- CANCELLATION and REFUND POLICIES
- To obtain a permit a school shall have a cancellation and refund policy that incorporates
the following provisions:
- A statement relative to the unused portion of tuition, fees, and other charges if
the student does not begin classes, withdraws, or is dismissed.
- All fees and payments remitted to a school by a prospective student shall be
refunded, minus any stated application fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) and textbook fee of $50, if the student is not admitted due to ineligibility.
- An admitted student applicant may cancel, by written notice, his or her
enrollment any time prior to the first class day of the session for which the
application was made, and the school shall refund all tuition paid by the student
minus an application fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) and a textbook fee of $50.
- A home study program of instruction shall be terminated if a school does not receive a lesson or an appropriate response from the student within six months after receipt of the last lesson, and the date of withdrawal shall be the date of the last lesson received. The date of withdrawal initiated by a student shall be the date a letter is postmarked or proper notification is given. The school shall provide a receipt for the letter or withdrawal notice received.
- Schools are required to submit refunds to individuals or the appropriate agency
within twenty (20) days after receipt of a proper notification of termination from
a student.
- The student refund policy for withdrawals and terminations for schools not
accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States
Department of Education must at a minimum comply with the following:
- A student who begins a term and withdraws after completing up
to one (1) week or ten percent (10%) of the term is entitled to a
refund of ninety percent (90%) of the charges less the
application fee.
- A student who begins a term and withdraws after completing
more than ten percent (10%) through twenty-five percent (25%)
of the term is entitled to a refund of seventy-five percent (75%) of
the charges less the application fee.
- A student who withdraws after completing more than twenty-five
percent (25%) through fifty percent (50%) of the term is entitled
to a refund of fifty percent (50%) of the charges less the
application fee.
- A student who withdraws after completing more than fifty percent
(50%) of the term is not entitled to a refund.
- Refunds shall be calculated for a specific term as defined in Section 2 of this rule, or the total cost of programs not exceeding one year. In the event that students are financially obligated for a year-long program, the refund policy shall be on a weekly prorata basis through the first sixty percent (60%) of the program. The student's financial commitment shall not be for more than one year at any given time.
- Those schools having their physical facilities located outside this state must comply with the cancellation and refund policies of their home state. If there is no state cancellation and refund policy in their home state, Section 11 of this policy must be followed.
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