Summary of Federal Laws
Financial Aid Programs
Veterans Readmission
(HEA Title IV, Section 484C)
Effective August 14, 2008, as part of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, schools are required to readmit students who left in order to join the military. The student must be readmitted in the same academic status. Generally, the length of absence cannot be greater than 5 years. Exceptions to this law include those veterans receiving a dishonorable discharge, or bad conduct charge, or those who were court martialed. See the NAICU HEA Quick Guide for statutory language and other resources.
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