Financial Information
Financial
Debt and Involuntary Withdrawal
Refunds
Refunds for Student-Initiated Complete Withdrawals
Refunds for Students Receiving Financial Aid
Drop and Add Refunds
New Student
Orientation Fee Refunds
Tuition Refunds
CMU Off-Campus
Programs Refunds
Cancellation of
Housing Agreement
Vehicle Registration
Refunds
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Financial
Debt and Involuntary Withdrawal
Any amount owed to the university should be paid when due. A
late charge of $20.00 per month will be assessed to past due
accounts if the balance is $40.00 or larger. The maximum late
charges assessed to an account is $120.00 or up to one half of
the balance remaining outstanding. Any student who withdraws
from the university or who has a financial debt is responsible
for paying any outstanding financial obligations, and will
have a hold placed on official transcripts and future
registrations. Graduating students with financial obligations
may also have a hold placed on their diplomas.
Students living in residence halls with a
past due balance may have their meals and long distance phone
privileges discontinued until their accounts are brought to a
current status. Any delinquencies from the Family Housing
Apartments may result in the initiation of eviction
procedures.
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Refunds
All potential refunds are applied to
university obligations before a refund is made to an
individual. Refunds of less than $2.01 will not be made unless
the student requests it from the Receivable Accounting Office,
but will be carried forward to offset future university
charges. Where applicable, all refunds will be mailed directly
to the student.
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Refunds for Student-Initiated Complete Withdrawals
Students withdrawing from the university
must complete a withdrawal form in the Registrar's Office, 212
Warriner Hall, to initiate the refund process. Further
information regarding the complete withdrawal policy appears
in the section on Academic Policies and Procedures. Students
who have credit balances in excess of $2.00 on their student
accounts after all university obligations have been met will
receive a refund unless the student received financial aid.
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Refunds for Students Receiving Financial Aid
Financial aid received by students awarded
financial assistance through the Central Michigan University
Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, Michigan Bureau of
Rehabilitation, Michigan Office of Services for the Blind or
Michigan Veterans Trust Fund is applied to student accounts to
pay for university charges. Refunds for the unused portion of
tuition, special course fees, housing and other university
charges due because a student withdraws from the university
are used to repay the financial aid sources in full prior to
refunding the student. Withdrawing students who have received
financial aid cash payments to cover non institutional,
educational costs may be required to repay financial aid
sources.
Refunds for students who receive Title IV
financial aid are allocated to the financial aid source in the
following order:
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to outstanding balances on Federal Direct
Loans (Unsubsidized and Subsidized)
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to outstanding balances on Federal
Perkins Loans
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to outstanding balance on Federal Plus
Loans
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to Federal Pell Grant awards
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to Federal SEOG awards
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to other Title IV student assistance
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to other federal, state, private or
institutional student assistance
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to the student.
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Drop and Add Refunds
The Receivable Accounting Office will
automatically process refunds/charges as a result of a change
in class registration. Any refund due will be applied to any
outstanding university obligations before a refund check is
issued. No refunds are made for class withdrawals after the
Phase II registration period (except for some special fees)
unless the student is completely withdrawing from the
university.
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New Student
Orientation Fee Refunds
The $125.00 New Student Orientation Fee is
refundable by submitting a written request to the Admissions
Office for students who cancel their admission prior to the
established deadline dates as indicated in admission
correspondence for the specific semester or session, and who
have not attended an orientation session.
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Tuition Refunds
A percentage of the tuition listed below
plus the corresponding percentage of all fees excluding the
enrollment fee will be refunded to a student who withdraws
from the university.
|
Percentage of Tuition and Fee Refund for
Fall/Spring |
| Length of Session |
Calendar Days Beginning with First Day of Class |
| 5 WK |
Days |
1-3 |
4-6 |
7-13 |
| |
Refund |
100% |
50% |
25% |
| 8 WK |
Days |
1-4 |
5-10 |
11-20 |
| |
Refund |
100% |
50% |
25% |
| 10 WK |
Days |
1-5 |
6-13 |
14-25 |
| |
Refund |
100% |
50% |
25% |
| 16 WK |
Days |
1-8 |
9-20 |
21-40 |
| |
Refund |
100% |
50% |
25% |
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CMU Off-Campus
Programs Refunds
Application fees, on-campus enrollment
fees, Prior Learning Assessment credit fees, and Graduation
fees are not refundable.
Tuition refunds requested prior to the
beginning of the course shall be made in full. Tuition refunds
requested after the beginning of the first class session and
before the midpoint of the course shall be refunded in
proportion to the calendar time remaining in the course, less
a $25 drop course fee. Courses dropped after the midpoint of
the course shall be assessed a $25 drop course fee and not
tuition refund.
Refunds requested after the midpoint of the
course shall not be made except as follows: Full refunds shall
be made when requested any time prior to the last class
session, if the reason for withdrawal is that the student is
being sent out of the area by his or her employer and if a
copy of TDY (Temporary Duty) orders or a letter from the
employer confirming the assignment accompanies the request. In
unusual circumstances, such as illness or death in the family,
full refunds may also be made at the discretion of the
administrator in the student’s regional office. A major
consideration in such cases will be the timeliness of the
request.
Students withdrawing from a distance
learning course will be expected to submit a request for
withdrawal in writing.
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Cancellation of
Housing Agreement
The residence hall agreement is for the
entire academic year, or remainder of the year, provided the
student is enrolled at the university. The residency and
financial conditions of the agreement shall not be terminated
to move to a private home, fraternity or sorority house, or
other housing or to commute during the period covered by the
agreement. Students who break the residence hall agreement
without approval from Residence Life officials will owe full
room and board charges for the entire academic year.
Students who are approved for release from
the residence hall agreement for any reason are subject to the
following schedule of cancellation charges:
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Cancellation of the agreement after May
20 but prior to the first day halls open in the fall must be
in writing and will result in a $300 charge (For spring
semester, cancellation of the agreement after Nov. 20 but
prior to the first day halls open in the spring must be in
writing and will result in a $300 charge.) New Applicants
only.
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Returning student only have seven (7)
days to cancel their housing agreement without penalty,
prior to the first day of classes.
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Cancellation of this agreement from the
first day halls open in the fall but prior to Nov. 1 shall
result in a $900 charge.
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Cancellation of this agreement after Nov.
1 but prior to the end of the fall semester shall result in
a $600 charge.
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Cancellation of this agreement from the
end of the fall semester but before April 1 shall result in
a $300 charge.
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Cancellation of this agreement after
April 1 shall result in a $100 charge.
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Other charges and damages may apply under
the provisions of the agreement such as damage to room.
If a student is not approved for release
from his/her residence hall agreement and chooses to move
anyway, he/she is still financially responsible for the entire
contract.
Apartments. Residents are charged for
actual days up to the termination of their Housing Agreement.
Family housing residents may terminate by giving the
University Apartments Office 45 days written advance notice.
Single student resident contracts are for the entire academic
year.
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Vehicle Registration
Refunds
Students not returning for the Spring Semester will be
entitled to a fifty percent motor vehicle registration refund.
Applications must be made prior to the end of the first week
of classes of the second semester. Students withdrawing within
two weeks of the first day of classes are entitled to a full
refund of the motor vehicle registration fee for that
semester. Applications for refunds should be made to the
University Police and accompanied by identifiable portions of
the parking decals.
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