Military Leave for Students: Morris

Cancellation

Under current University policy (informed by State statute), a student who is serving in Reserve or National Guard units and is called to active military duty may be able to withdraw from classes with a full refund of tuition. If the student is a financial aid recipient, the student is subject to refund policies as provided by the aid program sponsors. The Office of the Registrar will review the request for tuition reimbursement.

In some circumstances, a student may want to ask their instructors about incompletes for coursework as an alternative to canceling. When appropriate, instructors may make arrangements for the student to take an incomplete for the courses in question. University Senate policy requires an incomplete be made up within one semester of the end of the term in which the incomplete is given. When a student is called to active military duty, and they reach an agreement with their instructor(s) to take an incomplete, the student will have up to one semester following their discharge from active duty to complete any incompletes.

Exceptions 

Tuition refunds are not available to students called to Active Duty for training, such as Annual training, AIT, or drill weekends.

Short-term leaves

If a student will miss classes for short-term military leave or military training exercises (example: annual training for National Guard and Reserve members), the student must contact their instructors as soon as possible so appropriate accommodations can be made. For further details, please see Administrative Policy: Excused Absences and Makeup Work.

Spouses of service members called to active duty

Students who are the spouse of a service member and have a dependent child are able to withdraw from classes with a full refund of tuition if their spouse is called to active duty. The same terms and conditions apply to these students as to the service members. Students must present the service members' orders to their college and The Office of the Registrar to begin the process of reimbursement.