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	Undergraduate Refund Information
	Graduate Refund Information
	Credit Balances & Financial Aid
	Tuition Refund Insurance

Undergraduate Refunds

The College must make financial commitments to its faculty, staff, and service contractors on an annual basis. It is assumed a student will not withdraw from the College during a semester. Should withdrawal become necessary because of prolonged illness or similar unusual circumstance, the following refund policy will prevail.

Tuition Refund Policy

Fall & Spring Semesters	Summer Session
First week = 80% Second week = 60% Third week = 40% Fourth week = 20% After fourth week = No Refund	Less than 3 days = 80% Betwen 3 and 4 days = 60% Between 5 and 6 Days = 40% Between 7 and 8 Days = 20% Over 8 Days = No Refund

Room
There will be no refund, unless the room can be occupied by a nonresident student. If the room is filled, the refund will be prorated from the date of withdrawal.

Board
A pro rata refund will be made from the date of withdrawal. For students enrolled in the ALLcard Meal Plan, there is no refund of monies deposited in the plan except upon official withdrawal from the College. A $20 administrative fee will be charged.

Effective Date of Withdraw
The effective date of withdrawal is the date upon receipt of the Withdrawal Form in the Office of Academic Affairs. Should a credit balance be generated due to a reduction in tuition or other charges when a student withdraws, policies regarding refunds to federal and other financial aid programs will take precedence. Any remaining credit balance will be mailed to the billing address within 3 weeks of the withdrawal date. Please review the financial aid brochure for more information.

Credit Balances
It may happen that financial aid postings may exceed the cost of tuition, room and board. If this occurs, a credit balance will appear on the billing statement. The College will maintain the credit and apply other cost-of-attendance charges such as books, supplies, transportation, miscellaneous personal expenses, or other institutional charges incurred at the student's discretion. The student may rescind this procedure at any time. The student may request a refund of the credit from the Bursar's Office at any time, not to exceed two per semester.

Guidelines
Please note the following guidelines for undergraduate refunds:

• Refunds will be made by check and require 2-3 weeks to process.
• Refunds are issued to the billing name and address as listed in the Bursar's office records or to the student if the credit is a result of a student loan or other financial aid.
• Refunds can be issued to a name and address other than the billing name, but only upon receipt of a written request from the billing name.
• If you would like to use any of the credit toward books and supplies at the College Bookstore, we can quickly activate your ALLcard and transfer as much of the credit as you wish onto the card. Please contact the Bursar's Office for more information.

Graduate Refunds

It is assumed a student will not withdraw from the College during a semester. The official date of withdrawal is determined by the Registrar's office. Contact the Registrar's office or the Office of Graduate Affairs for an Add/Drop form. FAILURE TO ATTEND CLASSES OR TO PAY A BILLING STATEMENT BY THE DUE DATE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFICIAL WITHDRAWAL.

At any point after the start of the course, the following refund policy will prevail for normal format courses and will be prorated for special format courses or workshops:

Tuition Refund Policy

% of Class Relapsed = % Refunded

7% = 80% 13% = 60% 20% = 40% 27% = 20% Over 27% = No Refund

Room and Board
No refund will be given unless the room can be filled by a nonresident student. If the room is filled, then the refund will be prorated from the date of withdrawal. The effective date of withdrawal is established by the Registrar.

Credit Balances & Financial Aid

Should a credit balance be generated due to a reduction in tuition or other charges when a student withdraws, policies regarding refund to federal and other financial aid programs will take precedence.

Should a Stafford loan produce a credit balance, please note the following guidelines for a refund:

• Refunds will be made payable to the student and mailed to the billing address unless otherwise directed.
• Refunds can be issued to a name and address other than the student's name, but only upon receipt of a written request from the student.
• If you would like to use any of the credit toward books and supplies at the College Bookstore, we can quickly activate your ALLcard and transfer as much of the credit as you wish onto the card. Please contact the Bursar's Office for more information.
  If the credit is a result of overpayment, the refund will be made payable to the billing address.

Tuition Refund Insurance

With the current level of education costs, we have a concern for the student who suffers a serious illness or accident and has to leave McDaniel College before the semester is completed. In many instances, it means not only the loss of time invested in studies but also the loss of the semester's costs.

We are pleased to advise you of an insurance program, the Tuition Refund Plan, which will minimize the financial portion of the loss. This elective insurance plan provides coverage for tuition and room charges. A.W.G. Dewar, Inc. offers this Plan and it is underwritten by OneBeacon Insurance Group.

To review the current year's cost, coverage, and application, please visit A.W.G. Dewar's website at http://www.collegerefund.com/. Applications are due before the first day of the semester.

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