USF 2001-2002 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 23

Refund of Tuition/Fees Payment
Release of Tuition/Fees Liability

The following refunds, less deductions for unpaid debts to the University, are authorized. A Refund Request form must be completed and presented to Cash Collections, ADM Rm 106, in the Division of Purchasing and Financial Services to initiate the refund process. A two-week waiting period is observed for each refund to be sure checks have cleared.

1. 100% of registration fees and tuition will be refunded if notice of withdrawal from the University is approved prior to the end of drop/add period and written documentation is received from the student.

2. 25% of registration fees and tuition paid less building and capital improvement fees, will be refunded if notice of withdrawal from all courses from the University is approved prior to the end of the fourth week of classes (summer term is prior to the end of the third week of classes) and written documentation is received from the student.

Fee Adjustment Request After Fifth Day of the Term

Effective January, 1989, USF approves a refund of 100% of the tuition and registration fees if a student withdraws or drops a course due to circumstances determined by the university to be exceptional and beyond the control of the student. Requests for fee adjustments must meet one of the conditions below to be considered.

1. 100% of registration fees and tuition will be refunded when a student withdraws or drops a course due to circumstances determined by the University to be exceptional and beyond the control of the student, including but not limited to:

   1. Illness of a student of such severity or duration, as confirmed in writing by a physician, to preclude completion of the course(s),

   2. Death of the student or death in the immediate family (parent, spouse, child or sibling) as confirmed by documentation indicating the student's relationship to the deceased,

   3. Involuntary call to active military duty,

   4. A situation in which the university is in error as confirmed in writing by an appropriate University official,

   5. Other documented exceptional circumstances beyond the control of the student which precluded completion of the course(s) accompanied by letter of explanation and appropriate documentation.

2. Students who receive financial aid and subsequently change their enrollment status which results in a refund in accordance with this subsection, may have all or a portion of their refund returned to the University's financial aid programs in accordance with the Financial Aid Policy on Refunds and Repayments.

Please send questions or comments to:
Mia Fluitt - webCat@ugs.usf.edu
Effective Date: Semester I, 2001