Office of the Bursar                                                    Cancellation Policy

Following below is an overview of University cancellation and refund policy. It is not intended to replace official information that may be found in the current Graduate Catalog at http://catalog.grad.uconn.edu/ __________________________________________________________________________

Refunds and Cancellations of Charges
In order to be eligible for a refund or cancellation of charges, a properly signed schedule revision request card dropping all courses for which the student is registered must be filed with the Graduate Records Office if after the tenth day of the semester. (See “Dropping all Courses; Withdrawal from the Program” below).

The University grants a full refund of fees to any student dismissed for academic deficiency or other cause, provided that the dismissal takes place prior to the start of classes. In certain other instances, including illness, full refunds or cancellations of charges may be made at the discretion of the Dean of the Graduate School, provided that the interruption or termination of the student's program takes place prior to the start of classes. A student inducted into military service will receive a prorated refund or cancellation of charges based on his or her date of separation. The student in this situation must furnish the Office of the University Bursar with a copy of the orders to active duty, showing this to be the reason for leaving the University.

Refunds or cancellations of charges are available on the following schedule for students whose programs are interrupted or terminated prior to or during a regular academic semester. When notice is received prior to the first day of classes of a semester, full refund (less nonrefundable fees) will be made if the fees have been paid in full. Thereafter, refunds or cancellations of refundable charges will be made according to the following schedule:

a) 1st week*......................
b) 2nd week*.....................

c) 3rd and 4th week*...........
d) 5th week thru 8th week*..
90%
60%
50%
25%

For graduate degree-seeking studentswho paid fees to the Office of Credit Programs, College of Continuing Studies, refunds are governed by the above schedule.

* Calendar weeks run Monday through Sunday. Regardless of the day of the week that the semester begins, the following Sunday ends the first calendar week.

Summary of Nonrefundable and Refundable Fees
Nonrefundable fees:
Application Processing

International Sponsored Student Fee
Late Registration/Payment
Reinstatement
Housing Deposit

Refundable Fees:
Tuition
General University
Graduate Activities
Graduate Matriculation
Infrastructure Maintenance
Applied Music
Audit
Deposit Account balance
Cooperative Bookstore Account balance
Board
Residence Hall
Transit

Dropping All Courses; Withdrawal from the Program
The general policies and procedures regarding dropping a course (above) apply to dropping all courses, whether the student wishes to remain active in the graduate degree program or to withdraw permanently from it. Permission' from the Graduate School is needed for the student either to remain active in the program or to leave in good standing. If a student wishes to remain active and registered after dropping all courses, an appropriate zero-credit Continuing Registration course must be added to his or her enrollment record. The determination of active status is subject to the provisions contained in the "Continuous Registration" section.

If a refund is due to a student (See "Refunds and Cancellations of Charges"), the schedule revision-request card must be signed by the appropriate Graduate School officer, regardless of the week of the semester. This signature is required so that the refund process may be initiated.  No refund is possible unless all course work for credit is dropped.

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