Tuition Refunds

Refund Policies for On-Campus Courses

The following schedule is used to determine the portion of tuition that will be refunded depending upon the date that a student withdraws from a course or from the University. University policy does not allow retroactive withdrawals or refunds.

* Applies to courses in 14/15 week semester for fall and spring and 12/13 week semester in the summer.

For courses with six or fewer class meetings, there is a 100 percent refund if the course is dropped prior to the start of classes. Once the class has begun, there is no refund. Classes with six or fewer meetings typically include: weekend intensive classes, seminars, workshops, conferences, and most off-campus cohort courses.

• Registration fees are non-refundable.
• Course fees will not be refunded after the first class meeting.
• Residence hall residents who withdraw prior to the 7th week of classes will receive a pro-rated refund.
• Actual refund percentage depends on the official date of formal withdrawal.

Students who receive financial aid and withdraw or reduce credit load during the refund period will have an adjustment/reduction in their aid award.

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Refund Policies for Off-Campus Courses

For courses with six or fewer class meetings, there is a 100 percent refund if the course is dropped prior to the start of classes. Once the class has begun, there is no refund.

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Off-Campus cohorts in Georgia, South Carolina, Oregon, and Nevada

The following schedule is used to determine the portion of tuition that will be refunded depending upon the date and time that a student withdraws from a course or from the University. University policy does not allow retroactive withdrawals or refunds.

• Course fees will not be refunded after the first class meeting.
• Actual percentage depends on the official date and time of formal withdrawal.

Students who receive financial aid and withdraw or reduce credit load during the refund period will have an adjustment/reduction in their aid award.

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Ph.D. in Educational Studies: Educational Leadership Refund Policy

The following schedule is used to determine the portion of tuition that will be refunded depending upon the date that a student withdraws from a course or from the University. University policy does not allow retroactive withdrawals or refunds.

• Registration fees are non-refundable.
• Course fees will not be refunded after the first class meeting.
• Actual percentage depends on the official date of formal withdrawal.

Students who receive financial aid and withdraw or reduce credit load during the refund period will have an adjustment/reduction in their aid award.

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Refunds of Credit Balances

All Student Account refund checks will be mailed to your billing address.  Please plan accordingly.  If you need to update your billing address, complete the Change of Name/Address form located at www.lesley.edu/services/registrar/forms.html or call the Student Accounts Office at 617.349.8760 or 800.999.1959 extension 8760.

Overpayment, scholarship credits, or adjustments may result in a credit balance on the student account. If an account indicates a credit balance and if a student would like to receive a check for that balance, a written request should be sent to the Student Accounts Office. Refund checks are usually issued within ten to 30 days of receipt of the request. Credit balances resulting from the deposit of Stafford Loan funds will be refunded to the student.

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