Withdrawal and Refund Calculation
In the event that a student wishes to withdraw from the university by withdrawing from all classes in which the student is enrolled—not from a single class—the conditions below apply with respect to the refund of tuition charges:
- Any student who withdraws from the university prior to the beginning of a term is eligible for a refund of all payments for that term except the initial $200 housing deposit.
- Any student who withdraws from all courses after a term has begun is eligible for a refund of the tuition charges (including course-overload charges) for the courses the student attended upon the start of the term. Refunds are granted according to the schedule in the tables below.
Refunds for Semester Schedule Courses
|
Time of Withdrawal from University
|
Tuition Refund
|
| Withdrawal before 1st class meets |
100 percent |
| During weeks 1 and 2 of term |
75 percent |
| During week 3 of term |
50 percent |
| During week 4 of term |
25 percent |
| After week 4 of term |
No refund |
Refunds for Five-Term Schedule Courses
|
Time of Withdrawal from University
|
Tuition Refund
|
| Before 1st class meets |
100 percent |
| Before 2nd class meets |
75 percent |
| Before 3rd class meets |
50 percent |
| Before the 4th class meets |
25 percent |
| After 4th class meets |
No refund |
Full-time resident semester students whose academic status is not affected by the withdrawal from a course or courses they have already attended are not eligible for any refund of tuition for the withdrawal from those courses. No refunds are granted to students who remain enrolled unless the student never attended the course being dropped.
Note: The reduction in credit hours resulting from withdrawing from a course will also result in a review and adjustment of the student’s financial scholarship, if applicable.
Students wishing to withdraw from Lindenwood University should submit a completed withdrawal form (with the signatures of the instructors for each of the courses the student attended and the signature of the student’s advisor) to the Office of Academic Services.
Notes: (1) Calculations of the return of Title IV aid for withdrawals occurring during the first two weeks of a term will be based on the last date of attendance for the term in which the student withdraws. Students who initiate a withdrawal from the university after the first two weeks of the term will be eligible for a refund of Title IV aid based on the date that the withdrawal form was submitted to Academic Services.
(2) Any student who earns the grade of AF in all coursework within a term will be considered unofficially withdrawn for that term and will be subject to a Title IV refund calculation. Based on this calculation, a portion of Title IV aid may be unearned and required to be returned to the appropriate agency.
(3) No refund for residential 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, miscellaneous fees, and room reservation deposits are nonrefundable.
(4) The enrollment fee is nonrefundable after May 1.