Dropping a Course
How to Drop a Course:
Requests to drop classes are processed through the Academic Advising Center. Students must officially drop in writing. These requests can be submitted via email to advising@nl.edu from your NLU portal email account or you can submit the Drop/Add form. Questions about dropping courses can be directed to 888.NLU.TODAY (888.658.8632), option 2.
Drop Deadlines:
Students must drop classes prior to the start of the term or during the first week of the term in order to not incur any tuition charges for the course(s). For classes that begin during the second part of the term, students have the first week of class to drop without financial penalty. For example, if the first week of the term begins on Monday, it ends on Sunday. Students must drop the course by Sunday night 11:59 PM of the first week of class in order to not be charged for the course. Students who are enrolled in workshops must drop the class at least one day prior to its scheduled start date to receive a tuition refund. If the request to drop the workshop is received after the course start date the student will be charged the full tuition cost for the course.
Please also see the Policy on Course Non-Attendance.
Tuition Refund Eligibility:
After the first week of class, students who withdraw from a course(s) will receive a "W" grade and will not receive any tuition refund unless they completely withdraw from all courses in the term. Residents of Maryland are subject to a separate tuition refund policy which can be found here. Drop periods are set by University policy and are based on the student type and level. For more information regarding when a "W" grade applies, see the Grading section.
Residents of Wisconsin Full Tuition Refund Eligibility
Under the Wisconsin Admin Code SPS 408.03, students who notify the school within 3 business days to drop all their courses or are administratively dropped by the school will receive a full tuition refund. Within 10 business days after receiving notice of cancellation from the student, the school will process any refund owed as a result of the cancellation and arrange for a termination of the student's obligation to pay any sum.
Residents of Wisconsin Partial Tuition Refund Eligibility
After the first week of the term, a student must withdraw from all of his/her courses to be eligible for a tuition refund. The tuition refund amount will be prorated based on the date of the withdrawal and the week of the term. All efforts will be made to refund prepaid amounts for books, supplies and other charges unless supplies have been used or cannot be returned by the school. No refund will be calculated for any student who withdraws or is dismissed after completing 60% of the potential units of instruction in the current enrollment period unless a student withdraws due to mitigating circumstances. All Refunds shall be paid within 40 days after the effective date of termination
Withdrawal from the University and Refund Policy
For tuition refund purposes, a student is determined to have withdrawn from the University when that student drops or withdraws from ALL coursework in a term. National Louis University adheres to a fair and equitable refund policy for students who withdraw from the University.
After the first week of the term, a student must withdraw from all of his/her courses to be eligible for a tuition refund.
Please note that a student may have courses in a term that fit more than one of the policies noted below. Proration policies are specific to the length of each course.
For students enrolled in classes ten, eleven or twelve weeks long the tuition is prorated on the following basis:
- Withdraw prior to the start of the term: 100% refund
- Withdraw during the first week: 100% refund
- Withdraw during the second week: 80% refund
- Withdraw during the third week: 70% refund
- Withdraw during the fourth week: 60% refund
- Withdraw during the fifth week: 50% refund
- Withdraw during the sixth week or later: no refund
For students in classes that are between five and six weeks long the tuition is prorated on the following basis:
- Withdraw prior to the start of the term: 100% refund
- Withdraw during the first week: 100% refund
- Withdraw during the second week: 70 percent refund
- Withdraw during the third week or later: no refund
For students in classes that are four or fewer weeks* the tuition is prorated on the following basis:
- Withdraw prior to the start of the term: 100% refund
- Withdraw during the first week: 100% refund
- Withdraw during the second week or later: no refund
*Please note that students who are enrolled in workshops must drop the class at least one day prior to its scheduled start date to receive a tuition refund. If the request to drop the workshop is received after the course start date there will be no tuition refund.
Non-standard length terms:
For students in non-standard term classes (classes that are longer 12 weeks) the refund is determined by the percentage of the term completed. Refunds are issued up to a 50% completion rate after which the student is responsible for all of the tuition and fee charges incurred. The percentage of the term completed is rounded to the nearest 10%.