Bulletin 2007-2008 - Austin College

Tuition Credits: Credits for students who officially withdraw from the college for afall term or spring term are made as follows:Time PeriodAmount CreditedPrior to first day of class 100%First week of classes 80%Second week of classes 75%Third week of classes 50%Fourth week of classes 25%After fourth week of classes 0Tuition credits for students who withdraw during the summer term will be handled in asimilar manner. Each two and one-half days of classes in the seven-week summer termwill count as one week in applying the credit percentage, and each two days of classesin any four-week course will count as one week in applying the credit percentage.Residence Halls, Bryan Apartments, and Johnson ‘Roo Suites: A residence hall contractor lease is a binding agreement between the college and the student. Students whochoose to cancel their agreement prior to move in will be charged a fee of $100.If a student occupies a facility and later decides to move out during a fall or springterm, the term charge will be prorated and a fee of $300 will be added to the proratedamount. Once a facility is rented for the term, there is little possibility of renting it asecond time to fill the vacancy. The $300 penalty is intended to be an incentive forstudents not to move.Board: Credits for students on the meal plans will be calculated on a prorated basisafter deducting Hopper Dollars for the semester.Withdrawal with Intent to Return: Students who have withdrawn with intent toreturn must return or forfeit $100 of the $200 general deposit.Military Mobilization: If a student withdraws from Austin College as a result of militarymobilization for a period of 30 days or more, and does not receive academic credit,the college will grant a full tuition credit (100 percent) and where applicable, allfinancial aid will be returned to the appropriate programs (federal, state, and institutional).Room and board will be prorated for the length of residence at the school.The student will:■ Be required to show proof of military duty (copy of orders) upon withdrawal.Should student resume enrollment at Austin College; proof of discharge frommilitary service (usually DD Form 214) must be provided.■ Be responsible for prorated room and board charges. There will be no credit offees (i.e., activity fee, transcript fee, etc.).If the student is the recipient of Title IV federal aid, the Office of Financial Aid isrequired to do a Return of Title IV Funds calculation if the withdrawal occurs priorto the 60 percent point in the semester.The college will:■ As determined appropriate by the instructor, grant a student a withdrawal in allcourses by designating “withdrawn military” on the student’s transcript; orADMISSION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION| 31