G-33-4.2 Student Deployed for 30 or Fewer Consecutive Days

Adopted 7/9/2026

A current student who is a member of the military, commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the Public Health Service of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and is ordered to state or federal active duty for 30 or fewer consecutive days are entitled to certain academic and financial protections.

Any class session missed as a result of active duty shall be counted as excused absences and cannot adversely impact the student’s final course grade. With this, the student has two options upon return from active duty:

• Complete any missed course requirements, doing so within a reasonable amount of time, noting that a student’s grade may not be negatively impacted solely due to late completion of course requirements; or,
• An instructor may award a grade only if the student completes sufficient work and demonstrates sufficient progress towards meeting course requirements, as assessed by the instructor.