After the period of cancellation which is until midnight of the first day of class, or the seventh calendar day after enrollment, whichever is later, you have the right to withdraw from a course of instruction at any time.

Your official withdrawal takes effect when you give written Notice of Withdrawal to Beverly Hills Design Institute.

Withdrawal shall occur only when you give written notice of Withdrawal to Beverly Hills Design Institute at the address shown on the top of the first page of the Enrollment Agreement. You can do this by mail, email, hand delivery or telegram to the attention of the Registrar.

The date you are deemed by BHDI to have withdrawn from the school shall be:

• The date, as determined by BHDI, that the student provided official notification to the institution, in writing (a signed confirmation will be requested), of his or her intent to withdraw).
• The date, as determined by BHDI, that the student began the withdrawal process prescribed by BHDI.
• If the student ceases attendance without providing official notification to BHDI of his or her withdrawal, the mid-point of the payment period.
• If BHDI determines that a student did not begin the institution’s withdrawal process or otherwise provide official notification (including notice from an individual acting on the student’s behalf) to BHDI of his or her intent to withdraw because of illness, accident, grievous personal loss, or other such circumstances beyond the student’s control, the date that BHDI determines is related to that circumstance;
• If a student does not return from an approved leave of absence, the estimated date of return on the LOA request.
• If a student takes an unapproved leave of absence and do not return after the ULOA, not to exceed 180 days from the date of the first day of the term following the last term of known attendance, the date that the student began the unauthorized leave of absence.
• If a student both begins the withdrawal process prescribed by BHDI and otherwise provides official notification of his or her intent to withdraw, the student’s withdrawal date is the earlier date unless a later date is determined as followed:
• The date a student’s last date of attendance at an academically-related activity provided that BHDI documents that the activity is academically related and documents the student’s attendance at the activity. An “academically-related activity” includes, but is not limited to, an exam, a tutorial, computer-assisted instruction, academic counseling, academic advisement, turning in a class assignment or attending a study group that is assigned by BHDI.
• If a student rescinds his or her official notification to withdraw by filing a written statement that he or she is continuing to participate in academically-related activities and intends to complete the payment period or period of enrollment and the student subsequently ceases to attend BHDI prior to the end of the payment period or period of enrollment, the student’s rescission is negated and the withdrawal date is the student’s original date, unless a later date is determined (last date of attendance at an academically-related activity).

The date of BHDI’s determination that a student withdrew varies depending on the type of withdrawal. For example, if a student begins the official withdrawal process or provides official notification to BHDI of his or her intent to withdraw, the date of BHDI’s determination that the student withdrew would be the date the student began the official withdrawal process, or the date of the student’s notifica­tion, whichever is later.

If a student did not begin the official withdrawal process or provide notification of his or her intent to withdraw, the date of BHDI’s determination that the student withdrew would be the date that BHDI becomes aware that the student ceased attendance.

BHDI may not know that a student has dropped out (unofficially withdrawn). However, BHDI must deter­mine the withdrawal date no later than 30 days after the end of a LOA period or an ULOA, not to exceed 180 days from the date of the first day of the term following the last term of known attendance.

For students withdrawing after the period of cancellation which is until midnight of the first day of class, or the seventh calendar day after enrollment, whichever is later, Beverly Hills Design Institute applies the same refund standards, regardless of whether or not they are federal/state financial aid recipients and full-time or part-time students.

Beverly Hills Design Institute provides a pro-rata refund of money paid for institutional charges to students who have completed 60 percent or less of the payment period.

A payment period at BHDI is an academic term (a quarter).

The method used to calculate if a refund is due is the following one:

Once the student’s withdrawal date is identified, BHDI counts the number of calendar days completed from the first day of the payment period through the day the student withdrew.

Calendar days include all days within the payment period. If there is a scheduled break of at least five consecutive days, the days that fall within that break are excluded from the count. When determining the number of calendar days completed, BHDI does not count those days on which the student was on an approved leave of absence.

Next, BHDI divides the calendar days that the student completed, by the total number of calendar days in the payment period and multiplies by 100.

The result is the percentage of the period completed by the student.

Days Completed     /    Total Days in Payment Period   X   100 = Percentage completed

If the percentage of completion of the payment period is 60% or less, BHDI applies the percentage to the money that have been paid for the payment period, and refunds the balance less any deduction for unused equipment or supplies not timely returned and non-refundable application and registration fees, within 45 days after the date of determination.

If any portion of the tuition was paid from the proceeds of a loan, then the refund will be sent to the lender or to the agency that guaranteed the loan.  Any remaining amount of refund will first be used to repay student financial aid programs from which the student received benefits, in proportion to the amount of the benefits received.  Any remaining amount will be paid to the student.

Students who withdraw after the 60 percent point are not entitled to a refund. Rounding is not used to determine whether a student has passed the 60 percent point.

IF THE AMOUNT THE STUDENT HAS PAID IS MORE THAN THE AMOUNT THAT HE/SHE OWE FOR THE TIME HE/SHE ATTENDED, THEN A REFUND WILL BE MADE WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF WITHDRAWAL.  IF THE AMOUNT THAT HE/SHE OWES IS MORE THAN THE AMOUNT THAT HE/SHE HAS ALREADY PAID, THEN THE STUDENT WILL HAVE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO PAY FOR IT.

If a student obtains a loan to pay for an educational program, the student will have the responsibility of repay the full amount of the loan plus interest, less the amount of any refund, and that, if the student has received federal student financial aid funds, the student is entitled to a refund of the moneys not paid from federal student financial aid program funds.

Students whose entire tuition and fees are paid by a third party organization are not eligible for a refund. 

Mary is enrolled full time in an associate degree program at BHDI.

She paid upon enrollment:

• $40 Application Fee

• $100 Registration Fee

• $7,112.75 Tuition and Fees for her current quarter of instruction as a full time student.

Mary paid all of her tuition with her own funds.

A quarter at BHDI is 11 weeks, or 77 calendar days. The quarter she is enrolled in, started January 4 and end in March 21.

For personal reasons, Mary withdrew on January 24 after completing 21 calendar days of the quarter.

Mary completed 27.28 percent (21 divided by 77 and multiplied by 100) of the payment period. Since it is 60% or less of the payment period, Mary is entitled to a pro-rata refund.

Because the application Fee and the Registration Fee are not refundable, only the cost of instruction for the quarter is used to calculate the refund.

Mary used only $1,940.36 of the tuition paid ($7,112.75 x 27.28%) and therefore receives a refund of $5,172.39 ($7,112.75 – $1,940.36).