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Refunds

Beginning the week after official day of record (February 8th) through the end of the term, current term financial aid refund checks are processed weekly and mailed out no later than each Friday afternoon.  For specific questions about your financial aid eligibility or disbursements please contact your campus financial aid office. LSC-CyFair                          281-290-3200     Refunds for:    Withdrawal   Financial Aid   Flex/Non-traditional LSC-Kingwood                   281-312-1606 LSC- Montgomery              936-273-7227 LSC-North Harris               281-618-5464 LSC-Tomball                      281-357-3717 Refunds for 16-week traditional and non-traditional credit enrollments are processed from the Lone Star College System (LSCS) four to six weeks after the Official Day of Record (ODR) and continues weekly thereafter to the end of the current term.  The fall and spring ODR dates are published on both the Academic Calendar page and on the Refund Information page in the credit schedule books. The Drops and Withdrawals* refund schedules are published in the credit schedule books on the Refund Information page and in the LSCS current catalog under the Financial Information and Assistance page.    *Refer to class schedule for exact dates.

Continuing education refunds are not provided after the class begins.  A full refund is provided if a "drop/add" form is completed and submitted to the continuing education registration office before the class begins.  Please see CE Advising for more information on refunds and other questions.

Credit students who drop a course or who totally withdraw will have their tuition and standard semester-length fees (except registration fee and payment plan fee) refunded according to the Refund Schedule.

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For Course Withdrawals, this is the refund schedule:

Prior to Tues., Jan. 19	100%
Tues., Jan. 19 through Tues., Feb. 2	70%
Wed., Feb. 3 through Sun., Feb. 7	25%
After Sun., Feb. 7	None

December 3-week Mini-Mester Refund Dates (Courses starting Dec. 14; ending Dec. 31.)

Prior to Mon., Dec. 14	100%
Mon., Dec. 14 through Wed., Dec. 16	70%
Thurs., Dec. 17	25%
After Thurs., Dec. 17	None

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Refunds Involving Financial Aid
It is important that you consider very carefully the consequences of withdrawing from all of your classes.

If this is not your first enrollment period at Lone Star College System and you received Title IV financial aid, your refunds for course withdrawals are calculated according to the following procedures. (These procedures apply only to Title IV students who totally withdraw prior to the 60 percent refund date in the enrollment term.)

1. The percent of the term that you complete will be the percent of the amount of Title IV assistance that you will be permitted to keep.
2. The percent will be calculated and the remaining amount that you received must be returned to the Title IV funds as prescribed by law.
3. You will be notified by the financial aid office of the amount you owe to the Department of Education (ED). You will be allowed 45 days to pay in full to Lone Star College System the debt owed to ED. After the 45 day period, the debt will be referred to the Department of Education for collection.
4. You must either pay the debt in full to Lone Star College System or make payment arrangements with ED in order to maintain eligibility for Title IV funds.
5. If you receive Title IV assistance, you will need to carefully consider the ramifications of completely withdrawing from your classes. Examples and information are available in the financial aid offices.
6. Once your Title IV refund amounts are determined, they will be refunded to the Title IV programs in the following order:

Unsubsidized Stafford student loans

Subsidized Stafford student loans

Plus Loan program

Pell Grant program

Federal SEOG grant program

Federal SSIG/LEAP grant program

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Refund Schedule for Flexible & Non-semester Length Classes
If you drop a class prior to the first scheduled session you will receive a 100 percent refund. After classes start, the following refund table applies: