Withdrawal
Withdrawing from PSU can impact your student financial aid for both the term you withdraw and future terms. We encourage you to contact the Office of Financial Aid if you plan to withdraw.
Financial aid is earned for each day that you participate (attend class or post in an online course discussion). You may be expected to repay the unearned portion of your financial aid if you withdraw from school. You are also required to complete exit counseling if you have borrowed federal loans or received a TEACH grant. There are two types of withdrawals:
- Official Withdrawal: Withdrawing from all federal aid-eligible courses for the term in myPSU or through the Office of the Registrar. Audited courses are not eligible for federal aid.
- Unofficial Withdrawal: If you stop attending your classes and receive grades for the term that do not indicate participation (X/M/F/NP grades). You will be considered withdrawn as of your last date of attendance or participation in your classes or the midpoint of the term as determined by PSU.
Your aid eligibility will be reviewed within 45 days after the Office of Financial Aid becomes aware of your withdrawal. In the case of an unofficial withdrawal, aid eligibility will be reviewed within 45 days after grades are posted for the term.
If you withdraw (officially or unofficially) and have not completed more than 60% of the term, you have not earned all of your federal financial aid and per federal law, a Return of Title IV Funds calculation must be performed. The Title IV programs that are covered by this law are Federal Pell Grants, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants, TEACH Grants, Direct Loans, Direct PLUS Loans, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOGs), and Federal Perkins Loans.
PSU is required to return the lesser of the unearned portion of federal aid, or of the total institutional charges (tuition and fees, housing charges, etc.) billed to you for the term. The unearned portion of the aid is returned based on federal guidelines. For example, if you complete 20% of your term, then the remaining 80% of the federal financial aid that was disbursed on your behalf would be returned. Funds are returned in the following order:
- Direct Unsubsidized Loans
- Subsidized Direct Loans
- Direct PLUS loans
- Federal Pell Grant
- FSEOG
- TEACH Grant
- Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant
If the return of the funds creates a balance due on your PSU student account, you will be responsible for paying that balance.
Other Impacts of Withdrawal
- Your non-federal aid may also be affected by your withdrawal. If you drop in the first week of the term or petition and receive a 100% tuition refund, your Oregon Opportunity Grant (OOG) may be reversed for the term. If you do not receive an OOG award in fall term, your winter and spring OOG may also be canceled.
- The Federal Work Study program requires students to be enrolled at least half-time (6+ credits). If you have a Federal Work Study position, you may not be eligible to continue working that term if you withdraw.
- Your enrollment status will be updated with your loan servicer. You may enter your loan grace period or loan repayment if you have already exhausted your grace period.
- Withdrawing impacts your Satisfactory Academic Progress and could make you ineligible to receive aid in future terms.
- PSU will process your tuition refund based on the date you drop the class. Any credit balance caused by a tuition refund can be used to pay back financial aid.
Withdrawing could change your academic standing with the Office of the Registrar or with your department. Review the withdrawal checklist before withdrawing from all courses.