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Cancellation Policy

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND OUR CANCELLATION POLICY BEFORE APPLYING!
In addition to our cancellation policy, please make sure you understand the program costs before signing up for the program. Our "Costs" page includes an alert to an important update regarding an increase in out-of-state tuition, effective Fall 2020. 

 

  • Our Fall 2020 program is scheduled to operate. Georgia Tech's COVID-19 Task Force is monitoring the situation closely, and the current information available does not advise canceling the program for the Fall semester.
    • Students wishing to cancel may want to consider transferring their $500 application to the Spring 2021 semester and deferring their GTL participation date to Spring 2021. Details on this process are described below in the section entitled "$500 Non-refundable Application Fee".
    • Our Cancellation Policy remains in place for Fall 2020. Should Georgia Tech-Lorraine cancel the program, we will refund all reimbursable fees.
      • Please note that we have changed the second cancellation date from June 1 (previously May 15) to June 12. After June 12, students will be assessed an additional $1,000 should they cancel their participation in Georgia Tech-Lorraine for the Fall 2020 semester. (See notes on Fall 2020 below.)

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Undergraduate students wishing to withdraw from the program must notify Catherine Bass via e-mail. The date of the e-mail will determine whether or not students will be charged any additional fee(s). Cancellation request deadlines for each semester are outlined below. Please make sure you read and understand our cancellation policy, including our policy for cancellation due to medical issues. No exceptions possible.

  • If after being accepted to Georgia Tech-Lorraine, you are placed on academic or disciplinary probation, you will not be allowed to attend Georgia Tech-Lorraine, and you will still be held accountable for cancellation fees according to the dates listed below for each semester. Please evaluate these terms before applying to the program.
  • If you are accepted to Georgia Tech-Lorraine and then accept a co-op or internship, you will still be held accountable for cancellation fees according to the dates listed below for each semester.  Please evaluate these terms before applying to the program.
  • For Summer students, if your GPA falls below 2.5 after grades come out in December, you may be dropped from the Georgia Tech-Lorraine program, and if so, your $500 application will be refunded.

 

$500 NON-REFUNDABLE APPLICATION FEE

A $500 application fee is due at the time students apply to the Georgia Tech-Lorraine program. No application will be considered complete or reviewed until the application fee has been paid to OIE.

Students applying to study at Georgia Tech-Lorraine for two consecutive semesters, will only pay the application fee for the first semester. Please let Catherine Bass know if you plan on staying for two semesters.

  • The application fee becomes non-refundable once a student is accepted into the program (i.e. once an email has been sent to you by the Program Director, Catherine Bass, or OIE stating that you have been accepted into the program).
  • Students who are not accepted into the program will get a full refund of their application fee upon contacting Catherine Bass via email. 
  • For Summer students, if your GPA falls below 2.5 after grades come out in December, you may be dropped from the Georgia Tech-Lorraine program, and if so, your $500 application will be refunded.
  • Students who cancel may transfer their application fee to the next semester only; no transfer of the application fee is possible for any subsequent semester.
    • If you apply for Fall and cancel, you can carry over your application to Spring semester only.
    • If you apply for the Spring and cancel, you can carry over your application to the Summer semester only.
    • If you apply for Summer and cancel, you can carry over your application fee to the Fall semester only.
      • Note that for ALL semesters, even if you carry over your application to the next semester, you will still be charged according to our cancellation policy. For example, if you were to cancel your participation in the Spring program on November 5th and postpone to the Summer semester, you will still be assessed ALL program fees for the Spring. This amount would then be credited to your bursar's account when you prepare to go in the Summer. 
  • Application fees cannot be transferred from the Georgia Tech-Lorraine program to any other study abroad program.
  • There are no exceptions - you will not get the application fee back if you cancel due to accepting a co-op/internship/job, or for any other reason!

Transient Students (i.e. degree-seeking students from U.S. universities other than Georgia Tech) should be aware that the $75 application fee to Georgia Tech is non-refundable. (transient students complete two applications; one for GTL and one for temporary admission to Georgia Tech.)

NOTE: Our Fall 2020 program is scheduled to operate. Georgia Tech's COVID-19 Task Force is monitoring the situation closely, and the current information available does not advise cancellation of the Georgia Tech-Lorraine program for the fall semester. Students who cancel at this time, while the program is scheduled to operate, will NOT be refunded their $500 application fee, and all subsequent cancellation fees will apply, according to the notes below.

 

ADDITIONAL CANCELLATION FEES WILL APPLY AS FOLLOWS -

FALL  - PROGRAM FEES

Cancellation requests made after June 12: An additional cancellation fee of $1,000 will be charged to the student's account. Note: This additional cancellation fee was due to be assessed after June 1. Due to extra considerations students and their families may have, we are extending this deadline to June 12, by the end of the day. After June 12, the $1,000 fee will be assessed.

Cancellation requests made after July 1: All Program Fees (i.e. the "Housing and Program Fees" as listed on our Program Costs page) will be charged to the student's account, with no possible refund. This includes students who are placed on probation (academic or disciplinary) after they have been accepted to the program; there is no possible refund.

 

SPRING  - PROGRAM FEES

Cancellation requests made after October 15: An additional cancellation fee of $1,000 will be charged to the student's account.

Cancellation requests made after November 1: All Program Fees (i.e. the "Housing and Program Fees" as listed on our Program Costs page) will be charged to the student's account, with no possible refund. This includes students who are placed on probation (academic or disciplinary) after they have been accepted to the program; there is no possible refund.

 

SUMMER  - PROGRAM FEES

For Summer students, if your GPA falls below 2.5 after grades come out in December, you may be dropped from the Georgia Tech-Lorraine program, and if so, your $500 application will be refunded.

Cancellation requests made after February 15: An additional cancellation fee of $1,000 will be charged to the student's account.

Cancellation requests made after April 1: All Program Fees (i.e. the "Housing and Program Fees" as listed on our Program Costs page) will be charged to the student's account, with no possible refund. This includes students who are placed on probation (academic or disciplinary) after they have been accepted to the program; there is no possible refund.

 

 

WITHDRAWAL FOR MEDICAL REASONS

All requests for medical withdrawals will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Medical withdrawal requires signed recommendation and supporting documentation from a licensed practicing physician. The supporting documentation must be submitted within 30 days from the occurrence date of the medical condition. A Georgia Institute of Technology Student Health Services physician will review and make recommendations to Catherine Bass, the Georgia Tech-Lorraine Director of Undergraduate Programs, for all medical withdrawal requests. All medical withdrawal requests are unique. The type of situations that may warrant an approval of a medical withdrawal include, but are not limited to, an unexpected medical condition or change(s) to an existing medical condition.

In the case of withdrawal for medical reasons, students will not be reimbursed the $500 application fee, but this fee can be applied to a future semester. The additional cancellation fees will be waived. Please contact Catherine Bass, Director of Undergraduate Programs, should you need to withdraw from the program for medical reasons. 

NOTE: Visa costs, airfare, and the cost to purchase a rail pass are all non-reimbursable costs.

 

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND THE CANCELLATION POLICY. NO EXCEPTIONS POSSIBLE.