Withdrawal Procedure

A student who has started attending classes, and who finds it necessary to withdraw completely from school, initiates the withdrawal through the Office of the Registrar. Those students who live in residence halls must also cancel the housing contract through the hall coordinator of the residence hall in which they live. Students who wish to drop one or more courses and yet remain enrolled should consult the section, "Change of Registration."

A student who has registered but decides not to come to the University of Northern Iowa should advise at as early a date as possible the Office of the Registrar in writing of the need to cancel the registration, listing the reason(s) for withdrawing from the University. Withdrawal after classes begin will result in a tuition charge.

Withdrawal Refunds or Fee Reduction

The information below applies to students who withdraw completely from school during a semester or summer session. Dropping one or more classes does not constitute a withdrawal unless the student drops all classes for which s(he) is registered.

If credit is earned during the period of enrollment, there is no refund or reduction of academic fees. For any two- or three-week session, there is no refund or reduction of academic fees. Room and board refunds are made according to agreement set out in the "Contract for Room and Board."

Academic fees for a student enrolled for a regular semester or summer session who withdraws from the University will be reduced by the percentage indicated in the table below, beginning with the date of formal withdrawal with the Registrar. The amount of reduction will vary from 90 to 25 percent. For summer sessions, reduction percentages are on a day-count basis. (Please see the Schedule of Classes for information pertaining to a particular semester or summer session.)