DROPS & REFUNDS
Refund Policy
In order to receive a full tuition refund, you must cancel your registration by 5:00 pm on the refund deadline date for the course. The registration fee ($35), any additional course or materials fees, and tuition under $100, are non-refundable.Continuing Studies does not prorate tuition for dropped courses and cannot apply the funds to future quarters.
Refund Deadlines
- 1-day to 3-week Classroom Courses*: 5:00 pm seven days before the first class meeting​
- 4- to 10-week Classroom Courses: 5:00 pm the day before the third class meeting
- Online courses: 5:00 pm on Tuesday of the second week of class
- Events: All event fees are non-refundable
Requesting a Refund
You can request a refund online or by fax, email, or postal mail.Online
The fastest way to receive your refund is to log into your Student account and drop your course online.
Send an email to: continuingstudies@stanford.edu.
Fax/Postal Mail
Send a fax to 650-725-4248
Mailing Address: 365 Lasuen Street, Littlefield Center, Garden Level, Stanford, CA 94305
Please allow up to two weeks to process all refunds made to credit card. Refunds by check may take up to four weeks to process. If you have recently submitted a drop request, please allow at least 72 hours before contacting our office to check on the status of your refund.
No refunds will be given after the drop deadline unless Continuing Studies Program cancels the course.