| Withdrawal
Policy |
| Notification |
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What
is the official procedure for students to withdraw
after accepting placement in a study abroad
course or program? |
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All
withdrawals from programs or courses for which
the Office of Study Abroad is charging tuition,
fees or other program costs require written
notification (e-mail to Office
of Study Abroad is acceptable). Until
the written request is received, the Office
will continue the student's enrollment in the
study abroad course or program and continue
to charge all fees related to the course or
program to the student's university account.
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Does
a student enrolled in a distance
education graded course have to notify
anybody else in writing to drop the course or
courses? |
| Yes. Once
a student has been enrolled in a International
Distance Education contracted international course
(such as intensive language) both the instructor and
the Office of Study Abroad must
be notified in writing (e-mail is acceptable) to
request being dropped from a course. The student
will be dropped according to the drop/add policy
of NMSU. |
| Reenrollment
at NMSU |
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If
a student withdraws early from a study abroad
program, can the student re-register at NMSU? |
Depends. Students
who withdraw early from an exchange who can return
to campus before the last day to register for
classes should be able to register for the current
semester (but they could still be liable
for the tuition cost of the exchange plus the
cost of re-enrolling at NMSU!). Students
who cannot return in time to register for classes
would have to wait to re-enroll the next semester.
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| Early
Withdrawal Penalties |
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Are
there any financial penalties for withdrawing
early from study abroad programs? |
Yes. Students
who accept exchange, language study, or special
program placements then request to withdraw before
leaving the U.S. are liable to pay the NMSU program
administrative fee for the first semester
for which they were scheduled to enroll plus
any unrecoverable costs incurred
by NMSU or a host institution.
Students who withdraw while enrolled in an exchange program abroad are
liable for any unrecoverable costs as determined by NMSU and the host
institution. Students who accept placement in an academic year program
and who then withdraw from the second semester may be held liable for
the full cost of the 2nd semester unless the host institution agrees
to adjust the exchange balance to zero for the second semester. NMSU
students have had to pay for a second semester of study even though they
withdrew for sound medical or other acceptable reasons, so students
need to understand the potentially severe financial penalities of withdrawing
early from an exchange program.
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Does
the tuition refund policy apply to international
distance education enrollments? |
Not
always. Students
who withdraw from international distance education
courses are not automatically eligible for
refund of NMSU tuition. The tuition charged
is based on program administrative and instructional
costs, including sometimes paying the salary
of the instructor, so the tuition refund
policy for regular courses does not apply.
Students may only be considered for refund
for any costs the Office of Study Abroad can
recover.
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Updated:
Friday, 05-Oct-2007 16:36:07 MDT |
