If you wish to discontinue enrollment after paying fees:
- You must file a withdrawal form before the end of the quarter.
- Do not drop all of your courses via WebReg or with add/drop/change cards. Your classes will be dropped for you automatically during the withdrawal process.
- Do not stop payment on the check used to pay registration fees instead of filing the withdrawal form.
Before you file for withdrawal
Withdrawal Procedure
In Person
- Pick up a withdrawal form from the Registrar's Office. This duplicate form is not available online.
- Fill out the STUDENT section of the form.
- Obtain the required signature(s) and submit your signed form following the guidelines below.
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Obtain the signature of: |
Submit your signed form to: |
| Undergraduate Students |
Dean of your academic advising office |
The Registrar's Office |
| Graduate Students |
Dean of Graduate Studies |
Graduate Studies |
| Medical Students |
Associate Dean of Educational Affairs, School of Medicine |
School of Medicine |
- A date-stamped copy of the approved form will be given or mailed to you. The amount of the refund is determined by the effective date of the withdrawal. This date is normally the date you initiate your withdrawal with your academic unit.
- Your form will be routed to Financial Aid and Accounting.
- If a refund is due and your account is set up for Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT), Accounting issues your refund electronically. Otherwise,
your refund check is typically issued within 3-4 business days and mailed to your local address on record during the academic year, and permanent home address on record July through August.
By Mail
- Contact the Registrar's Office in writing as soon as possible.
- The Registrar sends the request to the appropriate dean. If approved, the form is routed to Financial Aid and Accounting.
- A date-stamped copy of the approved form will be mailed to you.
Allow at least five weeks for the withdrawal process if applying by mail.
Refunds
Refunds are based on UC Regent approved schedules which are published in the UCI General Catalogue.
The Student Health Insurance fees are refundable only when the withdrawal form is submitted prior to
the first day of the quarter. Generally, this is prior to the first day of instruction. Refer to the
Quarterly Academic Calendar for dates. Undergraduate and graduate
students who withdraw beginning the first day of the applicable quarter and thereafter will remain
covered under the Student Health Insurance Plan for the remainder of the quarter.
Late service charges are nonrefundable.
New Undergraduate Students
Through the first day of instruction, fees are refunded in full, except for the Student Health Insurance fees as indicated above and the $100 Statement of Intent to Register fee. On the second day of instruction and after, the Schedule of Refunds is applied to the balance of registration fees paid.
Continuing Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Through the first day of instruction, fees are refunded in full, except for the Student Health Insurance fees as indicated above and a $10 service charge. On the second day of instruction and after, the Schedule of Refunds is applied to the balance of registration fees paid.
Students Living in Campus Housing
Contact the UCI Housing Office regarding your contract and possible refund.
Schedule of Refunds
Law Students: Visit the School of Law web site for the Withdrawal Refund Schedule.
Standard Refund Schedule
Part or the entire refund amount will be applied to any financial obligations you may owe to the University, such as financial aid, student loans, library fines, etc.
See the section on Fee Refunds in the UCI General Catalogue for more information.
| Calendar days |
Percentage refunded |
| On or before first day of instruction |
100% |
| 2–7 |
90% |
| 8–18 |
50% |
| 19–35 |
25% |
| over 35 |
0% |
New Students Receiving Federal Financial Aid
Nonresident Tuition, Educational Fee, University Registration Fee,
Fee for Selected Professional Students, and Other Student Fees and Charges
| Calendar days |
Percentage refunded |
| On or before first day of instruction |
100% |
| 2–7 |
90% |
| 8–14 |
80% |
| 15–21 |
70% |
| 22–28 |
60% |
| 29–35 |
50% |
| 36–42 |
40% |
| over 42 |
0% |
How Your Withdrawal will be Recorded on Your Transcript
If your withdrawal form is submitted prior to the beginning of the quarter, no record will appear on your transcript for that quarter.
If your withdrawal form is submitted after the quarter has begun, "Withdrew H.D. Granted" will be noted on your transcript along with the effective date of your withdrawal. (H.D. stands for Honorable Dismissal.)
After the end of the sixth week of instruction, courses will remain permanently on your transcript and will be marked with a "W" (Withdrawal) notation. A "W" carries no grade points and is not used in the calculation of your grade point average (GPA).