Refund of Tuition for Credit Courses
Students withdrawing from SUNY Poly incur the tuition liabilities listed below based on the date of withdrawal. Liability for tuition is calculated at the time the student completes the official withdrawal process with the Registrar’s office. Not attending classes does not reduce or cancel liability.

* The first week of class session is the first day of the semester,
quarter or other term. The first week of classes, for purposes
of this section, shall be considered ended after seven
calendar days, including the first day of scheduled
classes, have elapsed.

Please check with the Student Accounts Office immediately about any refund/liability if you are contemplating withdrawing from any course. Consult with the Financial Aid Office also, as an aid package could be adversely affected by a decrease in credit hours.

No drop is considered official until the proper forms have been completed and submitted to the Registrar’s Office. Payment of any related fees must also be done at the Student Accounts Office, at this time. During certain specified times of the year students may Add/Drop courses via the web. When the web is closed students must make changes in person or by telephone with the Registrar’s Office. The Registrar’s Office does not accept registration changes by e-mail.

Refund of Fees
All student fees are non-refundable after the end of the first week of classes. The college fee is non-refundable once classes start. The alumni fee is refundable by petition to the Alumni Office until the last day to withdraw without record.

Refund of Room and Board Charges
Room and board refunds are granted in accordance with stipulations in the current year Room and Board License issued to each resident. Room rental refunds are determined when all personal effects are removed from the room, keys surrendered, room inspected by Residential Life, all debts related to room rental incurred by the resident are paid in full to SUNY Poly, and the resident has signed out of the room. Room and board refund requests must be in writing. Failure to terminate occupancy in the manner stipulated in the Room and Board License may result in additional charges accumulating for the period of time between termination of residency and the date of approval by the Director of College Housing. A resident who registers and occupies a room for two weeks or less receives a percentage refund of room and board charges based upon the number of weeks housed. A week is defined as beginning on Sunday and ending the following Saturday at midnight. A part week is counted as a whole week for refund purposes. Students occupying a room after the Saturday following the second full week of classes are liable for room and board charges for the entire semester.

Refund of Charges for Non-Credit Courses
Non-credit programs are operated on a self-sustaining basis. Fees are variable. Therefore, due to the nature of these programs, no refunds are allowed.