ETSU will give full refunds of tuition and maintenance fees to students who are called to active duty status in the military reserve and National Guard.
ETSU services about 350 veterans a year, most of them full-time students, and this is the first time students have been called to active duty since Sept. 11.
Kyle Jackson, assistant registrar, said it’s hard to know how many students will be called to active duty, but thinks it could be as many as 200-300. Five students have been called away so far this semester. Those students were part of the 730th quarter-master supply company. “I’m sure there will be other units,” he said.
“The orders are issued with a no-more-than 365 days a year clause,” he said. “It doesn’t mean they will be gone an entire year or that their stay will not be renewed.”
About half of the students called to active duty after Sept. 11 returned to school afterward.
Students called to active duty may visit the records office in 101 Burgin E. Dossett Hall for refunds. “What we need from them is a copy of their orders and a withdrawal request,” Jackson said.
Students able to complete the work for a course without withdrawing from it should discuss the possibility of receiving an ncomplete” from their instructor. Those students who need to drop only part of their classes should visit the registrar’s office.
Students who do not have time to withdraw before leaving for active duty can mail the proper paperwork to the registrars Office or fax it to 439-6604.
For more information, contact the registrar’s Office at 439-4366.

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