Felician University acknowledges that students may be required to suspend their studies in order to perform military service obligations. In accordance with federal regulations, 34 C.F.R. § 668.18 and the Department of Defense (DoD) Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the university will promptly readmit servicemembers who seek readmission to a program that was interrupted due to a uniformed service obligation.
The policy shall apply to :
- Service members who are unable to attend classes for more than 30 consecutive days
- Service members who are unable to attend classes for less than 30 days when such an absence would result in a withdrawal from the university
Under this policy, a student is eligible for readmission if during an absence, the student performs uniformed service, voluntary or involuntary, in the Armed Forces, including the National Guard or Reserve, active duty, active duty for training, or full-time National Guard (under federal authority). A student must provide oral or written notification to the Assistant Director of Veteran Services who can be reached at militaryservices@felician.edu or 201-559-3197.
Readmission Requirements:
A returning military student will be readmitted into the same academic program they were enrolled in prior to the military service obligation. If the exact program no longer exists, the student must be admitted to the program that is most similar, unless the student requests or agrees to admission to a different program. They will be reenrolled with the same enrollment status, number of completed credit hours, and academic standing as the last academic year of attendance. In accordance with federal regulations, returning students who receive a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge from the Armed Forces (including the National Guard and Reserves) are not eligible for readmission under this policy. However, servicemembers who receive dishonorable or bad conduct discharge may remain eligible for readmission even though they will not be entitled to the benefits outlined in this policy.
Financial Obligation
A returning student will be charged the same tuition and fees in effect during the last academic year the student attended, unless veterans’ education benefits or other servicemember education benefits will pay the amount in excess. For subsequent academic years, the returning student may not be charged tuition and fees in excess of what other students in the program are charged.
