• FINANCIAL AID

• • Applications Deadlines
  • Application Process
  • Financial Aid Information
  • Cost of Attendance
  • Enrollment Status / Minimum Hours
  • Eligibility
  • Financial Aid Checklist
  • Financial Aid Award
  • Loan Orientation Counseling & Exit
  • Policy:
  •     Appeal Process
  •     Satisfactory Academic     Progress
  •     Withdrawal and Refunds
  • Study Abroad
  • Tuition

SCHOLARSHIPS

• • Applications & Deadlines
  • Applying for Scholarships
  • Eligibility
  • Policy:
  •     Deferments
  • Scholarships:
  •     College & Departmental
  •     Freshman
  •     Need
  •     Private
  •     Transfer
  •     Tuition Waivers

WORKING THROUGH COLLEGE

• • Federal Work Study
  • Student Employment
  • U of U Employment

OTHER

• • UHEAA
  • Fast Web

CLASS WITHDRAWALS AND AID REFUNDS

Withdrawals from Classes and Refunds:

Students considering withdrawing from the University are urged first to meet with a Financial Aid Counselor to determine how aid eligibility may be affected. Financial aid is disbursed based on the number of enrolled hours at the time of disbursement. Reducing your number of credit hours may require repayment of financial aid.

Information concerning tuition refunds is contained in the Class Schedule under “Refund Policies,” or available through the Income Accounting Office at (801) 581-7344.

Withdrawals will affect negatively a student’s satisfactory academic progress calculation. See the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAT) Policy for details.

Instructions on withdrawing from the University are obtainable from the Registrar’s Office at (801) 581-5808. Only the Registrar’s Office may officially withdraw a student from the University.

Returning Aid to Federal Programs:

Regulations require a student’s eligibility for aid to be recalculated whenever a student withdraws from the University, either officially or unofficially. The recalculation determines the amount of aid a student has “earned,” by prorating according to the percent of the term completed before withdrawing.  For example, a student who withdraws, completing only 30 percent of the term, will have “earned” only thirty (30) percent of original aid eligibility. A student who completes more than sixty (60) percent of the term is considered to have “earned” one hundred percent of his or her aid eligibility.

A repayment of aid is required when the actual amount of aid disbursed is greater than the amount earned, as determined by the recalculation. The responsibility for returning unearned aid is allocated between the University and the student. The institution returns the unearned portion of aid applied toward institutional costs (tuition, fees, on-campus room and board); the student returns the remainder. The Financial Aid Office will send to the student a notice listing the aid programs(s), and amount(s), for which a return of funds is required. Any amount to be returned to a loan program may be repaid according to the terms of the promissory note. Any amount to be returned to a grant program will be partially protected. If a student owes a grant repayment, the student will be considered over-awarded, and will be ineligible to receive future aid until the amount is fully repaid, or satisfactory repayment arrangements are made with the University or with the U.S. Department of Education. In addition, a student may be billed for any aid which was applied toward institutional costs, but which was returned by the institution to the Federal Government as a result of a student’s withdrawal. (The law assumes that financial aid disbursements are applied first toward institutional costs.)

If less aid was disbursed than was earned, the student may receive a late disbursement for the difference. The student will be given thirty days after withdrawing to submit any missing documents to the Financial Aid Office. The late disbursement provision is limited to students who completed less than sixty (60) percent of the term, completed the verification process, and had been awarded aid or had a loan certified prior to the date of withdrawal.