Financial Information
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Students 62OrOlder (SeniorCitizens)
When space is available students 62 years of age or older may attend Clayton
State University without payment of fees, except for supplies and laboratory or
shop fees.
Regents’ TuitionRemissionandReimbursement Policy
Full-timeemployees of theBoard of Regents of theUniversitySystem of Georgia
who are eligible to participate in the Tuition Remission and Reimbursement
program should contact the office of Personnel Services for complete
information. ClaytonStateUniversityparticipates fully in thisprogram.
ContinuingEducationCourseFees
Continuing Education Courses are offered each semester by the Office of
Continuing Education. Academic credit is not awarded for Continuing Education
courses. Fees and refund policies for these courses are listed in brochures
published by that office. TheFinancial AidOfficedoes not award financial aid for
continuingEducation courses.
RefundPolicy
Refunds are granted only in limited cases as explained below. All refunds
will be issued in the name of the student and by check only. If tuition and fees
have been paid by federal or state funds, the refund will be made first to the
issuingagency.
1. Refunds for cancellation of registration or reduction in hours prior to
the first class day of the semester.
Any student who has registered and
paid will receive a full or proportional refund of fees paid (except for those
identified above as non-refundable) if the student formally cancels his or her
registration or reduces thenumber of hours taken prior to the first class day of
the semester. (There is no refund for reduction of hours if the student
remains enrolled in12ormorehours since tuition capsat 12hours.)
2. Refunds for reduction in hours during the official Late Registration
period.
If
the late registration process results in a reduction of hours, the
student’s billing for tuition and fees will be adjusted up or down to reflect the
hours for which he or she is registered at the end of the Late Registration
period, and a refund will be issued if appropriate. If the student’s registration
remains at 12 ormorehours, no refundwill be issued sincematriculation fees
cap at 12 hours. Please remember that certain fees arenon-refundable.
3. After the end of the late registration period, no refunds are issued for
reduction in hours if the student remains enrolled in any course.
After
this point, refunds are issued only for completewithdrawal in accordancewith
Official Board of Regents' Policy as follows: “The refund amount for students
withdrawing from the institution shall be based on a pro rata percentage
determined by dividing the number of calendar days in the semester that the
student completed by the total calendar days in the semester. The total
calendar days in a semester includes weekends, but excludes scheduled
breaks of five or more days and days that a student was on an approved
leave of absence. The unearned portion shall be refunded up to the point in
time that the amount earned equals 60%. Students that withdraw from the
institution when the calculated percentage of completion is greater than 60%
arenot entitled toa refundof any portion of institutional charges.”
