Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Refund Policies

The Georgia State Refund Policy applies to Georgia students who withdraw from the University according to the following schedule. Students dropping all courses in a semester are considered withdrawn for refund purposes.

If student withdraws from the institution:
On or before the first day of classes: 100%
After the first day of class but before the end of the first 5% of the term or instructional time :95%
Between the end of the first 5% and 10% of the term or instructional time: 90%
Between the end of the first 10% and 25% of the term or instructional time: 75%
Between the end of the first 25% and 50% of the term or instructional time: 50%
After the first 50% of the term or instructional time: 0%

Fees will be refunded according to the refund percentage. Tuition deposits are non-refundable for students that fail to matriculate in that program of study. Refunds are made within 30 days of the withdrawal date.

COURSE ADD/DROP REFUND POLICY
Students dropping a class, but remaining registered in the semester, must provide official notification to the Student Services Department via Student Link, by completing an Add/Drop Form (in-residence and distance courses), or via e-mail (online courses). Note: For weekend courses, the official start date is the first day of the semester. This may precede the on-campus component. Tuition credits will be applied to the student’s account according to the refund schedule below:

15 Week Courses

By noon of the second Friday after the start date – 100%
After noon of the second Friday after the start date – 0%

7 ½ Week Courses

By seventh calendar date of the session start – 100%
After the seventh date of the session start – 0%

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

A couple of weeks back, we received information about the disbursement of refund checks.

The new policy included debit cards, paper checks or direct deposits. Does anyone have any information on where to begin the process of choosing an option?

Thanks

Student Services said...

Direct Deposit Information

As part of the change to the new student information system,
"CampusVue", we need to change the way that students receive their
refunds for living expenses, called stipends. Until now, students had
the option to receive their stipends via Direct Deposit to a checking
account or via a check through the mail.

After the change to the new student information system students will
have the option to receive their stipends via direct deposit to a
checking or savings account, via a check through the mail, or in the
form of a debit card. We hope that the additional options of savings
account and debit card will provide many students with their stipends
much more quickly than in the past when they had to wait for a check.

This new service is provided by an outside company, Sallie Mae. To
enroll you will need to access the appropriate web site listed below
(choose the one for your campus location) and follow the instructions.
You will need your zip code and your Banner ID# as identifiers.

Even if you are currently receiving a stipend via direct deposit you
will need to enroll in the new service.

If you do not have time to enroll before your next stipend is ready, you
will receive it via check. The check will be sent to the address that
is in the Banner system. If you have recently moved, you may want to
make sure that the service has your correct address. The registrar's
office can verify that for you.

Please feel free to contact one of your local Student Finance team
members for general information. For technical assistance or for
specific refund information please contact Sallie Mae at 800 239-4211.


Sincerely,
Student Finance Department

Argosy University - Atlanta
www.salliemaebank.com/AUA