Official Fee Refund and Liability/Reassessment
A priority registered student who withdraws from the University by officially canceling his or her registration via myUK or in writing through the Registrar's Office before the first day of classes as designated in the official University calendar or who withdraws from a course before classes start is entitled to a full refund of registration fees paid or to cancellation of the amount owed for the term.*
From the first day of classes through the last day to add a class as designated in the official University calendar, a student who OFFICIALLY WITHDRAWS from the University through the Registrar's Office or from a course is entitled to a refund of 80 percent of the registration fees paid or cancellation of 80 percent of the amount owed for the term, whether or not he or she has attended the class(es).*
After the last day to add a class through the end of the fourth week, as designated in the official University calendar, a student who OFFICIALLY WITHDRAWS from the University in Student Records, 10 Funkhouser, or from a course using myUK is entitled to a refund of one-half the registration fees paid or cancellation of one-half the amount owed for the term.*
No registration fees will be refunded to students who withdraw for urgent, nonacademic reasons after the end of the fourth week as designated in the official University calendar.
As required under section 484B of the Higher Education Act (HEA), to assure recovery of federal financial aid funds, a special refund schedule applies to those students receiving Title IV financial assistance who officially withdraw during their first term of enrollment.
*Students who withdraw from a course will be entitled to a refund only if it changes their status from full-time to part-time or further reduces their part-time status.
Department of Defense Refunds
Department of Defense Personnel using Tuition Assistance (TA) from their branch of service will have any unearned TA funds returned to their branch of service on a proportional basis through at least the 60 percent portion of the period for which the funds were provided. TA funds are earned proportionally during an enrollment period, with unearned funds returned to the respective branch of service based upon when a student stops attending (withdrawal from, dropping the course, or ceasing to attend). Refund calculations apply to any student who is attending this institution and withdrawals within 60% into the period of enrollment for which the student has received TA. Once a student has completed more than 60% of the period of enrollment, all of their assistance has been earned (by the school) and will be retained by the university. In the event that a service member must withdraw from a course due to deployment or activation, UK will work with the student to refund 100% of the TA to his or her branch of service provided proper documentation (military orders) is provided to the Department of Military Initiatives. For additional refund percentages and timelines students should refer to the applicable academic calendar published by the Registrar at www.uky.edu/registrar.