Sudden Withdrawal and Prolonged Absence Due to Military Mobilization
Approved: April 7, 2011; Revised April 4, 2012; Revised April 22, 2022
Scheduled Review Date: April 2027
The following guidelines are provided for students whose service in the armed forces of the United States has required their sudden withdrawal or prolonged absence from enrollment at Ƶ.
The following definitions are provided in connection with these guidelines:
“Service in the armed forces of the United States” means service (whether voluntary or involuntary) on active duty in the Armed Forces, including such service by a member of the National Guard or Reserve, for a period of more than 30 days under call or order to active duty of more than 30 days.
“Tuition” means the actual price of education charged to a student for the term in which service in the armed forces of the United States caused his or her sudden withdrawal or prolonged absence from enrollment at a Virginia institution of higher education.
“Reinstatement” means the readmittance and reenrollment of a student whose service in the armed forces of the United States has caused his or her sudden withdrawal or prolonged absence from enrollment.
“Sudden withdrawal” means leaving an institution after a semester has begun.