If you are using TA to pay for your education and drop or withdraw from a course prior to completing 60 percent of the course, the Department of Defense requires that UMGC return any unearned TA funds to the department based on how much of the course you completed and that you pay a portion of those returned funds. You may owe a portion of your tuition to UMGC and a portion to your military branch.
Before dropping or withdrawing from a course, please contact your military education counselor or education services officer to determine how it could impact your military Tuition Assistance and potential repayment obligations.
If you withdrew due to a military service obligation, you may be eligible for an exception. Submit a request for exception. If it is approved, you will not be responsible for the UMGC portion of the returned funds. For more information, contact Student Resolution and Judicial Affairs at exception.request@umgc.edu.
Your earned TA is determined based on the following formula:
The Percentage of TA Earned equals the Days Completed Before Drop, Withdrawal, or Last Participation divided by the Total Number of Days in the Course.
Please note: If you officially or unofficially withdraw from a course and did not complete at least 60 percent of the course, you may not be eligible for the total amount initially awarded through Tuition Assistance. In cases where some or all of the Tuition Assistance must be returned to the military, you will be responsible for all balances on your UMGC student account.
Spring 2019
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1-Week Course (7 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated prior to course start date 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 1 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 2 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 3 to 5
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 6 or later 0%
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4-Week Course (28 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 4 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 5 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 6 to 9 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 10 to 17
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 18 or later 0%
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5-Week Course (35 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 3 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 4 to 6 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 7 to 11 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 12 to 21
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 22 or later 0%
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6-Week Course (42 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 4 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 5 to 7 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 8 to 13 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 14 to 26
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 27 or later 0%
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7-Week Course (49 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 4 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 5 to 8 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 9 to 15 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 16 to 30
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 31 or later 0%
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8-Week Course (56 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 5 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 6 to 9 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 10 to 17 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 18 to 34
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 35 or later 0%
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10-Week Course (70 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 6 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 7 to 11 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 12 to 21 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 22 to 42
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 43 or later 0%
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11-Week Course (77 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 6 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 7 to 12 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 13 to 23 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 24 to 47
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 48 or later 0%
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12-Week Course (84 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 7 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 8 to 13 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 14 to 25 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 26 to 51
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 52 or later 0%
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14-Week Course (98 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 8 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 9 to 15 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 16 to 28 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 29 to 59
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 60 or later 0%
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16-Week Course (112 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 9 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 10 to 17 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 18 to 32 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 33 to 68
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 69 or later 0%
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17-Week Course (119 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 9 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 10 to 18 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 19 to 34 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 35 to 72
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 73 or later 0%
Summer 2019
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1-Week Course (7 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated prior to course start date 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 1 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 2 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 3 to 5
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 6 or later 0%
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4-Week Course (28 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 4 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 5 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 6 to 9 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 10 to 17
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 18 or later 0%
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5-Week Course (35 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 4 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 5 to 6 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 7 to 11 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 12 to 21
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 22 or later 0%
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6-Week Course (42 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 5 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 6 to 8 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 9 to 14 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 15 to 26
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 27 or later 0%
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7-Week Course (49 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 6 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 7 to 9 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 10 to 16 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 17 to 30
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 31 or later 0%
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8-Week Course (56 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 7 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 8 to 10 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 11 to 18 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 19 to 34
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 35 or later 0%
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10-Week Course (70 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 9 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 10 to 13 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 14 to 23 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 24 to 42
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 43 or later 0%
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11-Week Course (77 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 10 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 11 to 14 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 15 to 25 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 26 to 47
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 48 or later 0%
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12-Week Course (84 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 11 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 12 to 15 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 16 to 27 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 28 to 51
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 52 or later 0%
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14-Week Course (98 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 12 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 13 to 18 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 19 to 32 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 33 to 59
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 60 or later 0%
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16-Week Course (112 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 14 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 15 to 20 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 21 to 36 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 37 to 68
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 69 or later 0%
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17-Week Course (119 Days)
Percentage of Unearned TA Returned to Military Drop initiated through calendar day 15 100%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 16 to 21 75%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 22 to 38 50%
Withdrawal initiated on calendar day 39 to 72
(60% completion)5%
Withdrawal on calendar day 73 or later 0%
Example
Servicemember Samantha enrolls in a three-credit, eight-week course for the spring semester. She submits a military Tuition Assistance form to the university as payment for the course. The full cost of the three-credit course is $750.00. If Samantha initiates a formal withdrawal from the course (through her student portal or GoArmyEd) on the 19th day or unofficially withdraws by ceasing to attend or participate as of day 19, UMGC is obligated to return 5% of the TA to the military creating a balance on the student account of $37.50. The student will be obligated to provide payment to the university for $37.50 which is no longer covered by tuition assistance. Samantha would receive a grade of FN.
Learn more about undergraduate course drop and withdraw deadlines and graduate course drop and withdraw deadlines.