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IUP provides two options for students who are currently enrolled but called to active military duty before the end of the semester:
Option 1
Students may choose to do a total semester (fall, spring, summer, winter) withdrawal from all their classes and, under a State System of Higher Education policy, receive full refunds for tuition and fees; any university room and dining hall contract fees would be refunded on a prorated basis for the actual services students have received up to the date of the withdrawal. This option requires that students withdraw from every course and receive no grade for any course taken in that semester.
To process a total semester withdrawal, undergraduate students must contact the Office of the Student Advocate at the University College to complete the necessary paperwork to assign the course withdrawal designations and to start the process for refunds; graduate students must notify the School of Graduate Studies and Research.
Students who have elected to use this option shall be granted re-enrollment for the next semester in which the students wish to return to IUP. The students’ academic standing at the time of reenrollment shall remain as it was before the call to active military duty.
For federal student aid recipients, the return of Title IV student aid will be applicable. Students who previously received a refund from their Title IV federal aid awards may have to return these funds to the university so that federal aid programs can be credited appropriately
Option 2
If a substantial part of the semester (fall, spring, summer, winter) has been completed (typically two-thirds to three-quarters of the semester) by the time students are called for active military duty, they may meet with each instructor to determine an appropriate grade. If the appropriate grade is an “incomplete,” IUP will extend the deadline by which the incomplete must be removed to 180 days from the time students return from active duty. Any university room and dining hall contract fees would be refunded on a prorated basis for the actual services students have received up to the date of leaving the university for active duty.
To process a partial semester withdrawal, undergraduate students must contact the Office of the Student Advocate at the University College to complete the necessary paperwork to assign the course withdrawal designations and to start the process for refunds; graduate students must notify the School of Graduate Studies and Research.
Students who have elected to use Option 2 who wish to return to IUP must apply for re-enrollment, which will be granted under this policy.
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