Students enrolled in 3 week and 6 week online courses, but do not log into Brightspace during the first week of classes, can drop the course with a 100% refund. If they have logged in with the first week, refund policies follow the policy already set in place.
Tuition Refunds
Course Drop & Course Withdrawal
Course Drop: dropping a course within the add/drop period (100% refund)
Course Withdrawal: dropping a course after the add/drop period (no refund)
| Session Length |
Time Period of Session |
Course Drop or Withdrawal |
Refund Amount |
| 12 & 15 Week Sessions |
Before the end of 2nd Week (14 days) |
Course Drop |
100% |
| Start of 3rd Week (Day 15) |
Course Withdrawal |
no refund |
| 8 Week Sessions |
Before the end of 8th Day |
Course Drop |
100% |
| After 8th Day |
Course Withdrawal |
no refund |
| 6 Week Sessions |
Before the end of 6th Day |
Course Drop |
100% |
| After 6th Day |
Course Withdrawal |
no refund |
| 3 Week Sessions |
Before the end of 3rd Day |
Course Drop |
100% |
| After 3rd Day |
Course Withdrawal |
no refund |
Term Withdrawal
Term Withdrawal: dropping all courses on or after the first day of classes (matriculated students only)
| Session Length |
Time Period of Session |
Refund Amount |
| 12 & 15 Week Sessions |
Before the end of 2nd Week (14 days) |
100% |
| Weeks 3 – 4 (28 days) |
75% |
| Weeks 5 – 6 (42 days) |
50% |
| Weeks 7 – 8 (56 days) |
25% |
| Start of the 9th week (57 days and after) |
no refund |
Notes:
- This policy also applies to students who register after classes have already begun.
- Day 1 = the first day of scheduled classes
- “Days” includes Saturdays, Sundays & Holidays
Online Courses
APL: No specific policy for online courses exists at the moment
| Session Length |
UMFK Procedure |
| 15 Week course |
Follow above policy (2 weeks to get 100%) |
| 12 Week course |
Follow above policy (4 days to get 100%) |
| 6 & 3 Week course |
If student doesn’t log into Brightspace during first week, 100% refund |
| If they’ve logged in, refund follows the policies listed above |
