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Refunds for Undergraduate Students

Refunds for Undergraduate Students

Refunds

Students who withdraw from classes at the College of Arts & Sciences during the term may be eligible for a refund. There are two types of refunds: billing refunds (tuition, room, meal plan, etc.) and financial aid refunds. A billing refund credits funds to the student's account, thereby decreasing the amount that is owed on the student account. A financial aid refund reduces the amount of financial aid available to pay the billing charges, thereby increasing the amount that is owed on the student account. You can find more detailed information on the Tuition & Financial Aid webpage for your program.

A student seeking to withdraw from all classes at Bethel must notify the Office of Student Life. This date of notification will serve as the student's withdrawal/stop-out date. The student will be provided with a packet of information regarding the withdrawal and stop-out processes and will be scheduled for a withdrawal/stop-out interview with one of the student life deans. Students are asked to read through all materials provided in the packet in advance of their interview with the dean. Once the interview is complete the dean will process the student's withdrawal/stop-out.

Students who withdraw from Bethel or drop below full time status may incur an increase in their balance due. Please see the "Student Costs" section of the College of Arts & Sciences catalog, contact the Bethel Business Office and Office of Financial Aid for additional information.

 

Tuition and Fees Refund Schedule

  • Full Refund: Students are entitled to a 100% refund of tuition and fees if they drop a course during the add-drop period.

  • Pro-Rata Refund: Students who withdraw from a course after the add-drop period receive a pro-rata refund of tuition up to and including 50% of the enrollment period. The percentage of tuition refunded on the student’s account is equal to the percentage of the period of enrollment which was completed. Fees are not refunded after the add-drop period.

  • No Refund: While students are able to withdraw from courses through the full withdrawal period no tuition or fee refunds will be issued once 50% of a course has been completed.

 

Registration & Important Dates

Students are encouraged to complete registration changes in Self Service Banner when possible. Written requests submitted via email from the student's Bethel email address will be processed using the email time-stamp as the request date.

Course dates are available in Self Service Banner by going to: Student > Registration > Student Detail Schedule.

For Important Dates (i.e. Add, Drop, Withdraw) by program, term and block, see the Office of the Registrar's web site. 

Housing Refund Schedule

  • Full Refund Period: The full refund period is the eighth calendar day after the beginning of the semester. Modular courses, which begin after the first week of the semester and/or end before the final week of the semester, also have a 100 percent refund period through the eighth calendar day of the course.

  • Full Refund: Students are entitled to a 100 percent refund of institutional charges and monies paid to their student accounts provided they withdraw from the course(s) before the end of the Full Refund Period.

  • Pro-Rata Refund: Students who withdraw after the Full Refund Period receive a pro-rata refund of institutional charges up to and including 50% of the enrollment period. The percentage of institutional charges and financial aid retained on the student’s account is equal to the percentage of the period of enrollment that was completed.

  • No Refund: Students who withdraw after the end of the pro-rata refund period are not eligible for a refund. There shall be no refund available to the student if the student withdraws after completing more than fifty (50) percent of the enrollment period.

  • Fees. The Bethel Student Activity fee, course fees, science lab fees, and nursing department fees (if applicable) are refunded in full through the 100% refund period. Thereafter, there is no refund of the fees.

Meal Plan Refund

Students with a meal plan who officially withdraw/stop-out or choose to cancel their meal plan (per contract stipulations) must notify Dining Services at dining-services@bethel.edu or 651.638.6500. A student may receive a prorated refund of their meal plan based on the time of semester and use of the meal plan.