Withdrawal Policy
- To submit your request for course withdrawal, complete the Course Withdrawal Form on the Registrar's website.
- Failure to properly withdraw will result in the student receiving the grade they earn and being responsible for full payment.
- If a student withdraws prior to the start of the semester, all fees will be refunded, except the registration fee. Once a semester begins, there are no refunds of fees, this includes registration fees and all course-related fees (i.e. lab fees).
- Withdrawing from courses or failing to attend courses will impact your financial aid eligibility. For details, visit SHU’s Financial Assistance Withdrawal policy.
- Adjustments to tuition are based on the schedule below and are determined by the last date of attendance.
- Adjustments to meal plans and housing charges follow the same schedule noted below, in accordance with proper notification of move-out of your residence hall to Residential Life
- Students are required to request release of any credit balance. Visit Withdrawal and Refund Policy, to submit your request.
Tuition Insurance
As a supplement to this policy, Sacred Heart University is pleased to offer a Tuition Insurance program through Grad Guard.
The insurance plan supplements our institutional refund policy, and provides up to 100% coverage throughout the entire term. If a student withdraws from classes due to illness, injury, mental health issues, unforeseen loss of life or any other eligible reason, the plan will ensure 100% reimbursement for insured tuition, room and board (on & off campus), mandatory fees and up to $1,000 toward additional school-related expenses (i.e. books, computers, commuter student expenses, etc).
Deadline to enroll is the day before classes begin each semester, enroll by clicking here! For more details go to our website.
Withdrawal/Cost Adjustment Schedules
Tuition is reduced by the below-noted percentage value based on the last date of attendance/withdrawal date in accordance with the length of the semester/term from which the student withdraws.
Flat-rate programs require withdrawal from all courses for tuition reduction. Per credit program tuition is adjusted based on the specific course withdrawal.
Fall & Spring Semesters (On Ground/Hybrid 9 to 16-week semesters)
- 100% Before start of 1st week through the Add/Drop deadline of the semester
- 80% Before start of 3rd week
- 60% Before start of 4th week
- 40% Before start of 5th week
- 20% Before start of 6th week
- 0% After start of 6th week
Online Only/Modular Programs (8 week terms)
- 100% Before start of first week
- 80% During the 1st week of Classes
- 0% After the 1st week of Classes
Intensive Terms (terms less than 8 weeks)
- 100% Before start of 1st week
- 0% Once class begins
Additional Withdrawal/Cost Adjustment Policy Information
Sacred Heart University reserves the right to withhold a student’s transcript and/or diploma, as well as prevent registration in future courses, until all student financial obligations are satisfied.
Sacred Heart University reserves the right to request all delinquent payments be made in the form of a bank check, certified check or money order. The University also reserves the right to require payment in advance to authorize new registration.
Refund Allocation Policy for Federal Financial Aid Funds
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Official Withdrawal— Withdrawing from all courses is considered withdrawing from the University. If a student withdraws before 60% of the semester is completed (approximately 8–9 weeks into the semester), the financial aid award will be recalculated, according to the percentage of the semester that has been completed. The formula for calculating this percentage is:
| (Days enrolled) – (Official breaks of five days or longer) |
| Total number of class days in the semester. |
Unofficial Withdrawal— If a student stops attending classes without notifying the University, we will be required to recalculate your federal financial aid (Title IV), state and/or institutional using the last date of an academically related activity in which the student participated as documented by the student’s instructor(s). If the Office of Student Financial Assistance is unable to obtain the last date of an academically related activity, we will be required to recalculate your federal (Title IV), state and/or institutional, using the midpoint of the semester. If our office is notified that a student is a "No Show" for the semester, then the student has earned 0% of their federal, state and institutional financial aid. If the University is required to send back money to the federal loan programs, the student may incur institutional charges for the term. Refunds can take four to six weeks to process. After withdrawing, students must contact Student Accounts at 203-371-7925 to receive a refund. Refunds are only given to students who have no outstanding balances.
Withdrawing from courses affects a student’s Military Tuition Assistance (TA). Sacred Heart University will return Tuition Assistance (TA) funds on a proportional basis based on the time in which a student stops attending courses during an enrollment period. This proration occurs up to the 60% portion of the student’s period of enrollment. The university returns these funds to the appropriate military service branch. In the instance in which a student stops attending due to military service obligations, the university will work with the student to prevent a student debt for the returned portion. Tuition Assistance (TA) will be returned based on the schedules below: