Refund Rates for Leaves and Withdrawals
Students can only get a full refund within the first two weeks. The end of Add/Drop is not the official change-of-program date for refund purposes at the Journalism School. There are no refunds of tuition or fees after the eighth week.
Fall 2026
- Week
- Week 1 and Week 2
100% tuition and fees(except document fee) refunded - Programs Starting August 2026
- Weeks of August 17 and August 24
- FT Master of Science
- 1st Yr PT Master of Science
- 1st Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS
- Data Journalism
- Programs Starting September 2026
- Weeks of September 7 and September 14
- Master of Arts
- PhD
- 2nd Yr PT Master of Science
- 2nd Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS
- Week
- Week 3
90% tuition refunded, no fees refunded - Programs Starting August 2026
- Week of August 31
- FT Master of Science
- 1st Yr PT Master of Science
- 1st Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS
- Data Journalism
- Programs Starting September 2026
- Week of September 21
- Master of Arts
- PhD
- 2nd Yr PT Master of Science
- 2nd Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS
- Week
- Week 4
80% tuition refunded, no fees refunded - Programs Starting August 2026
- Week of September 7
- FT Master of Science
- 1st Yr PT Master of Science
- 1st Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS
- Data Journalism
- Programs Starting September 2026
- Week of September 21
- Master of Arts
- PhD
- 2nd Yr PT Master of Science
- 2nd Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS
- Week
- Week 5
70% tuition refunded, no fees refunded - Programs Starting August 2026
- Week of September 14
- FT Master of Science
- 1st Yr PT Master of Science
- 1st Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS
- Data Journalism
- Programs Starting September 2026
- Week of October 5
- Master of Arts
- PhD
- 2nd Yr PT Master of Science
- 2nd Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS
- Week
- Week 6
60% tuition refunded, no fees refunded - Programs Starting August 2026
- Week of September 21
- FT Master of Science
- 1st Yr PT Master of Science
- 1st Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS
- Data Journalism
- Programs Starting September 2026
- Week of October 12
- Master of Arts
- PhD
- 2nd Yr PT Master of Science
- 2nd Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS
- Week
- Week 7
50% tuition refunded, no fees refunded - Programs Starting August 2026
- Week of September 28
- FT Master of Science
- 1st Yr PT Master of Science
- 1st Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS
- Data Journalism
- Programs Starting September 2026
- Week of October 19
- Master of Arts
- PhD
- 2nd Yr PT Master of Science
- 2nd Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS
- Week
- Week 8
40% tuition refunded, no fees refunded - Programs Starting August 2026
- Week of October 5
- FT Master of Science
- 1st Yr PT Master of Science
- 1st Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS
- Data Journalism
- Programs Starting September 2026
- Week of October 26
- Master of Arts
- PhD
- 2nd Yr PT Master of Science
- 2nd Yr Dual MS Degree w/SEAS
Spring 2027
- Week Of
- January 18
- Rate for All Programs
- 100% tuition and fees (except document fee) refunded
- Week Of
- January 25
- Rate for All Programs
- 100% tuition and fees (except document fee) refunded
- Week Of
- February 1
- Rate for All Programs
- 90% tuition refunded, no fees refunded
- Week Of
- February 8
- Rate for All Programs
- 80% tuition refunded, no fees refunded
- Week Of
- February 15
- Rate for All Programs
- 70% tuition refunded, no fees refunded
- Week Of
- February 22
- Rate for All Programs
- 60% tuition refunded, no fees refunded
- Week Of
- March 1
- Rate for All Programs
- 50% tuition refunded, no fees refunded
- Week Of
- March 8
- Rate for All Programs
- 40% tuition refunded, no fees refunded
Consider Tuition Refund Insurance
Offered by A.W.G. Dewar, Inc., this elective insurance plan provides coverage for tuition, room and board should a student suffer a serious illness or accident and withdraw from classes before the semester is completed. Further details about the plan and contact information are available on the Dewar website.