When a student officially or unofficially withdraws from school what happens with their federal financial aid?

If you officially withdraw from all Program Applicable (PA) and/or Remedial classes, federal regulations require the university to review your financial aid.

Here’s what happens if you officially withdraw:

• A Return of Title IV (R2T4) calculation is completed to determine how much aid you earned.
• The amount of aid you earn is based on how many days you attended your classes.
• Any aid you did not earn must be returned.
• BYU-Idaho sends the unearned aid back to the U.S. Department of Education on your behalf.
• The returned amount will appear as a charge on your student account, which you are responsible for paying.

An unofficial withdrawal occurs when you stop participating in all Program Applicable (PA) and/or Remedial classes and receive a UW (Unofficial Withdrawal) grade.

Here’s what happens if you are unofficially withdrawn:

• At the end of the semester, your professor(s) report whether you participated in your class(es).
• If participation is reported, a Return of Title IV (R2T4) calculation is completed to determine how much aid you earned.
• Any aid you did not earn must be returned.
• If it is reported that you did not participate in the classes, you are not eligible for federal financial aid for those classes, and all aid must be returned.
• BYU-Idaho sends the unearned aid back to the U.S. Department of Education on your behalf.
• The returned amount will appear as a charge on your student account, which you are responsible for paying.

Find out more info in the BYU-Idaho Academic Catalog.