Refund of Tuition for Dropped Courses

Any student within the plateau tuition (12-18 hours) who adds or drops a course but still remains at 12-18 hours will not see any tuition adjustment.

If you drop a class, the amount you will be reassessed changes depending on when during the semester you drop. The reassessment dates are:

  • 100% refund through First week of classes
  • 50% refund weeks 2-4
  • 25% refund weeks 5-8
  • No refund applied weeks 9-16

These dates are outlined in the academic dates and deadlines each semester, and can be found on the Registrars webpage registrar.mst.edu/calendars. 

Refund of Credit Balance

If your credits (either from personal payments or financial aid) exceed your charges, a refund will generally be generated for you within 14 calendar days of the excess being created (there are exceptions to this date for students who are waitlisted, fully withdrawn or if your refund otherwise needs review before being released).

Refund by Direct Deposit 

Refunds processed by direct deposit typically take 3-5 days after the refund has been issued for you to receive the money in your bank account. 

If any refund is rejected by your bank or for failed attempts, then a check will be issued and mailed to the address you have on file in Joe'SS in the order of the local, mailing then permanent address. Checks are only cut on Tuesdays and mailed the following day. 

Direct deposit for student fee refunds can be set-up by completing the payment profile set-up on the students TouchNet account. Parents can also elect to have their Parent Plus loans refunded to their account through the authorized user access on TouchNet.

How to set up direct deposit


Refund by Paper Check

If direct deposit information is not set up in TouchNet, a paper check will be issued to the student. The address used is maintained by the student on Joe’SS. Address hierarchy for refunds is Local, Mailing then Permanent.

Refund checks are printed on Tuesday nights and will be mailed out the following day. If you would like to receive your refund the fastest way possible, we encourage you to set up direct deposit.