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The Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) requires that Immanuel
Lutheran College meet certain standards and
procedures in connection with those students who
receive veterans benefits while attending the
college. As such a student, you should know that
we intend to meet these requirements fully.
Briefly summarized, they are as follows:
We will certify your
enrollment to VA at the beginning of each
semester, including in such certification the
clock hours which you are taking during the
semester or any portion thereof.
We will keep an
accurate record of your attendance in all
classes in order that we may be able to supply
VA with any information which it may request
relative to your participation in classes. We
will also inform VA if you withdraw from the
school or from individual courses prior to the
end of the semester, including the date of such
withdrawal.
Procedures regarding
academic records: We will keep a permanent
record of your academic progress and will
provide you with reports on such progress at the
end of each semester. Information on the grading
system, minimum grades considered satisfactory,
and other academic matters can be found in the
college portion of this catalog, in the section
entitled “Academic Policies.” We will inform VA
of any course which you have failed, inasmuch as
this can have an effect upon the amount of your
benefits.
Your academic
standing while pursuing a degree program at ILC
is defined in the Academic Policies section of
this catalog. We will inform VA if you are
suspended from the degree program in which you
are enrolled, and your educational benefits will
be terminated at that point. Evidence of
unsatisfactory progress in your degree program
occurs within seven calendar days of the
announced end of the semester. It is during this
time that your grades must be reported to the
ILC registrar. Within fourteen days of the
announced end of the semester the academic dean
will send a letter of notification of
unsatisfactory progress and suspension from your
degree program to the United States Department
of Veteran Affairs. You also will receive a copy
of this letter. The end of the semester is
indicated on the Academic Calendars published in
the ILC Catalog. You should understand that
veterans benefits are available to you only if
you are successfully pursuing one of the three
approved programs – Associate of Arts, Bachelor
of Science in Education, or Bachelor of Arts in
Pre-Theological Studies.
The school's policy
and regulations relating to student conduct and
the conditions for dismissal for unsatisfactory
conduct can be found in the portion of this
catalog entitled Student Life. We will inform VA
promptly of such dismissal and the date thereof.
Policies regarding
the payment of fees are stated in the Basic
Expenses and Fees section of this catalog. The
following policies for the refunding of fees are
in effect for students who are receiving
educational benefits administered by the VA:
“The non-refundable portion of registration
fees will not exceed $10.00. All other charges
to the student, including tuition, books, and
supplies issued by the school, registration fees
in excess of $10.00, and other fees will not
exceed the pro-rata portion of total charges
that the length of the completed portion of the
course bears to the total length of the course.”
(Cf. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 38, Part
21.4255.)
The academic dean
maintains files relative to students receiving
veterans benefits, and he stands ready to advise
and assist veterans in receiving benefits for
which they may be eligible.
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