Lake Superior College

5.12 Tuition and Fee Due Dates, Refunds, Withdrawals and Waivers

Part 1. Policy Statement

Subpart A. Tuition and Fee Due Date
Lake Superior College establishes tuition payment deadlines each semester.  Tuition is due at the time of registration for anyone enrolling in late start classes after the 5th day of the semester.  It is the students responsibility to check their balance due online or in person at the Student Payment Office.  No invoices or tuition statements will be mailed.  The student account will be adjusted if tuition and fees are not established at the time of registration.

Students who have not paid their tuition by the published payment deadline WILL be dropped from all of their classes unless at least one of the following three conditions has been met by the payment deadline:

1. The student meets the minimum financial aid progress requirement by having:
 a.  FAFSA results received by the college from the U.S. Department of
      Education, or
 b.  a formal inter-college consortium agreement in place.

 2. The student has submitted the payment in full or established a payment plan with FACTS e-Cashier for the remaining balance.  Such payments may be made by:
 a.  Cash
 b.  Check
 c.  Credit Card
 d.  Advance scholarship payment or scholarship notice
 e.  Third Party Billing Authorization
 f.  MnSCU employee tuition waiver

 3.  The student is enrolled in the Post Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO) program AND has completed and submitted the PSEO form to the college.  This form must be completed and submitted prior to each semester.

4.  The student is formally approved for a military benefit sufficient to cover the cost of tuition and fees.  Students must appear on the official campus veterans list prior to the tuition due date.

Subpart B.  Payment Plans
Lake Superior College offers tuition payment plans through a partnership with FACTS Management Company, Inc. The service is called e-Cashier and allows students the ability to arrange automatic tuition payments from a checking account, savings account, or a credit card. Click the e-Cashier icon to enroll or receive additional information.

Subpart C.  Refunds for Dropped Classes
Students are entitled to have the opportunity to attend one class session for each registered, for-credit course, without obligation.  Subject to the refund for full withdrawal provision of Subpart D, students are obligated for any classes dropped after the fifth business day of the term, or one business day after the first class session, whichever is later.  For purposes of this policy, business days are defined as Monday through Friday (excluding posted holidays).

For courses less than three weeks in length, the College has established no-obligation drop-and-refund period of no more than one business day after the first class session for each registered, for-credit course.

If a fee for a dropped class is for the recovery of costs already incurred by the College, refund of such fees is the decision of the President or designee.

Tuition and Personal Property Fee
No refund of tuition and personal property fee shall be provided to a student who reduces credit hours, but does not withdraw from all courses, after the drop/add period.

Student Life and State Student Organization Fees
The student life fee and state student organization fee are nonrefundable.

Fees Paid from a Financial Aid Source
If the student's fees were paid from a financial aid source, the refund is returned to the financial aid program, not the student.

Refunds for Partial Withdrawal
Refunds are not given to students who withdraw from a portion of their total credit load after the drop/add period.

Subpart D. Refunds for Total Withdrawal
Refunds for official total withdrawal from the College will be issued in accordance with the following schedule:

Fall and Spring Terms:
Drop/Withdrawal Period                                                         Refund %
 Through 5th academic calendar day of the term (drop)              100
 6th through 10th academic calendar day of the term                   75
 11th through 15th academic calendar day of the term                 50
 16th through 20th academic calendar day of the term                 25
 after 20th academic calendar day of the term                             0

Summer Term:
Drop/Withdrawal Period                                                            Refund %
 Through 5th class day of the term (drop)                                   100
 6th through 10th class day of the term                                        50
 after the 10th class day of the term                                             0

Class terms less than three weeks in length
Drop/Withdrawal Period                                                            Refund %
 1st day of the class                                                                 100
 2nd through 3rd business day of the term                                   50
 after the 3rd business day of the term                                         0

Subpart E. Waivers
The President or designee may waive amounts due to Lake Superior College for the following reasons:
-Employee Benefit Provided by a Bargaining Agreement
-Death of a Student
-Medical Reasons
-College Error
-Employment Related Condition
-Significant Personal Circumstances
-Student Leader Stipends
-Course Conditions (A course condition exists when the location or timing of the course results in the student not being able to use the services intended by a fee)
-Natural disasters or other situations beyond the control of the campus
-Ward of State

The President or designee may waive amounts due to Lake Superior College for individual institutional waivers as approved by the Board.
Students requesting a tuition waiver must complete a Petition and provide documentation of extraordinary circumstances.

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