<p>I started a module based graduate program September 2011. The program is comprised of 20 sequential modules that are held for 4 or 5 days once a month. The payment period is set at once every three modules. I received a disbursement for tuition (grad plus) in September 11 and completed the Sep, Oct and Nov modules. I received another disbursement in Dec 11 and finished the Dec and Jan modules, which were 4 and 5 days respectively. I have now decided to withdraw from the program, effective before the beginning of the Feb module, which would have been 4 days. T this point because of the way the school calculates the for three payment periods, I have paid in approximately $3000 over the cost of the individual modules (Sep thru Jan). I am being told by the school’s financial aid office that they do not have to return anything to me even though they received Title IV funds to pay for the Feb module. They are using the R2T4 calculation as their justification. They are saying that I have completed 69% of the module days in the period. When I look at the R2T4 calculator it says that if I have attended more than 60% of the classes in the period that I have “earned” 100% of the Title IV aid. In Step 4 of the calculation it says that if the percentage of aid earned, in this case 100%, multiplied by the amount that could have been disbursed is equal to the amount that could have been disbursed, then no further action is necessary. Does that mean the school doesn’t have to give me back the excess tuition I’ve borrowed and will still have to pay back? Thanks for any help!</p>
<p>You have earned it, but the school gets to pay itself first. The R2T4 calculation is complicated. Do you still owe money for the program? They may have been able to keep money for the tuition you owe. I honestly couldn’t tell you why you aren’t getting a refund, but I can tell you that the school may very well be correct in its calculations. You can request an explanation of how the calculation was applied in your case, and see what happened. I imagine the school did it correctly, as this is something schools usually have a spreadsheet on which dates and amounts are entered & the calc is done automatically.</p>