The enrollment fee is nonrefundable. The health insurance fee is refundable only if withdrawal occurs prior to the applicable semester waiver deadline. The waiver deadline is located on the Student Health and Counseling Services webpage. 

Students who wish to withdraw from SVA must notify their academic advisor in writing. Written approval from a parent or guardian must be included if the student is under 18 years of age. The effective date of the withdrawal is the date written notification is received by the academic advisor. Lack of attendance alone does not entitle a student to a refund. 

Refunds, less the nonrefundable enrollment fee and health insurance fee (if applicable), are made after the prorated percentages of liability are applied, unless superseded by an existing state or accrediting agency refund policy. Upon withdrawal from the semester, SVA does not charge any department or course fees. However, payment plan fees, late fees and any other administrative fees are not prorated. Only tuition and housing costs are prorated. Prorated housing costs are based on the check out date, not the official date of withdrawal. 

The prorated percentages of liability (tuition and fees owed) are based on the official date of withdrawal, as follows:

No refund will occur for withdrawal after the fourth week of the semester.

Title IV recipients should note that the amount of the student refund will be calculated only after the aid proceeds are appropriately returned to each program. Please contact the Office of Financial Aid for more information on Title IV refunds.

The refund policy for the Continuing Education program can be found here under Policies and Resources.

The effective withdrawal or cancellation date is the day the Program Coordinator receives your written notification. Please note that failure to attend or notifying anyone other than the Program Coordinator does not constitute an official withdrawal or cancellation. The prorated liability percentages are determined based on the official withdrawal date from any Destinations Program.

Your 30% deposit is non-refundable and will be retained in full. In addition, you are still responsible for the remaining 70% of the program cost, based on the prorated refund schedule below.  

There is a $500 cancellation fee for withdrawal in writing at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the program. There will be no refunds for withdrawals requested less than 2 weeks prior to the start of the program.

To withdraw from the program you must notify the coordinator of Artist Residency Programs, in writing, of your intention to withdraw. You may do so by emailing your withdrawal to rcohen33@sva.edu or by sending written notification via mail or fax. The Division of Continuing education is located at 209 East 23rd Street. All refunds for payments made by American Express, Discover, MasterCard, or Visa, will be credited to the appropriate credit card account. Payment made by check or money order will be refunded by check, payable to the registrant. Processing of refunds takes approximately four weeks.

The $500 program cancellation fee is non-refundable. The effective date of the withdrawal or cancellation is the date that the program coordinator receives written notification. Lack of attendance alone does not entitle a student to a refund. 

Refunds, less the non-refundable program fee, are made after the prorated percentages of liability are applied. Prorated housing costs are based on the check-out date, not the official date of withdrawal or cancellation. 

The prorated percentages of liability (tuition and fees owed) are based on the official date of withdrawal or cancellation, as follows:

Residency Program Tuition Policy

0% liability if withdrawal occurs 15 days before the program begins 

100% liability if withdrawal occurs 14 days before the program begins

The refund policy for the Pre-College program can be found here.

There is no penalty or liability for any course adjustment completed during the course adjustment period. The course adjustment period is typically held during the first week of the fall and spring semester. You can find the specific dates for each semester's course adjustment period listed in the academic calendar.

However, if you drop any course after the course adjustment period is over, you will be charged for the percentage of tuition for which you are liable. The only exception being if you stay within full time tuition (12-15 credits for most programs). The percentages of liability for course adjustment after the course adjustment period are the same as the percentages of liability upon withdrawal. See those percentages on the Withdrawing from SVA tab.

Please note, there is a $100 late course adjustment fee charged to all students who add any courses after the course adjustment period has ended.