Withdrawal/Refunds
Withdrawals from courses must be made in person through the Office of the Registrar. Official withdrawal is necessary to assure the proper entry of grades on the transcript and the determination of any refund, if applicable. Refunds, which are issued by Student Accounts, are based on the full tuition charges. Failure to withdraw properly will result in the issuance of a withdrawal/failure (WF) grade. Those who improperly withdraw will be charged full tuition. Federal regulations require that veterans follow the University’s withdrawal procedure or be liable for repayment of any benefits received. All refunds will be based on the refund schedule and determined by the date of notification to the Registrar’s Office, not the date of the last class attended. Tuition refunds are based on the tuition charge:
100% before the start of classes/first week
80% before the second week
60% before the third week
40% before the fourth week
20% before the fifth week
0% after the fifth week
Registration and lab fees are nonrefundable unless the course is canceled.
Tuition refund for SHU Online programs is 100% prior to start of the first week, 80% the first week of classes, and 0% after the first week.
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Refund Allocation Policy for Federal Financial Aid Funds
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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.
efunds 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.