2021-2022
| July 1 | Thursday | Payment period begins and tuition statements are available online |
| Aug. 26 | Thursday | First Tuition payment deadline |
| Aug. 27 | Friday | Account placed on hold and $200 late fee applied |
| Sept. 6 | Monday | Second tuition payment deadline |
| Sept. 7 | Tuesday | Classes removed due to unsettled account |
| Sept. 17 | Friday | Final tuition payment and part-time registration deadline |
| Sept. 19 | Sunday | Deadline to drop fall courses with 90% refund |
| Sept. 26 | Sunday | Deadline to drop fall courses with 75% refund |
| Oct. 3 | Sunday | Deadline to drop fall courses with 50% refund |
| Oct. 10 | Sunday | Deadline to drop fall courses with 25% refund |
| Nov. 1 | Monday | Payment period begins and tuition statements are available online |
| Dec. 17 | Friday | First tuition payment deadline |
| Dec. 20 | Monday | Account placed on hold and $200 late fee applied |
| Jan. 4 | Tuesday | Second Tuition payment deadline |
| Jan. 5 | Wednesday | Classes removed due to unsettled account |
| Jan. 14 | Friday | Final tuition payment and part-time registration deadline |
| Jan. 16 | Sunday | Deadline to drop spring courses with 90% refund |
| Jan. 23 | Sunday | Deadline to drop spring courses with 75% refund |
| Jan. 30 | Sunday | Deadline to drop spring courses with 50% refund |
| Feb. 6 | Sunday | Deadline to drop spring courses with 25% refund |
View the Financial Aid Disbursement Schedule
*Official notice is the date a withdrawal or leave of absence form is received by the Office of the Registrar.
- Required fees are non-refundable.
- Course fees will be refunded until the last day to add or drop classes.
- Refunds will be issued for complete withdrawal or leave of absence based on the above schedule. No refunds will be issued for a change in mode of instruction.
- In direct correlation with the tuition refund policy, CalArts institutional scholarships/grants will be calculated according to the same percentage(s) as the tuition being charged/refunded to students who, for any reason, take a Leave of Absence or Withdraw from the Institute, following the start of an academic term.