Drop Courses or Reduce Credit Hours
Range Based Programs
If you reduce your billing hours to a lower tuition range (e.g., from Range I, which is 12 or more credit hours, to Range II, which is 6 to 11 credit hours), you receive a refund of the full difference between the two ranges, provided the change is made by the drop deadline for the particular Part of Term (POT) in which your courses are scheduled. No refund is available at any time for reducing credit hours WITHIN the same range. If a credit balance exists on your student account, refunds are processed according to Bursar’s Office policies.
Tuition Assessment Ranges – Fall & Spring
- Range I: 12 or more hours
- Range II: 6-11 hours
- Range III: 1-5 hours
- Range IV: Zero credit only
Per Credit Hour Programs
You can reduce your billing hours provided the change is made by the drop deadline for the particular Part of Term (POT) in which your courses are scheduled. Or by the specific date listed for Non-Standard courses (a course that does not meet within a specified POT.) If a credit balance exists on your student account, refunds are processed according to Bursar’s Office policies.
In all cases, a student who wishes to drop ALL classes in a semester to discontinue enrollment must withdraw from the university by completing the withdrawal process by the stated deadline.
Refund Schedules for Drop Courses or Reduce Credit Hours
Following are the refund schedules for a dropping courses or reducing credit hours, listed by term. See our academic calendars for information on official academic dates, including the deadlines for adding and dropping classes.
No refund is available for dropping a class after the deadlines listed in the Refund Schedules. Refer to the Class Schedule for what POT each course is scheduled in to assist with identifying deadlines.
Cancellation
A student who has placed courses on their record and later decides not to attend the university may cancel registration before the first day of instruction for the semester of the courses, provided the student has neither attended any classes nor received any related student services.
Once a student has attended a class or used campus services, the student may not cancel their registration. If the student leaves the university, the student must officially withdraw from the university as required by student code.
Before the first day of instruction for a term, a student may cancel registration and be relieved of all tuition and fee charges. A student may cancel registration in one of the following ways:
- By using the online student registration system to drop all classes classes and submit a Cancel Registration request by 11:59 p.m. (CT) on the last business day before the first day of instruction for the term.
- By submitting a written request for cancellation of registration to the student’s undergraduate college or graduate department office. The request must be received no later than the close of business on the last business day before the first day of instruction.
Once a student has attended a class or used campus services, the student may not cancel their registration. A withdrawal from the university must be processed. See our academic calendars for information on official academic dates, including the deadlines for cancellation.
Cancellation InstructionsWithdrawal
Withdrawing means dropping ALL courses for the semester after the first day of instruction due to student choice including financial or physical hardship. If you are only enrolled in 1 course, then dropping that course after it starts requires withdrawal.
Students who officially withdraw from a term (or semester) within a refund period (see the withdrawal refund schedules below) receive a pro-rata refund based on the effective withdrawal date approved by their undergraduate college office, graduate department office or Non-Degree Registration office for Non-Degree students registered by that office.
Withdrawal Refund Schedule
Following are the withdrawal refund schedules for the university, listed by term. See our academic calendars for information on official academic dates, including the deadlines for adding and dropping classes.
Previous Terms – Withdrawal Refund Schedules
Withdrawal Information & InstructionsUS Military Leave of Absence
In cases of withdrawal for US active duty in the US Armed Forces or other approved US national defense service under the circumstances described inยง 3-313 of the Student Code, special refund provisions have been adopted by the university as follows:
- Students who receive credit as part of their withdrawal will receive a full refund of their tuition and refundable fees, less the amounts associated with the credit given.
- Irrespective of the time of withdrawal, students will receive full refunds of all tuition and refundable fees, unless credit is granted as part of the withdrawal.
Students should provide a copy of their US military orders to their undergraduate college office or graduate department office to initiate a military withdrawal.