This section of the Catalog has been changed since its original publication. Please see Fall Addendum 1 to view the changes.

If a learner who is a military service member cannot attend an academic program because of military service, the College will readmit the learner with the same academic status held upon their return as when the learner previously attended the academic program or was accepted for admission.

Notification of Military Service

The learner (or an appropriate officer of the Armed Forces or official of the Department of Defense) must provide oral or written notice of military service to the College as far in advance as is reasonable under the circumstances. This notice does not need to state the learner's intention to return or provide a return date.

Alternatively, at the time of readmission, the learner may submit an attestation of military service that necessitated the learner's absence from the College.

No notice is required when precluded by military necessity, such as service in operations that are classified or where notice would compromise the mission.

Notification of Intent to Return

The learner must provide oral or written notice of intent to return to the academic program within three (3) years after completion of the period of military service.

A learner who is hospitalized or convalescing due to an illness or injury incurred in, or aggravated during, military service must notify the College within two (2) years after the period necessary for recovery ends.

A learner who fails to notify the College of intent to return within these time frames does not automatically forfeit eligibility for readmission but remains subject to the College's general Withdrawal and Reinstatement policies.

Readmission Status

Upon receiving notice of intent to return, the College will promptly readmit the learner into the next academic term of the program, unless:

• The learner requests a later date; or
• Unusual circumstances require admission later.

The learner will be readmitted with the same academic status held immediately prior to the military absence, including:

• Admission to the same academic program or, if the program is no longer offered, the most comparable program available, unless the learner elects a different program;
• The same enrollment status, unless the learner requests a different enrollment status;
• The same number of earned credit hours or clock hours, to the extent applicable and transferable;
• The same academic standing, including satisfactory academic progress status.

Tuition and Fees

For the first academic year after readmission to the same academic program, the College will assess tuition and fees no greater than those the learner was or would have been charged during the academic year in which the learner left the institution. However, if the learner's veterans' education benefits or other military education benefits will cover higher tuition and fee charges applicable to current learners in the program, those charges may be assessed.

If the learner is readmitted to a different academic program, and for all subsequent academic years after readmission, tuition and fees will not exceed the amounts assessed to other learners enrolled in the same program during that academic year.

Limit on Length of Military Absence

Eligibility for readmission under this policy is subject to a cumulative limit of five (5) years for all absences due to military service. Only the period during which the learner is actively performing military service is counted toward this five-year limit.

Withdrawal of Military Service Members

Military service members on active duty or serving under Title 10 U.S. Code orders and their spouses who withdraw from their academic program due to military service obligations must follow the notification process described above under Notification of Military Service and should refer to the College's general Withdrawal and Reinstatement policies (pages 24-25) for procedural requirements applicable to all learners.

Withdrawal due to military service does not affect a learner's eligibility for readmission, provided the learner satisfies the notification and eligibility requirements described above.