Refunds

Tuition Refund Policies

Since faculty and staff salaries are determined prior to course activities and the cost of the physical campus are fixed, Post University only provides tuition refunds for those students who provide notice of withdrawal prior to the start of the semester. The date of receipt of the withdrawal request by the Registrar determine the period of attendance and the Office of Student Accounts will calculate the refund and/or repayments to the federal, state, and Post University financial aid programs.

To drop or withdraw from a course or program, students must send a notification email to [email protected]. No other form of communication is acceptable for drops or withdrawals. The processing of tuition refunds will be according to the following schedule for non-California residents:

1.    There will be no charges to students who fail to participate or those whom the University administratively withdraws from courses.

2.    Students who participate in or attend a course beyond the add/drop period will be charged for the entire course.

Tuition Refunds for California Residents

The following refund schedule applies to students within the term-based programs for California students according to California Education Code for Private Postsecondary Institutions:

The following refund schedule applies to students in competency-based programs at American Sentinel College of Nursing & Health Sciences for California students:

Military Student Refunds

Military Program students must send emails to [email protected] and drop or withdraw from coursework through their respective military tuition assistance providers (GoArmyEd, etc.). Military Students within the American Sentinel College of Nursing & Health Sciences should reach out to their Academic Advisor. No other forms of communication are acceptable for drops or withdrawals. The processing of tuition refunds will occur according to the following schedule:

1.    100% of tuition credit for online courses if notice of the drop occurs within the Add/Drop period.

2.    50% of tuition charge for online courses if notice of the drop occurs one week after the Add/Drop period or by the third Friday of the term.

3.    There will be no charges to students who fail to participate or those the University administratively withdraws from courses.

Post University reserves the right to make changes to tuition or tuition policies at any time.

Unearned TA Policy: Military Tuition Assistance (TA) awards to a service member under the assumption that the service member will attend school for the entire award period.

If a service member withdraws on or before the 60 percent portion of the term, the service member will no longer be eligible for the full amount of Military TA funds originally awarded. To comply with the policy of the Department of Defense, Post University will return any unearned Military TA funds on a pro-rata basis through at least the 60 percent portion of the term of approval.

Post University will return any unearned Military TA funds directly to the military service, not to the service member. The calculation of the return may result in the service member owing a balance to the University. If the service member withdraws due to military service obligation, the University will work with the service member to identify a solution that will not result in a student debt for the returned Military TA portion.

A student’s official withdrawal date or the last date of attendance is the basis of calculating earned percentage of Military TA. The determination of a student’s official withdrawal is the last date of documented attendance submitted to the Registrar’s Office. Upon the determination of the last date of attendance, Post University will recalculate a student’s Military TA eligibility based on the following formula:

Numbers of days completed/total days of the course = Percent of Military TA earned

Other Refund Information