University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences 2012 – 2013 Student ...

Entry-level SectionTuition Refund Policy for Florida and California CampusesThis refund policy follows the standards set out by the Accrediting Commission of the DistanceEducation and Training Council, and additionally for the California campus, the Bureau for Private andPost-Secondary Education (California).If notification to withdraw from the University is submitted within the one (1) week (seven-day graceperiod) of acceptance and submission of the tuition deposit, a full refund of the tuition deposit will bereturned to the student.A partial refund of the deposit will be given if a student provides notification to withdraw from theUniversity up to 60 days prior to the start of the trimester courses and after the initial seven-day graceperiod. This partial refund will be $300 for the Florida campus and $400 for the California campus. Theuniversity retains $200 as an administrative fee on the Florida campus and $100 on the Californiacampus.If a student submits notification to withdraw from a course (or the program) after the stated term startdate, the following formula will be used to determine the tuition refund.Published Length of CourseRefundable Tuition Due After11-15 weeks 1st week = 80%2nd week = 70%3rd week = 60%4th week = 50%5th week = 40%6th week = 30%7th week = 20%8th week = 10%9th week = 0%Trimester fees, sales tax and Student Activity Fee are 100% refundable if said notification is received upto eight (8) weeks after the first day of a trimester. There is a $200 administrative fee for all course ortrimester withdrawals on the Florida campus and a $100 administrative fee for all course and trimesterwithdrawals on the California campus.If notification to withdraw is received after the eighth week, there will be no refund of tuition.For students who receive federal financial aid and who withdraw from a course on or before 60% of theterm has elapsed, USA will calculate according to federal regulations, any disbursed amounts that must bereturned to the Title IV programs.If a student obtains a loan to pay for an educational program, the student will have the responsibility torepay the full amount of the loan plus interest, less the amount of any refund, and that, if the student hasreceived federal student financial aid funds, the student is entitled to a refund of the moneys not paid fromfederal student financial aid program funds.Tuition Refund Policy-Texas CampusThis refund policy follows the standards set out by the Accrediting Commission of the DistanceEducation and Training Council and the Texas Workforce Commission. In all cases, refunds will meet orexceed the requirements of TEC, §§132.061 and 0611.1. Refund computations will be based on scheduled clock hours of class attendance through the lastdate of attendance. Leaves of absence, suspensions, and school holidays will not be counted aspart of the scheduled class attendance.2. The effective date of termination for refund purposes will be the earliest of the following:(a) The last day of attendance, if the student is terminated by the school;(b) The date of receipt of written notice from the student; orUniversity of St. Augustine for Health Sciences 58