Earlham College Curriculum Guide
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Tuition, Fees, Payment and Refunds

Refund Policy/Return of Financial Aid Policy

The Refund Policy/Return of Financial Aid Policy applies to all students withdrawing during a semester for any reason, including disciplinary action.

Earlham College's refund policy assumes that

  1. a student, parent, or fund will not receive a refund/return of funds in an amount greater than the student, parent, or fund has paid; and

  2. a student or parent will not owe the College more when withdrawing than their original scheduled payment (gross College charges, excluding insurance, minus financial aid for which the student qualified and completed the application process), if the student had remained for the entire semester; and

  3. refunds/return of funds are first paid to aid programs, then to the student or parent.

NOTE: "Gross College charges" include billed tuition, room, board, and normal fees; they do not include fines or special fees.

A student may receive the Earlham-funded aid for which they qualify for the equivalent of eight semesters. The semester during which a student withdraws is included in the eight semesters.

The Dean of Student Development determines the date of official withdrawal according to federal and any other appropriate regulations. The date of official withdrawal is ordinarily the date a student returns the proper withdrawal form to the Office of Student Development. The Dean of Student Development may determine another, later official date if a student continues attending academically-related activities (classes, exams, study groups, etc.), fails to return the withdrawal form on a timely basis, or could not complete the withdrawal process for reasons outside of his/her control (accident, hospitalization, etc.). If a student withdraws during a semester without notifying the College, the Dean may use either the last documented date of academic activity or the mid-point of the semester.

Room charges are not refundable.

Board is refundable on a pro-rata basis for the entire semester and is calculated on a weekly basis. A week is defined as any Monday through Sunday with at least one scheduled class, exam, or reading day. If a student withdraws at anytime during the week, it is considered that the student has used a week of the board plan.

A student who officially withdraws from Earlham prior to 4:00 p.m. on the 10th class day of the semester will receive a refund of 75 percent of tuition and fees.

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