Flexible Options to Withdraw, Transfer, or Defer
We want to ensure that our students and families feel assured when enrolling with Berklee Summer Programs. Cancel for any reason at least one month prior to your on-campus summer program and receive 100 percent of your tuition and housing payment back. You also have the option to transfer your payment to another program, whether online or on campus, this year or next.
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Withdrawal from a Summer Program
If, for any reason, your summer plans change, you have the option to withdraw and receive a refund of any tuition and/or housing payments based on when you submit your written withdrawal notice. Please note that registration fees are nonrefundable and Berklee is unable to refund the 2.5 percent service charge for credit or debit card payments.
REFUND TIMELINE
Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive
To receive a 100 percent tuition and housing refund, submit your withdrawal request at least one month prior to the first day of the program.
If you submit your written withdrawal request within one month prior to the first day of the program, you will receive a 50 percent tuition and housing refund.
If you submit your written withdrawal request by Friday at 5:00 p.m. ET of the first week of the program, you will receive a 40 percent tuition refund. No housing refund is available after move-in.
No refunds are available after 5:00 p.m. ET on the first Friday of the program.
REFUND TIMELINE
Berklee Summer Semester
To receive a 100 percent tuition and housing refund, submit your withdrawal request at least one month prior to the first day of the program.
If you submit your written withdrawal request by Friday at 5:00 p.m. ET of the first week of the program, you will receive a 66 percent tuition and housing refund.
If we receive your written request by Friday at 5:00 p.m. ET of the second week of the program, you will receive a 33 percent tuition and housing refund. No housing refund is available after move-in.
No refunds are available after 5:00 p.m. ET on the second Friday of the program.
REFUND TIMELINE
Spain Summer Performance Program
To request a 100 percent tuition refund, send a written notice via email to summervalencia@berklee.edu prior to the program's start date.
The tuition payment is not refundable after the start of the program.
Read the full details on the Spain Summer Performance Program page.
REFUND TIMELINE
Other On-Campus Summer Programs
To receive a 100 percent tuition and housing refund, submit your withdrawal request at least one month prior to the first day of the program.
If you submit your written withdrawal request within one month prior to the first day of the program, you will receive a 50 percent tuition and housing refund.
If you submit your written withdrawal request by 5:00 p.m. ET on the first day of the program, you will receive a 40 percent refund.
No refunds are available after 5:00 p.m. ET on the first day of the program.
REFUND TIMELINE
Online Summer Programs
To receive a 100 percent tuition refund, submit your withdrawal request by 5:00 p.m. ET the Friday before the first day of the course.
If you submit your written withdrawal request by Friday at 5:00 p.m. ET of the first week of the course, you will receive a 50 percent tuition refund.
If we receive your written request by Friday at 5:00 p.m. ET of the second week of the course, you will receive a 25 percent tuition refund.
No refunds are available after Friday at 5:00 p.m. ET of the second week of the course.
Alternate Options for Summer 2022
Transfer to Online
Apply any payments you have made toward registration, tuition, and housing for on-campus programs to one or more of the online programs that begin in June 2022.
Defer to Summer 2023
Apply your payments to summer 2023 on-campus programs. Payments made in full for summer 2022 programs and applied to summer 2023 programs will not be subject to tuition and housing increases.
Frequently Asked Questions