| COST BILLED TO COLUMBIA ACCOUNT | Columbia Students | Barnard Students |
| *Tuition ($1,960 per point) | $5,880 | $5880 |
| **Document (transcript) Fee | $0 | $105 |
| Total billed to Columbia Account: | $5,880 | $5,985 |
*Tuition and fees are subject to the Board of Trustees' approval and may change.
Tuition: The program tuition invoice will be sent via e-bill to your Columbia student account on June 6th, 2022 and will be due June 23rd, 2022. It covers tuition and while in Colorado, it includes housing, meals and local transportation to the field sites.
**Document (transcript) Fee: Barnard students might be charged this fee if they haven’t taken a course at Columbia.
Deposit: Barnard students are required to submit a non-refundable $500 deposit in the application system to reserve your place in the program and it will be applied towards your tuition.
Columbia University students do not pay a deposit to reserve your place in the program. However, withdrawing from the program any time after submitting your Confirmation of Participation form will result in a financial penalty of $500 owed to the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement.
ESTIMATED OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES are not billed by Columbia. The estimated amounts in this section provide a basis for students to determine their individual budgets for expenses related to the program. These expenses are NOT paid to the program.
| Books and Course Materials | $50 |
| Airfare & Airport Transfer | $715 |
| Personal Expenses | $150 |
| Estimated Out-of-Pocket Expenses subtotal: | $915 |
Books and course supplies: Information regarding course materials will be distributed before the course begins.
Airfare: Estimated cost of round-trip airfare from New York to Denver is estimated at $600. The airport transfer to and from Denver International airport is $115.
Personal Expenses: Personal expenses are highly variable based on each person's spending habits. Any personal travel is not included in this estimate.
As part of the program, you will be covered for urgent and emergent care while you are abroad. This cost is not included in the chart above. Routine and preventive care is not included so you should maintain a health insurance policy that will provide coverage outside the U.S. or your home country.
As you prepare for your time abroad, you might prepare for COVID-related expenses such as optional trip-cancellation insurance, pre-arrival testing and onsite testing not reimbursed by insurance, additional quarantine/isolation room and board expenses if applicable, etc. Requirements will continue to evolve and will vary based on local conditions.