Refund Policy for Students with Denied Financial Aid Suspension Appeals

A student who submits a properly completed suspension appeal form (including appropriate documentation) on or before that semester’s published suspension appeal deadline may be granted permission to drop a class or classes with refund after the drop/refund deadline if the financial aid suspension appeal is denied after the semester begins. The student will be notified via college email or other means of this decision. The student will then be given five business days after the notification date (e-mail timestamp) of such denial to elect to drop all or a portion of their enrolled academic credits without penalty or obligation. The dropped credits will be treated as a cancelled registration, the same as if the drop were recorded prior to the term’s registration and financial obligation date, and the tuition/fee charges related to the course or courses will be removed from the student’s financial liability to the college.

A student who elects to drop all or a portion of their enrolled academic credits within the five business days after the notification of denial for financial aid reinstatement must withdraw from the class(es) no longer desired and must notify the college of this decision by submitting a drop/refund appeal form, with documentation of the denied appeal, to the Records Office within this timeline. All or a portion of a student’s enrolled academic credits dropped/withdrawn later than five business days after the notification of denial will be subject to normal college academic and financial policies.

This provision is available only to students who are subject to the tight timelines that occur between certain academic terms.

Therefore, students who meet the following criteria are granted this provision:

Receive suspension notices after fall semester and submit appeals for financial aid eligibility for the subsequent spring semester,
Receive suspension notices after spring semester and submit appeals for financial aid eligibility for the subsequent summer semester, or
Receive suspension notices after summer semester and submit appeals for financial aid eligibility for the subsequent fall semester.

Students who meet the following criteria are not granted this provision:

Receive suspension notices after spring semester and submit appeals for financial aid eligibility for the subsequent fall semester, or
Submit appeals for financial aid eligibility following a suspension that occurred earlier than the most recent prior term.