Students’ Right to Cancel

Students have the right to cancel their Enrollment Agreement and obtain a refund of charges paid through attendance at the first class session or the seventh day after enrollment, whichever is later. Westcliff University shall refund 100 percent of the amount paid for institutional charges, less a reasonable deposit or application fee not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250) if notice of cancellation is made through attendance at the first class session, or the seventh (7) day after enrollment, whichever is later.

Adding and Dropping Courses

The deadline for a student to adjust their schedule by adding or dropping a course is 5:00pm PST/PDT on Monday of the second week of instruction (or Tuesday if Monday is a holiday). To add or drop a course, the student must submit the Change in Schedule Request form prior to the add/drop deadline. Courses dropped by this deadline do not appear on a student’s transcript or registration and are not considered an attempted course.

Courses dropped after this deadline are considered a Course Withdrawal. If a student misses a class due to a schedule adjustment, this constitutes an absence.

For new students admitted after the first class meeting(s), the absence(s) in the first week do/does not count against total absences per the Attendance Policy.

Please see the Refund Policy regarding refunds for dropped courses.

Withdrawing

A student may Withdraw from the academic program in which they are enrolled, and obtain a refund of fees paid through attendance to the first class session or the seventh day after enrollment — whichever is later — without penalty or obligation.

The student may also receive a refund for all or part of the courses not taken, according to the refund schedule.

Students initiate the withdrawal process by completing the Course Withdrawal form and submitting it to the Registrar Department.

Withdrawal from a course is not complete until cleared by the Office of the Registrar. Absence from class does not qualify as an official withdrawal.

Students on Federal Financial Aid should check with the Financial Aid Office concerning withdrawals and any impact they have on financial aid status and benefits.

Students should meet with their Student Services Advisor (SSA) prior to withdrawing.