Partial refunds policy for active duty service members and active reservists
(when funded by their service’s tuition assistance policy)
If a matriculated student who is an active duty service member or active reservist, funded by their service’s Tuition Assistance Program, drops a course, funds may returned to the student’s service depending on when the student completes the paperwork to drop the course:
Prior to the beginning of the course
If a matriculated student who is an active duty service member or active reservist, funded by their service’s Tuition Assistance Program, drops a course before the course begins, 100% of tuition and refundable fees will be returned to the student’s service.
16-week semester
After the start of the course, a portion of the tuition and refundable fees may be returned to the student’s service based on this schedule:
If the student drops the course during:
- 1st week: 100%
- 2nd week: 100%
- 3rd week: 87%
- 4th week: 81%
- 5th week: 75%
- 6th week: 69%
- 7th week: 62%
- 8th week: 56%
- 9th week: 50%
- 10th week: 44%
- After 10th week: No refund
8-week session
After the start of the course, a portion of the tuition and refundable fees may be returned to the student’s service, based on this schedule:
If the student drops the course during:
- 1st week: 100%
- 2nd week: 100%
- 3rd week: 75%
- 4th week: 62%
- 5th week: 50%
- After 5th week: No refund
Partial Refunds for Online Graduate Programs: Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Public Health, and Nutrition
If a matriculated student in a Graduate Online Program drops a course, a refund may be issued depending on when they complete the paperwork to drop it:
Prior to the beginning of the course: A student who drops a course in an online graduate program before the course begins will receive 100% of the tuition refunded.
- Sixteen-week semester: After the start of the course, the student may get a portion of the tuition refunded (less a processing fee of $100) based on the following schedule. If the student drops the course during the:
- First Week: 100%
- Second Week: 90%
- Third & Fourth Weeks: 80%
- Fifth Week: 70%
- Sixth & Seventh Weeks: 60%
- Eighth & Ninth Weeks: 50%
- After Ninth Week: No Refund
- Eight-week session: After the start of the course, the student may get a portion of the tuition refunded (less a processing fee of $100) based on the following schedule. If the student drops the course during the:
- First Week: 100%
- Second Week: 90%
- Third Week: 80%
- Fourth Week: 70%
- Fifth Week: 50%
- After Fifth Week: No Refund
Non-standard refund policy
Summer term refund policy
Students who drop a summer term course before the start of the first class and prior to the start of the second class will receive a 100% refund of tuition and fees. After the second class, there is no refund.
Modular class refund policy
Students who drop a modular course before the start of the second class will receive a 100% refund of tuition and fees. After the second class, there is no refund.
Online class refund policy
Students enrolled in online courses must drop the course within 96 hours of the first class date in order to receive a refund. After that time, there is no refund.
NOTE: No refunds are given after the established drop/add date for non-standard or off-campus cohort courses as published in the academic calendar.
Refund procedure
The Office of the Registrar will drop students from classes once they complete an approved drop form. Tuition and fee adjustments will be credited in accordance with the published drop/add period when the charges update process is run. Students who drop classes 21 days after the start of the semester for standard and non-standard courses receive no adjustment to charges.
Resident students who are granted an exception to their Housing Contract, authorized by the dean of students or director of housing, may have adjustments made to their room, board and amenities fees.
