For students who plan to leave Rutgers University for at least one semester, please fill out the

Leave of Absence/Withdrawal Form

Students currently living in university housing will need to return room keys once the withdrawal or leave of absence form is submitted.

This form should be submitted to one of the advising centers.

General Refund Policy - Tuition Refund Dates

You may use Webreg or RTTRS to drop courses or cancel your schedule prior to the beginning of a semester and receive 100% refund. You cannot use our automated systems to withdraw completely from school. You must notify your Dean's Office to cancel your registration. The refund schedule for complete withdrawal is as follows:

• First two weeks of classes - 80%
• Third and fourth week - 60%
• Fifth and sixth week - 40%
• Thereafter - 0

In all refund situations, the Student Fee and the Computer Fee are not refundable.

You cannot drop your last class via RTTRS or Webreg.

Tuition Refund Dates for Credit Load Reduction

Beginning with the first day of class - You can reduce your course load via RTTRS or Webreg only on the published add/drop dates. After these dates, you must visit your Dean's Office. Part time students will receive a 100% refund of tuition for the reduced credits until the second week of classes. After the end of the second week, there is NO REFUND for credit reduction.

No reductions are granted after the seventh day of classes to undergraduate students who withdraw from one or more courses, but remain registered in others. No adjustment from full time to part time status is made after the seventh day of classes. If withdrawal from one or more courses amounts to complete withdrawal from a program, the provision for full withdrawal applies.

Failure to attend class is not equivalent to a withdrawal. Students will not receive an adjustment of charges unless a formal withdrawal is filed with and approved by his/her dean's office, regardless of whether the student actually attended classes or took examinations.

Re-enrollment After a Leave of Absence

Students will also need to fill out a Reenrollment Application at the same time if they plan to return within one or two semesters.

Students who leave with fewer than 60 degree credits and no declared major must return as an SAS student rather than their original (liberal arts) unit of enrollment. Under certain very limited conditions, students will be permitted to remain in their original unit of enrollment (Douglass College, Livingston College, Rutgers College, or University College). The conditions are as follows:

1. The student MUST have filed for a formal Leave of Absence.
2. The student MUST have been away for no more than one semester.
   If a student files for a second leave of absence (or an extension of the first) before they have reached the 60 credit milestone, they will return as an SAS student.