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Refund PoliciesRefund PoliciesStudents who officially withdraw from a creditcourse or from the college may be eligible for a refundof tuition in accordance with the following schedule:FULL SEMESTER CREDIT CLASSES:Prior to the start date of the semester: . . . . . . .100%During the first week: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75%During the second week: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50%During the third week: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25%After the third week: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0%HALF SEMESTER CLASSES(Eight week term or less):Prior to the start date of the semester: . . . . . . .100%During the first week: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25%During the second week: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0%The first day that classes are offered as scheduled bythe College shall be considered the first day of thesemester, and the first week of classes for purposes ofthis section, shall be deemed to have ended whenseven calendar days, including the first day of classes,have elapsed.NON-CREDIT CLASSES:The following refund policy will apply to all noncreditclasses:Prior to the first day of class: . . . . . . . . .100% refundof tuition and feesOn the day class begins and thereafter. .....no refundNote:1. Full-time students are eligible for tuition refundsonly when their semester course load dropsbelow 12 credits. The refund will be calculated bydetermining the difference between the previousfull-time enrollment threshold of 12 credits andthe new part-time enrollment and then applyingthe appropriate refund percentage to thedifference in dropped credits.2. Part-time students, who drop classes during therefund period, will be charged tuition and feesfor the credits enrolled and a tuition liability andfees on classes dropped. The only exception willbe if the courses dropped and added are theexact same course (Ex: ENG101 B dropped andENG101 F added).3. Refund payments are not immediate. Allowapproximately six weeks for processing andmailing during fall/spring semesters and fourweeks during summer/winter sessions.4. Courses eight weeks or less in length are subject toa refund schedule appropriate to the length of thecourse. See applicable publication at the timecourses are publicized.5. A course cancelled by the College will berefunded all tuition and fees relative to thecancelled course.6. Inquiries regarding refund policy exceptionsshould be directed in writing to the Office of theVice President for Student Services, TuitionCredit Review Board. Tuition Credit requestforms are available at the Bursar Office.Title IV Federal Refund PolicyTitle IV Federal Financial Aid students whowithdraw or stop attending the college during the first60% of the semester will have their financial aidrecalculated according to the Higher EducationAmendments of 1998, 34 CFR part 668.22. Somegrant recipients may owe repayment to both theinstitution and the Federal government as the resultof this recalculation.Red Flag PolicyIdentity Theft Prevention ProgramOrange County Community College is committedto preventing fraud associated with the misuse ofidentifying information (identity theft) of students,staff, faculty or others who have relationships with theCollege to obtain educational or financial services. Incompliance with the Federal Trade Commission RedFlags Rule (16 CFR 681.2) under the Fair andAccurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003, the Collegewill employ its Red Flag Identity Theft PreventionProgram to identify accounts susceptible to fraud,recognize possible indications of identity theftassociated with those accounts, devise methods todetect such activity and respond appropriately whensuch activity is detected.In compliance with the Federal Trade Commission’sRed Flags Rule (16 CFR 681.2), the College willrequire all individuals requesting services to provide aSUNY Orange Identification Card, a driver’s licenseor other government issued identification (withphoto).18 www.sunyorange.edu Spring 2011