Re: Military Students

1. At Rocky Mountain College we do not have a leave of absence policy nor do we specifically address military obligations. However it does state in our catalog that excused absences may be granted by the academic vice president.  

2. Last semester we has some students in the Army National Guard whom were called out to fight fires. They were granted excused absence with official documentation from the military.  With an excused absence like this faculty then worked with those students to get them caught up once they were back on campus. However, in the event that a student would have missed too much coursework to be successful they are granted a drop for those courses. 

3. I'm unaware of any regulations regarding this. 

Annalea Avery
Registrar │ Rocky Mountain College
Eaton Hall │1511 Poly Dr. Billings, MT 59102
annalea.avery@rocky.edu │ www.rocky.edu
(P)  406.657.1032 │ (F) 406.657.1169

On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Williams, Kathy - Registrar <KWilliams@mtech.edu> wrote:

Hello all,

 

We had a situation come up on our campus recently regarding students being absent from class to fulfill their military obligations.  Can you please respond and tell me your policies regarding the following situations:

 

1)      Does your absence policy specifically address military obligations?  Our policy (below) does not specifically address absences due to military obligations.

It is Montana Tech policy that faculty should make reasonable accommodation for students to make-up work missed (or the equivalent) because of an excused absence. Students expecting to incur excused absences should consult with their instructors early in the term to be sure that they understand the absence policies for each of their courses. Excused absences include official Montana Tech events or activities, or personal matters deemed appropriate by the instructor.

Official Montana Tech Events or activities for the purposes of "excused absence":

NAIA sanctioned sporting events
Academic Team competitions (i.e., concrete canoe, steel bridge, human powered vehicle, ethics bowl, environmental design, etc.)
Travel for professional meetings related to major
Class field trips
Others as approved by the Chancellor

 

2)      How does your campus deal with extended absences due to military obligations?  For example, we have National Guard students that are required to participate in a military exercise for two weeks during the semester.  Does your campus require faculty to provide special accommodations for these students, or are the students just expected to make up the missed work on their own?

 

3)      Are you aware of any regulations that state that we are required to make special accommodations for students that miss school due to military obligations?

 

Kathy J. Williams, MBA

Registrar/Executive Director of Enrollment Management

(406) 496-4266

 

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