Withdrawal and Refund Policy

Withdrawing from All Credit Courses in a Traditional Semester

Students must follow college withdrawal procedures to receive a refund. See the Withdrawal Policy. Tuition refunds for all credit courses are as follows: If a student officially withdraws from the College prior to the beginning of classes or during the first two weeks of classes, the student will receive a 100 percent refund less the nonrefundable student support fee. If a student officially withdraws from the College during the third week of classes, the student will receive a 50 percent refund less the nonrefundable student support fee. If a student officially withdraws after the third week of classes, there will be no tuition or College fee refunds.

An equivalent of one week will be used for determining the refund for nontraditional semester courses, such as Wintersession. 

Not Completely Withdrawing from All Credit Courses in a Traditional Semester

If a student officially withdraws from a course(s) prior to the beginning of classes or during the first two weeks of classes, the student will receive a 100 percent refund for the credits from which s/he withdraws. If a student officially withdraws from a course(s) during the third week of classes, the student will receive a 50 percent refund for the credits from which s/ he withdraws. If the student officially withdraws from a course(s) after the first three weeks of classes, there will be no refund.

An equivalent of one week will be used for determining the refund for nontraditional semester courses, such as Wintersession. 

It takes four to six weeks for the refund to process.

Refund Processing

Refunds are processed directly to the student with an exception of a third-party company payment or private scholarship payment.

How to Drop and Withdraw from Courses

For information related to dropping and withdrawing from courses please check the Add/Drop Schedules on Bristol's Registrar & Records page, and the How to Withdraw from Classes page.