The College will utilize a five-step process to determine the issuance of refunds or credits to students as a result of the changes made to the Spring 2020 Semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The steps are as follows:
- We will calculate a pro-rated amount of unused meal plan charges per student. The pro-rated amount will extend from the date the College closed the residence halls through the last day of classes in the academic year.
- We will calculate a pro-rated amount of housing charges based on the date the College closed the residence halls or the date the student moved/checked out of the residence halls as documented by Residential Life if an extension was granted.
- If a student currently owes the College funds (balance due on their account), we will apply the pro-rated room and board credit to the student account against the outstanding balance. There is a possibility that the credit applied to the account will not generate a refund based on the student’s current outstanding balance.
- We will enforce our institutional aid policy. Institutional aid received from the College in order to cover the direct cost of attending the College cannot be refunded. We will offset the pro-rated room and board credit adjustment against the institutional aid and the institutional aid amount awarded to the student for attending the Spring Semester of 2020 will be adjusted accordingly.
- Returning students who do not have a balance due to the College and did not receive institutional aid to cover the direct costs of attendance will have the following options regarding their credit balance:
- refunded to the student or the parent (if the parent has a PLUS Loan)
- refunded to the student and then applied towards summer school tuition (if they are planning to attend)
- refunded to the student and then applied towards the next academic semester balance.
If the student is a graduating senior, the credit amount on his/her account will be remitted via check after Steps 1-4 noted above and provided the student has returned his/her textbooks.