Understanding Your Account

My refund is listed on my account as a charge. Is this correct?

Yes. A refund is a check or direct deposit issued with funds withdrawn from your student account. To facilitate this withdrawal, refunds are "charged" to your student account.

In most situations, the refund check corresponds to a particular credit on your student account, such as an excess student loan, an overpayment, or a credit from your department. The credit is effectively a reversal of the refund charge, resulting in a net charge of $0.

If the refund is issued by direct deposit, funds are typically received in the bank account established in your my.harvard...

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I have questions about a particular charge on my account. Who should I contact?

Items on your student account are charged by many different departments within Harvard. These charges can only be modified or removed by the department that originally applied the charge. If you know where your charges originated, you can contact the department directly. See Questions About Charges for a list of departments that frequently post charges. If you are unsure where your charges originated, please...

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