TUITION
With the exception of a prior arrangement with University Administration, tuition for a class must be paid before class begins. Under no circumstances may arrangements be made with any faculty member in regards to tuition payments. Such agreements/arrangements will be considered null and void. A student will receive official transcripts and/or a degree, only if the student has met the required academic standards and requirements and has paid all financial obligations to Irvine University, Inc. in full. Irvine University reserves the right to collect any unpaid financial obligations by any means necessary for any education services and/or training provided.

RELEASE OF INFORMATION
The University will not provide documentation for any student or graduate who is delinquent in payment of tuition, fees or any other financial obligation incurred through the school. Nor will any such student be permitted to sit for final examination, to have final examinations graded, or to register for the next term.

CANCELLATION
Irvine University shall, for all students, without penalty or obligation, be refund 100 percent of the amount paid for institutional charges, less a reasonable deposit or application fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100), if notice of cancellation is made prior to or on the first day of instruction. The request for cancellation from classe(s) must be in writing and should state the reasons for the request. The school will make any refunds due within 30 days.

REFUND POLICY
Students may withdraw from a course after instruction has started and receive a prorated refund for the unused portion of the tuition if the students has completed 60% or less of the instruction. The request for cancellation from classe(s) must be in writing and should state the reasons for the request. The school will make any refunds due within 30 days. The refund shall be calculated as follows:

• Deduct an application and registration fee, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) from the total tuition charge.
• Divide this figure by the number of hours in the program
• The quotient is the hourly charge for the program
• The amount owed by the student for the purpose of calcula- ing a refund is derived by multiplyng the total hours attended by the hourly charge for instruction plus the amount of the registration fee specified in paragraph i.
• The refund will be any amount in excess of the figure derived in paragraph iv that was paid by the student.

POLICY UNDER STUDENT TUITION RECOVERY FUND
"You must pay the state-imposed fee for the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) if all the following applies to you:

1. You are a student, who is a California resident and prepays all or part of your tution either by cash, guaranteed student loans, or personal loans, and
2. Your total charges are not paid by any third-party payer such as an employer, government program or other payer unless you have a separate agreement to repay the third party.
3. You are not eligible for protection from the STRF and you are not required to pay the STRF fee, if either of the following applies:
4. You are not a California resident.
5. Your total charges are paid by a third party, such as an employer, government program or other payer, and you have no separate agreement to repay the third party."

"The State of California created the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) to relieve or mitigate economic losses suffered by California residents who were students attending schools approved by, or registered to offer Short-term Career Training with the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education.

You may be eligible for the STRF if you are a California resident, prepaid tuition, paid the STRF fee, and suffered an economic loss as a result of any of the following:

1. The school closed before the course of instruction was completed.
2. The school's failure to pay refunds or charges on behalf of a student to a third party for license fees or any other purpose, or to provide equipment or materials for which a charge was collected within 180 days before the closure of the school.
3. The school's failure to pay or reimburse loan proceeds under a federally guaranteed student loan program as required by law or to pay or reimburse proceeds received by the school prior to closure in excess of tuition and other costs.
4. The school's breach or anticipatory breach of the agreement for the course of instruction.
5. There was a decline in the quality of the course of instruction within 30 days before the school closed or, if the decline began earlier than 30 days prior to closure, the period of decline determined by the Bureau.
6. The school committed fraud during recruitment or enrollment or program participation of the student.

You may also be eligible for STRF if you were a student that was unable to collect a court judgment rendered against the school for violation of the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989."