Withdrawals/Refunds
Withdrawals from courses must be made through the Office of the Registrar. Full-time students withdrawing from the University must see the Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences or the Director of Advisement for an exit interview.
Part-time students withdrawing from the University or from individual classes must obtain a course withdrawal form from the Registrar’s Office.
Official withdrawal is necessary to ensure the proper entry of grades on the transcript and the determination of any refund, if applicable.
Withdrawal from the University within four weeks from the beginning of a semester entitles the candidate to a proportional refund of tuition. Refunds are granted only if the candidate complies with the withdrawal procedures as prescribed by the Registrar’s office.
Tuition refunds based on full tuition charges are (Fall and Spring):
100% Before start of first week of classes
80% Before start of second week of classes
60% Before start of third week of classes
40% Before start of fourth week of classes
20% Before start of fifth week of classes
0% After start of fifth week of class
Tuition refund for Weekend University charges are:
Tuition refund for SHU Online programs is 100% prior to start of first week, 80% during first week of class, and 0% after first week.
All refunds can take four to six weeks to process. After withdrawing, students must contact Student Accounts at 203-371-7925 to receive a refund. Refunds are only given to students who have no outstanding balances.
Pioneer Plus Card
To set up electronic refund preference, go to PioneerPlusCard.com.
Refund Allocation Policy for Federal Financial Aid Funds
Official Withdrawal— Withdrawing from all courses is considered withdrawing from the University. If you do this before 60% of the semester is completed (approximately 8–9 weeks into the semester), your financial aid award will be recalculated, according to the percentage of the semester you have completed. The formula for calculating this percentage is:
| (Days enrolled) – (Official breaks of five days or longer) |
| Total number of class days in the semester. |
Unofficial Withdrawal— If a student stops attending classes without notifying the University, we will be required to recalculate your federal financial aid using the last date of an academically related activity in which the student participated as documented by the student’s instructor(s). If our office is unable to obtain the last date of an academically related activity, we will be required to recalculate the student’s federal aid using the midpoint of the semester. If the Financial Aid Office is required to send back money to the federal loan programs, the student may incur institutional charges for the term.