paid tuition and student activity fee based upon the following
schedule:
1st week
75%
2nd week
50%
After 2nd week
No Refund
Refunds for voluntary withdrawal from classes which do not
meet on a weekly basis through the semester shall be based
upon the following schedule:
After 1st class meeting
75%
After 2nd class meeting
50%
After 3rd class meeting
No Refund
All other fees are non-refundable in cases of partial withdraw-
al.
V. Refunds for withdrawal during summer sessions of less than five
weeks
1. Total withdrawal during summer sessions
Students who withdraw prior to the first meeting of their first
scheduled class are entitled to a 100 percent refund of all fees
(except for the new student application fee, the new student
advanced tuition deposit and the advanced housing deposit) for
the summer semester or session from which they are withdraw-
ing. Total withdrawal of this type must be transacted in writing
through the Office of Enrollment Management and Retention.
2. Total withdrawal after first scheduled class meeting
Students who want to request a withdrawal from all courses and
leave the University must complete a withdrawal form in the
Office of Enrollment Management and Retention. Students offi-
cially and totally withdrawing after the first class meeting may
seek refunds for tuition, room and meals, if applicable, and stu-
dent activity fee according to the following schedule:
1st week
50%
After 1st week
No Refund
Refunds for total, voluntary withdrawal from class which do not
meet on a weekly basis throughout the semester shall be based
on the following schedule:
After 1st class meeting
75%
After 2nd class meeting
50%
After 3rd class meeting
No Refund
Tuition, student activity fee, and room and board charges are
credited to the student accounts using the official withdrawal
date. The health center fee, University Center fee and instruc-
tional service fee are non-refundable after the first class meet-
ing.
3. Partial course schedule adjustments
Students who withdraw from courses prior to the meeting of
their first scheduled class are entitled to a 100 percent refund of
fees related to the courses from which they withdraw.
Students who withdraw from courses subsequent to the meeting
of their first scheduled class are entitled to a refund of the pre-
paid tuition and student activity fee based upon the following
schedule:
1st week
50%
After 1st week
No Refund
Refunds for voluntary withdrawal from classes which do not
meet on a weekly basis through the semester shall be based
upon the following schedule:
After 1st class meeting
75%
After 2nd class meeting
50%
After 3rd class meeting
No Refund
All other fees are non-refundable in cases of partial withdraw-
al.
Procedure
Total withdrawals from the University are processed through the Office
of Student Development. Partial course adjustments are made by course
withdrawal transactions processed by the Office of Records and
Registration. The date of official withdrawal, both partial and total, shall
be determined by the Office of Records and Registration and the Office
of Student Development based upon the required written requests and
transactions.
All requests for refunds, must be submitted to the Accounting Office for
processing to the vice president for finance and administration for
approval. Requests for cash refunds must be in writing.
Exceptions of appeal to the refund policy will be considered through
written request to the Office of the President of the University or his/her
designee.
Degree Students Who Desire to Change Curriculum
Anyone who has been admitted as a degree student in one curriculum but
who now desires to change to another curriculum must complete the pro-
cedures which have been established for admission to the new curricu-
lum. The student would initiate these procedures by completing and
sending a request for change of program application to the Office of
Graduate Studies and Research.
The Office of Graduate Studies and Research will, if the student is
admitted to the new curriculum, inform him or her in writing of the cred-
its previously earned which will be accepted as part of the minimum
credit requirements of the new curriculum.
Special Students Who Desire Admission as Degree
Students
Anyone who has been admitted as a special student and who now desires
admission as a degree student must complete the procedures for admis-
sion as a degree student. The student would initiate these procedures by
notifying the Office of Graduate Studies and Research and completing a
request for change of program application. (Note: No more than nine
semester hours of credit earned by a student while classified as a special
student will be accepted toward meeting the minimum credit require-
ments established for a master's degree.)
Degree Students Who Desire to Become Special
Students
Anyone who has been admitted as a degree student and now desires
admission as a special student must inform the Office of Graduate
Studies and Research of the desired change.
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