With the passage of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102-325), the University is required to implement a refund policy for students who do not register or who withdraw or otherwise fail to complete an enrollment period. Refunds are a percentage of charges (including tuition, dining, and housing) assessed to the student based on the date of the student’s last day of attendance (separation) as reported by the Dean of the School. All students will be charged a withdrawal fee of $75. A refund calculation will be based on the last day of attendance; however, a student may be charged for services (e.g., housing, dining) utilized after the last day of attendance. These charges should not be paid with Title IV funds.
Certain fees are not refundable; fees for services used prior to withdrawal, for materials and equipment purchased, for services that continue to be available after withdrawal, and fees paid to outside entities generally will not be refunded.
Fees not subject to refund include: health service, medical insurance/Blue Cross, course-related fees (labs, etc.), materials fee, international student services charge, late registration fee, late payment fee, finance charges, computer fee, withdrawal fee.
The refund percentage is as follows: (prorated for calendars of different durations)
| First week 100% | Sixth week 60% |
| Second week 90% | Seventh week 60% |
| Third week 80% | Eighth week 50% |
| Fourth week 80% | Ninth week 40% |
| Fifth week 70% | After ninth week no adjustment |
Students will not be entitled to any portion of a refund until all Title IV programs are credited and all outstanding charges have been paid. Please note: A separate financial aid refund calculation will be made after tuition and fees have been adjusted. Once calculated, financial aid refunds will be credited in the following order: Federal Stafford Loans, Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, Federal Supplemental Loan to Students (SLS), Federal PLUS Loans (when disbursed through the University), Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Pell Grant Program, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, other Title IV programs, non-Title IV funds, and, finally, any remaining credit balance to the student.
All students withdrawing from their programs or taking a leave of absence must complete a Registration Withdrawal/Leave of Absence form, which must be signed by the Dean of Students and the Office of Student Administrative Services located at 1-141 Black Building.