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Registration Policies
- To verify availability for a lecture or class, please contact the School of Chinese Studies between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. at (212)744-8181, ext. 150, or email classes@chinainstitute.org.
- Registration for lectures and classes cannot be made without payment.
- No tickets or letters of confirmation are issued. Your canceled check/credit card statement is your receipt.
- Class fees must be paid by student before attending class.
- Registration and seating are on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Membership price is available to one person in a family or party.
- Classes and short courses are not available on a pro-rated basis.
- Prepaid lecture seats will be held for up to 15 minutes after starting time of the lecture, after which time unclaimed seats become available.
- Only consultation with the Adult Language and Studio Program can guarantee seat availability.
Late Registration
- If a class is not fully subscribed, late registration is permitted prior to the third session.
- All classes are closed after the third session. No exceptions will be made.
Transfers
- Transfers for classes must be requested by telephone or in writing before the third session.
Refunds
- No refunds or credit will be given for withdrawals from a lecture, workshop, day-tour or single-day event.
- China Institute will not provide make-ups or issue refunds for programs missed as a result of an attendee's illnesses, emergencies, or other events beyond the Institute's control.
- There is a $30 cancellation fee for withdrawal from a course by the end of the first class meeting.
- Before the 1st class (with 24 notification by student), full refund of tuition is issued.
- A 90% refund will be issued if a student withdraws from a course before the second class meeting.
- A 50% refund will be issued if a student withdraws from a course before the third class meeting.
- There will be no refunds given for any reason starting from the third class meeting.
- For courses with 5 sessions or fewer, refunds will be given only if the student withdraws before the course begins.
- Membership is non-refundable.
- Please allow four to six weeks for processing of refunds.
- A student must apply for a refund by telephone or in writing.
- Only staff of the Adult Language and Studio Program may accept refund requests.
China Institute reserves the right to cancel or modify classes or change faculty assignments when necessary and will make every effort to notify registrants in advance and/or accommodate them in other courses. If this is not possible, China Institute will evaluate whether a refund or credit should be issued. Courses may be canceled for insufficient enrollment between the first and second session. Should this occur, the students enrolled will receive a full refund or credit, except for the non-refundable registration fee of $20.
The School of Chinese Studies has been chartered since 1944 by the University of the State of New York. The School admits students without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, or ethnic or national origin.