Tuition Adjustment Deadlines
Adjustment Notes
Please read these notes thoroughly as they may answer questions you have regarding withdrawal and drop dates:
- Tuition and fee assessment deadlines are independent from academic deadlines and financial aid deadlines.
- Enrollment in multiple sessions (e.g. summer sessions, first-half or second-half semester courses) may impact tuition adjustments. Adjustments for courses with different session dates are calculated based upon individual session deadlines. Contact the Scheduling and Fees Office at 515-294-2331 or by emailing schedfees@iastate.edu for more information.
- Contact the Scheduling and Fees Office at 515-294-2331 or by emailing schedfees@iastate.edu for more information about tuition adjustment information for course dates that differ from those listed below.
- Withdrawing during a term may affect your financial aid. See Financial Aid for more information.
- For students receiving Veteran benefits, if any portion of tuition and fees are paid directly to the university by the Veterans Administration, any refund due to changes in enrollment will not be released to the student until the Veterans Administration has completed a debt collection process. Questions regarding this policy can be directed to Iowa State Universities Certification Officials.
Definitions
- Cancellation - When a student drops ALL courses before the first day of the term.
- Withdrawal - When a student drops ALL classes on or after the first day of the term.
- Full-time - Undergraduate students need 11.5 or more credits to be full-time; graduate students need 8.5 or more credits to be full-time. For summer terms, contact the Verifications Office at 515-294-1840 to determine if you are a full time student.
- Reduction in credits - When a student drops one or more courses, but retains at least one credit.
Fall 2023 Winter Session 2024 Spring 2024 Summer 2023
Fall 2023
Tuition Adjustment Deadlines for Fall Term 2023
**The percentages and dates below are for a FULL withdrawal from the university, withdrawing from all of your courses. If you want to drop one or two of your courses and still be enrolled in other courses, please see the next section "Cancel and Reduce Credits."
Full Term | First Half Term | Second Half Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
Student Pays | withdrawal dates | withdrawal dates | withdrawal dates |
10% | Aug. 21 - Aug. 25 | Aug. 21 - Aug. 23 | Oct. 16 - Oct. 18 |
25% | Aug. 26 - Sept 1. | Aug. 24 - Aug. 25 | Oct. 19- Oct. 20 |
50% | Sept. 2 - Sept. 11 | Aug. 26 - August 30 | Oct. 21 - Oct. 25 |
75% | Sept. 12 - Sept. 18 | August 31 - Sept. 1 | Oct. 26 - Oct. 27 |
100% | After Sept 18 | After Sept 1 | After Oct 27
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Cancel and Reduce Credits
Students who remain enrolled full-time after reducing credits will not have their tuition adjusted. For example, if you are enrolled in 15 credit hours and drop a 3 credit hour course by the deadline for a full-term course, you will not receive a refund as you are now at 12 credit hours (12 credit hours is the cap for full-time undergraduate tuition). However, if you are enrolled in 12 credit hours as an undergraduate student and drop a 2 credit hour course by the deadline for a full-term course you will receive 2 credit hours of tuition (and fees if applicable) refunded. Please note financial aid may be adjusted. The full-time tuition cap for a graduate student is 9 credit hours.
Refund deadlines are dependent on the length of the course. Enrollment in multiple (different) sessions (e.g. summer sessions, first-half or second-half semester courses) may impact tuition adjustments.
Adjustments for courses with different session dates are calculated based upon individual session deadlines. Contact the Scheduling and Fees Office at 515-294-2331 or by emailing schedfees@iastate.edu for more information.
Full Term |
First Half Term | Second Half Term | |
Last day to cancel registration to receive 100% tuition & fee adjustment. |
August 20 |
August 20 |
October 15 |
Last day a student may reduce their number of credits below full time and have tuition and fees adjusted based on remaining credits. The student must remain enrolled in at least one course. |
Sept. 1 |
August 25 |
October 20 |
Winter Session 2024
Tuition Adjustment Deadlines for Winter Session 2024
Winter Session | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Student Pays | Withdrawal dates(A withdrawal is based on dropping all credit hours from a student's winter session and spring course load) | Last day to cancel registration to receive 100% tuition adjustment. | Last day a student may reduce their number of credits for winter session and have tuition and fees adjusted based on enrollment in remaining credits.(The student must remain enrolled in at least one course for winter session or the spring semester.) |
10% | Dec. 18 - Dec. 20 |
December 17 |
December 20 |
25% | Dec. 21 | ||
50% | Dec. 22 | ||
75% | Dec. 27 | ||
100% | After Dec. 27 | ||
Spring 2024
Tuition Adjustment Deadlines for Spring Term 2024
Full Term | First Half Term | Second Half Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
Student Pays | withdrawal dates | withdrawal dates | withdrawal dates |
10% |
Jan. 16 - Jan. 22 |
Jan. 16 - Jan 18 |
March 18 - March 20 |
25% |
Jan. 23 - Jan. 29 |
Jan. 19 - Jan. 22 |
March 21 - March 22 |
50% |
Jan 30 - Feb. 5 |
Jan. 23 - Jan 26 |
March 23 - March 28 |
75% |
Feb. 6 - Feb 12 |
Jan. 27 - Jan 30 |
March 29 - April 1 |
100% |
After Feb. 12 |
After Jan 30 |
After April 1 |
Cancel and Reduce Credits
Students who remain enrolled full time after reducing credits will not have their tuition adjusted.
Full Term | First Half Term | Second Half Term | |
Last day to cancel registration to receive 100% tuition & fee adjustment. |
Jan. 15 |
Jan. 15 |
March 17 |
Last day a student may reduce their number of credits below full time and have tuition and fees adjusted based on remaining credits. The student must remain enrolled in at least one course. |
Jan. 29 |
Jan. 22 |
March 22 |
Summer 2023
Tuition Adjustment Deadlines for Summer Term 2023
Full 12-week Term | Summer Session I | Summer Session II | |
Student Pays | withdrawal dates | withdrawal dates | withdrawal dates |
10% | May 15 - May 18 | May 15 - May 17 | June 12 - June 14 |
25% | May 19 - May 24 | May 18 - May 19 | June 15 - June 16 |
50% | May 25 - May 30 | May 20 - May 24 | June 17 - June 21 |
75% | May 31 - June 05 | May 25 - May 26 | June 22 - June 23 |
100% | After June 5 | After May 26 | After June 23 |
Four and Six Week Courses
First Four Weeks | Middle Four Weeks | Last Four Weeks | First Six Weeks | Last Six Weeks | |
Student Pays | withdrawal | withdrawal | withdrawal | withdrawal | withdrawal |
10% | May 15 - 16 | June 12 - 13 | July 10 - 11 | May 15 - 16 | June 26 - 27 |
25% | May 17 | June 14 | July 12 | May 17 - 18 | June 28 - June 30 |
50% | May 18 | June 15 | July 13 | May 19 - 23 | July 1 - July 4 |
75% | May 19 | June 16 | July 14 | May 24 | July 5 - July 6 |
100% | After May 19 | After June 16 | After July 14 | After May 24 | After July 6 |
Cancel and Reduce Credits
Students who remain enrolled full time after reducing credits will not have their tuition adjusted.
Last day to cancel registration to receive 100% tuition & fee adjustment | Last day a student may reduce their number of credits below full time and have tuition and fees adjusted based on remaining credits. The student must remain enrolled in at least one course. | |
Full 12-week Term | May 14 | May 24 |
Summer Session I | May 14 | May 19 |
Summer Session II | June 11 | June 16 |
First Four Weeks | May 14 | May 16 |
Middle Four Weeks | June 11 | June 14 |
Last Four Weeks | July 09 | July 12 |
First Six Weeks | May 14 | May 18 |
Last Six Weeks | June 25 | June 30 |
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