BCAcademicCatalog2016

to take care of banking needs. A fee of $35 will be imposed to the student’s account for all checks returned to the College for insufficient funds. The College reserves the right to not accept a check from a student who has previously presented a check with insufficient funds. Failure to properly pay the amount of a returned check and fee shall result in the student’s account being placed on hold. CREDIT DISBURSEMENT Students who have an anticipated credit on their student account may submit a check requisition form in order to obtain a check from the College once the funds are disbursed to their account. This form may be obtained in BC Central and is available for students on MyBC. Students may submit it in person, by faxing it to BC Central at 276-326-4356 or by email at bccentral@bluefield.edu. This form should be submitted each semester for traditional students and each term for online students if the student has an actual credit on his or her account and wishes to receive the funds at the earliest date available. Students with federal funds on their account do not have to submit this form. Per federal guidelines, any credit created by federal funds will have a scheduled disbursement fourteen (14) days after the credit is created. Students have the option to obtain their check in BC Central or have it mailed to their address. Students wishing to have their check overnighted to their residence have the option to select either Saturday Delivery or Standard Overnight Delivery. The charge for overnight delivery of the check will be deducted from the check prior to its being issued. For students who have a parent plus loan on their account, a student account authorization form must be completed by the parent on the loan. This form is located on MyBC or may be obtained in BC Central. It provides the parents on the loans the opportunity to have the credit check mailed to them at their address or to be given to the student in BC Central. Credits on student accounts with a parent plus loan and no student account authorization on file will result in the check being mailed to the parent within the federal guideline timeframe. WITHDRAWAL Students must complete a formal request to withdraw from the College. Students may withdraw from Bluefield College at any time and should begin the process in BC Central. Withdrawals may have an effect on a student’s financial aid, student account and academic record. To be considered for any refund of tuition and fees, a student must request and complete the withdrawal form, which may be obtained from BC Central and is located on MyBC. At the same time, simply ceasing class attendance or participation (whether officially or unofficially withdrawing) will result in an administrative withdrawal and loss of financial aid that the student has been awarded but has not earned for the period of non- participation. (See “REFUNDS” section for additional information.)

REFUNDS AFTERWITHDRAWAL – 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

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