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Refunds & Cancellation Policies

Tuition Refund Policy

Registration fees are not refundable. The tuition refund policy for all distance education courses is based on the start date of each course. The start date for a single course is determined by the date of the shipment of documents. Five days are added for delivery time. The tuition refund policy of the University conforms to CEC 94820.

The student has a right to cancel their enrollment agreement and obtain a tuition refund. The student may cancel their enrollment agreement and receive a tuition refund by providing a written (fax, email or postal mail) notice to the Registrar of Vision International University, 1115 D Street, Ramona, CA 92065. The student will receive a full tuition refund upon written notification of the cancellation of their agreement within a 5-day period.

Students who withdraw prior to or on the first day of instruction shall be refunded 100 percent of the amount paid for institutional charges, less the non-refundable administrative fee of $150. 

To accurately count days of instruction, note that the first day of instruction (5 days after shipment for US & 10 days after shipment for international students) – and not the actual day a student begins work on the course - counts as day one. The University counts calendar days rather than business days for determining refunds.

Tuition refunds are made according to the schedule below. Students who drop or withdraw from a course:


  • Prior to midnight on the tenth (10th) day of the session receive a 100 percent tuition refund, less the non-refundable administrative fee of $150;

  • After midnight of the eleventh (11th) day of the session receive no tuition refund.

The University's refund policy has been developed in accordance with and reflects the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education Guidelines, which specify a pro rata refund to students who have completed 60% or less of course instruction (i.e. syllabi received). This means completed enrollment in a course is when a student pays the course tuition and has received the particular course syllabus, which details all instructions for the course.


  1. An administrative fee of $150.00 is deducted from the total tuition charge.

  2. The remainder is divided by the number of courses in the program.

  3. The quotient is the per-course charge.

  4. The amount owed by the student for the purposes of calculating the refund is derived by multiplying the total number of courses received by the per-course charge.

  5. The refund shall be any amount paid by the students in excess of the figure derived in step 4.

The non-refundable application fee of $50.00 is paid prior to enrollment and is not calculated in the above tuition refund schedule.

SCHOLARSHIP RECEPIENTS

Recipients of scholarships who cancel their enrollment agreement will be refunded paid tuition; scholarship funds will not be refunded.

COURSE MATERIALS

Course materials will be mailed to the student every 8 weeks.  If the student does not complete a course within the 8 week allotted time, they will receive an interim grade of I (Incomplete). The student will still be allowed to finish the work for each course, however the grade of “I” will stand until the finished work is submitted for grading. Once graded, the student’s final grade will be recorded. 

It is ultimately the student's responsibility to obtain course materials so that they may finish the work.  Once the student has received the syllabus, they are considered enrolled in the course and have received complete course instruction enabling the student to finish the required work for grading. 

CANCELLATION POLICY 

The student shall have the right to cancel until midnight of the 10th business day after the first course was mailed by the institution, as verified by a certificate of mailing, without penalty or obligation and receive 100% of the amount paid for institutional charges, less the administrative fee, not to exceed one hundred-fifty dollars ($150.00).

It is important that you keep copies of the enrollment agreement, financial aid papers, receipts or any other information that documents the monies paid to the school.

ONLINE COURSE REFUND AND CANCELLATION POLICY

Individual online courses paid in full will be refunded according to the University Refund policy minus a USD $25.00 administrative fee/course. Online courses that are paid in monthly installments will be cancelled the month that the cancellation request is received. The initial payment and payments from months previous to the cancellation request will not be refunded. Cancellation can be completed automatically by the student and refunds are given electronically.