Return of Military Tuition Assistance

Policy

Military Tuition Assistance (TA) is awarded to a student under the assumption that the student will attend school for the entire period for which the assistance is awarded. When a student withdraws or stops attending, the student may no longer be eligible for the full amount of TA funds originally awarded.

To comply with Department of Defense policy, Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) will return any unearned TA funds on a prorated basis through at least the 60% portion of the period for which the funds were provided. TA funds are earned proportionally during an enrollment period, with unearned funds returned based upon when a student stops attending. If a student stops attending during a period where SWOSU normally grants a full refund, SWOSU will return 100% of TA funds.

Instances when a service member stops attending due to a military service obligation, SWOSU will work with the affected service member to identify solutions.

Schedule for the return of unearned TA funds to the government

 16-week course

Before or during weeks 1-2	100% return
During weeks 3-4	75% return
During weeks 5-8	50% return
During week 9	40% return (60% of course is completed)
During weeks 10-16	0% return

 

8-week course

Before or during week 1	100% return
During week 2	75% return
During weeks 3-4	50% return
During week 5	40% return (60% of course is completed)
During weeks 6-8	0% return

 

For courses having durations different from those above: Unearned TA funds will be returned on a prorated bases, depending on the length of the course and the proportion completed by the student. The number of days completed will be divided by the total number of days in the enrollment period to determine the percentage of TA earned by the student. SWOSU will then return the remaining unearned TA funds unless the student completed more than 60% of the course.