Refund Policy
If a graduate student drops his/her only course or all courses during the refund period on his/her own volition, the student activity fee is non-refundable, and he/she has two choices:
- If he/she wishes to continue in graduate study, he/she receives the appropriate percentage of tuition refund, less the difference, if any, between the maintenance of matriculation fee and the total student tuition liability. Thus, the student pays at a minimum the maintenance of matriculation fee. He/she may then return to college the following semester.
- If he/she does not wish to continue in graduate study, he/she receives the appropriate percentage of tuition refund. If at a later date he/she wishes to return to college, the college's readmission process is followed, and he/she must pay the readmission fee.
- If a graduate student withdraws after the refund period, but during the withdrawal period, no maintenance of matriculation fee is required in as much as a student receives a " W" grade.
If a graduate student's required course is canceled by the college and no approved alternative is available to the student, the student should received a full refund of tuition and student activity fee. Such student should not be required to pay the maintenance of matriculation fee for that semester or the readmission fee in the following semester.
Refund Entitlement Schedules
The following schedules should be used in determining the amount of refund (or reduction in amount of tuition liability).
| Refund Schedule for Traditional Semester/Sessions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall & Spring | Summer Session | |
| Withdrawal from course (s) before the first day of the semester/session | 100% | 100% |
| Withdrawal from course (s) to register at another CUNY unit | 100% | 100% |
| Withdrawal from course (s) due to military obligation (contact Bursar. s Office for details) | 100% | 100% |
| Withdrawal from course (s) due to college cancellation of a student. s registration or course | 100% | 100% |
| Withdrawal during the first week of the semester/session | 75% | 50% |
| Withdrawal during the second week of the semester/session | 50% | 25% |
| Withdrawal during the third week of the semester/session | 25% | None |
Withdrawal after the third week of the semester/session (the Form "A" /census date is the last day of this period. None None
Note: Unless extenuating circumstances exist, no application for refunds or reduction in liability for the fall, spring and winter semester will be accepted after the end of the fiscal year. Refund applications (for Summer and Intersession terms) can be accepted until the beginning of the fall semester.
Last modified: Mar 23, 2012
