Refunds

My anticipated financial aid exceeds my costs, how do I receive the excess?

Financial aid will be applied to student accounts and will be used to address charges incurred, such as tuition and fees as well as room and board if a student resides on-campus. Financial aid funds cannot be applied until the appropriate paperwork has been completed and the funds are received. Aid applied to a student account that exceeds the amount a student has been charged may be refunded to the student. Refunds will be processed after the first day of classes in each term and only when a credit actually exists on a student account. Refunds must be used to cover education-related expenses such as off-campus living expenses, transportation and/or books and supplies.

Federal law requires that if a credit balance on a student’s billing account is the result of a Federal Parent PLUS Loan disbursement, that credit balance must be sent to the parent borrower unless the borrower has submitted written authorization allowing the balance to be held on the student account or released to the student. Such an authorization must be on file for each Federal Parent PLUS loan borrowed.

Credit balances of $100 or more will be refunded either via electronic payment or via paper check. If the refund is a paper check payable to the student, our current practice is to send notification to their Lewis & Clark email informing them their check is available for pick up in Student and Departmental Account Services. Effective 02/08/2010 refunds will no longer be held for pick up. Refunds processed via paper check will be mailed to the preferred mailing address on file with the college. A check made payable to the parent borrower will be mailed to their address on record with Lewis & Clark.

Please Note: Summer aid cannot be released to student accounts and financial aid refunds will not be available prior to June 1. Please plan accordingly.

Refund Policy:

College of Arts and Sciences

Graduate School of Education and Counseling

Law School