{"id":1546,"date":"2022-04-13T13:56:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T17:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/registrar\/?page_id=1546"},"modified":"2025-06-11T10:34:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:34:34","slug":"withdrawing-from-the-institution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/registrar\/withdrawing-from-the-institution\/","title":{"rendered":"Withdrawing from the Institution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If a student desires or is compelled to withdraw from UMES for any reason during the academic year, the student must complete an Application for Withdrawal<\/a> from the Office of the Registrar, obtain the proper signatures as indicated on the form, and file it with the Office of the Registrar (registrar@umes.edu).  The Office of the Registrar will record a grade of \u201cW\u201d for all courses. The last day to withdraw from the University will be in concurrence with the last day of class for the semester or session from which the student is withdrawing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Withdrawal and Credit of Tuition and Fees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

WITHDRAWAL AND CREDIT OF TUITION AND FEES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students withdrawing from the university during the semester will be credited for all academic fees charged to them, in accordance with the following schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Failure to attend or pay for courses does not release you from your financial responsibility to the University.  Any student who desires or is compelled to withdraw from the University for any cause at any time during the academic year should secure an application for withdrawal from the Office of the Registrar, obtain the proper signatures and file with the Office of the Registrar. The effective date for withdrawals, with regard to refunds and grades, is the date the form is filed at the Office of the Registrar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Early termination of the housing contract and meal plan will be assessed fees and a weekly proration amount charge.  Housing canceled before July 1 will receive 100% credit.  Housing canceled after July 1 will be charged a $500.00 breach of contract fee plus the weekly proration amount.  Nine (9) days prior to the start of the semester, meal plan cancelations will be charged a 15% penalty fee plus the weekly proration amount.  A weekly basis shall be defined as a complete week or any fraction thereof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FROM THE FIRST DAY OF INSTRUCTION CREDIT PERCENTAGE \u2013 FAILURE TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OR ATTEND CLASSES DOES NOT CHANGE THIS POLICY.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WITHDRAWAL CREDIT POLICY FOR FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Academic Affairs is committed to pay faculty even if the student withdraws and gets a refund beyond the first week of classes. Courses with an enrollment of less than seven are subject to cancellation by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Students should not DROP courses which are scheduled for cancellation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before the first day of instruction<\/strong>
 Tuition and Mandatory Fees: 100% credit<\/strong>
 Meals: 15% Penalty Charged<\/strong>
 Housing: $500.00 Breach of Contract Charged<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FALL\/SPRING \u2013 REGULAR ACADEMIC SESSION
<\/strong>BEGINS FIRST DAY OF INSTRUCTION
Less than fourteen days: 80% credit of tuition and fees
Fourteen to twenty days: 60% credit of tuition and fees
Twenty one to twenty seven days: 40% credit of tuition and fees
After twenty seven days: No Credit of Tuition and Fees<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FALL\/SPRING SESSIONS \u2013 8 W1 & 8 W2 (8-WEEK SESSIONS)<\/strong>
BEGINS FIRST DAY OF INSTRUCTION
Less than eleven days: 70%
Eleven to fifteen days: 50%
Sixteen to twenty: 30%
After twenty days: No Refund<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FALL\/SPRING MEAL PLANS<\/strong>
Less than fourteen days: 15% penalty plus proration amount charged
Fourteen to twenty days: 15% penalty plus proration amount charged
Twenty one to twenty seven days: 15% penalty plus proration amount charged
After twenty seven days: No Credit for Meal Plans<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For proration chart, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FALL\/SPRING HOUSING<\/strong>
Less than fourteen days: $500.00 Breach of Contract charge plus weekly proration amount charged.
Fourteen to twenty days: $500.00 Breach of Contract charge plus weekly proration amount charged.
Twenty one to twenty seven days: $500.00 Breach of Contract charge plus weekly proration amount charged.
After twenty seven days: No Credit for housing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For proration chart, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WITHDRAWAL CREDIT POLICY FOR SUMMER AND WINTER SEMESTERS<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Academic Affairs is committed to pay faculty even if the student withdraws and gets a refund beyond the first week of classes. Courses with an enrollment of less than seven are subject to cancellation by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Students should not DROP courses which are scheduled for cancellation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINTER SESSION \u2013 MINI (THREE-WEEK SESSION)<\/strong>
BEGINS THE FIRST DAY OF INSTRUCTION
Less than three days: 70% Refundable
Three to four days: 50% Refundable
Five days: 30% Refundable
Greater than five days: No Refund<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUMMER SESSIONS \u20135W1 & 5W2 (FIVE-WEEK SESSIONS)<\/strong>
BEGINS FIRST DAY OF INSTRUCTION
Less than four days: 70%
Four days: 50%
Five to ten days: 30%
After ten days: No Refund

SUMMER SESSIONS \u2013 10W (TEN-WEEK SESSIONS)<\/strong>
BEGINS FIRST DAY OF INSTRUCTION
Less than eleven days: 70%
Eleven to fifteen days: 50%
Sixteen to twenty: 30%
After twenty days: No Refund<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If a student desires or is compelled to withdraw from UMES for any reason during the academic year, the student must complete an Application for Withdrawal from the Office of the Registrar, obtain the proper signatures as indicated on the form, and file it with the Office of the Registrar (registrar@umes.edu).  The Office of the Registrar will…Read more Withdrawing from the Institution<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-1546","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1546\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=1546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}