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Student eligibility for Veterans Education Benefits is established by the Veterans Administration. Initial eligibility and continued eligibility during enrollment is determined by the VA. The following policies are applicable to Students receiving VA Benefits: VETERANS' ATTENDANCE POLICY VA students must adhere to the same attendance policy as other students attending Roadmaster. In addition to the attendance policy stat- ed in this catalog, students receiving VA benefits in order to attend Roadmaster, must also adhere to the following: • Excused absences will be granted for extenuating circumstances only and must be substantiated by entries in the student's academic file. • Legitimate documentation of why the absence occurred must be turned in to the Director of Training within a week of the absence. • Early departures, class cuts, and tardies for any portion of an hour will be counted as a full hour of absence. • Students exceeding three (3) days of unexcused absences in a calendar month will be dismissed for unsatisfactory attendance. STANDARDS OF SATISFACTORY PROGRESS FOR VA STUDENTS Students receiving VA benefits are required to maintain satisfactory progress to remain in good academic standing. Satisfactory Academic Progress for VA students is defined as follows: • A veteran must maintain an overall grade of at least 80 at the end of each course. • If the cumulative grade falls below 80 the Student will be placed on probation for the next evaluation period. • If the grade remains below 80 at the end of the next evaluation period, the VA will be notified of the probation, thus leading to the ter- mination of the benefits. • VA Students may request reinstatement after a full term of dismissal has passed. • Grading Period is defined as Weekly. Students are evaluated daily and evaluation results are discussed with each student at least weekly. VETERANS' REFUND POLICY The refund of the unused portion of tuition, fees, and other charges for veterans or eligible persons who fail to enter a course, withdraw or discontinue prior to completion, will be made for all amounts paid which exceed the approximate pro rata portion of the total charges that the length of the completed portion bears to the total length of the course. The proration will be determined on the ratio of days or hours of instruction completed to the total number of instructional days or hours in the course. VETERANS' TRANSFER OF CREDIT POLICY Student Veterans enrolled at Roadmaster are required to provide proof of previous post -secondary training (including transcripts) by the time they begin classes with Roadmaster. Veteran students who have never attended post -secondary training prior to attending Roadmas- ter w ll be required to sign a statement of no prior training. LEAVE OF ABSENCE POLICY If a Leave of Absence is requested and approved by Roadmaster for a VA Student, VA education benefits will be terminated while the VA Student is on the Leave of Absence. TITLE 38 COMPLIANCE Roadmaster Drivers School will permit any covered individual to attend Roadmaster's Commercial Truck Driver Training Program during the period beginning on the date on which the individual provides Roadmaster with a certificate of eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 31 or 33 and completes all other required enrollment paperwork and meets all entrance requirements, and ending on the earlier of (i) The date on which the Secretary provides paymentfor such course of education to such institution or (ii) The date that is 90 days after the date on which Roadmaster certifies for tuition and fees following receipt from the student such certificate of eligibility. Roadmaster Drivers School will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries or other institutional facilities, or require that a Chapter 31 or Chapter 33 recipient borrow additional funds to cover the individual's inability to meet his or her financial obligations to Roadmaster Drivers School due to the delayed disbursement of a payment by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The covered individual will be responsible for payment of the difference between the amount of the covered individual's financial obligations to the school and the amount of the VA education benefit disbursement. 14 www.roadmaster.com