Academic Catalog 2020-2021

REFUNDS AFTER WITHDRAWAL – Traditional and Online Programs

Failure to properly withdraw will result in a loss of any refund. Withdrawal is not the same as simply dropping classes during the routine drop/add period established by the Registrar for each semester or sub-term. Dropping courses may change a student’s full-time or part-time status, but dropping out of all courses for the semester or sub-term constitutes a withdrawal. The timetable for withdrawal accompanied by a partial refund is different from the timetable for withdrawal without academic penalty. Students who attend 60% or more of a semester are not eligible for refunds, nor are they eligible for a proration of their financial aid or charges. Refunds will not be made for any funds that have not been credited to a student’s account (i.e., pending financial aid) unless a Post-Withdrawal Disbursement is appropriate, based on the federal regulations. Tuition, room and board charges earned for the semester are prorated according to the following calculation: The total number of days through which the student attended or participated, divided by the total number of calendar days in the semester (minus any institutional breaks of 5 days or more). This calculation of earned charges mirrors the calculation to adjust financial aid described below. Each student account will be adjusted upon receipt of an official withdrawal or notification that the student has dropped out (ceased participating), resulting in an administrative withdrawal. The funds will then be returned to the appropriate government entity or funding source. If the calculation results in a balance due on the student’s account, he or she is responsible for paying the account in full by the due date stated in the withdrawal letter from Student Accounts. The account adjustment and letter of balance due will be sent within 30 days of the official or administrative withdrawal. A student account with an outstanding balance created by withdrawal will be placed on hold and the student will not be able to obtain a transcript or be readmitted for additional semesters until the balance is paid. Return of Title IV Funds Financial aid funds are awarded to a student under the assumption that the student will attend school for the entire period for which the assistance is awarded. When a student withdraws from the College or from the semester, drops courses, or fails to participate in courses, that student may no longer be eligible for the full amount of aid they were originally awarded. If a recipient of Title IV grant or loan funds withdraws from the College after beginning attendance, the amount of Title IV grant or loan assistance earned by the student must be determined. If the amount disbursed to the student is greater than the amount the student earned, the unearned funds must be returned. If the amount disbursed to the student is less than the amount the student earned, and for which the student is otherwise eligible, he or she is eligible to receive a post-withdrawal disbursement of the earned aid that was not received. Any time a student begins attendance in at least one course but does not begin attendance in all the courses he or she was scheduled to attend, regardless of whether the student is a withdrawal; the College must check to see if it is necessary to recalculate the student’s eligibility for Federal, State, and Institutional funds based on a revised enrollment status and cost of education. If the student is a withdrawal, this recalculation must be done before performing a

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