Method of Payment
Students have access to a variety of financing options when attending the University and should consult with their Enrollment Specialist or Financial Aid representative for assistance in determining which options are appropriate for their circumstances. These financing options are described in the Student Aid section of this Catalog and include:
- Self-Pay
- Federal Student Aid Loans and Grants
- Private Loans
- Internal and External Scholarships
- Veterans Educational Benefits, including the Yellow Ribbon Program
- Military Tuition Assistance
- Tribal Funding
- Employer Tuition Assistance
- Employer Vouchers
- University Payment Plans
Students may also find additional information about financing their education at the University at https://www.nu.edu/admissions/financial-aid-and-scholarships/.
Meeting Financial Obligations
The University considers all financial obligations payable immediately, unless otherwise stated. Upon completion of the degree program, any outstanding financial balance is due and payable immediately. The University may withhold certificates and diplomas until all unpaid financial accounts have been satisfied.
Personal Responsibility
It is the personal responsibility of each applicant and student to determine how they will pay for their education.
The University expects applicants and students to actively search for the best funding option(s) available through review of all available information on the University website at www.nu.edu. The University staff will assist students in clarifying eligibility for any funding option offered by the University. It is the sole responsibility of the individual applying to the University to ensure and confirm their eligibility for any funding options prior to enrollment and starting their first class.
The University, through its numerous partnerships and agreements with corporations, businesses, educational organizations, the U.S. military, and other agencies, offers tuition benefits to employees of those entities. Students who become aware of a tuition benefit that reduces their financial liability after enrolling will need to notify the University by contacting their Academic and Finance Counselor. After a review and approval of the request, the University will adjust the student’s tuition rate. The postmark date or e-mail receipt date of final supporting documentation shall be the effective date of change. The University does not accommodate requests from students for retroactive consideration.
Default of Financial Obligation
If the student’s financial obligations to the University are in default (defined as not paying a financial obligation within 30 days of the due date), the University may declare the entire balance due without further notice and require full payment immediately. Failure to pay the unpaid balance within 10 days may result in any or all of the following:
- Denial of class registration.
- Withholding of certificates or diplomas.
- Assignment of the account for collection.
- Reporting the delinquent account status to a credit bureau.
In the event an account is delinquent, the University as well as outside agencies working on its behalf reserve the right to communicate with the student via email and/or cell phone regarding an outstanding balance in accordance with all relevant state laws. When an account is turned over for collection, the student is responsible for the balance due in addition to any interest or fees charged by the collection agency. If a lawsuit or other action is filed, litigation falls under California state jurisdiction and the student agrees to pay the University’s attorney’s fees as fixed by the trial court. If any party appeals any part of the trial court’s decision, the student promises to pay the University’s attorney’s fees for the appeal as fixed by the appellate court.
Institutional Refund Policy
Students have the right to withdraw from a class or the University at any time. The University team members who receive a request to withdraw from the University will process the request on behalf of the student, using the date they received the request as the request date. See Academic and University Policies for additional information regarding withdrawal from the University.
Students may also be administratively withdrawn from the University for violating institutional policies as outlined in the Administrative Withdrawal policy.
Withdrawn students receiving Federal Financial Aid are subject to the Return of Title IV funds process.
If a refund for a non-Title IV payment is required, the amount will be returned to the same source from which the payment was made. For example, if the payment was made by credit card, the refund will go to the same credit card where possible. If the amount cannot be refunded to the original method of payment, a check will be sent to the student using their address of record.
For third party payments, refunds will be sent to the entity who made the payment.
Calculating Refunds
For purposes of calculating refunds, the first day of a class is used as day one and not the actual day a student attends class. The University counts calendar days rather than business days for determining refunds. As such, if the first day of the class is a Monday, the student would need to drop by 11:59pm (PST) of the following Sunday, the seventh day of that class.
If a student does not complete a class, tuition refunds are made according to the schedule below. The refund policy is the same for on-site and online classes.
Students who drop or withdraw from a class:
- By 11:59pm (PST) of the seventh (7th) day of the class, receive a 100 percent refund.
- After 11:59pm (PST) of the seventh (7th) day, receive no refund.
Refund Processing Time
Tuition refunds are provided within 30 days of the withdrawal request date or date the class is dropped. The student will be notified if a balance is due to the University.
State-Specific Refund Policies
Tuition refunds for students enrolled in online programs who reside in certain states will be issued in accordance with the policies required by the laws and regulations of those states. However, if the University’s standard Refund Policy is more beneficial to those students, the University will follow its Institutional Refund Policy. State-specific refund policies are listed below.
Maryland Refund Policy
Students enrolled in online programs who reside in Maryland will receive the minimum tuition refunds in accordance with the Maryland Higher Education Commission requirements (specified in Title 13B.05.01.10 of the Code of Maryland Regulations).
- Except as provided in §B of this policy/regulation, an institution’s refund policy shall conform to this regulation and the institution shall provide for refunds of tuition to Maryland students as provided in this regulation.
- If the University’s refund policy is more beneficial to Maryland students, the institution will follow its refund policy and provide for refunds of tuition to Maryland students as provided in that policy.
- Minimum refund: The University will refund the applicable tuition refund to a Maryland student who drops, withdraws or is terminated after completing only a portion of a course/class:
Proportion of Total Course, Program, or Term Completed as of Date of Withdrawal or Termination Tuition Refund
Less than 10%……………………………………………….90% refund
10% up to but not including 20%……………………………80% refund
20% up to but not including 30%……………………………60% refund
30% up to but not including 40%……………………………40% refund
40% up to but not including 60%……………………………20% refund
More than 60%…………………………………………..…..No refund
A refund due to a Maryland student will be based on the date of withdrawal or termination and paid within 60 days from the date of withdrawal or termination.
- This refund policy is disclosed and acknowledged by students upon enrollment, and
- Documentation verifying student refunds in accordance with this policy is maintained.
Oregon Refund Policy
After classes begin for a term, a student who withdraws from a course is eligible for a partial refund through the middle week of the term. Refunds shall be based on unused instructional time and shall be prorated on a weekly basis for schools using a semester, quarter, or nontraditional calendar. Refund rates shall not be differentiated on the criteria of a student’s source of income or loan repayment obligations except as otherwise required by law without specific Commission approval. OAR 583-030-0035 (18) (c). For example, for a 4-week term, the resultant refund for the end of week 2 (half-way through the term) is 50% for Oregon students. For an 8-week term, the resultant refund for the end of week 4 (half-way through the term) is 50% for Oregon students. Specific charts reflecting the length of the individual student’s term and the expected refund by week are included in disclosure attachment to the Oregon student’s enrollment agreement.
Wisconsin Refund Policy
A student who withdraws or is dismissed after the cancellation period has passed, but before completing 60% of the potential credits of instruction in the current enrollment period, shall be entitled to a pro rata refund, as calculated below, less any amounts owed by the student for the current enrollment period, less a one-time application fee of $100*.
- Pro rata refund shall be determined as the number of credits remaining after the last credit completed by the student, divided by the total number of credits in the enrollment period, rounded downward to the nearest ten percent. Pro rata refund is the resulting per cent applied to the total tuition and other required costs paid by the student for the current enrollment period.
- All efforts will be made to refund prepaid amounts for books, supplies and other charges unless the student has consumed or used those items and they can no longer be used or sold to new students, or are returned by the school to the supplier.
- Refunds shall be paid within 40 days after the effective date of termination.
- After the student’s first period of enrollment, if a student withdraws or is dismissed in a subsequent enrollment period, the school may also retain an administrative fee of 15% of the total cost of a resident program, or $400, whichever is less.
- No refund is required for any student who withdraws or is dismissed after completing 60% of the potential credits of instruction in the current enrollment period unless a student withdraws due to mitigating circumstances, which are those that directly prohibit pursuit of a program and which are beyond the student’s control.
*National University does not charge an application fee.
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