Depending on your course load and the date you drop a course, you may or may not be entitled to a refund. If you are planning to withdraw, resign, or reduce your course load, please contact our office at 540-231-6277 for refund information.

If you have financial aid, please contact your financial aid counselor before resigning, withdrawing or reducing your course load.

Medical Resignations

A student withdrawing for medical reasons will be charged a daily tuition rate for each day enrolled. Withdrawal for medical reasons must be accompanied by a statement from the Student Health Service at Virginia Tech indicating that the student is unable to continue in school due to medical reasons.

Military Withdrawals

Students called into active military duty are encouraged to communicate with their advisors, instructors, and undergraduate or graduate deans to arrange "incompletes" or rescheduling of remaining work if their orders are received near the end of a term. However, if students request a withdrawal from the university, permission is granted without punitive action as well as granting a full refund of tuition and fees. This full refund is requested regardless of the date of the action of withdrawal. Procedurally, students (or their parents or guardians) are requested to provide copies of activation orders. If orders are unobtainable (in some emergency call-ups, this is possible), the University Registrar will telephone the company commander for verbal confirmation. Further, the University Registrar will serve as facilitator of this process for any advisor, instructor, or dean seeking verification of the students' military status. Students with Federal Financial Aid should be advised that full refund of tuition will result in an immediate requirement to commence repayment of aid. Students with federal financial aid are to be given the option of full or partial refund. Students are to work with their advisors and deans in requesting reinstatement to the university.

Housing and Dining Refunds

Students holding a residence hall contract or a board plan who leave the university during the the first week of class will forfeit $100 of their residence hall fee and $100 of their board fee. Thereafter, the semester room and board charge, less $100, will be apportioned over the first six weeks of the semester. The student will be charged a weekly rate for each week enrolled, plus $100. A student who withdraws after the beginning of the seventh week of the semester will be charged the full room and board rate.

Students who purchase a declining balance meal plan will be charged a forfeiture fee of $100 during the first week. Beginning in week two and throughout the remainder of the semester, students will forfeit the base cost and will be refunded any unused dollars in the declining balance account.

Unused cash Dining Dollar deposits will be refunded in total for meal plan holders. Students who have only Dining Dollar accounts and not a meal plan will receive the balance of all cash deposits minus $15. Questions concerning adjustments to room charges should be directed to Housing and Dining Services at 231-7549. Questions concerning adjustments to meal plan charges should be directed to the Hokie Passport Office at 231-5121.