A late payment fee of 1.5% per month will be added to all past due tuition and fees balances.

Students withdrawing during the semester are eligible for refunds in accordance with the following schedule:

• During the first week of the semester: 100% tuition refund
• During the second week of the semester: 75% tuition refund
• During the third week of the semester: 50% tuition refund
• During the fourth week of the semester: 25% tuition refund
• No refund is given to a student who withdraws after the fourth week.

A week is defined as a 7-day cycle starting on the first official day of the semester. 

Fees are not transferable or refundable.

Federal government guidelines require the prorated return of Title IV funds through the first 60 percent period of the semester. All federal and state financial aid will be returned in accordance with federal and state guidelines.

Students should always meet with the Office of Student Finance and with the Office of Student Services before withdrawing.

Students will not be allowed to register for the coming semester unless all balances have been satisfied. In addition, a student is expected to pay for the next semester before starting classes. Students who owe money to the university or who are in arrears in repaying student loans will not receive a diploma from the university. Should it become necessary to refer an account to a third party due to nonpayment, the student will be responsible for any collection costs, attorney fees, and suit fees.

Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards for Federal Title IV Aid Program 

In order to maintain satisfactory academic progress as a J.D. student at Cardozo School of Law, you must maintain an overall and semester grade point average (GPA) of a minimum 2.400. 

Please review the "Academic Standards" section of the Cardozo Student Handbook 

A Cardozo student receiving Title IV aid who is enrolled in a non-J.D. program (ex. LL.M., J.S.D., M.S.L.) that does not have a minimum GPA requirement stipulated in Cardozo's Student Handbook or in the program's published literature, must maintain an overall and semester grade point average (GPA) of a minimum 2.000, in order to maintain satisfactory academic progress. 

Federal regulations require that, in order to be eligible for assistance from any Federal Title IV student aid program (Federal Work-Study and Federal Direct/PLUS Loans) a student must be making satisfactory academic progress. 

The standards which follow govern eligibility for Title IV programs only. Cardozo / Yeshiva's policy is to aid all enrolled students to the extent of their need; consequently, a student who may be ineligible for federal programs as a result of the application of these standards may continue to receive aid from other funds administered by the University. However, Cardozo / Yeshiva will not replace with its own grant funds Federal aid for which a student may be ineligible. 

Please note also that these standards do not replace or supersede Cardozo's regulations and procedures affecting academic standing, which are stated Cardozo's Student Handbook.

For the purpose of Title IV financial aid eligibility only, the standards of satisfactory academic progress for students enrolled in full-time or half-time graduate & professional programs at Cardozo are as follows: 

• The J.D. student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.400 at the end of the first academic year, and at the end of each term thereafter. 
• The non-J.D. student (LL.M., J.S.D., M.S.L.) must have a cumulative GPA of 2.000 at the end of the first academic year, and at the end of each term thereafter. 
• The student must be completing credit units at a rate which would enable him/her to complete the requirements for the degree in a maximum time frame of 150 percent of the published length of the academic program. The maximum time frame will depend on whether the student is full-time or half-time. 

• The student must successfully complete at least two thirds of courses attempted during their degree program. 

   

Academic progress will be checked at the end of each academic year for which the student is enrolled (summer (both sessions) will count as a term). A student who fails to meet any of the standards at the end of the first term will be placed on warning (probation) for the next term. At the end of the academic year the student will be evaluated again, if the standards are still not met the student will not be eligible for Title IV funding for the next term. 

A student who becomes ineligible for Title IV assistance may appeal the determination. The appeal will be reviewed by a committee that shall be composed of individuals to be designated by Cardozo, and others to be designated by Cardozo's Director of Student Finance and YU's University Director of Student Finance. The committee shall review the student’s progress in light of any extenuating circumstances that may be present and make a recommendation to Cardozo's Director of Student Finance and YU's University Director of Student Finance. The student may be placed on Title IV probation for an additional academic semester.  The school must also develop an academic plan for the student that, if followed, would ensure that the student is able to meet the school’s academic progress standards by a specific point in time. 

The student may continue to receive Title IV aid during the probationary period. If the student has not met the academic progress standards or the requirements specified in the academic action plan by the end of the probationary period, he/she will be ineligible for further Title IV aid until such time as he/she meets the standards. 

At the end of each term, the Cardozo's Office of Student Finance will notify students who have failed to meet the academic progress requirements as quickly as possible. 

A student who is readmitted after having dropped from the rolls and was determined to not be making satisfactory academic progress prior to the drop, will be required to have an academic action plan, and will not be eligible for Title IV funds immediately upon reenrollment. Consequently, that student would be ineligible for Title IV aid if he/she does not meet the academic progress standards or academic plan requirements. 

Incompletes, Withdrawals, Noncredit Remedial Courses and Transfer Credits 

Courses with grades of Incomplete or Withdrew will be counted as courses attempted but not completed. Noncredit remedial courses will be counted as neither courses attempted nor completed. Credits transferred from another institution shall be counted as both attempted and completed. 

Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards for Veterans Receiving VA Educational Benefits 

If you receive VA educational benefits, you must maintain Title IV Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) in your chosen program of study, as defined in the above section. Veteran students will be ineligible for VA benefits if they do not meet these standards. That means you will not receive your benefits for the term following such a determination. If a veteran or dependent is placed on Academic Suspension/Dismissal, Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits will be terminated immediately. Students may be re-certified for veteran's benefits ONLY after attaining the minimum required cumulative grade point average and submitting a request to the School Certifying Official (SCO) for re-certification.

Student financial aid and billing account information is confidential and will only be discussed with the student.  Our office may receive requests for information contained in the student’s file from a third party such as a parent or spouse of the student. Pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. 1231g (“FERPA”), the university may not release this information without written consent of the student, subject to the exceptions specified under FERPA.  Please click HERE to download the FERPA Release Form.

Students enrolled in the full-time LL.M. program are required to take a full-time course load per semester for two consecutive semesters.  Intercession courses may not be used to accelerate graduation for a full-time LL.M student or to allow a full-time LL.M student to register for a part-time course load during the second semester of enrollment.

All students who have taken out loans while at Cardozo are required to complete an online Exit Counseling session during their last semester. In-person sessions are conducted for graduating students in the week or two prior to exams each semester. Graduating students will be notified via Angel and email of the time and location of these sessions. Students may also be required to complete the appropriate paper and/or online Exit Counseling.