If a student finds it necessary to withdraw from NUNM the following policies apply:
- The application fee, submitted with the initial application for acceptance into NUNM, is nonrefundable.
- The acceptance deposit fee will be forfeited if the student withdraws after accepting admission, but before attending classes.
- Calculation of tuition refunds is based on the date the student begins NUNM’s withdrawal process.
- Tuition refunds will first be applied to balances due NUNM. If a student receiving financial aid is eligible for a refund, that refund is returned to the federal financial aid program.
Tuition refunds are calculated according to NUNM’s tuition and fee refund policy outlined below:
| Week of Qtr. | Tuition Refund Rate |
| Week 1-2 | Add/Drop Period – 100% refund |
| Week 3 | Withdraw – 50% refund |
| Week 4+ | Withdraw – 0% refund |
Add/Drop Policy for Academic Courses
Policy
Students are registered for required courses and may not deviate from the
lockstep curricula without an approved Petition to Deviate (see Deviation Policy).
Students are responsible for reviewing their registration each quarter to
ensure accuracy and must self-register for electives.
During week one of each quarter, students may change sections (where
applicable) and register for elective courses. Instructor or dean approval may be required to add courses in week 2.
- Week 1–2: Students may add, drop, change sections, or change to audit with a 100% refund.
- Weeks 3: Students may withdraw for a grade of “W”; 50% refund
- Weeks 4: Students may withdraw for a grade of “W”; No refund.
- Weeks 5-12: Course may not be dropped. Non-attendance results in the grade of “F”; No refund
Students receiving federal financial aid who reduce their course load and change enrollment status (e.g., full-time to half-time) must review financial aid policies and contact financialaid@nunm.edu.
All courses starting after week one of the term will follow the same add/drop policy as outlined above. Non-attendance in any course will earn a grade of “F.” All grades are included on student transcripts.
For courses that do not run the full 12-week term (i.e., weekend and short-term courses), students may use the “Add/Drop” form with appropriate signatures to add or drop a weekend/short-term course up to one week before the course begins.
Lab and retreat fees are non-refundable once the term begins, even when the course occurs later in the term.
Students who are withdrawing from the institution will receive a grade of “W” regardless of the week they withdraw. See the NUNM catalog for more information on the withdraw process and corresponding refund policy.