Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part IX - Regents
Chapter 3 - Criteria and Requirements for Licensure
Section IX-319 - Procedures for Tuition and Fee Refunds [Formerly Section 317]
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code IX-319
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Pricing and Refund Policy
1. The institution must fully disclose all
charges and fees in writing to prospective students. The parent or guardian of
prospective students under legal adult age must be notified in writing of all
charges and fees prior to enrollment.
2. Prospective students shall not be required
to make a nonrefundable tuition payment until it has been determined that the
prospective student has been accepted for enrollment.
3. The institution's refund policy must be
disclosed in any contract to be signed by the prospective student or the
student's legal adult guardian.
4.
Institutions are required to follow the minimum standards for tuition refunds
as set forth herein. These guidelines are:
a.
students who withdraw prior to the first day of classes are entitled to a full
refund of tuition and fees. Institutions may, however, require a nonrefundable
application fee;
b. any
administrative fees retained by the institution upon the early withdrawal of a
student shall not exceed 15 percent of the total cost of tuition and fees paid
by the student;
c. institutions
which financially obligate students on a quarter, semester, or similar basis
will be subject to the following tuition and fee refund policy:
i. students withdrawing during the first 10
days of classes shall receive a minimum refund of 75 percent of total tuition
and fees paid, excluding any nonrefundable application fees, less the
maximally-allowable administrative fees retained by the institution;
ii. students withdrawing from day 11 through
day 24 of classes shall receive a minimum refund of 50 percent of total tuition
and fees paid, excluding any nonrefundable application fees, less the
maximally-allowable administrative fees retained by the institution;
iii. students withdrawing from day 25 through
the end of the quarter, semester, or similar time period may be ineligible to
receive a refund;
d.
institutions which financially obligate students for longer periods of time,
i.e., periods exceeding six months, shall be subject to the following tuition
and fee refund policy:
i. students completing
up to 25 percent of the course of study shall receive a minimum refund of 50
percent of total tuition and fees paid, excluding any nonrefundable application
fees, less the maximally-allowable administrative fees retained by the
institution;
ii. students
completing more than 25 percent but less than 50 percent of the course of study
shall receive a minimum refund of 25 percent of total tuition and fees paid,
excluding any nonrefundable application fees, less the maximally-allowable
administrative fees retained by the institution;
iii. institutions are not allowed to keep the
full amount of tuition and fee charges until at least half the program of study
has been completed;
iv. refund
policies for programs offering tuition/fee payments on an installment plan or
programs offered through distance learning will be examined by the Board of
Regents on an individual basis. Refund policies for installment programs are
expected to conform generally to refund policies which appear in Subparagraphs
A.4.c.i through iii and d.i through iv of this Section;
e. refunds must be paid within 45 days of the
date of withdrawal of the student from the institution.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:1808.
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