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Office of the University Registrar

Military Service Withdrawal

A student withdrawing from the University to enter military service must withdraw through the Office of the University Registrar, 107 Moulton Hall.

The Office of the University Registrar will indicate on the withdrawal form that the reason for withdrawal is "military service."

With approved evidence of military assignment, the University has set the following deadlines:

First Half-Semester Course

  • Withdrawal before the end of the 6th week -- no credit, no record of attendance on the student's transcript -- full refund of tuition and fees except for health insurance fee.
  • Withdrawal after the end of the 6th week -- full credit for coursework -- Instructors should assign a semester grade based on work completed up to the date of withdrawal. Grades for these students are to be reported:
    • on the response portion of the letter that faculty will receive from the Office of the University Registrar regarding the Military Service Withdrawal date, and
    • with final on-line grades. Students can then view their grades via the iCampus Portal after 1 p.m. on the day following the grade submission deadline.

Full-Semester Course

  • Withdrawal before the end of the 12th week -- no credit and no record of attendance on the student's transcript -- full refund of tuition and fees except for health insurance.
  • Withdrawal after the end of the 12th week—full credit for coursework—no refund. Instructors should assign a semester grade based on work completed up to the date of withdrawal. Grades for these students are to be reported:
    • on the response portion of the letter that faculty will receive from the Office of the University Registrar regarding the Military Service Withdrawal date, and
    • with final on-line grades. Students can then view their grades via the iCampus Portal after 1 p.m. on the day following the grade submission deadline.

Summer Session

  • Withdrawal before the completion of 75 percent of class time -- no credit, no record of attendance on the student's transcript -- full refund of tuition and fees except for the health insurance fee.
  • Withdrawal after the completion of 75 percent of class time -- full credit for coursework -- no refund. Instructors should assign a semester grade based on work completed up to the date of withdrawal. Grades for these students are to be reported:
    • on the response portion of the letter that faculty will receive from the Office of the University Registrar regarding the Military Service Withdrawal date, and
    • with final on-line grades. Students can then view their grades via the iCampus Portal after 1 p.m. on the day following the grade submission deadline.

The student is responsible for sending to the University Registrar, within 10 days after last class attendance, evidence proving he/she was inducted into active duty. The Registrar's Office will send a copy of this evidence to the Office of Student Affairs.

The student is responsible for returning any laboratory equipment and library materials and for paying any parking fines and removing parking decals from registered vehicles.

Upon completion of the withdrawal process, university offices will be notified as appropriate.

For additional information on military withdrawal and/or re-enrollment, visit the Enrollment Management website.