From: oa.kderouen {Karen DeRouen} (oa.kderouen@forum.utexas.edu)
Date: Thu Jan 23 2003 - 08:10:42 EST
At the University of Texas, we don't send refunds out until after the 12th
class day of each semester. Financial aid isn't disbursed until after the
beginning of classes, but students can defer to their financial aid to
satisfy the requirements for retaining their classes.
-----Original Message-----
From: Cindy Shelton [mailto:sheltonck@appstate.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 3:44 PM
To: bursar-l@virginia.edu
Subject: Financial Aid Refunds
Hello Fellow Bursars and Student Accounts Directors!
I hope you all are surviving the beginning of the spring term rush. I'm
having a little problem at my institution and would like to know if any of
you have the same issue. Currently, our Financial Aid Office feeds any and
all types of aid to students' accounts 10 days before the term begins. We
then have refunds available to students on Registration day, which is two
days before classes start. Recently, this has caused big problems because
students are dropping/adding hours, aid is being taken away, meal options
are being added for off-campus students, etc. during the first week and a
half of classes. Even worse, we are having students pick up refund checks
and then withdraw.
How many of you do what I described above and how many of you wait until
after the drop/add period to make refunds available? I would like to change
our refund policy but will need input from other institutions before my
administration will make a decision.
Thanks, in advance, for your responses!
Cindy Shelton
Director of Student Accounts
Appalachian State University
(4 year public)
Boone, NC
828-262-6420
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Thu Jan 23 2003 - 09:26:27 EST