Student Accounts & Cashier

Tuition Rates

The standard per credit hour tuition amounts for the 2023 – 2024 school year are listed below. Lab fees, and other miscellaneous fees are not included. Detailed fee information is available here.

New College assesses block charges based on registration:

 1 – 11 Hours billed at per credit level.

12 –  20 Hours billed at 16 credits

22 +     Hours billed at 16 credits (with approved Provost petition)

ISP for the equivalent of 4 credit hours is billed with the Spring Term for a total of 20 credit hours.

Invoices are sent to the student’s NCF email within 30 days of the start of each term and monthly thereafter.  The invoice should have Tuition, Fees, Meal Plan and Housing Charges. If you receive an invoice without tuition and fees included, there is a hold on the student account that is preventing them from being registered for the semester. This hold must be cleared for the student to be registered.

Student invoices can be viewed, paid and payment plans can be set up by choosing the BSS9 Student Tile.  Parent can request their student to send them an invitation email to view, pay and set up payment plans.   

Undergraduate

Florida Resident: $192.10/credit hour

Non-Florida Resident: $831.79/credit hour

Graduate

Florida Resident $474.33/credit hour

Non-Florida Resident $1,169.47/credit hour

The amount of your basic NCF bill – tuition and fees, campus housing, and meal plan – will depend on your tuition residency (out-of-state or Florida), and your housing assignment and meal plan. NCF is a residential college, so students are expected to live on campus for at least two years (unless approved for off-campus), and all students are expected to break bread together through participation in the meal plan.

After approved scholarship funding and any federal or need-based aid is applied, you’re responsible for paying any remaining balance by August 1.

Missing or late documents, incomplete financial aid verification, and late registration may require you to pay your bill without financial assistance. Please make sure we have all of your required items on time.

You’re always able to see your financial bill online. Fall bills will be available July 1.

Here are the steps to view and pay your bill:

• Sign into myNCF.
• Click the Self Service Student tile.
• Select View and Pay Bill.
• Click Make a Payment (select the payment to be made).

NCF accepts payments online using a credit card or eCheck. Handwritten checks may also be delivered in person to the START Center and/or mailed to:

New College of Florida Finance Office 5800 Bay Shore Road Sarasota, FL 34243

• Payment Plans New College of Florida offers Payment Plan Options to help spread out any student finance charges. Visit the Student Accounts and Cashier page for more information.
• Set up Payee Designee NCF sends all financial information to your email on a monthly basis. In order for your parents/guardians to view your Student Financial Statements and make payments, you will need to set them up as a payee.
  • Sign into the myNCF.
  • Click on the Student Self-Service tile.
  • View and Pay Bill.
  • Scroll down to the middle of the page, “Do you want Help Paying?”
  • Choose ‘Send a payer invitation (fill in payee information)
  • The payee will receive an email with instructions to complete this sign up.

Contact the START Center [email protected] or 941-487-4635

View Financial Responsibility Statement

Sign Financial Responsibility Statement

Attending New College of Florida creates a financial obligation.  It is important that students understand and acknowledge the financial responsibilities associated with registering and attending the College.  The College requires students to accept the financial responsibility agreement.

Students complete the electronic Financial Responsibility Agreement through the MyNCF portal.  The agreement is available once for each semester – Fall and again for Spring.

The agreement must be completed every semester before creating a contract for classes.

What if I do not complete the Financial Responsibility Agreement?

Students that do not complete the agreement will not be able to enter into or complete a contract for classes for the semester.

Why does this have to be completed every semester?

Each semester’s contract is considered a separate commitment.  Students must accept their financial responsibilities for attending the College.

Do other institutions have this agreement?
Yes, it is a common practice among higher education institutions across the United States.  It is consistent with the national movement to increase financial literacy among college students.

Do I still have to complete this if I am planning to graduate this semester?
Yes, all students are required to complete the agreement prior to registering each semester.
If students continue to attend after graduation, they are prompted to complete the agreement prior to registering/entering into a contract for the next semester.

Can my parents complete the agreement since they pay my tuition?
While payment made by a third party is acceptable, it is the student’s responsibility to agree to the terms and conditions of the Financial Responsibility Agreement.

Does it have to be completed if financial aid or a third party covers the cost of tuition and fees?
All students must complete the Financial Responsibility Agreement prior to registering each semester.

Certain eligibility is required and must be maintained in order to have tuition and fees covered by other means.  Students are ultimately responsible for all tuition and fees.  If a student’s financial aid amount is reduced or the third party agency (including the Veterans Administration) has not paid tuition and fees, the student is required to pay their tuition and fees.

When will the hold/block be removed from my account?
The Financial Responsibility hold will automatically be deleted once the agreement is completed.

If the Financial Responsibility Agreement was completed, and you still cannot access the contract system, the student should contact the IT help desk at 941-487-4350. IT Help Desk hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Friday.

View student refund policy

Tuition and fees, housing, and meal plan charges are due by the fee payment deadline.  The amount due is the sum of all charges less any loans, grants and/or scholarships that have been posted to the student’s account. It is every student’s responsibility to be aware of deadline as posted in the Registrar’s Academic Calendar.

Any student that does not pay their account or set up a payment plan by the fee payment deadline, will be assessed a $100 late payment fee. If registration is cancelled, the student must pay the balance due, plus a $50 late registration fee in addition to the $100 late payment fee then to re-register for the term and continue classes.

Fees may be paid by any of the following methods:

Payment Online:

Payment can be made by students on-line via myncf.ncf.edu and logging into their Banner SS9 Student tile.

A student can set up parents or other authorized personnel as an Additional Payer on their financial  account by clicking here. . The student does this by clicking on Send a payer invitation button on the overview page of their Student Account Online.   Parents can then view, make payments and set up payment plans.Click here for instructions.

We accept all debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. A non-refundable convenience fee of 2.85 percent is charged to each transaction. The convenience fee will be displayed prior to completion of the transaction. The completion of the transaction acknowledges acceptance of these payment terms.

We also accept electronic check payments on-line. This option results in an electronic debit of your checking account. There is an additional fee of $0.10 assessed. If a payment is returned unpaid by the bank for any reason, the student account will be assessed a return item fee.

Payment may be made by mail or in person – Check only:

Please make checks payable to New College of Florida.

The START Center
Jane Bancroft Cook Library, room 101
5800 Bay Shore Road
Sarasota, FL 34243

Mail must be received by the close of business on the fee payment deadline date to be considered on time. The postmark date is not considered on time. All payments must include the student’s name and NCF ID number to ensure correct and timely processing.

It is each student’s responsibility to stay informed of all registration and fee payment dates, deadlines, and other requirements by referring to the Academic Calendar.

New College reserves the right to cancel the registration of students who fail to promptly meet their financial obligations to the College. Students may not use current year financial aid awards to pay delinquent account balances from a prior academic year. All delinquent balances must be paid in full prior to registering for the current term.

New College of Florida offers eligible students with an alternative to paying the full amount of tuition, fees, housing and meal plans at the beginning of each term. There are four (3) installment plans to choose from and are available for a $15 nonrefundable fee.

What charges can be included?

• Current term tuition and fees, housing charges, and meal plans will automatically be included in the payment plan. Students cannot choose to exclude certain charges.
• Charges will be reduced by the amount of available financial aid, private scholarships, private loans, and third party billing arrangements.
• An account balance of $300 or more is required to be eligible for the payment plan.

When can students enroll in the plan?

• Students can begin enrolling in the payment plan in July for Fall semester, January for Spring semester.  Enroll online through Banner SS9 Student Tile.
• To avoid assessment of late fees, students must enroll no later than the fee payment deadline.

Can an additional payer on a student account enroll in a payment plan?
Yes, an additional payer may enroll in a payment plan once a student has set them up to be an additional payer on their account.

How do students enroll in the plan?

• Sign in to Banner SS9 Student Tile
• Click on Pay My Bill
• Click on Payment Plans
• Review payment breakdown and due dates of the available plans.
• Accept the Terms and Conditions.
• The first payment is required at the time of enrollment and will include the $15 fee.
• Enrollment and the first payment must be paid prior to the fee payment deadline to avoid a late payment fee.

When are payments due?

• The first payment is due at the time of enrollment. A one-time $15 enrollment charge is assessed in addition to the first payment.
• Each plan has their own due dates.  Review these on your student account
• You may sign up for autopay – never miss a payment due date!

What if a payment is late?

• Late payments will result in the $100 late payment fee and will be assessed to student accounts.

What happens if financial aid is received after enrolling in the payment plan?

• Financial aid will be applied to the balance of the student’s outstanding charges. If a balance remains, subsequent required payments will be adjusted.

It is every student’s responsibility to be aware of deadlines as posted in the Academic Calendar. Failure to pay all fees by the fee payment due date will result in the assessment of a $100 late payment fee or cancellation of the student’s registration.

Students with delinquent balances at the College (tuition and fees, financial aid billings, housing, meal plan, parking fines, library fines, etc.) must pay these fees in full to avoid assessment of additional collection costs.

Finance & Accounting applies registration holds each semester. These holds are required because we cannot allow registration when a balance is due.

Failure to pay the balance will result in holds preventing registration, and diplomas. Holds could also prevent the release of financial aid.

Finance & Accounting is responsible for the recovery of delinquent accounts and funds owed to New College of Florida.

Finance & Accounting is available to discuss repayment options. All student information is kept strictly confidential. In the event that due diligence has been exhausted and an agreeable repayment has not been achieved, the Finance Office will refer accounts to one of several contracted collection agencies. The same safeguard of student information is exercised by these agencies, as well as the credit bureaus they report to.

In order for New College staff to discuss students’ account information with parents/guardians, students must provide authorization through the FERPA Authorization Form.

FERPA

A student’s right to privacy is protected under FERPA – The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. The Office of the Registrar’s document explains this regulation.

We are unable to discuss students’ accounts with anyone other than the student unless the student submits an authorization. The Authorization for Release of Student Information form must be completed in order for any New College staff member to discuss student records with anyone other than the student.

Please Note: If this release is not on file, federal law prohibits us from disclosing any information to anyone, regardless of who pays the bills).

PARENT PORTAL

A parent portal is available for online payment. Student authorization is required and must be submitted through the student’s NewCLEIS account. The parent or authorized user will receive an email once authorized by the student.

For assistance, please refer to these instructions on setting up parent user.  Once set up, the parent or other authorized user will be emailed a user id, temporary password and link to sign on. Instructions for parents can be found here.

Parents or authorized users have access to view the student’s account balance, make payments, view electronic bills and view payment history. This authorization only allows access to the financial records of the student.  It does not allow access to authorize financial aid, grades, or other online student information. For this type of access, please see the section related to FERPA.

PARENT PLUS LOAN REFUND

If you have borrowed a Parent PLUS Loan, the loan will be applied to your student’s outstanding balance for tuition, fees, room and board and other authorized charges. If there are funds available in excess of what the student owes, the refund/credit balance will be either sent to the parent directly by check; or to the student’s designated refund preference.

When the Parent PLUS Loan application is submitted to Financial Aid, the parent will select how a credit balance should be refunded by completing a PLUS Loan Authorization Form. You will be brought to a login page. Please create a login and password for yourself, if you have not already done so.  PLUS Loan Authorization Form  If there is no PLUS Loan authorization form on file, any excess funds will be mailed to the parent.

The Florida Prepaid Tuition Plan at New College is administered by the Finance & Accounting Office, which is located on the west side of campus in Palmer D, Room 123. Specific guidelines for the Florida Prepaid Contract are set forth in Florida Statutes 1009.97 – 1009.984.

It is possible to achieve a degree with a minimum of seven contracts and three Independent Study Projects (ISP), which is the equivalent of 124 credits. The Florida Prepaid College Plan pays a maximum of 120 credits. As with other State of Florida universities, some programs, including New College of Florida, require more than 120 credits to earn a degree.

Florida Prepaid is applied to your student account as a third-party credit which reduces the amount you owe. It is usually applied to your student account a few weeks prior to the first week of classes for the total amount of credits that you are registered for. It is not Financial Aid, so it will not be listed on the Financial Aid award screen in NewCLEIS.

If you do not want to use your Florida Prepaid, or you want to adjust the amount of credits billed (cannot be more than approved contract) you must notify the Finance Office prior to the start of classes.

Frequently asked questions

What costs do the Florida Prepaid Plans cover?
University Tuition Plan: This plan covers matriculation (tuition), capital improvement and financial aid fees. Students are responsible for local fees, technology fee, green fee, Tuition Differential Fee*, etc. and all other charges.

• Florida College Plan: This plan covers tuition, capital improvement and student financial aid fee at the State College rates. (different from University Rates)
• 2 + 2 Tuition Plan: The first 60 credits of this plan pay at a lesser rate than the University Plan. Please contact Finance & Accounting at 941-487-4625 for further details. Students are responsible for local fees, technology fee, green fee, Tuition Differential Fee*, etc. and all other charges.
• Local Fee Plan: This plan covers student activity, health, and athletic fees. The local fee plan does not cover technology, lab, ID Card, parking or other fees.
• Dormitory Plan: This plan covers dormitory charges at the rate of a Pei Double. Students are responsible for higher charges incurred for other dormitories.
• Tuition Differential Plan: Florida Prepaid began selling TDF plans in the 2007-2008 enrollment season to beneficiaries in the 8th grade and younger in response to legislation allowing universities to charge a tuition differential fee to supplement the standard tuition fee. Campus Fees at New College of Florida include lab fees and green fees. These are not covered by Florida Prepaid.*The Florida Legislature authorized state universities to charge a tuition differential fee to supplement the standard tuition fee.

Will I be charged a tuition differential fee if I have a Florida Prepaid Tuition Plan?
Possibly. Students with a Florida Prepaid Tuition Plan with a contract year prior to 2008 will not be charged differential as long as they have credits available to use on their Florida Prepaid Tuition Plan. Once all credits are used, the tuition differential fee will be assessed to the student. Keep in mind that it is possible to achieve a degree with a minimum of 7 contracts and 3 Independent Study Projects (ISP), which is the equivalent of 124 credits. The Florida Prepaid College Plan pays a maximum of 120 credits. As with other State of Florida universities, some programs, including New College of Florida, require more than 120 credits to earn a degree. Once all 120 credits are used, you will be assessed the tuition differential. Students with a Florida Prepaid Tuition Plan with a contract year of 2008 or later are charged a tuition differential fee.

Why would I want to adjust the number of credits to be billed for my Florida Prepaid Plan?
As mentioned previously, while it is possible to achieve a degree with a minimum of 7 contracts and 3 Independent Study Projects (ISP), which is the equivalent of 124 credits, the Florida Prepaid College Plan pays a maximum of 120 credits. As with other State of Florida universities, some programs, including New College of Florida, require more than 120 credits to earn a degree. With tuition prices increasing over the years, you may want to pay out of pocket for some credit hours earlier in your college career, rather than at the end.Also, once you have no more credits remaining on your Florida Prepaid College Plan, and you purchased your plan prior to 2008, you will be assessed the tuition differential fee for the remainder of your college credits.

What is the amount Florida Prepaid will pay?
(Credit Hour Equivalent)

What if I have a Florida Prepaid and a Bight Futures scholarship?

• You may use both programs to help fund your educational expenses. You do not lose funding in one program because you have the other.
• Florida Prepaid is usually applied to the student account first and is based on the number of credit hours.
• Bright Futures funds are disbursed the third week of classes. Refunds are available the following week.
• Bright Futures pays either 100 percent or 75 percent of the per credit hour tuition and fee rate.

Who do I contact for Florida prepaid questions?
For questions concerning the Florida Prepaid Program, call 1-800-552-4723, or visit the Florida Prepaid website. For questions concerning NCF procedures or your student account, contact [email protected].

What if I don’t want to use my Florida Prepaid Plan?
If you do not want to use your Florida Prepaid for a term, or you want to adjust the number of credits billed, you must notify the Finance Office prior to the start of classes.

Please bring your authorization form to the Office of the Registrar prior to the fee payment deadline.

Students are ultimately responsible for all tuition and fees. If the agency (including the Veterans Administration) has not paid tuition and fees by the end of the semester, the student is required to pay their tuition and fees in full. Failure to do so will result in an administrative hold on the student’s record and the assessment of a $100 late payment fee.

At New College of Florida, our office works with the Financial Aid Office to process students’ financial aid. The Financial Aid Office determines a student’s eligibility and awards the student accordingly. Our office is responsible for applying these funds to students’ accounts once they have been released by the Financial Aid Office and all eligibility requirements have been fulfilled.

Our office strives to have all eligible financial aid refunded within 10 days after financial aid and loans are disbursed onto the student account. All debts owed to the College are paid first and any financial aid over and above these expenses is processed as a refund to the student. The processing of financial aid awards continues throughout each academic term.

Students who have not been awarded financial aid or whose awards have not been processed due to an unresolved disbursement issue in the Financial Aid Office must pay their fees by an alternate means by the fee payment deadline to avoid a late payment fee. In addition, any balance over and above the amount that is covered by available financial aid must be received in the College’s Finance & Accounting Office by the fee payment due date to avoid assessment of a $100 late payment fee.

A Title IV authorization is required in order to pay “non-allowable” charges and to qualify for book advances. Non-allowable charges include late fees, library fines, health center charges, parking fines, etc.

REFUNDS

The College prefers to issue refunds by direct deposit (vs. checks). All refunds, with the exception of PLUS loans, are issued to the student. Refunds by direct deposit are processed weekly while checks are processed twice per month and are available for pickup in the Finance & Accounting Office by showing a valid picture ID. If a check is not picked up within the week, they are mailed to the home address on file.

TITLE IV AUTHORIZATION

Federal financial aid awards (Pell, SEOG, Subsidized, Unsubsidized, PLUS Loans) can only be used to pay for tuition and fees, housing, meal plans, and the university ID card. Students may use their federal financial aid to pay other charges on their account by signing the Title IV Authorization form this authorization gives New College permission to apply federal aid to miscellaneous charges on the student’s account, such as bookstore charges, library fines, and student health center fees.

This electronic authorization will be valid for all subsequent semesters until the student submits a written request to the Finance & Accounting Office to cancel the authorization.

Box No. 1: Allows the College to apply financial aid to all current charges that are incurred for educationally related activities – books, supplies, miscellaneous fees, fines, etc., in addition to tuition & fees/room & board. For a book advance to be approved, the form must be filed with the 1st box checked.

Box No. 2: Allows the College to apply financial aid to outstanding charges from the prior year (up to $200).

BOOK ADVANCE

Students who qualify for the Bookstore Advance program have the option of using excess financial aid to purchase textbooks at the NCF Bookstore prior to their aid being disbursed.

This deferment is not an additional award but an estimated amount based upon the student’s financial aid award less unpaid charges on his/her account. The maximum deferment amount is $600. In order to qualify for the book advance, students must have a Title IV authorization form on file with box No. 1 checked.

By signing the bookstore receipt, students are authorizing New College of Florida to deduct the University Bookstore charges from their financial aid awards. In the event their financial aid status changes, students are responsible for any purchases made under this program.

Participation in this program is voluntary. If you do not wish to participate, no further action is required, and there will be no deduction to your financial aid.

New College of Florida is required by federal regulation to monitor financial aid students who receive Title IV Funds (Pell, SEOG, Direct Loans, and Plus Loans). Students who have officially or unofficially withdrawn from all courses before completing more than 60 percent of the semester are not eligible for 100 percent of their federal financial aid.

The College is required to return the unearned portion of the Title IV Funds to the Federal Department of Education.

Financial aid that is returned to the Federal Department of Education will become a debt that the student owes the College. This amount will be placed on the student’s account and a hold will be placed on the student account preventing registration, and transcripts.

If a student is eligible to receive a refund from the College for tuition and fees, housing, meal plans, or other charges, the College will apply the refund against the debt that results from unearned aid first.

Official Withdraw Date – The official withdraw date is the date the student officially withdrew from all classes.

Unofficial Withdraw Date – Students who stop attending the College without completing the official withdraw process are considered to have unofficially withdrawn.

New College of Florida is required by the IRS to furnish the 1098-T to students. The tuition statement includes the amount of payments received for qualified tuition assessed during the tax year, excluding health and green fees. It also includes the amount of scholarships, grants, employer payments for tuition, VA payments, loans received by the student.

1098-T’s are available the last week of January for the previous tax year and are accessed through the student’s BSS9 Student Tile URL. 1098-T forms for previous tax years can also be located on newCLEIS.

New College of Florida is not in a position to advise you regarding your eligibility for any income tax credit or to assist you with preparing your income tax return. For official IRS information, please refer to IRS Publication 970, Tax Benefits for Higher Education, or the IRS web site.

1098-T FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Where do I get a copy of my 1098-T?
1098-T’s are available through your BSS9 Student Tile URL.  Click on Admission, Registration, Records and Financial Aid,then click on Student Records. Next, click on Tax Notification, choose the year from the drop down box and click on the Submit button.

Why is the 1098-T important to me?
Click here to find out!

Why isn’t there an amount in Box 2 like there was last year?
Beginning in 2018, the Internal Revenue Service has changed the 1098-T reporting requirements for all universities.  New College of Florida is required to change from reporting ‘amounts billed’ for tuition and fees to ‘payments received’ for tuition.  Thus there is no information in Box 2.

Why are the amounts for Qualified  Charges Billed not the same as the total of Tuition and Fees that I paid?
Fees assessed for health and green fees do not meet the IRS definition of qualified charges and expenses and have been deducted. The health fee is $6.30 per credit hour, and the green fee is $1 per credit hour.

Tuition and Fee waivers are also netted against these amounts.

How do I know that amount that I am charged for housing, meals and books?The 1098-T is for qualified tuition and related expenses. It does not include other charges at the College, including housing, meal plans, and books. This information can be found on your NewCleis account.  Click on View and Pay my bill.  Next, click on Click here to see transaction history. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the most recent activity.

Bookstore charges are only displayed on the supplemental pages if the student used the book advance program.
Can you help me fill out my tax return?Staff at New College of Florida is not in a position to advise you regarding your eligibility for any income tax credit or to assist you with preparing your income tax return. For official IRS information refer to IRS Publication 970, Tax Benefits for Higher Education, IRS web site, or contact your tax preparer.

What information is included on the 1098-T
The Internal Revenue Service requires universities and colleges to provide the 1098-T and they set the requirements for the information that it contains. A 1098-T serves to alert students that they may be eligible for federal income tax education credits.

Receipt of Form 1098-T does not necessarily mean that you qualify to a tax credit. If you have questions about how to calculate your education tax credit, please consult your tax professional or refer to the IRS. New College cannot and does not offer advice on tax matters.

Beginning in 2018, the Internal Revenue Service has changed the 1098-T reporting requirements for all Universities.  New College will be required to change from reporting “Amounts billed” for tuition to “Payments received” for tuition.  These are defined below:

• Amounts billed – at the time a student registers for classes, the students tuition and fees are calculated and added to his/her student account. Depending on when a student registers, it will determine the tax year the tuition and fees will be reported.
• Payments received – Payments received from all sources for tuition and fees during a tax year. The date the payments are received by New College will determine the tax year the tuition and fees will be reported.

Beginning in 2018, 1098-T’s were calculated using the “Payments received” method of reporting.

Box 1:  Payments received from all sources for qualified tuition and related expenses during the tax year January 1 – December 31.  Health and green fees are not included.

Box 2:  No longer used

Box 3: Change in reporting method Example: In 2018, NCF changed how it reports qualified tuition and fees from tuition and fees assessed (box 2) to tuition and fees paid (box 1) In 2018, this box should have been checked to reflect the change.

Box 4: Adjustments made for a prior year.

Box 5: All amounts received for scholarships, grants, VA benefits processed through the College, amounts billed to employers, etc.

Box 6: Adjustments to the amount of scholarships, grants, and other benefits that may have been reported the previous year.

Box 7: The amount in Box 1 includes amounts for an academic period beginning January-March.

Box 8: Student is enrolled during the calendar year for at least half-time. (only applies to undergraduate students).

Box 9: Student is enrolled as a graduate student.

Box 10: Insurance contract reimbursements/refunds — Not used by New College of Florida.

Any nonservice scholarship is taxed at a 14 percent withholding rate on the amount above mandatory tuition and fees. Nonservice scholarships are any form of a payment that a nonresident alien receives from the College for nearly anything.

Can I use my debit/credit card to pay my tuition and fees?
The Finance & Accounting Office does not accept debit or credit cards. Only checks and money orders are accepted.

Payment of tuition and fees by credit card can only be made online and will incur a 2.75 percent convenience fee. Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover are accepted credit cards.

E-Check (electronic check) option is available on-line with no convenience fee.
Why is there a convenience fee for debit and credit card payments?

Our Service provider charges a 2.89 percent. Students have the option to pay online using an e-check with a $0.10 charge per transaction. New College does not receive these funds. The convenience fee is nonrefundable.

Students have the option to pay online using an e-check to avoid the convenience fee.

What are the free payment options?
There are many ways to pay your student account without paying the online convenience fee.

Check and money orders are accepted inside the Finance & Accounting Office. Payments must be received by close of business on the fee payment deadline to be considered on time.

Checks and money orders can be mailed to the Finance & Accounting Office. All mailed payments must be received by close of business on the fee payment deadline to be considered on time. Postmarked dates are not considered on time.

Mailed payments should be sent to the following address: New College of Florida, Attn: Cashier, 5800 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota, FL 34243

All checks should be made payable to New College of Florida. Please include the student’s name and ID number with each payment to ensure correct and timely processing.

How do I find the tuition and fee payment deadline?
The Tuition and fee payment deadline can be found on the Office of the Registrar’s Academic Calendar.

Can I pay my tuition and fees over the phone?
No payments are accepted over the phone. Payments are only accepted in the Finance & Accounting Office or online.

What do all the fees cover, and why am I being charged them?
Tuition and fee descriptions

Evaluation
In lieu of giving grades, professors write narrative assessments, referred to as “evaluations,” of your performance in their class. In addition to outlining your strengths and the areas you could improve, an evaluation will reflect whether your work was overall “Satisfactory,” “Incomplete,” or “Unsatisfactory.”

Evaluations are available at the end of each semester through SES, an online Student Evaluation System that you can access through the MyNCF internet portal.

Miniclasses
Miniclasses are 15-minute previews of the courses being offered and are held the Thursday and Friday before the beginning of each semester. They are a great opportunity to get a feel for the professor and course load before committing to taking the class. During your first semester, miniclasses occur at the end of your new student orientation.

Module
A module, also referred to as a “mod,” is a half semester. Module courses are typically seven weeks in length and either precede or follow a weeklong, mid-semester break. For example, the second mod of first semester begins right after fall break and continues until the end of the semester.

Tutorial
Tutorials are classes designed by students (sometimes run by students) and are generally smaller in size than a normal course. Every tutorial is sponsored by a faculty member.

Independent Study Project
An Independent Study Project, or ISP, is a monthlong project undertaken by students during the January Interim period. Projects can take on a variety of forms (whether it is research, internships, works of art, etc.) so long as the workload is equivalent to that of a full-term class and a faculty member agrees to sponsor it. Students must successfully complete three ISPs in order to graduate. First-year students must complete their ISPs on campus.

TERM CODES Will be listed as YYYYMM, for example: 201808 for August 2018. FYI, 201902 will be for the spring 2019 semester.