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Policy for Full-time joint degree students

During fall and spring semesters:

  • Hours taken are billed at the full-time rate in the primary program (either PharmD or Law) to the max of 18 hours max for PharmD; 17 hours max for Law.  (special permission required by the Dean to exceed the maximum).
  • Overload hours are charged at the rate equal to the primary program part-time rate per hour.

During summer term:

  • Hours taken in the secondary degree program (i.e., MBA or MPA) will be billed at the secondary program rate. Hours taken in the primary program will be billed at the primary program rate (i.e., Law or PharmD).

Add, Drop, and Refund Deadlines

The percent of tuition refunded is based on the date the class was dropped, the session of the course, and the student level/enrollment status. Fees are not refundable unless the course is dropped within the 100% refund window. The information below does not account for any financial aid adjustments. Before dropping any class students should contact the Financial Aid Office to discuss the possible impact dropping a class could have on their financial aid award.

You can read more about financial aid adjustments for complete withdrawals here. Academic policies and procedures related to adding and dropping classes can be found here.

If you are registered full-time as an undergraduate, Law, PharmD, OTD, MAT, or Bright College student and just dropping some, but not all of your classes, the refund rules may differ; please reach out to stuacct@drake.edu to discuss the impact of dropping a class in that situation. Also, if your session is not listed below and you would like to know the impact of dropping a class in that session, please reach out to Student Accounts at stuacct@drake.edu.

To look up the specific session you are enrolled in follow the steps found here.

These charts outline the tuition refund schedule:

Summer 2025 Refund Schedule

Fall 2025 Refund Schedule

Spring 2026 Refund Schedule

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