Refunds are generated by Billing and Payment Services after a student either cancels their summer enrollment or drops a course(s) before the cancellation or the tuition refund deadline.
Cancellation means dropping all enrolled and/or waitlisted classes in all sessions before the cancellation deadline of your first session. All tuition and other fees will be refunded. To be eligible for a refund, you must follow the steps to cancel/withdraw.
Dropping Courses: Refunds are also generated if students decrease their unit enrollment but remain enrolled in at least 1 unit before the tuition refund deadline.
Note: If a student has any outstanding charges on their account owed to the University (including fall or spring fees, printing fees, Course Material Fees, library fines, or emergency loans), their refund will first be applied to the charges before a refund is processed.
Refunds will be issued to students when the account has an eligible overpayment from personal funds or financial aid. Please review your “My Finances” page in CalCentral for a current account balance and a list of refunds.
Refund from Credit Card Payments:
If fees have been paid with a credit card, students will receive a refund back to their credit card (if the credit card is still on file in the account) approximately 15 business days from the date the student cancels from Berkeley Summer Sessions. If a refund is due to enrollment changes, such as dropping to fewer units without canceling, the refund will be issued on July 31, 2024.
Students will receive a refund check if the credit card refund cannot be processed (please see "Refund from Non-Credit Card Payments" below).
Refund from Non-Credit Card Payments:
If your fees have been paid with a method other than a credit card, and you are eligible to receive a refund, the credit balance will be released within 15 business days. Once the refund has been processed, you will receive an email notification to your Berkeley email account that the refund is available via direct deposit or as a paper check. Paper checks with a local address will be mailed via regular mail after check printing. Checks with international addresses will be mailed via FedEx a week after check printing. For FedEx tracking numbers, please contact our student services team through our inquiry form. The system will be using the students’ local addresses on file for mailing purposes. Students will need to update their local address on file via CalCentral to receive their checks at the correct address.
If the local address on your account is not your correct mailing address or if you need to make any other requests regarding your refund, please notify Cal Student Central (CSC) by opening a case.
For secure and timely delivery of refunds, students with a U.S. bank account are strongly encouraged to sign up for a direct deposit to expedite receipt of their refunds and to avoid problems with returned mail due to an outdated address. Please visit the Frequently Asked Questions for direct deposit on the Billing & Payment Services website for more information.
If you do not have a US bank account, your refund can only be issued as a paper check.
Continuing UCB students: Fall fees are assessed a month before the semester starts. If your Fall fees are assessed before receiving your credit card refund, the credit will be used to pay for the new charges.