Tuition Refunds and Insurance
Tuition Refunds
Students must drop courses by the last day to drop listed on the academic calendar to avoid tuition charges. After that date, Westminster uses a pro-rated tuition refund schedule for the first few weeks of each semester for full-semester-length courses. Westminster also offers tuition insurance that supplements the university’s refund schedule to help students who are forced to withdraw from all courses due to physical or mental health conditions.
Tuition refunds are mailed to your address on file. You can verify that your address is current through Self-Service.
Tuition charges and refunds are determined by the date when the drop or withdrawal was processed by the Registrar's Office. Dropping courses can have an impact on financial aid as well as tuition charges. There are some courses that do not follow the refund schedule for the semester as they either do not meet for the entire semester or meet for only a few sessions. Refund schedules are outlined for those types of courses as well.
Questions? Contact Student Account Services.
If a refund contains any federal loan or grant monies and has not been cashed after 240 days of issuance, Westminster University will return the funds to the Department of Education.
If a refund does not contain any federal loan or grant monies, Westminster University will attempt to locate the student for 3 years. After 3 years, the university will send the monies to the State Unclaimed Property Division.
Tuition Refund Schedules
The tuition refund schedule applies to regular credit-bearing courses, excluding May Term Study Experiences, IPSL Global Engagement programs, and other trip-based courses. The university’s refund schedule applies regardless of the reason for withdrawal and even if you are only dropping 1 or 2 courses. If you are withdrawing from all courses due to physical or mental health conditions and are enrolled in the tuition insurance program, you should additionally refer to the refund schedule for the insurance program, which supplements the university’s refund schedule.
Only applies to term-length courses.
- May 13–20, 2024: 100%
- May 21–24, 2024: 50%
- May 25–29, 2024: 25%
- After May 29, 2024: 0%
May/First 4 Weeks
- May 13–20, 2024: 100%
- May 21–24, 2024: 50%
- May 25–29, 2024: 25%
- After May 29, 2024: 0%
Second 4 Weeks
- June 10–17, 2024: 100%
- June 18–21, 2024: 50%
- June 22–26, 2024: 25%
- After June 26, 2024: 0%
Third 4 Weeks
- July 8–15, 2024: 100%
- July 16–19, 2024: 50%
- July 20–25, 2024: 25%
- After July 25, 2024: 0%
Final 8 Weeks
- June 10–17, 2024: 100%
- June 18–21, 2024: 50%
- June 22–26, 2024: 25%
- After June 26, 2024: 0%
- Aug. 21–30, 2024: 100%
- Aug. 31–Sept. 6, 2024: 80%
- Sept. 7–13, 2024: 60%
- Sept. 14–20, 2024: 30%
- After Sept. 20, 2024: 0%
- Jan. 21–29, 2025: 100%
- Jan. 30–Feb. 5, 2025: 80%
- Feb. 6–12, 2025: 60%
- Feb. 13–19, 2025: 30%
- After Feb. 19, 2025: 0%
First 4 Weeks
- May 19–26, 2025: 100%
- May 27–June 2, 2025: 50%
- June 3–9, 2025: 25%
- After June 9, 2025: 0%
Second 4 Weeks
- June 17–24, 2025: 100%
- June 25–July 1, 2025: 50%
- July 2–8, 2025: 25%
- After July 8, 2025: 0%
Third 4 Weeks
- July 14–21, 2025: 100%
- July 22–25, 2025: 50%
- July 26–30, 2025: 25%
- After July 30, 2025: 0%
Final 8 Weeks
- June 17–24, 2025: 100%
- June 25–July 1, 2025: 50%
- July 2–8, 2025: 25%
- After July 8, 2025: 0%
First 8 and 12 Weeks
- May 19–26, 2025: 100%
- May 27–June 2, 2025: 50%
- June 3–9, 2025: 25%
- After June 9, 2025: 0%
- May 19–26, 2025: 100%
- May 27–June 2, 2025: 80%
- June 3–9, 2025: 60%
- June 10–16, 2025: 30%
- After June 16, 2025: 0%
- Prior to the first session: 100%
- After the first session, prior to the second session: 100%
- After the second session, prior to the third session: 60%
- After the third session, prior to the fourth session: 40%
- After the fourth session: 0%
- Prior to the first session: 100%
- After the first session, prior to the second session: 100%
- After the second session, prior to the third session: 50%
- After the third session, prior to the fourth session: 25%
- After the fourth session: 0%
- Prior to the first session: 100%
- After the first session, prior to the second session: 50%
- After the second session: 0%
It will not be possible to receive a refund after the starting date of a one-, two-, or three-session seminar.
- Prior to the first session: 100%
- After the first session, prior to the second session: 0%
- After the second session: 0%
Tuition Insurance
Westminster University offers an opt-out tuition insurance program through A.W.G Dewar, Inc. All students will be automatically enrolled in the program and charged approximately 1.1% of their tuition, registration fees, and housing and meal plans unless they choose to waive this coverage. Tuition insurance is not available for IPSL programs.
Many Westminster students encounter unexpected physical or mental health challenges each year. This coverage provides students and their families needed protection for their educational investment. Westminster students with tuition insurance are eligible for a 75% refund should they face injury, sickness, or mental health issues that result in withdrawing from all of their fall or spring courses. Students and families who do not want tuition insurance will need to complete a waiver each year to opt out of this coverage.
Opt-out Deadline for Academic Year 2024–25: Aug. 30, 2024
Westminster strongly encourages families to participate in tuition insurance to prevent the stresses of an all-too-common scenario: a student will experience an unexpected physical or mental tragedy, withdraw from courses, and be obligated to pay tuition, room, and board. Tuition insurance allows the student to focus on their recovery and return to their studies.
2024–25 Tuition Insurance Refund Schedule
This table shows how tuition insurance supplements the university’s refund schedule to ensure students who are enrolled in the tuition insurance program receive up to 75% refunds when they are forced to withdraw from all courses for medical or mental health reasons.
| Withdrawal Occurs During | % University Refunds | % Tuition Insurance Refunds | Total Refund % Received |
| Aug. 21–30, 2024 | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| Aug. 31–Sept. 6, 2024 | 80% | 0% | 80% |
| Sept. 7–13, 2024 | 60% | 15% | 75% |
| Sept. 14–20, 2024 | 30% | 45% | 75% |
| After Sept. 20, 2024 | 0% | 75% | 75% |