Texas Education Code - Section 54.006. Refund Of Tuition And Fees
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§ 54.006. REFUND OF TUITION AND FEES. (a) A general
academic teaching institution or medical and dental unit, as soon
as practicable, shall refund the amount of fees and tuition in
excess of the minimum tuition collected for courses from which
students drop within the first 12 days of a fall or spring semester
or within the first four days of a summer term. The institution or
medical and dental unit may not delay a refund under this subsection
on the grounds that the student may withdraw from the institution or
unit later in the semester or term. An institution may assess a
nonrefundable $15 matriculation fee if the student withdraws from
the institution before the first day of classes.
(b) A general academic teaching institution or medical and
dental unit shall refund to a student withdrawing from the
institution or unit an amount equal to the product of the amount of
tuition and mandatory fees collected for each course in which the
student is enrolled on the date the student withdraws multiplied by
the applicable percentage derived from the following tables:
(1) if the student withdraws during a fall or spring
semester or comparable trimester:
(A) prior to the first class day 100 percent
(B) during the first five class days 80 percent
(C) during the second five class days 70 percent
(D) during the third five class days 50 percent
(E) during the fourth five class days 25 percent
(F) after the fourth five class days None; and
(2) if the student withdraws during a summer term:
(A) prior to the first class day 100 percent
(B) during the first, second, or third class day
80 percent
(C) during the fourth, fifth, or sixth class day
50 percent
(D) seventh day of class and thereafter None.
(c) Separate withdrawal refund schedules may be established
for optional fees such as intercollegiate athletics, cultural
entertainment, parking, and yearbooks.
(d) A general academic teaching institution or medical and
dental unit shall refund tuition and fees paid by a sponsor, donor,
or scholarship to the source rather than directly to the student who
has withdrawn if the funds were made available through the
institution.
(e) A general academic teaching institution or medical and
dental unit shall terminate student services and privileges, such
as health services, library privileges, facilities usage, and
athletic and cultural entertainment tickets, when a student
withdraws from the institution.
(f) Beginning with the summer semester of 1990, if a student
withdraws from an institution of higher education because the
student is called to active military service, the institution, at
the student's option, shall:
(1) refund the tuition and fees paid by the student for
the semester in which the student withdraws;
(2) grant a student, who is eligible under the
institution's guidelines, an incomplete grade in all courses by
designating "withdrawn-military" on the student's transcript; or
(3) as determined by the instructor, assign an
appropriate final grade or credit to a student who has
satisfactorily completed a substantial amount of coursework and who
has demonstrated sufficient mastery of the course material.
(g) A general academic teaching institution or medical and
dental unit may not collect any amount of fees or tuition in excess
of the minimum tuition for a course at the institution or unit from
a student who is entitled to a refund of that amount under this
section if the student has not paid that amount on the date the
student drops the course or withdraws from the institution or unit.
Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 220, ch. 106, § 1, eff. Aug. 29,
1977. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 901, § 1, eff. Aug.
31, 1987; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 15, § 1, eff. April 5, 1991;
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 253, § 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
Section: 53.48 54.001 54.0015 54.002 54.003 54.004 54.005 54.006 54.0065 54.007 54.0071 54.008 54.009 54.010 54.011
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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