Business Office
Location: Ochre Court
Office: (401) 341-2900
Fax: (401) 341-2984
Email: businessoffice@salve.edu
Other Policies & Resources
Residence Policies
Salve Regina University requires two full years of residency for all students. All freshmen and sophomore students are required to live on campus unless they are within commuter distance from the university in addition to living with a parent. All students are required to sign a housing contract that creates a full year commitment to live on campus. It is the same action as signing a full year lease for the fall and spring semester. Signing of the Housing Contract obligates the student for full cost for the academic year. Students are required to be enrolled full-time in order to establish eligibility to live in university-provided housing.
Housing Deposits
A Salve Regina University student, living in university housing, makes two deposits to the university, the room reservation and the damage deposit. The room reservation deposit is made as part of the commitment deposit upon acceptance. The damage deposit is billed to the student on the initial fall semester bill. The deposits cannot be used against housing charges. The damage deposit is refundable, under certain conditions, such as when the student graduates, withdraws from the university at the end of an academic year, or leaves campus housing after two full years of housing. Any damages occurring in a student's room during the two years are added to the student's account by residence life at the time that they occur. The reservation deposit will be credited to the student's account in the spring semester during sophomore year. If a student breaks a room contract any time during the year, both deposits are forfeited and the student is fully liable for any room charges for the duration of the contract.
For more information on housing please visit the Office of Residential Life Home Page.
Meal Plan
Salve Regina University offers the following meal plans; 19 meal plan, 14 meal plan and the 100 block meal plan. Please note that all incoming freshmen resident students are automatically enrolled in the 19 meal plan, to offer the maximum amount of meals. Also, University policy dictates that all changes in meal plans must be processed through the Office of Residential Life by the end of the first week of class each semester. See the following link for additional meal plan information.
Click here to view the Sodexho Meal Plans.
The Salve Card
The Salve Regina University ID card offers the opportunity to be used as a debit card. Because there is money associated with the card, students must secure the SRU Card as if it were a credit card. The utmost care should be taken to secure the card. The card should not be shared with any other student. If the card is lost, it can be disabled almost immediately. All lost cards should be reported to the Security Office.
The debit card allows the student to make purchases on campus without having to carry cash. The debit card is utilized on campus for food purchases in the Miley Cafeteria, Original Burger Company, Jazzman's Café, Wakehurst Global Cafe, Miley Mart, the Sullivan Fitness Center, various laundry and vending machines, health services (prescription payment), Bookstore, Library (Xerox and microfilm) and the mailroom. The debit card can also be used off campus at both Pick Pocket Deil and Subway located on Lower Thames Street in Newport, RI.
Deposits can be made to the Salve Card by mail or in person at the business office (see General Office information) using cash, check, MasterCard or VISA, by phone using MasterCard or VISA, or students can use the cash to card machine located on the first floor of Miley Hall just outside of the cafeteria. Salve cards may not be used as a cash card. Money deposited will remain until the student leaves Salve Regina University. Any money left on the card when a student leaves the university will be returned to the student tuition account if the balance is over $5.00.
Download the SRU Card Deposit Request Form (PDF 441kb)
Personal Property Damage or Theft
The University does not assume responsibility for damage or loss of any personal property during the school year or vacation periods. No storage in any residence facility other than in a student room. Any theft or damage should be covered by the parent's homeowners or renter's insurance policy. Please check to see if you have suitable coverage in the event of a loss. If there is not suitable coverage, please know that the University offers supplemental personal property insurance through National Student Services Inc. The Student Personal Property Insurance plan offers varying amounts of coverage and deductibles for an annual premium. You can get information on this plan from the Residential Life Office or the Business Office. Insurance coverage is therefore advised especially with the advent of the student laptop initiative. Please know that the University will not tolerate the theft of personal or university property at any time.
Education Tax Credits
The Internal Revenue Service offers tax credits (Hope Scholarship/Lifetime Learning) to tax payers who pay qualified tuition/fee charges for education. These tax credits allow the taxpayer to reduce tax liability on a dollar for dollar basis (subject to Adjusted Gross Income limitations) once the credit has been determined. The university has partnered with a company named ACS to help students and parents determine the amount of credit, if any, that is available. To access this information, ACS has created a website to assist taxpayers. This website includes information relating to the tax credits as well as an option to print out your own 1098-T if you did not receive one or misplaced it. Click here to go to the website.
Download IRS Publication 970 (PDF)
University Printing Policy
In response to the proliferation of student printing in the university computer lab and in the McKillop Library, the university adopted a printing policy designed to allow a reasonable amount of printing as part of the tuition charge assessed to all full time students. Each student is able to print a maximum of 200 copies per semester. Each copy in excess of the 200 maximum is charged to the student at 10 cents a copy. This charge is assessed once at the end of each semester and is included in the tuition bill. Our goal is to provide a reasonable amount of free printing while conserving paper and printer use.
FERPA
Click here for more information concerning the Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act.
Questions Regarding the Following
- Financial Aid: Specific questions relating to grants and loans should be referred the office of financial aid at (401) 341-2901.
- Housing & Meal Plans: Specific questions relating to housing, meal plans, room damages, and judicial fines should be referred the office of residential life at (401) 341-2210.
- Parking Fines: Specific questions relating to parking fines, lost ID cards, and parking permits should be referred the office of safety & security at (401) 341-2324.
- Health Services: Specific questions relating to prescriptions and other health matters should be referred the university health services office at (401) 341-2904.