Spring 2009 Class Schedule

All refund checks will be mailed to the address on file with the Office of the Registrar. Make sure that your address is updated at the SDSU WebPortal to ensure timely delivery of your refund.

If you paid your registration or tuition fees online using our electronic check (ACH) process, please be aware that if you are due a refund for either withdrawing from the university or dropping units by the schedule adjustment deadline that you will receive your refund in the form of an SDSU refund check.

Please Note: If you used CashNet™ SmartPay to pay your spring fees, a credit will be processed to your credit card.

Regulations governing the refund of mandatory fees, including nonresident tuition, are included in Section 41802 of Title 5, California Code of Regulations. For purposes of the refund policy, mandatory fees are defined as those system-wide fees and campus fees that are required to be paid in order to enroll in state-supported academic programs at the California State University.

When a student who has received Title IV financial aid withdraws, or otherwise fails to complete a period of enrollment for which he or she was charged, the institution is required to determine if a refund must be made to the student or if unearned aid must be returned to the federal accounts. Calculations will be based on the withdrawal date and the percentage of the period of enrollment completed. If Title IV funds have been disbursed during the enrollment period, aid will first be returned by the institution to the programs in the order listed below as required by law and determined by the university. If funds have been disbursed directly to the student, he or she may be required to repay any unearned aid. In some cases where eligibility for aid exceeds the amount disbursed, the regulations allow for a post-withdrawal disbursement; the university will notify you of the process required to receive the funds.

Title IV Financial Aid consists of the following programs:

• Unsubsidized Federal Direct Loan
• Subsidized Federal Direct Loan
• Federal Perkins Loan
• Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan
• Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan
• Federal Pell Grant
• Academic Competitiveness Grant
• National SMART Grant
• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)

Examples of refund calculations are available upon request at the University Cashiers Office. Information concerning any aspect of the refund of fees may be obtained from the University Cashiers Office. Refunds may be applied against other amounts due to the university.

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Full Refund

To receive a full refund of mandatory fees, including nonresident tuition:

• You must officially withdraw, or otherwise cancel your registration, prior to the first day of instruction for the term.
• The refund is automatic — you are not required to file a refund application. The refund will be processed after the University Cashiers Office has received notification of your withdrawal.
• A refund administrative fee of $21.00 will be withheld.
• If you do not complete the official withdrawal process, and only drop your classes online, your refund will not be processed until after the census date.

Students will also receive a full refund of mandatory fees, including nonresident tuition (no refund administrative fee withheld) under the following circumstances:

• The tuition and mandatory fees were assessed or collected in error
• The course for which the tuition and mandatory fees were assessed or collected was cancelled by the university
• The university makes a delayed decision that the student was not eligible to enroll in the term for which the mandatory fees were assessed and collected and the delayed decision was not due to incomplete or inaccurate information provided by the student
• The student was activated for compulsory military service

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Prorated Refund

Starting with the first day of instruction, refunds for complete withdrawal or cancellation of registration will be prorated:

• The amount of refund is based on the date of withdrawal and the percentage of the period of enrollment completed.
• The refund is automatic — you are not required to file an application for refund.
• A refund administrative fee of $21.00 will be withheld.
• Prorated refunds will be processed for a student's complete withdrawal up to the 60 percent point of the term. A student who withdraws from the university after the 60 percent point in the academic period, or fails to officially withdraw from the campus, shall not be entitled to any refund of tuition or mandatory fees. After the fifteenth class day of the semester, schedule adjustments are only permitted for extremely serious, documented cases involving health or accident.

Spring 2009 Prorated Refund Schedule

* No refund after this date

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Fee Refunds Based On Unit Load

Full-time to part-time refunds are granted to students who, within the schedule adjustment period and in accordance with campus procedures, drop from 6.1 units or more to 6.0 units or less, or a student who paid maximum fees, but never obtained over 6.0 units.

• The refund will consist of applicable tuition and mandatory fees.
• The refund is automatic — you are not required to file an application for refund.
• Refunds of this type will not be processed until after the census date.
• A refund administrative fee of $21.00 will be withheld.

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Parking Fee Refunds

• Refund applications are available at the University Cashiers Office.
• Your parking permit must be turned in to the University Cashiers Office at the time you file your refund application. Students withdrawing from the university may also return a permit to the Office of the Registrar.
• The amount of refund is rounded down to the nearest dollar.
• No refund is made for amounts of less than $5.
• Refunds may be applied against other amounts due the university.

Spring 2009 Student Parking Refund Schedule

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Appeals Process - University Cashiers Office

An appeals process exists for students who feel that individual circumstances warrant exceptions from published policy. Students should file a "Petition for Special Consideration" obtainable at the University Cashiers Office. Petitions must be filed with the University Cashiers Office prior to the end of the twelfth week of classes.

Petitions for refunds outside the scope of published policy are approved only when applicants can demonstrate exceptional circumstances, and the chief financial officer or designee determines that the fees and tuition were not earned by the university.

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