All students are guaranteed that tuition at the time of registration will not increase as long as they are actively and continuously enrolled in a program. If a student cancels within 3 calendar days after midnight of the day the student signs the Enrollment Agreement (Full Refund Period), the student will receive a FULL refund with NO further obligation.

The effective date of official withdrawal from the university is the last day of recorded attendance. The student is expected to notify the registrar in writing prior to or upon the date of complete withdrawal. The University retains an established registration fee equal to 20% of the tuition but not to exceed $200 for students that cancels enrollment agreement after three (3) business days (excluding Saturday and Sunday).

The University further guarantees that students who wish to withdraw will have all money due refunded within in the parameters of the refund policy.

The refund policy is stated below:

1st week 80% Refundable Tuition
2nd week 60% Refundable Tuition
3rd week 40% Refundable Tuition
4th week 20% Refundable Tuition

GNPEC REFUND POLICY (for Georgia residents only): The Refund Policy below is for the University of Atlanta’s Georgia Residents only.

If a student cancels within 5 calendar days after midnight of the day the student signs the Enrollment Agreement (Full Refund Period), the student will receive a FULL refund with NO further obligation.

The University of Atlanta uses the following criteria to calculate refunds:

• The date on which the student has begun the official withdrawal process as prescribed;
• The date that is one day prior to the midpoint of the period of enrollment for the student who stops attending classes without notification to the institution;
• The last date of academically significant interaction for asynchronous programs of study;
• The applicant requesting cancellation more than three (3) business days after signing the contract or the student completing no more than five (5) percent of the instructional time is refunded no less than ninety-five percent of tuition;
• The student completing more than five (5) percent but no more than ten (10) percent of instructional time is refunded no less than ninety (90) percent of tuition;
• The student completing more than ten (10) percent but no more than twenty-five (25) percent of instructional time is refunded no less than seventy-five (75) percent of tuition;
• The student completing more than twenty-five (25) percent but no more than fifty (50) percent of instructional time is refunded no less than fifty (50) percent of tuition;
• The student completing more than fifty (50) percent of instructional time is informed that the institution is not required to issue a refund.

If the University of Atlanta cancels or changes a program of study or course (time or location) in such a way that a student who has started the program or course is unable to continue:

• Makes arrangements in a timely manner to accommodate the needs of each student enrolled in the course;
• Refunds all money paid by the student for the program of study or course if alternative arrangements determined by NPEC to be equitable to both the institution and the student are not possible.