Military Deployment Policy

This policy applies to a student at MCCN who is a member of any military branch of the U.S. Armed Services, including the National Guard of any state, active, or reserve forces of the United States and who is ordered to state military service or federal service or duty. This same policy applies to the spouse (who is an MCCN student) of a member of the National Guard of any state, active, or reserve forces of the United States and who is ordered to state military service or federal service or duty, if the member has a dependent child.

A copy of the military orders for deployment must be provided to the Academic Advisor and Director of Compliance before any of the actions below are initiated. Any combination of options #1 and/or #2 is acceptable.

1. Withdrawal

   1. There is no deadline for withdrawal from the student’s entire registration to receive a full 100% refund of tuition and mandatory fees.

   2. The student may drop/withdraw from all courses and remain in the academic program on Leave of Absence status.

   3. The student may drop/withdraw from all courses and MCCN.

2. Course Grade or “Incomplete” Grade

   1. Faculty and Staff are encouraged to be as flexible as possible for academic credit.

   2. The student may make arrangements with faculty for a course grade.

   3. The student may make arrangements with the faculty for the grade of “Incomplete” that shall be completed by the student at a later date. The student’s registration shall remain intact, and tuition and mandatory fees shall be assessed in full for the courses.

   4. Any courses for which arrangements cannot be made for grades of “Incomplete” shall be considered dropped and the tuition and mandatory fees for the courses refunded.

3. Leave of Absence

   1. Student’s may take a leave of absence for up to 180 days with a copy of orders.