5.06 TUITION AND ABSENCES RELATED TO STUDENT MILITARY SERVICE

Effective: August 15, 2024

Purpose: To inform military students of their tuition rights and excused absences.

Scope: This policy applies to the University campus wide.

Responsible Office: Student Life; Academic Affairs; Business and Finance; Financial Aid; Registrar’s Office

Policy Statement: Students serving in the National Guard or Reserves who are called to active duty or deployed during an academic term are entitled to receive a full refund for tuition and fees. Students who are drafted and must report for active duty during an academic term are entitled to receive a full refund of tuition and fees. Students who volunteer for military service will be subject to the University's non-military refund policy. Room and board charges will be prorated to the extent that services have been provided.

Students serving in the National Guard or Reserves, who are called to active duty training or service for periods less than two (2) weeks, will be excused from class. It is the student's responsibility to work with the instructor to make up assigned work and tests in a timely manner. If it is determined, prior to the completion of all course work for that semester, that the student cannot successfully complete a course because of said absence, the student is entitled to a refund based upon the number of courses completed for that semester.

Definitions: All words and phrases shall be interpreted utilizing their plain meanings unless otherwise defined in University or Board of Regents policy or by statute or regulation.

Procedures: All procedures linked and related to the policies above shall have the full force and effect of policy if said procedures have first been properly approved by the University’s administrator in charge of Student Life, Academic Affairs, and Business and Finance.

[Student Life procedures - coming soon]

[Hyperlink to Academic Affairs procedures - coming soon]

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Related Policy Information: [coming soon]