Policies Related to Active Military Duty
Oklahoma State University may have students, faculty and staff who are called to active duty due to the recent attacks on the country

Students Called to Active Duty
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Policy II-4-49, Subpoint H

"If a student is called to active military service during a term in which the student has not completed an amount of work sufficient to receive a grade, the institution may refund the tuition and fees paid by the student for the current term or the institution may waive the amount of tuition and fees paid from the amount owed for tuition and fees for the future term following the students tour of duty."

The response of OSU is to refund 100% of the student's tuition and fees once we have a copy of their orders. Military orders are not always available at the time a student reports to active duty or must withdraw from school. The institution will refund tuition and fees at the time orders are received in our office and after the student has withdrawn from school. If a student is called to active duty late in the term, he/she may to ask the instructor(s) for an incomplete (I) in the class. Should the instructor agree, OSU will continue the student's enrollment in that term. The instructor will record the appropriate grade at the end of that term.

Any student, faculty or department head requiring assistance with active duty status or associated matters should call the Registrar's Office at 744-6866.

Faculty or Staff Called to Active Duty
OSU Policy and Procedure Letter 3-0719 (follow link for complete policy)

Leave of Absence for Military Service
a. All regular employees are entitled to leaves of absence from their employment at OSU in order to engage in military service as is authorized by federal law without loss of status or seniority. Such leave is permitted regardless of whether the leave is voluntary or involuntary in nature. In ordinary circumstances, the maximum amount of such leave, in the aggregate, will be five (5) years in duration. Exceptional circumstances may occur in which leave for more than five years in the aggregate may be required. Unit supervisors should consult with the Office of Personnel Services in such cases.

b. Employees engaging in military service are required to give notice of such service in advance in writing or orally to their immediate unit supervisor, either in person or through an appropriate officer of the uniformed service in which the service will be performed, except in extraordinary circumstances. No advance notice is required if the giving of such notice is precluded by military necessity (as per regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense) or, under all of the relevant circumstances, the giving of such advance notice is impossible or unreasonable. In all instances, employees engaging in military service must submit copies of official written orders issued by the proper military authority to their unit supervisor.