MORRIS COLLEGE CATALOG
VETERANS AFFAIRS STANDARDS OF PROGRESS AND CONDUCT FOR VETERANS AND ELIGIBLE PERSONS Records which show the progress of each veteran or eligible person.* Records which show the progress of each veteran or eligible person are kept and maintained by the College: All courses which a veteran or eligible person takes in a program of study are recorded by numbers and descriptive titles on an official registration form. A grade report for each course is submitted at the end of each semester. When a veteran or eligible person withdraws or is dropped, the date of withdrawal or termination is recorded in his folder. When a veteran re-enrolls after having withdrawn or dropped from the college, the date of re-enrollment is recorded in the student’s folder. Veterans are generally subject to the same standards of academic performance and class attendance that apply to all other students at Morris College. However, DVB Circular 22-80-38 will not allow a veteran or eligible person to remain on academic probation beyond two semesters without an improvement in his/her academic standing. Therefore, a veteran or eligible person is subject to suspension if he/she does not remove the probationary status after two semesters. Procedures for determining the point in time the eligible person ceases to maintain attendance in a course. (1) Official withdrawal from a course. Official withdrawal application must be made by the eligible person in triplicate, signed by the officials listed on the form, and delivered to the Office of Admissions and Records. Reports are then sent to the Veterans Counselor by the Office of Admissions and Records. Attendance reports will reflect unofficial withdrawal. (2) Unofficial withdrawal or unscheduled interruption in course enrollment and/or attendance. (3) Unsatisfactory conduct of students is determined on the basis of due process involving formal hearings and/or official written notification to the student concerned. Any change made in the enrollment status of a veteran or eligible person shall be made to the Veterans Administration within the month occuring or immediately thereafter. (4) See “Students Called to Military Service” (Page 54). Procedures for awarding appropriate credit for previous education and training of the veteran or eligible person. College credits earned at another institution of higher education are evaluated by the Director of Admissions and Records and the advisor in *The term “eligible person” is used to include veterans and other V.A.-related eligible persons.
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