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Gwynedd Mercy University AY2020-2021 Graduate Academic Catalog

NOTE : Nurse Practitioner Students are expected to purchase equipment for physical assessment . Details and fees will be provided prior to the start of the course .

* Occupational Therapy Students are expected to maintain professional student memberships to the American Occupational Therapy Association and the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association for the entire duration of the Occupational Therapy Program . Students are responsible for all graduate school costs associated with the fieldwork experiences in terms 3 , 4 , 5 , and 6 , including but not limited to : background checks , physicals , current CPR certification , PPD testing , and transportation , etc . Note that fieldwork experiences may be out of state . Students are required to maintain health insurance throughout the duration of the Program . Entry-level Master ’ s Occupational Therapy applicants will pay application fees to the Occupational Therapy Centralized Application System ( OTCAS ) https :// otcas . liaisoncas . com when applying to the Program .

Payment Policy Payment of tuition , fees , and other charges is due on the published due dates . For the Gwynedd Valley campus , tuition is due in August for the fall semester and December for the spring semester . At all other accelerated programs , tuition is due at the beginning of each class . Payment by employer reimbursement or payment plans must be arranged with the Bursar ’ s office prior to the published due dates in order to avoid changes for late payment . Required documents are required at the beginning of each Academic Year . Students will not be issued degrees or transcripts and will not be permitted to register for future classes until all financial obligations have been cleared .

Delinquent Accounts A student who is financially delinquent shall forfeit the privilege of attending classes , and the University shall have the right to withhold grades , transcripts and diploma or certificate until such indebtedness is paid . A student who is financially delinquent at the close of a semester will not be permitted to register for another semester until all accounts are settled . Student accounts that are not resolved by the end of the semester will be placed with a collection agency . The student will be responsible for the full amount due plus all associated collection costs , late fees and legal fees .

Payment by check Make all checks payable to GWYNEDD MERCY UNIVERSITY . All checks are to be drawn on U . S . banks and in U . S . dollars . You may mail your check to the Gwynedd Valley campus or pay with an online check through your self-service account . All checks submitted online or mailed are subject to a 10-day waiting period before Billing Holds will be removed .

Payment by credit card The University accepts VISA , Master Card , Discover and American Express . You may use your credit card

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