Visiting Students

Adds, Drops, and Withdrawals

The following policies apply to all changes in registration:

• You may add a course up to its second class meeting. Tuition for added courses must be paid in full at the time of the change.
• You may drop a course up to its midpoint without incurring a failing grade.
• You may withdraw entirely from Summer Session by filling out the Cancellation/Withdrawal Form available in the Office of the Registrar. If 60 percent of the course has elapsed on the date of withdrawal, the course remains on your transcript with a notation of W (withdrawn).
• Failure to attend a course does not constitute a drop or withdrawal under any circumstances and incurs a failing grade (F) on official transcripts.
• You may not drop or withdraw from a course after it has ended.
• Students who drop courses or withdraw from Summer Session may be eligible for a tuition refund, less any non-refundable fees and deposits. Please see the Refund Policy and Schedule below.
• Registration changes of any kind (adds, drops, or withdrawals) are accepted in writing only. Do not send correspondence regarding registration changes to the instructor or the Office of Student Accounts. Only the Office of the Registrar can process registration changes. Please keep dated copies of any correspondence with the registrar.

To add or drop a course in person:

1. Complete and submit a Change of Registration Form (PDF Format) to the SCS/Summer Session office in Evanston, or at the SCS Registrar in Chicago.
2. Make any required payment if you are adding a course.
3. Retain a copy of the form for your records.

To add or drop a course by mail or fax:

1. Complete a Change of Registration Form (PDF Format), also available at the SCS/Summer Session office in Evanston, or the SCS Registrar in Chicago.
2. Mail payment (check or money order) to the SCS Registrar at Wieboldt Hall, Room 612, 339 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60611-3008 or fax payment (credit card payments only) to 312-503-4942. If you fax a request to add a course, no registration change is made until payment is received.
3. E-mail onlinereg@northwestern.edu to verify receipt of your registration change request.

Refund Policy and Schedule

While the tuition deposit and fees (including the registration fee) are not refundable under any circumstances, students may be eligible to receive a full or partial tuition refund. Northwestern University's refund policy is based on the percentage of time (number of days in the session, including weekends and holidays) that you were enrolled as a student in your class. The Office of Student Accounts considers the effective date in making financial adjustments the date of the drop in CAESAR or the date the completed Change of Registration form is received at the Office of the Registrar.

In general, if you drop or withdraw:

• Before the term begins, 100% of the tuition is refunded.*
• When or before 10% of the term has elapsed, 95% of the tuition is refunded.*
• After 10% and when or before 25% of the term has elapsed, 75% of the tuition is refunded.*
• After 25% and when or before 50% of the class session has elapsed, 50% of the tuition is refunded.*
• After 50% of the term has elapsed, no refunds are given.

*less any non-refundable fees and tuition deposits

During the Summer Session, classes meet for various durations and have start and end dates throughout the summer. Please consult the Office of Student Accounts (555 Clark Street, Evanston, IL 60208; 847/491-5224; www.northwestern.edu/sfs) for help in determining and requesting your potential refund.