The percentage of tuition liability a student incurs for a course that is dropped depends on the date of course withdrawal (for students who are leaving the College, this is the date that a properly completed "Leave of Absence" or "Withdrawal from School" form is received by the Office of Student Accounts). For Fall and Spring semesters, students will incur liability for the following percentages of tuition, based on the official first day of class:

Please refer to the Academic Calendar for the Summer Session liability schedule. If a student is paid in full, a reduction in liability may create a refund to the student. Credit card payments shall only be refunded by crediting the amount charged back to the credit card that was used to make the payment. All other refunds will be paid by check.

 

The amount of financial aid a student qualifies for can be affected when a student decreases their credit load, even if the College has received the financial aid funds. In some cases, a student who drops classes may OWE more money because of a reduction in the student's aid.

 

Students who need to add or drop courses are strongly encouraged to do so by the end of the official first week of the semester.

After the end of the official first week of the semester, students who "switch" classes (drop one class and add another class during the same day, maintaining the same number of credits) will not incur additional tuition charges. However, students who drop a class one day and add another class on a different day WILL incur additional tuition and fee liability.

Dropping courses after the end of the first week of the semester can be costly, so students need to plan their schedules carefully and take care of any changes during the first week of the semester.

NOTE: Total tuition charges for a semester will not exceed the maximum allowed by SUNY for Undergraduate or Graduate studies.