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Withdrawal
Refunds
Withdrawal from the college prior to the first class day results in a
100 percent refund of tuition, student services fee, laboratory fee, designated
tuition, student center fee, Library fee, computer use fee, and private
lessons fee, but not the $15 matriculation fee. The student I.D. must
be surrendered to receive a refund of the Student Services fee. The amount
of refund decreases beginning on the first class day. For refund purposes
the effective drop date is the date the "Withdrawal Petition"
is received in the Admissions and Records Office with all appropriate
signatures. Refunds are calculated according to the following schedules:
Fall or Spring Semesters
- prior to the first class day, 100 percent, less matriculation fee
- during the first five class days of the semester, 80 percent
- during the second five class days of the semester, 70 percent
- during the third five class days of the semester, 50 percent
- during the fourth five class days of the semester, 25 percent
- after the fourth week of the semester, no refund
Mini-Session
- prior to the first class day, 100 percent, less matriculation fee
- during the first class day, 80 percent, less matriculation fee
- after the first class day, no refund
Summer Sessions
- prior to the first class day, 100 percent, less matriculation fee
- during the first, second, or third class days, 80 percent
- during the fourth, fifth, or sixth class days, 50 percent
- after the sixth class day, no refund
Withdrawal refunds are generally processed at the end of the second week after the 12th class day for fall or spring (two weeks after the fourth class day for summer sessions). Note: A student whose I.D. is not surrendered will not receive the Student Services fee refund.
Dropped
Course Refunds
Students who drop courses during the drop period and remain enrolled at
Lamar State College-Orange will receive a refund of tuition and fees.
For refund purposes, the effective drop date is the date the "Drop
Form" is received in the Admissions and Records Office with all appropriate
signatures. Refunds are based on the following:
Fall or Spring Semesters
- through the twelfth class day, 100 percent
- after the twelfth class day, no refund
Summer Sessions
- through the fourth class day, 100 percent
- after the fourth class day, no refund
Refunds are mailed to the student's "Permanent Address," as specified to the Office of Admission and Records.
Financial
Obligations
Dropping courses or withdrawing from the college does not relieve the
student of any financial obligations under the Installment Payment Agreement
or for student loans. Students withdrawing from the college are required
to surrender their Student Identification Cards and parking permits. Student
Services fees will not be refunded unless the student I.D. card is returned
to the college. Withdrawal from the college precludes the student from
receiving a refund for dropped courses.
Refunds--Students
Receiving Financial Aid
Beginning with the Fall 2000 semester Lamar State College-Orange will
adhere to the Return of Title IV Funds policy as proposed in the 1998
amendments to the Higher Education Act. Under this policy, students who
have received Title IV funds (PELL, SEOG, LEAP) who withdraw on or before
60 percent of the semester has been completed may owe a repayment of a
portion of their grant. This repayment will be based on a federal formula
which takes into account how much of the semester the student has completed.
Students who withdraw will be notified of the amount of repayment they
owe within 30 days of the day they withdraw. In addition, the Department
of Education will be notified at that time that the student owes a repayment
of Title IV funds. Students will not be eligible to receive future Title
IV funds until they have repaid these funds or made satisfactory repayment
plans with the Department of Education. Students also may owe a repayment
to the school if the amount from the school refund policy is not enough
to cover the school's portion of the Department of Education's repayment
policy.
Refunds for students who receive aid other than Title IV funds will be based on a "fixed priority allocation." The full amount received under each program is returned in priority order until the refund amount is exhausted. The amount returned to a specific program cannot exceed the amount the student received from that program. The following listing indicates the priority in which programs will be refunded:
Non-Title IV Refund Priority: Installments; Emergency Tuition Loan (TPEG Loan); Sponsored Students Source; TPEG; Departmental Budgeted Funds; Restricted Scholarship Funds; Student.
Refunds--Students
on Installment Plan
Refunds are calculated as a percentage of total fees assessed, not as
a percentage of partial payments on installments. Questions regarding
refunds should be directed to the cashier in the Business Office.
Delinquent
Payments
Checks written in payment to the college and returned because of insufficient
funds (NSF) are considered delinquent payments. An NSF check fee of $25
plus any applicable late fees are charged for each NSF check. Students
who write NSF checks are on "cash only" status for the duration
of their enrollment. They will be restricted to paying by credit card,
money order, cashier's check, traveler's check, or currency. All unpaid,
delinquent obligations are released to a collection agency and credit
bureaus. All costs of collecting delinquent obligations are payable by
the student and may total as much as 50 percent of the student's outstanding
obligation.
Resident
Classification
Students are responsible for registering under their legal residence student
classification. Questions regarding residency must be answered by the
Registrar no later than the time of registration.
Every student who is classified as a resident student who becomes a non-resident
at any time by virtue of a change of legal residence by his or her own
action, or by the person controlling his or her domicile, is required
to notify the Registrar. Students failing to comply with the residence
provisions of the state tuition bill (Art. 2645c, V.C.S. as amended 1957)
are subject to penalties and/or appropriate disciplinary action as set
forth in the law.
Tuition
Rebates--Baccalaureate Degrees
The State of Texas
has authorized a tuition rebate program under Section 54.0065 of the Texas
Education Code not to exceed a total of $1,000. The rebate is paid to
eligible students after receiving baccalaureate degrees from Texas public
colleges. The purpose of the program is to provide "incentive for
students to prepare for college studies while completing their high school
work, avail themselves of academic counseling, make early decisions, and
complete their baccalaureate studies with as few extraneous courses as
possible." See the Comptroller for more information on tuition rebates
upon initial enrollment.
Tuition
Charges for Extra Credit Hours
Students initially enrolling in a Texas institution of higher education
in the 1999 Fall semester or in a subsequent term are subject to Chapter
13, Subchapter G, Section 13.115 (THECB, Texas Register). A student who
has accumulated 70 or more semester hours at a community college, technical
college and/or Lamar State College-Orange is subject to notification about
the limit of credit hours (120) received at the in-state tuition rate.
Students who exceed the limit (120 credit hours) are subject to higher
tuition rates, not to exceed the rates charged to non-resident undergraduate
students.
Credit hours exempt from the cap include hours earned by the student before receiving a baccalaureate degree that has been previously awarded to the student; hours earned through examination; hours from developmental courses, technical courses and workforce education courses; hours earned at a private institution or an out-of-state institution; and any hours not eligible for state formula funding.
