Students are responsible for knowing all applicable tuition refund dates when registering for courses.
Registration transactions including adding classes, dropping classes, and withdrawing from classes must occur before 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time on the deadline date.
Tuition Refund Policy
Students may drop classes through the fourteenth day of the semester. After the fourteenth day of the semester students will have to withdraw from courses and no refund or credit of tuition charges will be given during the withdrawal period. Students can add, drop or withdraw from courses online using the Walsh Student Portal or by contacting Records and Registration at records@walshcollege.edu. When dropping online, check your schedule to ensure your class has been dropped.
Note: Students will be automatically dropped from future semesters if payment is not made in full by the last day of the current term.
Below is a breakdown of the Refund Policies:
- For courses dropped through the eighth day of the semester, 100 percent of tuition charges will be credited to the student’s account.
- For courses dropped between the ninth and fourteenth day of the semester, 50 percent of tuition charges will be credited to the student’s account.
- No tuition refund will be given for courses dropped after the fourteenth day of the semester (withdrawal period). Students are responsible for all tuition and fees incurred.
- International fees are non-refundable.
- Student support fee is non-refundable unless all courses are dropped. 100% or 50% of the fee will be refunded based on when the last course is dropped. Refer to refund dates.
- For courses dropped through the third day of the semester, 100 percent of tuition charges will be credited to the student’s account.
- For courses dropped between the fourth and ninth day of the semester, 50 percent of tuition charges will be credited to the student’s account.
- No tuition refund will be given for courses dropped after the tenth day of the semester (withdrawal period). Students are responsible for all tuition and fees incurred.
- International fees are non-refundable.
- Student support fee is non-refundable unless all courses are dropped. 100% or 50% of the fee will be refunded based on when the last course is dropped. Refer to refund dates.
- For courses dropped before the first meeting date, 100 percent of tuition charges will be credited to the student’s account.
- No tuition refund will be given for courses dropped after the first meeting date (withdrawal period). Students are responsible for all tuition and fees incurred.
- International fees are non-refundable.
- Student support fee is non-refundable unless all courses are dropped. 100% or 50% of the fee will be refunded based on when the last course is dropped. Refer to refund dates.
Disbursement of Refunds
All accounts with credit balances (money owed to the student) will be issued a refund after the add/drop period and may take up to 14 calendar days to process. For financial aid students, if aid exceeds the tuition and fees charges, a refund will be issued within 14 days from the date the financial aid/scholarship was applied to the student account. Refunds from Title IV funds disbursed to accounts after the first payment due date will result in a balance due to Walsh. Federal regulations prohibit the use of Title IV funds to pay late fees. Direct deposit is available on the Walsh Student Portal. Checks are mailed to the address Walsh has on record and cannot be picked up.
Tuition Refund Policy Affecting Financial Aid Recipients
Refer to the Return of Title IV Policy here.
Late Tuition Refund Exception Policy
If a documentable extenuating circumstance (unforeseen and unavoidable that prevents a student from attending a significant portion of their course(s) for the term), exceptions to the withdrawal and tuition refund deadlines may be granted. Please note that the extenuating circumstance must have occurred during the term where the refund is being requested.
Examples of circumstances that may qualify for an exception include but are not limited to:
- A severe and unexpected/unforeseeable illness or injury with signed doctor’s note on original letterhead indicating inability to attend course(s) for several weeks
- Death of spouse, parent, or child with accompanying documentation (death certificate or death notice)
- Involuntary work transfer or shift change with employer documentation
- Military deployment
Examples of circumstances that do not qualify for an exception include but are not limited to:
- Conflicts between personal life and class schedule
- Having to work overtime
- Accepting a new position or voluntary transfer with current employer
- Loss of employer tuition reimbursement
- Being a new student
- Difficulty with internet/using a computer/accessing email
- Coursework/other resources lost on computer or computer stolen
- Ignorance of College policies, procedures, and deadlines
- Forgetting that courses were registered for
- Difficult class schedules, non-attendance, or poor course performance
- When a course was completed
To be considered for a refund exception, a student must first reach out to their Academic Advisor. Alternative solutions to a refund include, but are not limited to, the following options:
- Course withdrawal
- Discussion of the situation with the course instructor(s)
- A course incomplete (less than 30% of the course work must be impacted)
If a student decides to pursue a tuition refund exception after discussing options with their advisor, they will be routed a Refund Exception Request from the Advising Office. Any documentation supporting the request should be included along with a statement explaining the reason for the request. Only signed and dated requests with complete documentation will be reviewed.
Requests must be submitted within 28 days after the start of the subsequent term (refer to the Academic Calendar for dates). Late requests will not be reviewed. Requests will be reviewed by the Tuition Refund Exception Committee and a response will be delivered within 30 days. All decisions of the Tuition Refund Exception Committee are final.
If the Committee determines that the request meets the criteria for a tuition refund exception, all or a portion of the tuition and course fee charges will be applied to the student’s account. International fees and student support fees are non-refundable unless all enrolled courses are approved for a refund by the Committee. If the courses were withdrawn, they will be changed to a drop and will not appear on a student’s transcript.
If the Committee determines the request does not qualify for a tuition refund exception and the withdrawal period has passed, a late withdrawal will be considered. If granted, a grade of “W” (withdrawal) will appear on the student’s transcript. The student will still be responsible for all tuition and fees.
Students are responsible for tuition and fees when dropping or withdrawing beyond the 100% refund period. Students must still make payments in full and on time when submitting a request for a late withdrawal or refund.
Refund requests created with misleading and/or intentionally inaccurate information will be rejected and may result in a referral to the academic conduct committee.