Refunds
For Underloads
Full-time students, who registered for 12 credits or more, pay full-time tuition. There is no refund for students who carry an underload below 12 credits, nor normally for students who withdraw from courses to carry below 12 credits.
Students who do not need or want to be full-time should discuss part-time status with an advisor in the College Center for Advising Services (CCAS) or the Hajim School’s Dean’s Office. A change to part-time status needs to be made prior to the start of the semester. See the part-time student status page for more information.
For Students Who Withdraw from the College or Declare Inactive Status
The bursar’s office is responsible for refunding tuition, room, board, and fees paid when a student leaves the College based on instructions received from the dean of the College. The fee schedule for withdrawal or placement on inactive status effective during the semester can be found in the bursar’s office.
Special consideration is given when possible and permitted by government regulation to a student leaving for medical reasons or other extenuating circumstances. The Financial Aid Office must adhere to federal regulations when recalculating a student’s aid eligibility.
For more information on student refunds, see the Office of the Bursar’s student refund page.
Emergency or Temporary Closings and Other Changes in Class Schedules and University Operations
The University plans to commence and conclude classes on the dates indicated in the academic calendars. But unforeseen circumstances or events may occur that require the University to temporarily close or otherwise make adjustments to its student life, residential housing, class schedules and format, method and location of instruction, educational activities, and operations because of reasons beyond the University's control. For example, such circumstances or events may include but are not limited to inclement weather, the onset of public health crises, being subject to government order(s), significant safety or security concerns, faculty illness, strikes, labor disturbances, sabotage, terrorism, war, riot, civil unrest, fire, flood, earthquake, acts of God, malfunction of University equipment (including computers), cyberattacks, unavailability of particular University facilities occasioned by damage to the premises, repairs or other causes, as well as disruption/unavailability of utilities, labor, energy, materials, transportation, electricity, security, or the internet. If any of these or other unforeseen circumstances or events outside of the University's control occur, the University will respond as necessary and appropriate, and it assumes no liability for any interruption or adjustments made to student life, residential housing, class schedules and format, method and location of instruction, educational activities, and operations caused by these or other unforeseen circumstances or events. And the University shall not be responsible for the refund of any tuition or fees in the event of any such unforeseen circumstances or events, except as may otherwise be expressly provided in the University's Leave of Absence and Withdrawal Policy or its published tuition refund schedule (Payments and Refunds - Office of the Bursar).