Students wishing to withdraw from Lindenwood University should contact both the Registrar’s Office, and the Office of Financial Aid. In order to receive the proper refund, any notification of withdrawal or cancellation and requests for refund should be made in writing. To begin the withdrawal process, students should submit a completed withdrawal form to the Registrar’s Office located in the lower level of Roemer Hall. The office hours are Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Friday 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Calculations of the return of Title IV aid or tuition adjustments shall be based on the date the student begins the withdrawal process, provides official notification of the intent to withdraw or the midpoint of the payment period for which Title IV aid was disbursed.
Students who receive Title IV aid while attending Lindenwood University and withdraw during the first 60 percent of the term will be disbursed Title IV aid in direct proportion to the length of time he/she remains enrolled. A student who remains enrolled beyond the 60 percent point of the term will not be entitled to a return of Title IV aid.
All students are subject to the Lindenwood University refund calculation as described below. If any student withdraws prior to the beginning of a term, all payments for that term, except the initial $300 non-refundable room reservation deposit, will be refunded.
The refund policy for tuition, including overload charges for Semester and Trimester schedules, is as follows:
Withdrawal during 1st two weeks 75%
Withdrawal during 3rd week of term 50%
Withdrawal during 4th week of term 25%
Withdrawal after 4th week of term No Refund
The Quarter tuition refund schedule is as follows:
Withdrawal before 1st class meets 100%
Withdrawal before 2nd class meets 75%
Withdrawal before 3rd class meets 50%
Withdrawal before 4th class meets 25%
After 4th class meets No Refund
No refund for room charges will be made for a term after the student signs either a New Student Housing Application or a Returning Student Housing Application.
Application, activity, lab and miscellaneous fees and room reservation deposits are non-refundable, except as indicated under “Enrollment Deposit” in the Lindenwood University Catalog.
Appeals
Appeals of withdrawal and refund calculations, or other institutional charges, for students and parents who feel that individual circumstances warrant exceptions from published policy should be addressed to the Business Office Controller. In order to appeal a decision, the student must submit a written request to the Business Office Controller including any evidence that would substantiate the appeal.
Refund Distribution of Financial Aid
After the amount of the refund has been calculated, the Financial Aid Office will determine the Title IV refund amounts according to the calculation schedule approved by the Secretary of Education. Refunds to specific Title IV programs will be made to the following programs in the order outlined:
(1) Outstanding balances on FFEL Program Loans (Unsubsidized Stafford, Subsidized Stafford);
(2) Federal Perkins Loans;
(3) PLUS;
(4) Federal Pell Grant awards;
(5) Federal SEOG Awards;
(6) other Title IV student assistance;
(7) other federal, state, private or institutional aid; and
(8) the student.
No Title IV program may receive a portion of the federal refund amount if that program was not part of the student’s original package.
Cash Disbursements
When a student officially or unofficially withdraws from school and has received a cash disbursement for educational expenses that exceeds non-institutional costs of education up to that time, the student owes the excess amount to the Title IV program(s) which helped meet the student’s educational costs. Lindenwood University will follow the same procedures used in the refund policy to determine which Title IV program(s) will receive the student-owed repayment. The university will notify, bill, and collect from the student the amount owed the Title IV program(s).
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