Refund Policy for Dropped Classes
Tuition refunds are calculated in accordance with the Tuition Refund Policy for those students who officially drop a class or classes during the first three weeks of the semester. Fees are not refundable.
For summer and winter session(s), the refund period is the first 20% of the total days (including Saturday, Sunday & Holidays) in the session. The refund period is divided into two equal segments corresponding to a 50% and 25% refund period. For example:
Refund Schedule for Fall and Spring Semesters | Tuition Refund |
Tuition Obligation |
Drop course(s) before 1st Official Day of the Semester | 100% | -0- |
Drop course(s) within 6 calendar days of opening date | 75% | 25% |
Drop course(s) between 7 & 12 calendar days of opening date | 50% | 50% |
Drop course(s) between 13 & 17 calendar days of opening date | 25% | 75% |
Drop course(s) beyond 17th calendar days after opening date | None | 100% |
For summer and winter session(s), the refund period is the first 20% of the total days (including Saturday, Sunday & Holidays) in the session. The refund period is divided into two equal segments corresponding to a 50% and 25% refund period. For example:
Days in the Session * Rounding Up Is Used |
First Refund Period |
Second Refund Period |
After Computed Days |
---|---|---|---|
Six Weeks | |||
6 weeks X 7 Days = 42 Days | 5 Days | 4 Days | 33 Days |
20% of 42 Days = 9* | 50% | 25% | 0% |
Percentage of Refund | 50% | 75% | 100% |
Percentage of Liability | |||
Four Weeks | |||
4 weeks X 7 Days = 28 Days | 3 Days | 3 Days | 22 Days |
20% of 28 Days = 6* Days | 50% | 25% | 0% |
Percentage of Refund | 50% | 75% | 100% |
Percentage of Liability |
- The refund period is the first 20% of the total days (including Saturday, Sunday, & Holidays) in the term/session. The last day of this period coincides with the census (Form "A") date.
- The 20% represents the traditional semester's census date; for example: 7 days in a week X 15 weeks in a term/session 105 days X 20% = 21 days (the census date is the 21st day) The refund period should be divided into three equal segments corresponding to the three refund percentages (75%, 50% & 25%) as shown above.
- The refund period corresponds to the 21-day period noted above. Thus, 21/3 = 7 day segments in which, withdrawal during the first 7 days would allow for a 75% refund, withdrawal during the second 7 days would allow for a 50% refund and, withdrawal during the third 7 days would allow for a 25% refund.
- In those instances where the traditional 15-week session does not exist, the census date and therefore the determination of the refund period may result in less than a complete day. In those cases, the college should round to the nearest full day, for example: 7 days in a week X 10 weeks in a term/session 70 days X 20% = 14 days (the census date is the 14th day) Therefore, under these circumstances, the refund period corresponds to the 14 day period noted above.
Thus, 14/3 = 4.667 which should be rounded to 5 day segments in which, withdrawal during the first 5 days would allow for a 75% refund, withdrawal during the second 5 days would allow for a 50% refund and, withdrawal after the second 5 day segment and prior to and including the census date (14th day) would allow for a 25% refund. Thus, the last period would contain only 4 days, even though the first and second periods each contain 5 days.