University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Withdrawal Policy

The University defines withdrawing as a termination of your enrollment for the term. If a student withdraws:

• Prior to the scheduled census date for the term the student will receive a 100% tuition refund (less any non-refundable fees). All federal, state and institutional aid that has disbursed to the student account will be cancelled and the student may need to return these funds to the university.
• After the scheduled census date for the term, all federal (Title IV), state and institutional aid will be adjusted according to federal regulations (Return of Title IV Aid).

General Guideline for Return of Title IV Aid

Federal regulations state that a student is entitled to the amount of Title IV aid the student earned prior to his/her withdrawal date.

enrolled days*/days in the period of enrollment*=% of aid earned

*excludes scheduled breaks of 5 or more days

If a student's percentage of aid earned is = to 60%, no aid will be returned for the term in which the student withdrew.

Return of Unearned Aid

Title IV Aid

In most cases the Return of Title IV Aid calculation requires the school and the student to return the unearned portion of federal (Title IV) aid. The order of the unearned federal aid to be returned:

• Unsubsidized Stafford Loan*
• Subsidized Stafford Loan*
• Federal Perkins Loan*
• Federal Parent or Graduate PLUS Loan*
• Federal Pell Grant
• Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)
• National SMART Grant
• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
• Other Federal Aid ( excluding: Federal Work Study (FWS), Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership(LEAP) and Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (SLEAP))

*The student/parent portion of the loan is to be repaid in accordance with the terms of the Promissory Note.

Institutional and State Aid

It is the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs policy to apply the federal calculation to determine the percentage of aid earned by the student. The order of the unearned federal aid to be returned:

• Institutional Grant Aid
• Colorado Student Grant (CSG)
• Institutional Scholarships
• Athletic Scholarships
• Other State Aid

Other Aid

Return of Other Aid is determined by the donor.

• Private Scholarships
• Tuition Assistance

Unofficial Withdrawals

Students that stop attending classes and do not follow the Official Withdrawal Process for the University and receive all F's are considered an unofficial withdrawal for the term that they were enrolled in. For students that unofficially withdraw from the University, enrollment verification requests are sent to their instructors to determine the student's last date of attendance or academic related activity the student participated in. Once the last date of attendance has been determined the same policy discussed above will be applied to determine the unearned aid that will be returned.

Note: Once the last date of attendance has been determined, the withdrawal calculation is completed, the last date of attendance will not be adjusted. Please contact the financial aid office to discuss any exceptions.

Balances Due

All students that withdraw officially or unofficially from the University will receive a letter from the Financial Aid Office explaining why their aid was reduced and how much was returned due to Return of Title IV calculation. The student will also receive a revised bill from Student Financial Services showing how much is due to the University.

To ensure you receive this information in a timely manner, please make sure your address and phone number are updated with the university.