Office of Student Aid : Parents of Students : Parent Newsletter

Penn State Office of Student Aid Parent Newsletter

January 2008

Spring Semester Registration and Refunds

The beginning of each semester often brings concerns about finalizing registration and the disbursement of refunds. The following summary should clarify most last-minute questions.

By now , students should have finalized their spring registration by responding to their tuition bills, but if your student still needs to take action, he or she can review the outstanding balance on eLion by accessing Bills Tuition/Other from the "Students" menu. The Bursar's office provides information about finalizing registration in their Tuition Bill Instructions.

Registration confirmation is essential. Depending upon a student's Penn State campus and campus-specific procedures, failure to complete the process could result in any or all of the following actions:

• Students will not receive course grades.
• Students will be unable to schedule courses for future semesters.
• Suspension of their Penn State Access Account .
• Student loans may enter repayment status with the lender.
• Cancellation of some aid sources may result, which will be unavailable for reinstatement at a later date.
• Students in University Housing may lose their housing contracts.
• Once the semester begins, students will be unable to add courses.
• Students will ineligible to begin Federal Work-Study employment.
• Faculty are not obligated to provide instruction or administer tests.

Many of the basics about refunds were covered in "Receiving a Refund" in the August 2007 Parent Newsletter. If you or your student are expecting a refund that you have not yet received for the spring semester, you may want to review that article. Keep in mind that refunds are not issued until the start of the semester.