Student Fee Refunds - Procedure 5.0450

Purpose:

To provide a mechanism for refund of student-initiated dropped classes

Procedure:

In order to receive a refund, the student must officially drop from a course or there must be a college action such as a course cancellation. The drop date will be determined by the date of the Drop Form (form ) or on-line self-service transaction dateas received by the Registration Office.To be eligible for a refund for a student-initiated drop, add/drop forms or on-line self-service transaction must be received prior to the end of the add/drop period for each term and session as published in the SCC Catalog.

A full term is divided into the following: "A" session (first half of a full term); "B" session (last half of a full term); Odd Term (OT) session (OT sessions occur within the full term and have a predetermined start and end date. OT sessions may start and end at any time and they may last for a day, week, month, or more.); and Open Entry/Exit (OEE) session (OEE sessions occur within the full term and have a predetermined start and end period; however, these classes are normally learner-paced and the student may enter and exit within the predetermined start and end period.)

Refunds will be made as follows:

A. College and Vocational Credit:

    1. Session: A, B, or Full Term

    2. Session: Odd Term (OT)

        a. For classes meeting one (1) to three (3) days:

            Courses dropped prior to the first scheduled class day.......100% refund
            Thereafter*........................................................................... no refund

        b. For classes meeting four (4) days or more:

            Courses dropped within one (1) calendar day after the first scheduled
            class day.......................................................................100% refund
            Thereafter*..........................................................................no refund

    3. Session: Open Entry/Exit (OEE)

        Refund is by petition only

B. Non-Credit Courses (Community Education/Private Lessons/Youth Weekly Camps/SCCorporate):

    1. Session: A, B, or Full Term

    Courses dropped by the close of business hours or online by midnight
    on the last scheduled date of add/drop....................................... 100% refund
    Thereafter*..................................................................................... no refund

    2. Session: Odd Term (OT)

        a. For classes meeting one (1) to three (3) days:

            Courses dropped prior to the first scheduled class day...... 100% refund
            Thereafter*............................................................................ no refund

        b. For classes meeting four (4) days or more:

            Courses dropped within one (1) calendar day after the first scheduled
            class day..........................................................................100% refund
            Thereafter*........................................................................... no refund

    3. Session: Open Entry/Exit (OEE)

        Refund is by petition only

C. Non-Credit Courses (Language Institute):

    1. Session: A, B, or Full Term

    Courses dropped by the close of business hours or online by midnight
    on the last scheduled date of add/drop......................................100% refund
    Thereafter*....................................................................................no refund

    2, Session: Odd Term (OT)

        a. For classes meeting one (1) to three (3) days:

            Courses dropped prior to the first scheduled class day..............100% refund
            Thereafter*................................................................................... no refund

        b. For classes meeting four (4) days or more:

            Courses dropped within one (1) calendar day after the first scheduled
            class day...................................................................................100% refund
            Thereafter*.................................................................................... no refund

    3. Session: Open Entry/Exit (OEE)

        Refund is by petition only

D. Non-Credit Courses (Corporate Contracted Classes):

    Refund is....................................................... subject to terms of applicable contract
    Thereafter*................................................................................................no refund

    General Information

*Seminole Community College may refund 100% of the tuition fees after the published refund deadline if a student withdraws from a course(s) due to an emergency or extraordinary circumstances. Emergency or extraordinary circumstances must be determined by the College to be exceptional and beyond the student's control, and may include but are not limited to serious illness, death, involuntary call to active military duty, or other emergency circumstances or extraordinary situations. No refund will be approved unless the student provides the necessary documentation which supports the reason for a refund. If documentation cannot be provided, the request for refund cannot be considered. Students must file a petition prior to the beginning of classes for the next successive term. Failure to file the petition in a timely manner may be considered as a reason for the denial of the request.

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