PetitionforRefund/ExceptiontoPolicy
Letterofexplanationmustbeattachedtoformforpetitiontobe
considered.
KenaiPeninsulaCollege●156CollegeRd.Soldotna,AK99669●Phone:
9072620330
●Fax:
9072620322
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EmailAddress:____________________________________________________________________________
Semester/Year
Involved: Didyoureceivefinancialaid? □Yes □No
TypeofRequest: □ CourseRefund □ LateFees □Deadline
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Attachadetailedexplanationdescribingextenuatingcircumstancesthatmayjustifyanexception.
ReasonforRequest
Minimum
Support ing Documentation
Required
Advisingerror
Academic
advisor’s
writtenconfirmation
andexplanationofadvisingerror.
Crisissituation
Letteron
letterhead
fromlegal,medical,orotherrelevantprofessional. Police
report,courtorder,visa,airlineticket,orotherrelevantdocuments.
Deathofimmediatefamily
member*
Datedcopyofdeath
certificate
publishedobituary,or
memorial
folder. (Ifstudent’slastname
differs,
documentationrequired
thatestablishes
immediate
familyrelationshiptothedeceased).
Financialdifficulties
Documentation
ofauniversityerrordirectlycausingthefinancialproblem.Please
note: Financial
exceptions
arerarelyapproved,unlesstherearespecial
circumstances;
studentsareresponsiblefor
managing
theirpers onalfinances.
Instructional
difficulties
Supporting
information
and
recommendation
by
department
chairordean.
Jobconflict
Employer’s
letteron
letterhead
confirmingdateand
necessity
ofjobchanges.Please note:
Voluntaryworkschedulechangesor
commitments
madebythestudentarerarelyapproved
unlessexceptional
circumstances
canbedocumented. Students
areresponsible for
management
of personal scheduling that may impacttheireducational
Medicalcondition
(studentorimmediatefamilymember*only)
Doctor’sletteron
letterhead
verifyingnatureofconditionanddatesoftreatment.
Militaryduty
Copyofofficialordertoreportfortrainingoractiveduty.
Registrationproblems
Relevantsupporting
documentation,
e.g.emailorother
correspondence
with
university
personnelabout
registration
intentionsordifficulties.
Otherreason
Writtendocumentationfromrelevantofficialsorentitiesoncompanyletterheadorsimilar
* Immediatefamilyisdefinedasfather,mother,brother,sister,husband,wife,domesticpartner,sonordaughter.
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Petitionfor
Refund
***InstructionsandOverview
***
ALetterofexplanationandadditionalsupporting
documentation
required.Attachdocumentationfrom
instructors,physicians,oremployerssupportingthefactsstatedinthepetitionrequestisrequiredand
shouldbeattachedtothepetitionform.Petitionssubmittedwithoutsupportingdocumentationmaybe
returnedwithoutconsideration.Personalhardshiporcontradictoryadviceisnotajustifiablereasonfor
approvingarefundrequest.YourpetitionmustbereceivedbyKPCpriortotheendofthesemesterfollowing
thesemesterorsessioninwhichthecourseforwhichyouareseekingarefundwasoffered.Pleasere adall
instructionsonpagetwoofthisformbeforesubmittingthispetition.Pleaseallow34weeksforarequestto
bereviewedandnotificationtobemade.
Incompletepetitionsmaynotbec onsidered.
1. Onlyrequestssubmittedbythestudentorbyapersonwithlegalauthoritytoactonbehalfofthestudent
willbeconsidered.
2.ThedeadlinetosubmitaRequestforRefundisnolaterthanoneacademicyearfollowingthesemester
inwhichthecoursewasoff ered. (Note:Requeststhatarenot receivedwithinthistimeframewillnot
beconsidered.)
3. Decisionswillbemadesolelyonsupportingdocumentationprovided. Inallcasesapersonal
statementfromthestudentisrequiredsummarizingthe
situation
andexplainingtheneedfora
refund.
4.A request will only be approved if the requester can demonstrate unanticipated and unavoidable
circumstances beyond the student’s control that arose or came to light after published deadlines.
Workrelatedissues,financialhardship,andfailuretoreadUAA’sdocumentsgenerallydonotpresent
justifiablereasonstosupportanexceptionre quest.
5.Appealsofanadversedecisionmustbeinwriting,provideadditionaldocumentationnotpresented
inoriginalrequest and be receivedwithin 10 working days of the day the decision is mailed or
otherwisedistributedtothestudent.
Appealsmaybeemailed,
delivered
inpersonormailedto:
KenaiPeninsulaCollege
Attn:Director,StudentServices
156CollegeRd.
Soldotna,AK 99669