Attendance

The College awards financial aid to students with the expectation that they will attend their classes for the entire semester. Full eligibility for financial aid cannot be confirmed until students have attended their classes beyond the midpoint of the semester. That is, students incrementally earn their financial aid during the early weeks of the semester and do not become fully eligible for their aid until the latter weeks of the semester. Students who withdraw from the College or otherwise stop attending their classes may be required to immediately repay a portion of their financial aid even if they have already paid for books or received a refund and spent the money.

When students fail to attend their classes, they could leave the College owing money because their charges for tuition, fees, the suites, and meal plan are higher than the amount of financial aid that they have earned. For information about the calculation (R2T4*) that the College is required to use to determine how much of the student's financial aid must be returned to the federal government see the R2T4 section and the glossary at the end of this section. Students are advised to meet with a member of the Business Office or FAO to discuss the financial consequences of dropping out or withdrawing from the College before doing so.