charged where required. Senior citizens who audit classes will be required to submit an application for admission to the College, but are not required to pay the $10.00 application fee.

Persons 65 years of age and over who are domiciled in Tennessee may take classes for credit with a maximum fee of $75.00, providing there's space available and sufficient fee enrollment . All admissions requirements must be met and the $10.00 application fee will be charged. Senior citizens must verify their birth date, either with their driver’s license or birth certificate.

Totally Disabled Persons’ Fees

Persons who are permanently totally disabled and domiciled in Tennessee may audit classes at no maintenance charge, provided there is space available and sufficient fee enrollment. Special fees may be charged where required. Totally disabled persons who audit classes will be required to submit an application for admission to the College, but are not required to pay the $10.00 application fee.Totally disabled persons who are domiciled in Tennessee may take classes for credit with a maximum fee of $75.00, providing there is space available and sufficient fee enrollment. All admissions requirements must be met and the $10.00 application fee will be charged.

Totally disabled persons must provide the College an affidavit or certificate from a physician, or an agency that has adjudicated the person to be totally disabled. Forms are available in the Office of Admissions or in the Office of Disability Services, in the basement of Wood Campus Center.

Non-Credit Course / Workshop Fees

The fees for non-credit courses, seminars, and workshops vary according to the nature of the subject matter and length of instruction. non-credit students are not assessed an application fee, a late registration fee, student activity fee, campus access fee, or technology fee. The fee for each course or workshop is published in the SEMESTER SCHEDULE OF CLASSES or in the brochure announcing the activity. Fee Waivers and fee discounts do not apply to non-credit courses or workshops.

Individual Music Instruction Fees

A special fee for all individualized instruction in music is assessed per semester. Please see the SEMESTER SCHEDULE OF CLASSES for the amount of this fee.

Regent Online Degree Program Course Fees

All students enrolled in Regents Online Degree (RODP) courses pay a RODP Maintenance Fee of $78.00 per semester hour and an online fee of $32.00 per semester hour. Students who are non-residents of the State of Tennessee are charged RODP Tuition of $236.00 per semester hour. These courses are separate from VSCC courses and are not included in figuring the full-time maximum for VSCC courses. There is no full-time maximum for RODP courses. RODP fees are refundable during the specified refund dates. Please refer to the semester schedule of classes for refund dates.

Non-Credit Course Refunds

A 100% refund of course fees is approved only under the following conditions:
• when there is no space available in a class for which a registration is submitted, or
• when a class is canceled by the College, or
• when a faculty member recommends that a student drop a course ,or
• when a student is deemed ineligible by the institution, or
• when a student’s death occurs during the period of enrollment, or
• when a student officially withdraws from the College or drops the course prior to the first scheduled class meeting date.

A 50% REFUND of course fees is approved when a student officially withdraws from the College or drops a course on or after the first scheduled class meeting date but prior to the second scheduled class meeting date.

No REFUND of course fees is approved when a student officially withdraws from the College or drops a course on or after the second scheduled class meeting date. Failure to attend class does not result in a refund of course fees.

Note: The refund policy indicated above applies to all non-credit courses except the American Management Association (AMA) courses. This policy does not apply to workshops or seminars. There are no refunds for AMA Courses or Workshops.

Credit Course Refunds

Refunds of all fees and charges must be in accordance with the following provisions except where previously stated. REFER TO THE SEMESTER SCHEDULE OF CLASSES FOR REFUND DATES.

A. Maintenance Fee Refunds

1. Refunds are 100% for courses canceled by the institution

. 2. Changes in courses involving the adding and dropping of equal numbers of semester credit hours for the same term at the same time require no refund or assessment of additional maintenance fees.

3. The basic refund for withdrawal or drops during regular semesters (Fall and Spring) is 75% from the official first day of classes for the term (not determined separately for each individual class) through the fourteenth calendar day of classes