Refund Policy
To be eligible for a refund, you must submit a written request to the Admissions and Records Office to withdraw from class(es) within the refund period. No withdrawals will be accepted over the telephone. For withdrawal procedures, refer to "Dropping Courses."
To Receive a 100 Percent Refund of Your Tuition and Fees
You must submit a written request to the Admissions and Records Office (if you mail your written notice, it must be postmarked ten (10) or more calendar days prior to the official start date of the class.)
Official dates will be published in each semester's "Schedule of Classes" booklet under "100% Deadline" in the "Course Listings."
To view your account activity for specific semester charges and credits, log into your Student Center in eSTORM.
To Receive a 90 Percent Refund of Your Tuition and 100 Percent of Your Fees
For classes three weeks or more in length
- You must submit a written request to the Admissions and Records Office (if you mail your written notice, it must be postmarked within nine (9) calendar days prior to and eight (8) calendar days after the official start date for each class.)
For classes between one and two weeks in length
- You must submit a written request to the Admissions and Records Office (or, if you mail your written notice, it must be postmarked within nine (9) calendar days prior to and one (1) calendar day after the official start date for each class.)
For classes less than seven calendar days in length
- You must submit a written request to the Admissions and Records Office (if you mail your written notice, it must be postmarked within nine (9) calendar days prior to the start date of each class.)
Official dates are published in each semester's "Schedule of Classes" booklet under "90% Deadline" in the "Course Listings."
No Refund of Tuition and/or Fees for a course will be issued after the 90 percent date. Refunds for classes dropped within the refund period that were paid by cash, check or money order will be mailed to the student. Refunds for MasterCard, VISA, or Discover payments will be issued to the appropriate credit card. The refund policy is subject to change without notice.
Financial Aid Refund Policy
The Return of Funds policy for financial aid recipients differs from Southwestern's standard refund policy and may be found in the Financial Aid Handbook.
Students at Southwestern Illinois College who are receiving Title IV financial aid (Federal Pell Grant, FSEOG, FFELP), and who withdraw completely on or before the 60 percent point in time of the enrollment period for which they were charged, will be subject to the Return of Funds policy. For further information, specifics regarding the Return of Funds policy and/or examples, contact the Director of Financial Aid and Student Employment.