Additional Payment Policies

Health Insurance in Switzerland

All residents of Switzerland, including students, who are in the country for more than 30 days are required by law to purchase Swiss medical insurance. Franklin provides coverage through SWICA, a Swiss insurance company, and bills students directly for this service on their accounts.

Swiss health insurance requires a deductible for the calendar year that must be met before SWICA can reimburse its portion of medical expenses. Franklin receives the medical bills and posts these to the students’ accounts.

Meal Plans

All new first-time students are required to purchase a meal card plan for their first two semesters at Franklin. Balances on meal plans cannot be rolled over from semester to semester.

Second-year students who have completed 30 credits are required to purchase a partial meal plan for their third and fourth semesters at Franklin.

Students who have completed more than 60 credits (junior/senior status) are not required to purchase a meal plan.

Transfer students are also responsible for purchasing a full or partial meal plan based on the status of credits transferred to Franklin, and credits earned as a Franklin student.

Students attending summer semester are not required to purchase a meal card plan.

On-Campus Residency

Franklin requires all students to live on campus in a residence hall. Returning students wanting to live off campus must submit a written request to the Dean of Student Life and Engagement. Students who live with their families within commuting distance may request to live off-campus by contacting the Dean of Student Life and Engagement.

All new students are charged a standard housing rate until housing allocations are completed. Housing costs may be adjusted after students enter their residences and housing rosters are finalized. Housing balances may be carried forward to the next semester, or refunded. Refunds may be made by request and will be wire-transferred for U.S. students, or mailed to a home address.

Damage/Cleaning Deposit

Students living in University housing are charged a damage deposit each semester. The deposit is credited to the student’s account at the end of each academic year or after the student’s last semester at the University, upon approval of the office of Student Life if no damage or cleaning charges are incurred.