Refunds

Summer Refunds

The refund period shall be 20% of the instructional period. The instructional period includes all calendar days beginning from the first day of instruction and ending on the last day of instruction.

No refunds will be made for courses where the instructional period is 10 days or less, except before the first day of instruction.

Refunds for credit courses that are not semester long shall be as follows:

100% Refund for complete withdrawal only if made before the first day of instruction.
50% Refund for complete withdrawal or change in status or tuition rate if made on or after the first day of instruction, but on or before the end of the refund period as defined above unless otherwise stipulated by Federal regulations.

A 100% refund will be granted if the College cancels a class.

Fall 2008 Refunds

Students withdrawing completely from HCC, full-time students changing to part-time status, and part-time students reducing their credit load are eligible for refunds if completed within the Drop/Withdraw
deadlines (see ACADEMIC CALENDAR for dates). Refunds of less than $1.00 will not be made.

Tuition & Special Course Fees Refunds:

Refunds for Regular Academic Semester Credit Classes: Unless otherwise stipulated by Federal regulations, the following tuition refund schedule applies to Regular Academic Semester Credit Classes which begin the week of August 25, 2008, and end during the Evaluation Period December 13-19, 2008.

100% of tuition refunded through August 29, 2008
50% of tuition refunded through September 14, 2008
No refund September 15, 2008 and thereafter

Refunds for Continuing Education, Summer Session, and other Short-Term Classes: Unless otherwise stipulated by Federal regulations, the following refund schedule applies to:

Short-term classes: Fall 2008 Academic credit classes that either do not start the week of August 25-29, 2008 and/or do not end the week of December 13-19, 2008
Continuing Education credit classes, including classes offered by the Off-Campus Education Program
Summer Session credit classes

The Refund Period shall be 20% of the instructional period. The instructional period includes all calendar days beginning from the first day of instruction and ending on the last day of instruction.

No refunds will be made for courses where the instructional period is 10 days or less, except before the first day of instruction.

Refunds for credit courses that are not semester length shall be as follows:

100% refund for complete withdrawal only if made before the first day of instruction.
50% refund for complete withdrawal or change in status or tuition rate if made on or after the first day of instruction, but on or before the end of the Refund Period as defined above unless otherwise stipulated by Federal regulations.

Activity Fee, Publication Fee & Student Life Fee Refunds

An 100% refund will be made if a complete withdrawal is done on or before the last day of Late Registration (Add Period), August 29, 2008.

Refund checks for regular academic semester classes which begin the week of August 25-29, 2008, will be processed beginning September 22, 2008.

Tuition Waivers

For students with Non-Financial Aid Tuition Waivers, the appropriate document e.g., Purchase Order; Letter of Authorization; Eligibility Forms, etc. must be presented within the payment deadline.

The Tuition Waiver program does not apply to Summer Session, Non-Credit Education courses, courses offered by the Small Business Program, Apprenticeship Programs, or other instructional programs not supported by State General Fund appropriations.

Faculty/Staff Tuition Waivers

Faculty and Staff members who wish to use their tuition exemption benefit must submit a University of Hawaii (UH) Faculty/Staff Tuition Waiver Form and a Request for Tuition Waiver Form to their Personnel Office for eligibility authorization, then to the Business Office to receive the waiver. Forms are available on the Intranet.

Registration is on a space available basis through Admissions. UH Faculty and Staff may also use their
waivers online at MyUH Portal. On the“Complete this Registration Session” page, click on the “Use Faculty/Staff Waiver” link.

Registration begins August 25, 2008. Faculty and Staff members who register before this period will be
assessed all applicable tuition and fees. No refunds will be made, nor will changes be made in tuition status after registering.