Excused Absence for Active Military Service
A student who is in the Reserves or National Guard and receives orders to active duty for any purpose (including training) after a semester begins should immediately provide the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs (MVA) a copy of their military orders. An active-duty student who anticipates difficulty in completing their classes after a semester begins due to military service should immediately inform the MVA to discuss options for continuing their classes.
Such students will be excused from attending classes, turning in assignments, taking examinations, or participating in any other required activity if the absence is for no more than 25% of the total number of class meetings (excluding final examination period). If the absence is for more than 25% of the class meetings, please refer to the policy on Withdrawal for Military Service.
Within 5 days of the student returning to UT Tyler from active service, he or she shall notify the MVA and course instructors. The student will be allowed to complete all assignments and examinations within a reasonable time as agreed upon by the course instructors and under the same requirements in effect when the student enrolled in the course.
Should any dispute arise as to the student’s inability to complete assignments or examinations within a reasonable time after the absence, the student should first contact the MVA for an informal resolution with the academic department. If an informal process is not successful, the student may institute a grade grievance process after the final course grade is recorded.