to make the side trip to Yellow Mountain, this arrangement will become mandatory, so that the whole group, after the 3-week stay in Nanjing, will make a side trip to Yellow Mountain, with a stop in Hangzhou (instead of Suzhou), for an additional $235, before arriving in Shanghai.

Notes:

1. No personal checks will be accepted. All payments must be in money order or bank cashier’s check payable to “Brooklyn College.”

a. The student’s name should be typed or printed in the “memo” of the money order or bank cashier’s check.

2. Payment by credit card is also acceptable. See the credit card payment authorization form. Read instructions in the form carefully.

a. A. Credit card payments are subject to a non-refundable 2.65% convenience fee.

b. The total to be paid includes this convenience fee and the form automatically populates the fee once the amount to be paid is entered.

3. For payment questions, contact Ms. Leah Chajeczkis: Enrollment Services Center, (718) 951-5000 ext 1499, leahc@brooklyn.cuny.edu

4. All bounced payments will be subject to a fee of $30.00; late fees will apply to actual payment made after the deadline.

5. If the exchange rates between US and Chinese currencies change by more than 2%, or, if the airline ticket fare goes up by 2% more than the estimated fare, the trip organizer reserves the right to adjust the trip cost accordingly.

Send your application with the 1st payment to:

Ms. Annsonia Garrick

CUNY-BC in China Program

Dept. of Speech Communication Arts & Sciences

3439 Boylan Hall

Brooklyn College-CUNY

2900 Bedford Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11210

Tel: 718-951-5000 ext 3275

All subsequent payments are to be delivered or mailed to the following address:

Bursar Office (Study Abroad in China)

Enrollment Services Center

Lobby, West Quad Building

The City University of New York-Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11210