Registration for Summer 2013 will open May 6th!

Summer Term-Session I, May 20th-June 14th
Summer Term-Session II, June 17th-July 12th/26th

2013 Summer Course Information

Registration Forms (.pdf)   Please visit blue sidebar to submit your Online Registration.

Applying to the Program

Complete the current term’s application (either online at www.drew.edu/cea or print out the form in this program pack) by the deadlines listed on the application form and submit it to CSGS office (contact information is on the front of this program pak).

New and easier payment processing steps will be applied to all CEA auditors starting with spring 2013 participants. No payments need to accompany your registration. You will be invoiced directly by Drew University’s Business Office.  Please scroll down to the Payments and Refunds section to understand when and how to make your payment.

Please do not contact professors directly regarding participation in a course. Any questions should be directed to CSGS Admission, as all registration requests are handled through our office.

Tuition and Fees

  • Community Education Audit Program: $295 per course (excludes studio arts, writing, and theater courses).
  • Summer Arts Program: $495 (plus selected lab fees)

When will I receive an admission decision?

We will confirm your request via an e-receipt upon receipt of your application.  Official notification of your acceptance into a class will not come until approximately one week prior to the start of the term. We will call and notify you earlier if at all possible or if we anticipate a problem.

A $20 late fee will be assessed for any registration coming in after May 15th (Summer Term I) and June 12th (Summer Term II). No applications will be accepted after the start of the terms on May 20th and June 17th.

When will I receive an admission decision?

We will confirm your request for auditing immediately upon receipt of your application.  1-3 days prior to the start of classes we will notify you as to which classes we were able to enroll you in.  After your application and course request(s) information are entered into our system you will receive an email from Drew containing your Student Identification Number, information about accessing Drew’s Moodle network and, later in the process, billing and payment information.

Official notification of your acceptance into a class will not come until approximately 1-3 days prior to the start of the semester.  We will call and notify you earlier if at all possible or if we anticipate a problem.

Contact Hours For Your Classes

You will not receive credit for auditing a course, but you will gather contact hours. Each four credit undergraduate course at Drew University meets for a minimum of 36 hours.  Any courses meeting for less than 36 contact hours are noted in the course descriptions in this catalog.  All ESL participants will receive 36 contact hours upon the completion of their class. You must attend class on a regular basis, from beginning to end, in order to obtain your hours.

Payments and Refunds

PAYMENTS

New and easier payment processing steps will be applied to all CEA undergraduate class auditors starting with spring 2013 participants. No payments need to accompany your registration for auditing CEA undergraduate classes. However, all ESL payments will continue to go through the offices of the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies.

PAYMENTS TO AUDIT CEA UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES ONLY (NO ESL payments!)
Drew’s Business Office will process all CEA auditor’s payments and refunds (except for ESL, which must be processed through the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies as outlined above). Once your final course selections are confirmed, and you are registered for your class(es), you will receive an email from Drew’s Business Office regarding your billing/payment. Auditing CEA undergraduate per class fees are $295 per course; $495 per Summer Arts Class.

You will be invoiced directly by Drew University’s Business Office for auditing CEA undergraduate classes.

Electronic Payments: Once you receive your Student ID# and Drew’s login information, you can make your payment by logging into Drew’s TreeHouse which will take you to afford.com/drew with your student account information already populated. Your TreeHouse login screen can be found at https://treehouse.drew.edu . Sign in with the user name and password you received from Drew and click on Students tab. In the Bills, Financial Aid…box click on Statement and Payment History. Under Payment Options, click on Make a One Time Payment which will take you directly to the entry page for payment at afford.com (make sure to select an academic term here) and then move through the prompts to enter your payment information.

If you would prefer, you can go directly to www.afford.com/drew, and in the second box you will see the blue button on the right that says Make a One-Time Payment. You then enter your student account information yourself (remember to be careful to type the correct information so that your payment is not delayed), and then move through the prompts to enter your payment information. Electronic payment methods include: Master Card, American Express, or Discover Card (2.99% convenience fee added, $1.00 minimum fee) or using your Checking or Savings Account (no convenience fee added).

Walk-in/Mail-in payments: Visit the Business Office on Drew’s campus in the Tilghman building (please refer to your campus map) or mail payment to: Drew University, PO Box 36118, Newark NJ 07188-6118. Please do not mail cash-cash payments must be brought directly to the Business Office in Tilghman.

NO SUMMER 2013 ESL

PAYMENTS FOR ESL CLASSES ONLY English as a Second Language (ESL)

Payments for ESL classes must be made separately from our regular CEA audit classes.  For au pairs registering for ESL classes your payment must be made through our offices in the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies, Room 110, 36 Madison Ave., Madison, NJ 07940 Phone: 973 408 3118.  If you are taking an additional CEA undergraduate class for audit, please follow the directions below for payments made to Drew’s Business Office.

Your $395/class PAYMENT IS DUE BY 5PM _______ for ESL classes.  AFTER THAT A $20 LATE FEE WILL BE ADDED.  You will be contacted directly if we have any questions regarding your application.

CHECKS and CASH:  Please visit our offices or make your check payable to Drew University and forward payment $395 per  ESL class to: Drew University, Caspersen School of Graduate Studies, Room 110, 36 Madison Ave., Madison, NJ 07940 Phone: 973 408 3118

CREDIT CARDS:  You can fax your credit card information with your application to 973 408 3040 or call our office at 973-408-3118 to leave your credit card information with CEA staff.

REFUND POLICY
The $25 registration fee is non-refundable except when the University cancels a course.
Standard Schedule Classes: For any four- or six-week class, the deadline for full tuition refunds is the Tuesday of the first week of class; the deadline for a fifty- percent refund is the Thursday of the first week of class. No refunds are issued after the Thursday of the first week of class. Please see calendars in the appropriate school sections of this catalog for specific dates and deadlines regarding refunds.
Intensive Schedule Classes: Any class meeting fewer than four calendar weeks is considered an intensive class. Students who withdraw after registering but before the first meeting of the course receive a full refund. Students who withdraw before the second full day of the course receive a 50% tuition refund. Students who withdraw after the second full day of the course receive no refund.

You can find more information regarding Drew’s Institutional Refund Policy at:  http://www.drew.edu/fba/students-parents/institutional-refund-policies/

Restrictions

  • Moodle access for auditors takes 3-5 days after the start of class.
  • If a course is full and has students on a wait list, we can not place an auditor in that course.
  • The number of auditors placed in one class can not exceed 10% of the total number of regular students enrolled in it. If requests for a specific course exceed this limit, applications will be addressed on a first-come first-serve basis.
  • The Caspersen School of Graduate Studies can place auditors in science or math lectures, but can not guarantee placement in a corresponding lab/recitation. Lab details should be worked out individually with the instructor after the start of class.
  • Art studio courses and computer science courses are not open to Community Auditors during the regular academic year (due to the high demand from Drew undergraduates) but may be open during summer terms.
  • English writing courses are typically not open to participants in the CEA program. However, those courses with fewer than 15 enrolled participants welcome Community Auditors who are willing to fully participate in the course. Low enrollment in writing courses is rare; please contact our office if you would like to receive last minute (first day of classes or later) notification of an opening.
  • Courses/programs offered through the Off-Campus Programs office are not available to Community Auditors including the Semester on Contemporary Art and the Semester on the United Nations. College Seminars are also not available to Community Auditors.
  • Professors are under no obligation to grade papers or exams for Community Auditors, but many do encourage reading and participating in discussion. On the first day of class, you should speak with the professor in order to clarify his or her policy concerning Community Auditors.
  • This program applies only to courses offered in the College of Liberal Arts. For information on the Community Fellows program available in the Theological School please call 973-408-3571. The Caspersen School of Graduate Studies does not allow auditors in its graduate classes.

Transcripts

For ESL classes Upon your request and completion of your ESL class please contact the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies for a transcript reflecting that you have earned 36 contact hours.

For auditing CEA undergraduate classes  Upon request, Drew’s Registrar’s Office can send auditors “Unofficial Transcripts” reflecting the courses they have audited at Drew along with the total number of “contact hours” auditors have earned by the end of the term.  Each 4 credit undergrad class = 36 contact hours.  Please allow 5-7 days for processing.  Fees for transcripts are $5 ($15 for 1-2 day rush).

All requests for Unofficial Transcripts must be made in writing and bear:

  1. the date of the request,
  2. the dates of attendance,
  3. the current address and telephone number of the auditor of record,
  4. the auditor’s name at the time of enrollment at Drew
  5. the auditor’s Student ID number.
  6. the signature of the auditor of record,
  7. the request must state where the Unofficial Transcript is to be sent and include the full address of the location (including an addressee’s name).

Issuance of an Unofficial Transcript must be cleared by the University Business Office. The University withholds transcripts if an auditor has an outstanding balance on their account. In addition, any necessary Unofficial Transcript fees must be paid before release of the record.

Please mail “Unofficial Transcript” request, along with the information called for in items 1-7 above plus appropriate fees (do not send cash) to:

Drew University
Registrar’s Office (Transcript Processing)
36 Madison Avenue
Madison, New Jersey 07940

For faxed requests:
Attn: Transcript Processing
Fax: 973 408-3288

For scanned emailed requests:
msalvese@drew.edu

Important Information About School Closings

Notices about school closings or delays due to inclement weather can be accessed by:

  1. Calling 973-408-DUSC (Drew Univ School Closing: 973-408-3872) to hear a recording.
  2. Calling the CSGS Admission Office at 973-408-3118 to hear a recording.
  3. Viewing updates posted on-line at http://www.drew.edu/.