Fees are not refundable.
Tuition is cancelled subject to the following conditions:
- Notice of withdrawal must be made in writing to the dean of the student's school.
- The date of receipt of written notice of withdrawal by the Dean's Office determines the amount of tuition cancelled.
The cancellation schedule that follows will apply to students withdrawing voluntarily, as well as to students who are dismissed from the University for academic or disciplinary reasons.
Undergraduate Refund Schedule
Undergraduate students withdrawing by the following dates will receive the tuition refund indicated below.
First Semester
- by Sept. 4, 2009: 100% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Sept. 18, 2009: 80% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Sept. 25, 2009: 60% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Oct. 2, 2009: 40% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Oct. 9, 2009: 20% of tuition charged is cancelled
Second Semester
- by Jan. 15, 2010: 100% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Jan. 29, 2010: 80% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Feb. 5, 2010: 60% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Feb. 12, 2010: 40% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Feb. 19, 2010: 20% of tuition charged is cancelled
No cancellations are made after the 5th week of classes.
Graduate Refund Schedule (Excluding Law)
Graduate students (except Law students) withdrawing by the following dates will receive the tuition refund indicated below.
First Semester
- by Sept. 16, 2009: 100% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Sept. 18, 2009: 80% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Sept. 25, 2009: 60% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Oct. 2, 2009: 40% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Oct. 9, 2009: 20% of tuition charged is cancelled
Second Semester
- by Jan. 27, 2010: 100% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Jan. 29, 2010: 80% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Feb. 5, 2010: 60% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Feb. 12, 2010: 40% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Feb. 19, 2010: 20% of tuition charged is cancelled
No cancellations are made after the 5th week of classes
Law Refund Schedule
Law students are subject to the refund schedule outlined below.
First Semester
- by Aug. 28, 2009: 100% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Sept. 9, 2009: 80% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Sept. 18, 2009: 60% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Sept. 25, 2009: 40% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Oct. 2, 2009: 20% of tuition charged is cancelled
Second Semester
- by Jan. 8, 2010: 100% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Jan. 22, 2010: 80% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Jan. 29, 2010: 60% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Feb. 5, 2010: 40% of tuition charged is cancelled
- by Feb. 12, 2010: 20% of tuition charged is cancelled
If a student does not wish to leave any resulting credit balance on his or her account for subsequent use, he or she should request, in writing or in person, that the Office of Student Services issue a refund. If a student has a credit balance as a result of Federal Aid and he or she does not request a refund, the University will, within two weeks, send the credit balance to his/her local address.
Federal regulations establish procedural guidelines applicable to the treatment of refunds whenever the student has been the recipient of financial assistance through any program authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. These guidelines pertain to the Federal Perkins Loan, the Federal Pell Grant, the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, the Federal College Work-Study, and the Federal Stafford and Plus-Loan. In such cases, the regulations require that a portion of any refund be returned according to federal guidelines. Further, if a student withdraws, the institution must determine if any cash disbursement of Title IV funds, made directly to the student by the institution for non-instructional purposes, is an overpayment that must be repaid to the Title IV program. University policy developed to comply with the regulations at Boston College will be available upon request from the Office of Student Services.