{"id":317,"date":"2022-07-27T07:42:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T12:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/?page_id=317"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:22:22","slug":"cancellation-and-refund-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/cancellation-and-refund-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancellation and Refund Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Sunset drone view of St. Olaf campus and surrounding community\" 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must complete the Study Abroad\/Away Program<a style=\"color: #ffd700;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScfnq7Ss-O7JURlLGK1plNMHKcSBylJ8BMQNCTaH-159zItBQ\/viewform?usp=dialog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Cancellation Form<\/a> to officially withdraw from a program.<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__micronavbutton panel panel-micronavbutton site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"micronavbutton\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t    <div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none micronavbutton\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters\"\n\t     data-depth=\"0\"\n\t     data-name=\"buttons\"\n\t     data-livetext\n\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a 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id=\"cancellation-policy-and-financial-penalties\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Cancellation Policy and Financial Penalties<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"site-panel__tablist\" data-js=\"tab-list\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn site-panel__tab-btn--active\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFall Semester and Academic Year Programs\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" 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class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary Term Programs \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__tab-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content site-panel__tab-content--active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Cancellation Policy and Financial Penalties apply to all students in all programs, regardless of the amount of scholarship awarded.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before June 1: no penalty<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 1 to June 30: $500<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">July 1 through scheduled program departure date: students pay up to full program fee in addition to any non-recoverable tuition and program fees paid on student&#8217;s behalf by St. Olaf.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical withdrawals: Students who must withdraw from the program (before or after the program has begun) for medical reasons will receive a refund of all <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recoverable funds<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The student <\/span><b>must<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provide a doctor\u2019s statement verifying that the student is medically unable to participate in the program.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conditional Acceptances (based on academic performance in a prerequisite course or probationary status) for a fall semester\/academic year program will be assessed in June. If adequate progress is not achieved, the student will be withdrawn from the program and incur a $500 fee.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If St. Olaf cancels a program, no cancellation penalties will be assessed to any participant.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No refunds will be made to students who are terminated from the program as a result of disciplinary or behavioral problems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\">No refunds will be made to students who do not meet program deadlines or follow visa process timeline outline in the Smith Center post-acceptance paperwork and communicated by their program (if applicable).<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All students must complete the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScfnq7Ss-O7JURlLGK1plNMHKcSBylJ8BMQNCTaH-159zItBQ\/viewform?usp=dialog\"><b>Study Abroad\/Away Cancellation Form<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to officially withdraw from a program for any reason.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the program has begun, no refunds will be issued to students who return home early from the program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\">In limited cases students\u00a0may be able to apply for Trip Cancellation\/Interruption\u00a0Benefit.\u00a0 See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eiia.org\/international-travel\/\">EIIA website<\/a> for FAQ&#8217;s and Claim Forms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content  \" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Cancellation Policy and Financial Penalties apply to all students in all programs, regardless of the amount of scholarship awarded.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before September 1: no penalty<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">September 1 to September 30: $500<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October 1 through scheduled program departure date: students pay up to full program fee in addition to any non-recoverable tuition and program fees paid on student&#8217;s behalf by St. Olaf.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical withdrawals: Students who must withdraw from the program (before or after the program has begun) for medical reasons will receive a refund of all <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recoverable funds<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The student <\/span><b>must<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provide a doctor\u2019s statement verifying that the student is medically unable to participate in the program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conditional Acceptances (based on academic performance in a prerequisite course or probationary status) for a spring semester program will be assessed at Fall Break. If adequate progress is not achieved by Fall Break, the student will be withdrawn from the program and incur a $500 fee.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If St. Olaf cancels a program, no cancellation penalties will be assessed to any participant.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No refunds will be made to students who are terminated from the program as a result of disciplinary or behavioral problems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>No refunds will be made to students who do not meet program deadlines or follow visa process timeline outline in the Smith Center post-acceptance paperwork and communicated by their program (if applicable).<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All students must complete the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScfnq7Ss-O7JURlLGK1plNMHKcSBylJ8BMQNCTaH-159zItBQ\/viewform?usp=sf_link\"><b>Study Abroad\/Away Cancellation Form<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to officially withdraw from a program for any reason.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the program has begun, no refunds will be issued to students who return home early from the program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\">In limited cases students\u00a0may be able to apply for Trip Cancellation\/Interruption\u00a0Benefit.\u00a0 See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eiia.org\/international-travel\/\">EIIA website<\/a> for FAQ&#8217;s and Claim Forms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-3\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content  \" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Cancellation Policy and Financial Penalties apply to all students in all programs, regardless of the amount of scholarship awarded.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before September 10: no penalty<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">September 10 to September 30: $500\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October 1 through scheduled program departure date: students pay full program fee in addition to any non-recoverable tuition and program fees paid on student&#8217;s behalf by St. Olaf.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical withdrawals: Students who must withdraw from the program (before or after the program has begun) for medical reasons will receive a refund of all <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recoverable funds<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The student <\/span><b>must<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provide a doctor\u2019s statement verifying that the student is medically unable to participate in the program.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conditional Acceptances (based on academic performance in a prerequisite course or probationary status) for a January Term program will be assessed at Fall Break. If adequate progress is not achieved by Fall Break, the student will be withdrawn from the January Term program and incur a $500 fee.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If St. Olaf cancels a program, no cancellation penalties will be assessed to any participant.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No refunds will be made to students who are terminated from the program as a result of disciplinary or behavioral problems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>No refunds will be made to students who do not meet program deadlines or follow visa process timeline outline in the Smith Center post-acceptance paperwork and communicated by their program (if applicable).<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All students must complete the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScfnq7Ss-O7JURlLGK1plNMHKcSBylJ8BMQNCTaH-159zItBQ\/viewform?usp=sf_link\"><b>Study Abroad\/Away Cancellation Form<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to officially withdraw from a program for any reason.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the program has begun, no refunds will be issued to students who return home early from the program.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\">In limited cases students\u00a0may be able to apply for Trip Cancellation\/Interruption\u00a0Benefit.\u00a0 See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eiia.org\/international-travel\/\">EIIA website<\/a> for FAQ&#8217;s and Claim Forms.\u00a0<br clear=\"all\" \/>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_signature\" dir=\"ltr\" data-smartmail=\"gmail_signature\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--.site-section__inner -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__imagetext panel panel-imagetext site-section__bg--white\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"imagetext\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters site-section__inner--top-padding-minimal site-section__inner--bottom-padding-minimal site-section__bg--white site-panel__imgtxt-img-right\">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<figure  class=\"c-image c-image--rect\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"AlyssaHare Turkey\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/files\/2022\/08\/AlyssaHare-Turkey.jpg?resize=820%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/files\/2022\/08\/AlyssaHare-Turkey.jpg?resize=520%2C300&#038;ssl=1 520w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/files\/2022\/08\/AlyssaHare-Turkey.jpg?resize=820%2C600&#038;ssl=1 820w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/files\/2022\/08\/AlyssaHare-Turkey.jpg?resize=1120%2C900&#038;ssl=1 1120w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col site-grid__col-safari-fix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__imgtxt-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-text\">\n\n\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"student-accounts-adjustments\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Student Accounts Adjustments<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-text__desc t-content\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"content\" data-autop=\"true\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smith Center program fees are billed to St. Olaf student accounts. At the time of cancellation, if a student has not yet been billed the program fee, cancellation fees will be added to the student account as described above. 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