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Taking Care of Business at SUNY College office hours

Faculty members are available for conferences with students during established hours and by special appointment each week. Conferences may be requested either by instructors or students. Be sure you know each faculty member’s office hours at the beginning of each quarter. The Office of Administration and Finance is open from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Students seeking to pay bills, conduct Faculty Student Association business, receive refunds or work study checks may see the Bursar during this time. It can be reached by calling 800-291-3937.

Tuition & Fees Updated information about tuition and fees for the OD Program are available on our website: http://www.sunyopt.edu/education/admissions/od_program/tuition_and_fees

PLEASE NOTE: FINANCIAL AID CANNOT BE DISBURSED UNTIL YOU HAVE ENROLLED IN AUGUST. If you are expecting any form of financial aid to cover the cost of instruments, you must sign a promissory note with the Office of Student Affairs prior to picking these up. Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress for the Determination of Eligibility for Student Financial Aid The College reserves the right to determine if a student in the professional optometry program is making satisfactory academic progress. Such determinations are made by the vice president and dean for academic affairs in consultation with the faculty Committee on Course and Standing. All students in the professional optometry program who continue to be enrolled in the academic programs of the College meet this standard for being eligible for Student Financial Aid. Payment Procedures Payment in full on or before the first day of each semester is required unless by this same date payment is officially deferred by the Office of Student Affairs. The foreign student health insurance fee may not be deferred. Graduate students - please contact the Bursar if you are unsure of your first day of class. It is the student’s responsibility that mailed payments arrive in the Bursar’s Office by the due date. Students are encouraged to use the online method to remit payment via credit card, (Mastercard, VISA, American Express and Discover are accepted)- by visiting my.sunyopt.edu. Select “Finances” and then select “My Account Balances” to view the balance due and make a secure payment.

If paying by check, they should be made payable to SUNY Optometry and mailed to: SUNY College of Optometry ATTN: Bursar’s Office, Room 935

33 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036

Students may make payments in person by check, cash or credit card by visiting the Bursars Office between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm.

Late Payment of Tuition Unless there is a deferment, students whose accounts are not fully paid by the due date will be assessed a

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