Off-Campus Study Finance Information

The items on this page pertain to the handling of finances for those approved by Bowdoin to study for a semester or a year at another college or university. For further information about studying away, please visit the web site for the Office of Off-Campus Study (OCS).

Off-Campus Study Programs FAQ
Click on this link for information about billing, payment, and student aid transmittal.

Health Insurance for Off-Campus Study
As when enrolled at Bowdoin, students participating in Off-Campus Study programs need either to enroll in or to waive the Bowdoin Student Accident and Sickness Insurance Plan online at www.gallagherkoster.com. You may also learn more about the Bowdoin College Student Accident and Sickness Insurance Plan on that site.  Click on "Student Access" and select "Bowdoin College" in the drop-down box. If you have additional questions, please call Leslie Nuccio in the College's Dudley Coe Health Center, (207)798-4284. 

OCS Disbursement Worksheet [pdf]
This is an important document for students expecting aid or loan funds to come through Bowdoin for payment of an OCS program.  Please complete the appropriate sections of the Worksheet and return it to our office address on the form by September 1 for fall programs and February 1 for spring programs.

Published and maintained by the Controller's Office Staff. Direct questions and comments to the Bursar, Michelle McDonough.