J-Term Meals
J-Term is a source of much confusion for first-year
students. If you have any questions at all, call the LuteCard Office at the Campus Concierge's Desk at 253-535-7411, or e-mail us!
On-Campus for J-Term
If you are on campus for J-Term,
you must have a meal plan just like Fall and Spring Semesters.
If you haven't signed up for a J-Term meal plan yet, you can do
it here online.
Off-Campus for J-Term
If
you live on campus fall semester you'll have an active J-Term housing
assignment until you cancel it.
Even
though you are not billed for J-Term Housing, you still need to
cancel your housing. If you have an active J-Term housing assignment you'll be billed for a meal plan. By canceling
your housing, we mean let the Residential Life Office (at the November
Housing Fair, or by emailing
RLIF
or in writing to RLO) know that you're going to be gone. You will not
need to move out of your room for the month (assuming you're returning
in Spring).
J-Term Abroad
If you're on campus more than seven days (total) during J-Term:
A lot of the time J-Term classes are on
campus before and after they are abroad. In
that case, tell Residential Life the times you will be here. If you
haven't done it already, sign up for a meal plan. (If you have signed
up for a meal plan, you should see the charge on your December bill. If
you're not sure, call or stop by the Campus Concierge Desk at
253-535-7411.) Don't worry, you can change your J-Term meal plan until
January 15, 2007.
Be certain
that you have actually registered for your J-Term class. It might
seem like a no-brainer, but sometimes people don't. It's important
because we credit based on a roster of all PLU students registered
in study abroad classes. The professors give us the dates the
class will be off campus. You will not be charged for the days
you are gone because of your program, but you will be charged
for the remaining days. As always there will be no refunds for
unused meals for these days.
If you're on Campus less than seven days (total) during J-Term:
You need to cancel your J-Term housing with Residential Life.
You MUST cancel your J-Term housing with Residential Life. Your stuff stays in your room and you can be on campus the few
days before and after your class, but RLO will need to know you'll
be gone. They will pass along the information and we will automatically
cancel your J-Term meal plan. If you need meals for the few days
you are here, go to the Campus Concierge Desk and
tell them you want to sign up for a meal plan for a week but you
are going abroad.
Are you not returning to campus with your class?
(for instance,
you're going straight home rather that coming back to campus with
your class for the last week of J-Term) notify the LuteCard Office in writing that you will not be here. The automatic
credit is only for the period the class is gone, so we'll need to do
the extra adjustment to your account.
If you are
leaving because of a PLU sponsored event and not an official PLU class, (like
a ski meet) be sure your coach/advisor has submitted a list to:the
LuteCard Office
The list must include all the Names AND PLU ID #
(lists without ID will not be accepted) of the group, along with
the days they will not be on campus.
Highlights to Remember
Even though you are not charged for J-Term
Housing, if you won't be on campus, you still need to CANCEL YOUR
J-TERM HOUSING.
Anyone with an active housing assignment will be
charged for J-Term meals and it is not refundable. (In fact, if you
don't have a J-Term meal plan and you haven't canceled your housing,
you'll be charged $360.00 for Meal Plan #1.)
Your meal plan WILL NOT
be canceled if you have an active housing assignment.
Canceling your
housing will automatically cancel your meal plan.
Notify the
Residential Life Office before the last day of Fall finals of any
change in your plans.
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