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Financial Policies

Cost of Attendance

The University shall publish the Cost of Attendance in the Catalogue and on the Web Site. Students will be notified of any changes 60 days in advance of the implementation of pricing changes.

Payment Processes

American Sentinel University allows students to purchase multiple course plans and/or single course plans. Multiple course plans are purchases that are for more than nine credit hours. Either of these plans may be paid for via check, credit card, debit card, bank draft, or wire. If a student wants to use American Sentinel University's in-house financing option to purchase a multiple course plan, the student will be required to provide the University a credit/debit card or personal bank account number to make their monthly payments. The accounting department will charge or debit the student's account on an agreed upon day of the month.

If a student's monthly payment is declined, a student will be placed on an accounting hold with the University until the payment issue is resolved. Students placed on accounting hold may be removed from class and could be withdrawn from the university. Additionally, grades will not be released to students on accounting hold.

Refund Policy

Students who wish to cancel a course enrollment or withdraw from a course or the program must notify the Registrar at (registrar@americansentinel.edu or 1-303-991-1575). Students must clearly identify the effective cancellation or withdrawal date, which must be on or after the date of notification, and the reason for cancellation or withdrawal. Students may make the notification in any manner (e.g., email, fax, phone call).

If a student is entitled to a refund, the following policies are followed: A student withdrawing from the University after the 5 day cancellation period (see below) will be subject to an administration fee equal to 20% of the course tuition up to a max of $200 for multiple course plans and/or single course enrollments. Any remaining tuition will be refunded on the following basis:

Date of Withdrawal from an 8 week course	Percentage of Total Tuition Refunded (after deduction of program admin fee)
During Week 1	100%
During Week 2	80%
During Week 3	60%
During Week 4	40%
During Week 5	20%
After Week 5	No refund

Any refund will be processed and paid to the student within 30 days from the withdrawal date.

Cancellation period: All students are required to complete an enrollment agreement for each course. An enrollment agreement may be cancelled within five calendar days after midnight of the day on which the enrollment agreement is submitted and prior to the term start date to receive a refund of the tuition paid.

Refund policies specific to industry certification programs are as follows: Certification students may cancel within five (5) business days of the date on the certification agreement and receive a full refund. After five (5) business days access fees for certification courses are non-refundable.