Refund Policy:The refund policy is designed in compliance with the State of California and Florida and the several accrediting agencies to which the University is responsible.
This refund policy follows the standards set out by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council.
A student may notify the University of their withdraw in a program/course in any manner; if notification to withdraw from the University is submitted within the one week (seven-day grace period) of acceptance and submission of the tuition deposit, a full refund of the tuition deposit will be returned to the student.
A partial refund of the deposit will be given if a student provides notification to withdraw from the University up to 60 days prior to the start of the trimester courses and after the initial seven-day grace period. For students attending the Florida campus, this partial refund will be $300 (the University retains $200 as an administrative fee). For students attending the California campus, this partial refund will be $400 (the University retains $100 as an administrative fee).
The entire $500 deposit is non-refundable if notification to withdraw from the University is received later than 60 days prior to the first day of the term.
If a student submits notification to withdraw from a course (or the program) after the stated term start date, the following formula will be used to determine the tuition refund.
| Published Length of Course |
Refundable Tuition Due After- |
| 11-15 weeks |
1st week = 80% |
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2nd week = 70% |
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3rd week = 60% |
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4th week = 50% |
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5th week = 40% |
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6th week = 30% |
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7th week = 20% |
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8th week = 10% |
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9th week = 0% |
Trimester fees are 100% refundable is said notification is received up to eight (8) weeks after the first day of a trimester. There is a $200 administrative fee for all course or trimester withdrawals.
If notification to withdraw is received after the eighth week, there will be no refund of tuition.
For students who receive federal financial aid and who withdraw from all classes on or before 60% of the term has elapsed, USA will calculate, according to federal regulations, any amounts disbursed that must be returned to the Title IV programs.