Tuition Refund Policy for Withdrawals
Distance Education Course Refunds
Students may withdraw from the program at any time and in any manner. If a student cancels within five days of signing the enrollment agreement, he/she receives a refund of all tuition. The application and enrollment fees are nonrefundable.
To withdraw from a course, the student is to fill out and return to the Administrative Registrar a Withdrawal Request form, available in the Moodle Student Lounge. If a student decides to withdraw from a course within the first five days after the close of the applicable registration period, the student will receive a full refund of tuition for that course. After the five business days, but before the end of the academic term, the tuition refund will be calculated as follows:
| Percentage of Course Elapsed |
Percentage of Course Tuition Returned to the Student* |
Percentage of Course Tuition Retained by the Institution |
| Up to 10% | 90% | 10% |
| 10% to 30% | 75% | 25% |
| 30% to 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% – 100% | 0% | 100% |
All refunds are processed within 30 days of the withdrawal request. Example: If there are 10 lessons in a 3-credit hour distance education course and a student completes 1 lesson: 1 divided by 10 = 10% completed. Thus: $525.00 x .90 = $472.50 to be refunded.
*The one-time program application fee ($75) and program enrollment fee ($200) are non-refundable.
Under certain circumstances, the entire amount of the tuition may be refundable. The reason(s) for withdrawal are supplied on the Withdrawal Request and a decision made by the student’s advisor and the President or Provost of Holmes Institute.
Payment: Payment in full is due for all courses at time of registration.
