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Withdrawal from the University

ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Policy 12.050

Withdrawal from the University is defined as dropping all classes on or after the earliest start date of any of your classes taken during the session/semester. This means all regular ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ classes for which you are registered, whether on one campus or multiple campuses. You must go to the student services office in your college or regional campus student services office to initiate the withdrawal process.

Deadlines to add, drop and withdraw are published in the Academic Calendar. To find specific deadline dates, such as last day to drop or last day to withdraw, click on the calendar icon in your weekly schedule in MyOHIO Student Center. Please note: these dates can vary on a class-by-class basis depending on the class start date and end date.

If you are receiving financial aid, a change in your enrollment status or your withdrawal from the university may result in your having to repay programs from which you received financial assistance. In addition, you may owe fees to the university after funds are returned to the financial aid programs.

A student is not eligible for a refund until all Federal Title IV programs and other grants and scholarships are reimbursed as required and all outstanding balances with the university have been cleared.

Reduction of Registration Fees

Official cancellation from the University, dropping all classes before the first day of classes, entitles the student to a 100 percent reduction of tuition and fees. Official withdrawal between the first day of the semester and the Friday of the second week of the semester entitles the student to an 80 percent reduction of tuition and fees. There is no reduction of tuition and fees for withdrawals after the Friday of the second week of the semester. Deadlines to add, drop and withdraw are published in the Academic Calendar.

Reduction of Registration Fees - Flexibly Scheduled Classes (Classes offered in Modules)

Flexibly scheduled classes are classes that do not meet for the full session/semester. Therefore, the last day to add, drop, or withdraw from classes might be different from the dates listed in the Academic Calendar. Deadlines to add, drop, and withdraw can be viewed on or by clicking the calendar icon in your weekly schedule in MyOHIO Student Center.

Unofficial Withdrawals

If you stop attending the University and do not officially withdrawal, it is considered to be an unofficial withdrawal. The date of withdrawal will be the last date of academic participation. If the last date of attendance is not known, the midpoint of the semester will be used as the withdrawal date.  There will be no fee reduction.

Resources

• Withdrawal from the University / Cancellation of Registration
• Withdraw Contact List
• ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Catalogs Academic Policies and Procedures
• Tuition and Fees
• Housing and Residence Life Withdraw Information

Unofficial Withdrawals

If you stop attending the University and do not officially withdrawal, it is considered to be an unofficial withdrawal and will be subject to the above withdrawal policies and policies for financial aid eligibility. The date of withdrawal will be last date of academic participation. If the last date of attendance is not known, the midpoint of the semester will be used as the withdrawal date.  There is no adjustment for tuition.

Federal Aid (Title IV) - Return of Title IV Funds (R2T4)

Federal law specifies how schools must determine the amount of Title IV program assistance that you earn if you withdraw from school. The Title IV programs that are covered by this law are: Federal Pell Grants, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants, TEACH Grants, Federal Direct Loans, Federal Direct PLUS Loans, and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOGs).

You are considered to have withdrawn for Return of Title IV purposes if you do not complete all the days in the payment period (semester) that you were scheduled to complete with the following exceptions:

1. A student who completes all the requirements for graduation from his or her program before completing the days or hours in the period that he or she was scheduled to complete is not considered to have withdrawn.
2. In a program offered in modules, a student is not considered to have withdrawn if the student successfully completes (grade of A, B, C, or D) –
   1. One module that includes 49 percent or more of the number of days in the payment period, excluding scheduled breaks of five or more consecutive days and all days between modules;
   2. A combination of modules that when combined contain 49 percent or more of the number of days in the payment period, excluding scheduled breaks of five or more consecutive days and all days between modules; or
   3. Coursework equal to or greater than the coursework of a half-time student (undergraduate-6 credit hours, graduate-5 credit hours) for the payment period;
3. For a payment period or period of enrollment in which courses in the program are offered in modules –
   1. A student is not considered to have withdrawn if the institution obtains written confirmation from the student at the time that would have been a withdrawal of the date that he or she will attend a module that begins later in the same payment period or period of enrollment; and
   2. That module begins no later than 45 calendar days after the end of the module the student ceased attending.
   3. Students will receive an email request to confirm enrollment in future modules in the same semester.

Percentage of Title IV Aid Earned

Though your aid is posted to your account at the start of each period, you earn the funds as you complete the period. If you withdraw during your payment period, the amount of Title IV program assistance that you have earned up to that point is determined by a specific formula. If you received (or your school or parent received on your behalf) less assistance