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student may receive a full or partial refund of tuition and fee
charges for online courses if he/she completes and submits the appropriate
Add/Drop or Withdrawal form to the Registrar's Office. To initiate
a drop or withdrawal of online courses, please contact your academic
advisor/counselor.
DROPPING OF ONLINE COURSES: Please refer to the following
table to determine the refund, if any, pertaining to online courses
that are dropped.
| Dropped
Online Courses |
Refund
Percentage |
| Prior
to Week 1 of online course |
100% |
| Through
Week 1, prior to Week 2 |
80% |
| Through
Week 2, prior to Week 3 |
70% |
| Week
3 and thereafter |
0% |
IMPORTANT:
The terminology (Week 1, Week 2, Week 3) used above corresponds
with Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, as defined by the online course curriculum
or syllabus. It should be noted, however, that when a student
enters, or logs into, a specific week, the student is considered
to have participated in that particular week of the online course
for purposes of computing any subsequent course refund. The date
or time a student logs into a specific week of the course, or
the duration of time actually spent on a particular week, will
have no bearing on the calculation of the online course refund.
When a student drops and adds an equal number of online courses
within the same academic term, it is considered an even exchange
and no prorated refund will be calculated. If a student drops
and adds online courses within different academic terms, a refund
for online courses dropped will be determined based on the refund
percentages listed above. Online courses added will be charged
at the full tuition rates for online courses. In either case,
the student will be subject to an add/drop fee of $25 as well
as any other applicable fees.
FULL WITHDRAWAL FROM FVC: A full withdrawal from FVC consists
of a concurrent withdrawal from all online courses, as well as any
traditional classroom courses. Please refer to the following table
to determine the refund, if any, pertaining to the student's full
withdrawal from FVC.
| Withdrawal
From All Courses |
Refund
Percentage |
| Through
Day 1 of the academic term |
100% |
| Day
2 through Day 11 of the academic term |
90% |
| Day
12 through Day 28 of the academic term |
50% |
| Day
29 through Day 31 of the academic term |
25% |
| Day
32 of the academic term and thereafter |
0%
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In the event that an online course is canceled by FVC, a refund
equal to 100% of the tuition and fee charges for the online course
will be issued. Late registration and/or non-participation in
the online course will have no bearing on refunds.
Students suspended by FVC for academic or disciplinary reasons
will not be entitled to a refund of any tuition or fees.
Cash refunds of credit balances on student accounts will require
a minimum of two weeks processing time after the student has officially
withdrawn through the Registrar's Office. However, no credit balances
resulting from financial aid transactions will be refunded until
two weeks after the add/drop period closes, as specified by FVC's
current semester "Schedule of Classes." A refund will
be issued only if the student's account balance is paid in full
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