Course and Contract Cancellation: Deadlines and Refunds
No full refund or bill reduction is given for a change of registration received at the Registrar's office after the fifth day of classes of the quarter.

A Withdrawal Form, available at the Registrar's office and at the office of The Graduate School, must be filed immediately by a student who withdraws after registering or advance-registering for classes in any quarter. The completed form must be submitted to The Graduate School for approval before being filed at the Registrar's office. The Office of Student Accounts considers the date the completed form is received at the Registrar's office to be the official date governing financial adjustments.

Tuition is refunded if the student withdraws on or before the seventh day of classes. After the seventh day the following policy applies:

The time period for each quarter is defined as the first day of classes through the last day of classes. Examination periods are not considered part of the quarter.

Residence and meal contracts are signed for the entire academic year. A student who leaves University housing before the end of the year is liable for one full year's rent or for charges to the date another student takes the vacated space. Meal charges are assessed to the end of the week in which withdrawal is effective. Adjustments may be made at the discretion of the Housing office for students who for financial reasons must make room and board arrangements other than those for which they contracted.

Financial aid recipients who withdraw from the University may be required to return a portion of their Title IV funds to the federal programs as well as some of their state assistance, outside scholarships, and/or institutional financial aid. Three different calculations - the Institutional Refund, the Return of Title IV Funds, and Return of Non-Title IV Funds - are used to determine such repayments. Samples of the applications of these refund policies are available upon request in the office of Student Accounts or the Financial Aid office of The Graduate School.