Summer 2025 Enrollment Certification April 14, 2025 – Summer 2025 Enrollment Certification Begins All students certify benefits: Here Other Educational Benefits: Tuition Assistance (TA): Here Educational Duties for Dollars (EDD): Here ________________________________________________________________________ From the Director of Military and Veteran Student Success Welcome BACK!!! Our team hopes you had a relaxing and enjoyable spring break. Taking care of yourself and finding the time to relax is so important to your personal wellbeing and ultimately your academic success. Now that we are back it is time to lock in for the final month and start thinking now about preparing for your finals. Begin to build a study plan now so you are NOT trying to cram everything into the final week. Using good study habits and a study plan increases your chances of success during finals. In 3 short weeks we will be hosting our annual Family Fun Day at Lake Claire. Watch for additional information on our Instagram page. This is a wonderful time to build relationships and to take a breather as you are studying for finals. As I said earlier, find the time to take care of yourself and increase your chances of success. GO KNIGHTS!!! ______________________________________________________ MISSION The Office of Military and Veteran Student Success creates an enriching and inclusive environment for military students to achieve educational and career goals through academic success and community partnerships. ______________________________________________________ VISION To create an inclusive environment and Center of Excellence, nationally recognized as a higher education model for service to military students through best practices, policies, and culture. ______________________________________________________ School Certifying Official Corner Hello Military Connected KNIGHTS!!! How your reason for withdrawing from a class affects your VA debt If you withdraw from (or “drop”) a class or withdraw from a school entirely, you may need to pay us back for certain education benefit payments you’ve received. But if situations or events beyond your control caused your withdrawal and we accept these “mitigating circumstances,” we won’t require you to pay us back in full. Keep reading to find out what situations and events we recognize and how to report them. If I withdraw from a class, what do I need to pay back? If you’re using Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) benefits and you withdraw from a class or school, you may need to pay us back for any housing payments you’ve received. And your school may need to pay us back for tuition, fees, and the VA portion of any Yellow Ribbon payment paid on your behalf. If you’re using Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty (MGIB-AD), Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR), or Survivors’ and Dependents’ Education Assistance (DEA), you may need to pay us back the benefits we’ve paid directly to you. And your school will likely ask you to pay them back for any debt we charged to them. What are mitigating circumstances? Mitigating circumstances are situations or events beyond your control that cause you to withdraw from (or “drop”) a class or withdraw from a school entirely. Mitigating circumstances include: An illness or death in your immediate family An injury or illness you had while you were enrolled A change in your conditions of employment that you couldn’t avoid A job transfer to a new location while you were enrolled that you couldn’t avoid Immediate family or financial demands that you had no control over Active military service that you didn’t know about ahead of time A sudden end to (or cancellation of) the course you were taking A sudden end to child care coverage that you didn’t know about ahead of time How do I report mitigating circumstances? You may tell your School Certifying Official (SCO) about any mitigating circumstances, and either you or your SCO can report them to us. What’s the 6-credit-hour exclusion? The 6-credit-hour exclusion is a 1-time exception that VA grants the first time you withdraw from a class or from your school. This exclusion lets you drop up to 6 credit hours without needing to show mitigating circumstances. You can keep the benefits you received up to the day you withdrew. If you withdraw from a class that’s only 3 credits, we’ll grant the exclusion for those 3 credits and you will have used your 1-time exception. We don’t grant an exclusion more than once per person, even if we have granted an exclusion for fewer than 6 credits. If you withdraw from more than 6 credits, we’ll grant the exclusion for 6 credits, and you will have used your 1-time exception. You must provide mitigating circumstances for the remaining credits. IMPORTANT FINANCIAL AID DATES AND DEADLINES SPRING 2025 SEMESTER: Classes begin Session 1: January 6, 2025 Add/Drop deadline: January 10, 2025 Tuition and Fee Payment Deadline: January 17, 2025 ***You must certify by this date to guarantee your deferral*** VA/GI Bill Deferral payment deadline: April 4, 2025 Last Day to Remove Incomplete: April 21, 2025 Last day of classes: April 21, 2025 Final Exams: April 23 – April 29, 2025 Commencement: May 1 – May 3, 2025 Please visit the UCF Academic Calendar for updated university dates and deadlines ______________________________________________________ Isakson & Roe: Veteran Benefits Shopping Sheet Disclosures: Click Here Upcoming Events Apr 12 MVSS Presents Famil Lake Claire More Events