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Tuition Protection

Dewar Tuition Insurance Plan

An investment in education today is substantial; usually the second largest investment to purchasing a home. In order to help protect your investment, Santa Clara University has partnered with A.W.G. Dewar, Inc., to provide protection from loss of funds paid toward tuition should a student need to completely withdraw from school for medical reasons. This is an extremely low-cost plan that could literally save you thousands of dollars!

Undergraduate students enrolled full time are automatically enrolled in the Tuition Insurance Plan (The Plan). The quarterly charge will appear on the fall, winter, and spring billing statements. The cost of The Plan is $57 per quarter; $171 for the academic year, not including Summer sessions. The Plan covers 80% of tuition charges, less any refund or credit due from the University, for diagnosed medical or mental health withdrawals. The Plan does not cover fees or room and board. Refunds may be affected by financial aid award adjustments.

Undergraduate students who do not wish to participate in The Plan can opt out by waiving coverage for the entire academic year, not including Summer sessions, through the website: https://www.tuitionprotection.com/scu. The charge for The Plan will be credited to the student account following the successful completion of the waiver by the deadline. The fall deadline for completing the waiver is September 22, 2024.

Law, Graduate, and JST students can enroll in the tuition insurance plan directly by going to the Dewar’s website at: https://collegerefund.com/. Enrollment must occur prior to the first day of the term. The Plan for Law, Graduate, and JST students covers 80% of tuition charges, less any refund or credit due from the University, for diagnosed medical or mental health withdrawals.

For information regarding Tuition Insurance for the Summer sessions, students can contact Dewar directly via email at trp@dewarinsurance.com or call them at (617) 774-1555 and they will assist with plan enrollment. You must contact Dewar’s prior to the first day of the Summer session in which you are enrolled to purchase the Tuition Insurance.

The unexpected happens so be prepared!

 

Due to the increase in medical and mental health incidences across the country, the University changed to an Opt-out program to ensure an affordable option for our students and their families to protect their investment in their education.

The premium amount for the fall, winter, and spring is $57 per quarter. The annual cost of The Plan for those three quarters is $171. A $57 charge will be posted to the student account each quarter, not including summer sessions, if the Tuition Insurance Plan is not waived online by the deadline.

A student can Opt-out of The Plan by completing an online waiver prior to the first day of the quarter. The deadline for opting out for 2024 fall term is September 22, 2024. Students can complete the waiver form for the academic year, not including summer sessions, on the following website: https://www.tuitionprotection.com/scu.

No, if the waiver is completed by the deadline it applies for the academic year, not including summer sessions.

Students can contact A.W.G. Dewar directly via email at trp@dewarinsurance.com or call them at (617)774-1555 for assistance with reversing the waiver. However, you must contact Dewar prior to the first day of the quarter for them to reverse the waiver. Waivers will not be reversed once the academic term has officially begun. Please note this applies to the fall, winter, and spring quarters only; it does not apply to the Summer sessions.

If you completed the waiver by the deadline, you will receive an email confirmation from Dewar’s to the student's email address advising that you have completed the waiver to opt-out of The Plan.

The Plan covers 80% of your out of pocket tuition costs. It does not cover fees or room and board.

Yes, The Plan reimburses 80% of student loans applied towards out of pocket tuition costs.

Yes, the University continues to partner with A.W.G. Dewar and offer tuition insurance for Graduate, Jesuit Theology, and Law students. The premium rate is dependent upon the cost of tuition. Graduate, Jesuit Theology, and Law students can obtain information and enroll directly at the following website: https://collegerefund.com/. Enrollment must occur prior to the first day of the term.

Yes, students can contact Dewar’s directly via email at trp@dewarinsurance.com or call them at (617) 774-1555 and they will assist with plan enrollment. You must contact Dewar’s prior to the first day of the Summer session you are enrolled for you to purchase the Tuition Insurance.

No, The Plan terms are not sent to the students. Please contact A.W.G. Dewar to obtain information about or a copy of The Plan.

No, the University does not receive any remuneration from enrollment in The Plan by Santa Clara students. The University has partnered with A.W.G. Dewar Inc., for over 25 years to offer this well-priced tuition insurance plan to help protect our students’ and their families’ education investment should a medical incident occur that requires the student to withdraw after the University’s Tuition Refund Policy.