Bethel Seminary

Bethel Seminary Refund Policy

When students withdraw from classes or drop out of school in the middle of a term, they may be eligible for a refund. There are two types of refunds: refunds of institutional charges (tuition, room, meal plan, etc.) and refunds of financial aid. A refund of institutional charges credits money to the student's account (decreasing what he or she owes). A refund of financial aid reduces the amount of financial aid available to pay the institutional charges (increasing what he or she owes).

Tuition Refunds

St. Paul

Traditional Program

Students who find it necessary to drop courses or discontinue school after registration and who complete the necessary forms for that purpose will be granted refunds according to the following scale:

Before the first day of the quarter	100%
Through the end of the second week of the term	90%
Through the end of the third week of the term	70%
Through the end of the fourth week of the term	50%
Through the end of the fifth week of the term	30%
After the fifth week of the term	No refund

Students who register for courses, do not attend, and do not fill out the appropriate withdrawal paperwork in the registrar's office will be charged 25 percent of the course tuition.

SemPM Program

Check the registrar's office for specific refund schedules.

InMinistry Program

Check the registrar's office for specific refund schedules.

Doctor of Ministry Program

Check the registrar's office for specific refund schedules.

Supervised Ministry

Check the registrar's office for specific refund schedules.

San Diego

In accordance with California law, application, registration, and tuition fees are fully refundable up to three full days following the date of payment of those fees, provided that the student has not attended classes, participated in educational activities, or utilized any educational materials or services of the seminary, and provided that the student files a written cancellation form with the associate registrar.

If a student begins classes and then withdraws, and does not cancel enrollment within three days following the payment of fees, monies will be refunded according to the following schedule:

Before the start of the term	100%
Through the end of the second week of the term	90%
Throiugh the end of the third week of the term	70%
Through the end of the fourth week of the term	50%
Through the end of the fifth week of the term	30%
After the fifth week of the term	No refund

Seminary of the East

Before the first class meeting	100%
Before the second class meeting	90%
Before the third class meeting	70%
Before the fourth class meeting	50%
Before the fifth class meeting	30%
After the fifth class meeting	No refund

Students dropping a course that meets on a block schedule will be granted refunds on a prorated basis with two weeks equal to one meeting on the standard refund policy.

Students dropping a course that meets through the entire academic year will be granted refunds on a prorated basis with three weeks equal to one meeting on the standard refund policy.

Financial Aid Refunds

Students who withdraw from all classes during the 100% tuition refund period will receive a full refund of all their financial aid. Upon withdrawal, the federal financial aid refund policy will be calculated. If students receive a full (100%) refund of tuition, they are ineligible for any federal, institutional, or private sources of financial aid.

Federal (Return of Title IV Funds) Refund Policy.
Students with federal aid who withdraw (or are expelled) after a term starts, but before completing 60% of the term, may need to return a portion of their federal (Title IV) aid. The percentage of Title IV aid to be returned is equal to the number of days remaining in the term divided by the number of calendar days in the term. Scheduled breaks of more than four consecutive days are excluded.
Financial Aid Refunds for Institutional and Private Funds.
After calculating the federal financial aid refund policy, institutional and private gift aid is reduced by the same percent as the student's tuition was reduced.

This a summary of the Seminary Refund Policy. The complete policy is located in the Bethel Seminary catalog.