Add/Drop Refund Policy

Add/Drop Periods

Students may add and/or drop courses during the add/drop period as defined on the academic calendar.

Add/drops will be charged in accordance with the following schedules as long as the drop does not result in a full withdrawal from courses for the term. Students who drop to zero credits are considered to have withdrawn from New York Institute of Technology and are subject to tuition charges in accordance with the Withdrawal/Dismissal Refund Policy.

For financial liability, please refer to the this Add/Drop Refund Policy as follows:

Fall and Spring Semester Courses

  • Dropping at any time from the date of the student's registration to the day before the first scheduled day of the semester: 100 percent refund of the tuition and the college fee.
  • Dropping at any time between the first day of the semester through the thirteenth day of the semester: 100 percent refund on the tuition only.
  • Dropping at any time after the thirteenth day of the semester: no refund.

Cycle Courses (A, B, C, D)

  • Dropping at any time from the date of the student's registration to the day before the first scheduled day of the cycle: 100 percent refund of the tuition and the college fee.
  • Dropping at any time between the first day of the cycle through day six of the cycle: 100 percent refund of tuition only.
  • Dropping at any time after the sixth day of the cycle: no refund.

Summer Semester Courses

Summer Session III

  • Dropping at any time from the date of the student's registration to the day before the first scheduled day of the Summer III session: 100 percent refund of the tuition and the college fee.
  • Dropping at any time between day one of the session through day thirteen of the session: 50 percent refund on the tuition only.
  • Dropping at any time after the thirteenth day of the session: no refund.

Summer Session I and II

  • Dropping at any time from the date of the student's registration to the day before the first scheduled day of Summer Session I and or II: 100 percent refund of the tuition and the college fee.
  • Dropping at any time during the first three days of the session: 50 percent refund of tuition only.
  • Dropping at any time after the third day of the session: no refund.

Intersession Courses

  • Dropping at any time from the date of the student's registration to the day before the first scheduled day of Intersession: 100 percent refund of the tuition and the college fee.
  • Dropping at any time from the start of the first day of Intersession: no refund.