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Graduate and Continuing Education: Refund Policy

REFUNDS
Refunds are determined by the number of hours classes have met, not by the number of hours the student has actually attended.
All refunds are issued by check, regardless of payment method. To determine the refund amount due, the official date of withdrawal is the date upon which the Registrar's Office receives the completed withdrawal form. In the event that a class is cancelled by the college, a full refund of tuition and fees is granted.

GCE Institutional Refund Policy - Regularly-Scheduled Courses
Class meeting is defined as 2.5 hours.

CLASSES HELD

REFUND

Prior to first class meeting
100%
Prior to second class meeting
90%
Prior to fourth class meeting
50%
No refunds issued after fourth class meeting
0%

GCE Institutional Refund Policy - Special-Scheduled Courses
Class meeting is defined as 2.5 hours.

CLASSES HELD

REFUND

One week prior to the first class meeting 100%
Less than one week prior to the first class meeting 50%
After the start of class 0%

Refunds are not issued after the start of class for special-scheduled courses.
All online courses are considered special-scheduled. For these courses, the first day of class is the semester start date.
The late fee is non-refundable.