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 .
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.