We strongly encourage participants to review our Cancellation and Refund Policy prior to purchasing any trainings with us.
The cancellation and refund policy below applies to individual course. If you purchased multiple courses at one time they may be subject to individual processing fees. Participants can make payment or refund inquiries by contacting the Office of Continuing Education by phone 716-829-5844 or by email at sw-ce@buffalo.edu. Standard business hours for the Office of Continuing Education are Monday – Friday 9:00am to 4:30pm. Any requests made outside of these days and times will default to the next business day.
| Up to 30 days prior to the training date | Refund will be issued in the form of (1) a gift card in the full payment amount OR (2) a refund to the original method of payment minus a $15 processing fee |
| 29 days to 2 days prior to the training date | Refund will be issued in the form of (1) a gift card minus a $15 processing fee OR (2) a refund to the original method of payment minus a $25 processing fee |
| 24 hours or less prior to the training | No gift cards or refunds will be issued |
| Up to 30 days prior to the training date | Refund will be issued in the form of (1) a gift card in the full payment amount OR (2) a refund to the original method of payment minus a $25 processing fee |
| 29 days to 2 days prior to the training date | Refunds will be issued in the form of (1) a gift card minus a $25 processing fee OR (2) a refund of 50% to original method of payment |
| 24 hours or less prior to the training | No gift cards or refunds will be issued |
| Up to 30 days prior to the training date | Refund will be issued in the form of (1) a gift card in the full payment amount OR (2) a refund to the original method of payment minus a $50 processing fee |
| 29 days to 2 days prior to the training date | Refunds will be issued in the form of (1) a gift card minus a $50 processing fee OR (2) a refund of 50% to original method of payment |
| 24 hours or less prior to the training | No gift cards or refunds will be issued |
| Up to 60 days prior to the training date | Refund will be issued in the form of (1) a gift card in the full payment amount OR (2) a refund to the original method of payment minus a $50 processing fee |
| 59 to 6 days prior to the training date | Refund will be issued in the form of (1) a gift card minus a $50 processing fee OR (2) a refund of 50% to original method of payment |
| 5 days or less prior to the training | No gift cards or refunds will be issued |
Visit ubswce.ce21.com and refer to the "CEs/Contact Hours" tab on the respective training page to confirm the number of approved CEs/Contact Hours.
There may be instances where a special workshop has additional cancellation rules that will be stated in the workshop description.
Participants have up to 72 hours from purchase to contact the Office of Continuing Education by phone or email and request a refund for an online course.
Gift cards can be used as payment toward future trainings. Gift cards do not expire.
Participants who request a refund will forfeit any Loyalty Reward Points they may have received from that purchase. Participants who request a refund on a purchase paid for with Loyalty Reward Points will have those rewards credited back to their account within 5 business days of the refund being processed.
If a registered participant is unable to attend a training and would like another individual to attend in their place the Office of Continuing Education must be called or emailed at least one full business day before the training. Substitution decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Any refund requests for a check payment may take up to 4 weeks to process.
If the Office of Continuing Education cancels a training, participants will be notified via email and refunds will be paid in full.
Please be aware that if the University at Buffalo is closed trainings and workshops may still be taking place.
Please contact the Office of Continuing Education at sw-ce@buffalo.edu or 716-829-5841 if you have any questions or concerns regarding whether or not a training is still being held.
