FALL 2027 Updated: 11/5/2026 Last day to withdraw from school and receive pro-rated refund (60% date). MUST CONTACT THE REGISTRAR’S OFFICE. Assessment Day – Exit Exams given. No classes until 3 PM. November 10 (Wednesday) Last day to drop/withdraw from full term class or school. (no refund) November 11 (Thursday) Veterans Day – no classes and offices closed. November 24-26 (Wednesday-Friday) Thanksgiving Break – no classes December 1 (Wednesday) Last day to drop/withdraw second half semester course (no refund) December 11 (Saturday) December Commencement – 10 a.m. Johnson Fine Arts Center December 13-17 (Monday-Friday) Final Exams December 22 (Wednesday) Final grades due by 11:59 PM NOTE: Census Date is the last day for refunds on standard-length classes. Refunds for non-standard-length classes are based on the percent of calendar days elapsed. Drops cannot be backdated. Financial aid is determined as of enrollment on the Census Date for each term. Any classes added or dropped after this date will not be used in determination of financial aid eligibility. However, all courses registered for the term are included in determination of satisfactory academic progress. This includes non-standard-length and correspondence courses. TUITION/FEE PAYMENT Fee payment is scheduled in the Finance Office: August 23 – September 3, 2027. Students who do not pay at the Finance Office may pay by mail or online through Student Billing Link (SDePay), providing the payment is received in the Finance Office by the due date of the bill. Payment deferment is an option only if the deferment form is received by Census (add/drop) Day. Click here for more information (you may need to sign in after clicking the link). All students are required to complete the Attendance Confirmation online through Self-Service Banner. Refunds will not be processed until the student has confirmed their attendance by completed the Attendance Confirmation. Students are encouraged to sign up to receive refunds through direct deposit to a checking or savings account. Tuition and Fees Please see https://northern.edu/financial-aid/tuition-costs for tuition and fees. Return Check Policy It is understood and agreed that upon presentation of your check as the form of payment for any Northern State University transactions, you are entering into a contractual agreement that obligates you and holds you responsible for any and all fees and expenses incidental to the principal obligation on any check that is returned non-payable. Withdrawals/Refunds Drops: In order to receive a 100% refund for a non-standard length class, the class must be dropped by 10% of the calendar days of the class (Census date). Students may drop individual classes via Self-Service Banner or by contacting the Registrar’s Office (Dacotah Hall 103) until 70% of the course has passed (Drop date). Courses dropped by Census date will not appear on the student transcript and will no longer be calculated in attempted credits. Courses dropped after Census date but by the Drop date will remain on the transcript and will receive a withdrawal grade. Undergraduate students receive WD grades for their first 6 individual drops. After the 6th, a WFL grade is posted, which counts as an F. Zero credit courses and co-requisite labs will receive a W grade. Students should consider this when
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