Parkland College

Refund Policies

• There will be a full refund of tuition and fees for any course cancelled by the college.
• Dropping a full-semester credit course and at the same time adding a full-semester course is permitted only during the drop without record (late registration) period. Exceptions will be made after the late registration period for schedule changes made for the same course prefix resulting from placement adjustments and will be possible only with the department chair’s signature of approval on an Authorization to Add a Class form. Charges or credits will occur if there is a difference in course fees or credit hours of the courses involved in the transaction.
• If a student owes money to the college, the refund will be withheld.
• No refund will be granted when a student is dismissed or suspended from the college for disciplinary reasons. A student who believes an exception should be made to the refund policy should complete a Request for Billing Adjustment form available from the Cashier (A108).

• A 100 percent refund of tuition and fees will be made if an official drop without record from full-semester courses occurs during the first week of the semester.
• A 50 percent refund of tuition and fees will be made if an official drop without record from full-semester courses occurs during the second week of the semester.
• No refund of tuition and fees will be made for official withdrawal from full-semester courses after the second week of the semester.

• For all summer session courses, a 100 percent refund of tuition and fees will be made if an official drop without record occurs by the end of the day following the first day of class. The last day for students to withdraw from any summer session course is always the Monday before the final exam.
• Part-semester Courses
• For courses that are fewer than fifteen but at least eight weeks in length, a 100 percent refund will be made if the official drop without record occurs during the first week of the session.
• For courses that are fewer than eight weeks in length, the official drop without record must be within one calendar day of the start of the session to qualify for a 100 percent refund.

• Refunds are processed by the Business Office, 217/351-2233. You will be responsible for payment of fees associated with these workshops/courses unless you officially drop before the first day of the workshop/course. If the college cancels a course, your drop from the course and your refund of all fees are processed automatically.

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