Refunds

Direct Deposit

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For full-semester (including self-paced) courses, you will be refunded 100% or 50% of the course cost if you drop the course by drop dates posted in the current calendar.

For short term Internet and telecourses of 12 weeks or less, you will be refunded:

• 100% of the course cost if you drop the course before Monday of the second week of class.
• 50% of the course cost if you drop the course during the first 20% of the course's duration.

For other short-term courses of 12 weeks duration or less, you will be refunded:

• 100% of the course cost if you drop the course before the second class session.
• 50% if initiated during the first 20% of the late starting class.

No refund is given after the above dates except in special cases as listed under withdrawals, below. There are no refunds for challenge or Community Service courses.

Withdrawals

A full refund of all registration fees and tuition may be granted after approval of official withdrawal at any time during the first eight weeks of the semester in the following:

• Induction of the student into the U.S. armed forces.
• Death of a spouse, child, parent or legal guardian of a student.