Withdrawals

A student who chooses to withdraw obtains an official withdrawal form from their program director or registrar and states the reason(s) for withdrawal. The student receives no credit for unfinished courses. Financial aid is recalculated as required by the Department of Education’s Return to Title IV Aid formula. If the tuition credit results in a credit balance on the student’s account, the refund is returned to the financial aid program from which it came.

IMPORTANT: All tuition credits are made in accordance with the above policies upon written notice of withdrawal to the Office of the Registrar or the graduate program director. Refunds involve only those funds paid by a student and a student’s family or employer. If a student has financial aid, the refund is calculated according to the percentage of total expenses paid by the student. The remainder of the refund is returned to the financial aid program from which it came.

Student Account Refunds

Refund checks for student accounts are mailed on Friday of the week following the account reaching a credit balance. Checks are mailed to the student’s home address unless the student requests it be held for pickup by emailing businessoffice@smwc.edu.

Delinquent Balances

Students whose accounts are not in good standing are not entitled to enroll in the next course, or to receive transcripts, diplomas, or certificates. Delinquent accounts are subject to a monthly service fee.

Delinquent Account Collections

If it is necessary to forward a delinquent account to the College’s collection agency, all reasonable collection costs, including attorney fees and other charges necessary for the collection of any amount not paid when due, will be the responsibility of the debtor.