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Refunds

Financial Aid Refunds for Fall & Spring - Beginning the week of the Official Day of Record (ODR)* and continuing through the end of the term, current term refunds are processed weekly and distributed no later than each Friday afternoon. 

Financial Aid Refunds for Summer - Beginning the week of the Official Day of Record (ODR)** and continuing through the end of the term, current term refunds are processed weekly and distributed no later than each Thursday afternoon.

For specific questions about your financial aid eligibility or disbursements please contact your campus financial aid office.

 LSC-CyFair                                                 281-290-3200                            

 LSC-Kingwood                                                             

281-312-1606  
 LSC-Montgomery                                                                            936-273-7227  
 LSC-North Harris 281-618-5464  
 LSC-Tomball 281-357-3717  

Refunds for:    Withdrawal    Financial Aid   Flex/Non-traditional

Non-Financial Aid Refunds for Fall & Spring -
Refunds for the traditional (16 weeks) and non-traditional (less than 16 weeks) enrollment credits are processed from the Lone Star College System (LSCS), approximately 10 days after the Official Day of Record (ODR)* and continue weekly thereafter to the end of the current term.  The Drop and Withdrawal Refund Schedules are published in the CREDIT SCHEDULE on the 'Refund Information' page, and in the LSCS Current Catalog on the 'Financial Information and Assistance' page.   

Non-Financial Aid Refunds for Summer - Beginning the week after the Official Day of Record (ODR)** for the May start date (Mini-Mester) classes, summer enrollment credits are processed from the Lone Star College System (LSCS), and continue weekly thereafter to the end of the summer term.  The Drop and Withdrawal Refund Schedules are published in the CREDIT SCHEDULE on the 'Refund Information' page, and in the LSCS Current Catalog on the 'Financial Information and Assistance' page.   

Credit students who drop a course, or who totally withdraw, will have their tuition and standard semester-length fees (except registration fee and payment plan fee) refunded according to the Refund Schedule (see below).

Continuing Education Refunds are not provided after the class begins. A full refund is provided if a drop/add form is completed and submitted to the continuing education registration office before the class begins. Please see
CE Advising for more information on refunds and other questions.

* Official Day of Record - Fall & Spring - Refer to the CREDIT SCHEDULE or to the LS Academic Calendar - http://www.lonestar.edu/academic-calendar.htm     

** Official Day of Record - Summer - Refer to the Summer CREDIT SCHEDULE (Refund Information Section)


Fall 2010 - Refund dates for course withdrawals

 Prior to Monday, August 30

 100%

 Monday, August 30 through Thursday, September 16                                     

 70%

 Tuesday, September 17 through Tuesday, September 21

 25%

 After Tuesday, September 21

 None

Summer 2010 - Refund Dates for Course Withdrawals ***

 Refer to the Refund Information page in the summer CREDIT SCHEDULE

 100%

 Refer to the Refund Information page in the summer CREDIT SCHEDULE

 70%

 Refer to the Refund Information page in the summer CREDIT SCHEDULE

 25%

 Refer to the Refund Information page in the summer CREDIT SCHEDULE

 None

*** Summer term courses have different start and end dates. The Official Day of Record for each differs. Refer to the exact summer session for your course in the SUMMER CREDIT SCHEDULE.


Refunds Involving Financial Aid

It is important that you consider very carefully the consequences of withdrawing from all of your classes.

If this is not your first enrollment period at Lone Star College System and you received Title IV financial aid, your refunds for course withdrawals are calculated according to the following procedures. (These procedures apply only to Title IV students who totally withdraw prior to the 60 percent refund date in the enrollment term.)

  1. The percent of the term that you complete will be the percent of the amount of Title IV assistance that you will be permitted to keep.
  2. The percent will be calculated and the remaining amount that you received must be returned to the Title IV funds as prescribed by law.
  3. You will be notified by the financial aid office of the amount you owe to the Department of Education (ED). You will be allowed 45 days to pay in full to Lone Star College System the debt owed to ED. After the 45-day period, the debt will be referred to the Department of Education for collection.
  4. You must either pay the debt in full to Lone Star College System or make payment arrangements with ED in order to maintain eligibility for Title IV funds.
  5. If you receive Title IV assistance, you will need to carefully consider the ramifications of completely withdrawing from your classes. Examples and information are available in the financial aid offices.
  6. Once your Title IV refund amounts are determined, they will be refunded to the Title IV programs in the following order:
  • Unsubsidized Stafford student loans
  • Subsidized Stafford student loans
  • Plus Loan program
  • Pell Grant program
  • Federal SEOG grant program
  • Federal SSIG/LEAP grant program



    Refund Schedule for Flexible & Non-semester Length Classes

    If you drop a class prior to the first scheduled session you will receive a 100 percent refund. After classes start, the following refund table applies: 

    Length of Class Term in Weeks 
                                                          

    Last Day for 70%  Refund                              

    Last Day for 25% Refund                                      

      4 weeks

      4th day of term

      5th day of term

      5 weeks

      5th day of term

      6th day of term

      6 weeks

      5th day of term

      7th day of term

      7 weeks

      7th day of term

      9th day of term

      8 weeks

      8th day of term

    10th day of term

      9 weeks

      9th day of term

    11th day of term

    10 weeks

      9th day of term

    12th day of term

    11 weeks

    10th day of term

    14th day of term

    12 weeks

    12th day of term

    15th day of term

    13 weeks

    13th day of term

    16th day of term

    14 weeks

    13th day of term

    17th day of term

    15 weeks

    14th day of term

    19th day of term

     

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