Tuition Remission Agreement Policy

 

 

Academic and Financial Policy Regarding Tuition and Drop Dates

 

The Graduate School follows the University’s Registrar’s Calendars for academic registration dates found online at: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-ecu/calendar.cfm.   A summary of the drop dates and associated processes and penalties follows:

 

Time of Semester                                               Possible Penalty

Official University Add Dates                                  None

Day after Census Date¹ until Final Drop Date²         Tuition Repayment

Day after Final Drop Date until Last day of class      Tuition Repayment

 

Explanation of Possible Penalties

 

Tuition Repayment

 

Tuition charges are not adjusted by the University once the Census Date1 has passed, because instruction has been provided and a “seat” has been taken.

 

When dropping a course after the Census Date, students are still responsible for paying any associated tuition charges. Refunds will not be processed.

 

Students who receive a tuition remission provided through the Graduate School will have the remission that covered the credit hours for the course dropped rescinded.  Students are then personally responsible for paying the tuition costs for the credit hours dropped.

 

This policy applies to both in-state and out-of-state tuition remissions.

 

Note - there could be financial penalties for students who drop a course during the semester.

 

There will not be financial penalties for students who drop a course after the Census Date so long as they are still registered for 9 hours of academic credit.

 

Exceptions

 

Exceptions to this policy may be requested via a petition by a unit academic program only. The Director of Graduate Studies should address a letter/email to the Dean of The Graduate School explaining the situation and reason for an exemption.

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1The day of the tenth class meeting in a semester is considered the Official University Enrollment Reporting Date or “Census Date”. (Note that dropping all courses requires processing a withdrawal of enrollment from the University and follows a different prorated refund policy.)

2The last day for graduate students to drop a course is typically approximately eight weeks before the final day of classes for a semester.