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2025 - 2026 Academic Catalog

Refund Policies

Drop/Add Refund Policy

Students who drop courses prior to the beginning of classes or during the drop/add period of any semester will receive a full refund of tuition and fees.  No refunds will be granted for drops after the end of the drop/add period. In the fall and spring semesters drop/add begins the first day of the semester and extends for seven calendar days, not class days (see BUF Academic Calendar). In the eleven week summer session, drop/add begins the first class day and extends for seven calendar days (not class days).

 

Regular Withdrawal Refund Policy

Students who officially withdraw from school during the Fall or Spring semester will receive a tuition refund according to the following schedule.

 

Fall and Spring Semesters (Days=Calendar Days)

1-7 days                100%     22-28 days           50%

8-14 days             90%        29-65 days           25%

15-21 days           50%        Later                     None

 

Summer Withdrawal Refund Policy

Students who officially withdraw from school during the Summer semester will receive a tuition refund according to the following schedule.

 

Summer Ten Week Courses (Days=Calendar Days)

1-7 days                100%     22-45 days           25%

8-14 days             80%        Later                     None

15-21 days           50%       

 

A student may occupy campus housing from semester to semester without interruption as long as he/she abides by the regulations. He/she rents housing on a semester basis - fall, spring and summer. Once the student occupies a housing unit, he/she is expected to reside in it for the entire semester and is obligated to pay the rent until the end of the semester. This requirement may be waived under the following condition:

 

If during a semester a resident withdraws from school or is called to live on a church field, he/she may request to be released from the rental agreement. A formal letter of employment from a church official, other than the resident, must accompany the request. Other rules for vacating will apply. With these things in order, the date the request was made may then serve as the date of notice given for vacating the unit.

 

Notes

  1. Withdrawal refunds are granted only to students who officially withdraw. Withdrawal begins by contacting the Registrar’s Office.
  2. All refund requests must be submitted to the Office of Business Affairs.
  3. Refund processing will take approximately thirty days.
  4. A week is considered to be five working days.