Tuition Refund policies

• On-Campus Policies
• Off-Campus Policies
• Online Policy
• PhD in School of Education and Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences
• GSASS/AIB MFA Policy
• Credit Balance Refund Information

Refund Policies for On-Campus Courses

The following schedule is used to determine the portion of tuition that will be refunded depending upon the date that a student withdraws from a course or from the University. University policy does not allow retroactive withdrawals or refunds.

* Applies to courses in 14/15 week semester for fall and spring and 12/13 week semester in the summer.

For courses with six or fewer class meetings, travel study courses, and conferences there is a 100% refund if the course is dropped prior to the start of classes. Once the class has begun, there is no refund. Classes with six or fewer meetings typically include: weekend intensive classes, seminars, workshops, conferences, and most off-campus cohort courses.

• Registration fees are non-refundable.
• Course fees will not be refunded after the first class meeting.
• Residence hall residents who withdraw prior to the 7th week of classes will receive a pro-rated refund.
• Actual refund percentage depends on the official date of formal withdrawal.

Refund Policy for Online Courses

The following schedule is used to determine the portion of tuition that will be refunded depending upon the date that a student withdraws from a course or from the University. University policy does not allow retroactive withdrawals or refunds.

* Applies to all online course offerings.

• Registration fees are non-refundable.
• Course fees will not be refunded after the first class meeting.
• Actual refund percentage depends on the official date of formal withdrawal.

Refund Policy for PhD in School of Education and Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences

This refund policy applies to students in the Ph.D. in Educational Studies Adult Learning, Educational Leadership programs and Expressive Therapies.

The following schedule is used to determine the portion of tuition that will be refunded depending upon the date that a student withdraws from a course or from the University. University policy does not allow retroactive withdrawals or refunds.

• Registration fees are non-refundable.
• Course fees will not be refunded after the first class meeting.
• Actual refund percentage depends on the official date of formal withdrawal.

Refund Policies for MFA Programs

This refund policy applies to students in the Creative Writing MFA and Visual Arts MFA programs.

The following schedule is used to determine the portion of tuition that will be refunded depending upon the date that a student withdraws from a course or from the University. University policy does not allow retroactive withdrawals or refunds.

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Refunds of Credit Balances

Overpayment, scholarship credits, adjustments and financial aid payments may result in a credit balance on the student account. If an account indicates a credit balance, it will be refunded to the student. Federal Stafford Loan and private loan payments resulting in a credit balance will be refunded within 10 – 14 days of the date the credit appears on the student account. Credits resulting from a Federal Parent PLUS Loan will be refunded to the parent listed as the borrower.

If a student on a payment plan with Tuition Management Systems (TMS) later receives enough financial aid to create a credit on the student account, the student must cancel the TMS payment plan directly with TMS in order for the refund to be mailed in a timely manner. Students on a TMS plan will not have their credit balance refunded to them if they have an active TMS payment plan. If the refund is created by a TMS plan payment, the refund will be mailed to the payer of the TMS account.

Credit balances will be first refunded to a credit card and then any additional credit (financial aid, cash, etc.) will be refunded via a paper check. All student account refund checks will be mailed to the billing address indicated on your student account. If you need to update your billing address, email the Student Accounts Office at studentaccounts@lesley.edu.