Cashier’s Office

Tuition and Fee Refunds

Fall 2024

Tuition

If you drop or withdraw before And if you paid, you get… Or if you did not pay, you will have…
August 25, 2024 100% Refund 0% Financial Obligation
September 17, 2024 50% Refund 50% Financial Obligation
After September 17, 2024 0% Refund 100% Financial Obligation

Refunds due to a complete withdrawal, change from full-time to part-time, drop in credit hours or change from one tuition rate to another are processed after the end of the 50% drop period within 4 weeks for that semester.

Spring 2023

Tuition

If you drop or withdraw before And if you paid, you get… Or if you did not pay, you will have…
January 17, 2023 100% Refund 0% Financial Obligation
February 01, 2023 50% Refund 50% Financial Obligation
After February 01, 2023 0% Refund 100% Financial Obligation

Refunds due to a complete withdrawal, change from full-time to part-time, drop in credit hours or change from one tuition rate to another are processed after the end of the 50% drop period within 4 weeks for that semester.

Fees

Note: The systemwide $30 Late Registration Fee is non-refundable. Student activity fees are only refundable if you drop courses before the first day of instruction (Spring 2023 by January 08, 2023; Fall 2024 by August 25, 2024 ) or if you completely withdraw systemwide by (Spring 2023 by January 17, 2023; Fall 2024 by September 03, 2024.

AP 8.770 - University of Hawaiʻi Student Refund Policy

Sign up for Direct Deposit (eRefund)

If you paid by cash or check, sign up to have your refund direct deposited into your U.S. bank account. To enroll in eRefunds:

Answers to frequently asked questions about eRefunds are available at University of Hawaiʻi FAQs for Student eCommerce Services.

If you do not sign up for direct deposit of your refund, a check, payable to the student, will be mailed to your mailing address on file in the student information system. Please verify and keep your addresses current as all refund checks will be mailed in the following priority:

  1. Mailing Address
  2. Permanent Address (If Mailing Address is blank)

Mailing address corrections and updates can be made online through MyUH Services or in-person at any campus Records Office. Permanent address changes can only be made in-person.

If you paid by credit card, refunds may be credited to a credit card used for payment.

Other Important Refund Information

Refund checks are payable only to the student.

If you have a financial hold with the University of Hawaiʻi, your refund may be delayed as it will not be processed until the unpaid obligation is cleared. Any refund will first be applied to unpaid charges owed to the University.