2010-2011 College Catalog - North Florida Community College

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VETERAN AFFAIRS
NFCC is approved for training of veterans by the Florida Department of Veteran Affairs.
Veterans and dependents of veterans eligible for educational bene ts must be approved by the VA
Regional Of ce. Upon approval, bene ts may take up to 90 days to be received. For VA application
forms, certi cation of attendance, and assistance with problems, students should report to the Veterans
Affairs Of ce in the Of ce of Enrollment Services in the Administration Building. Veterans and those
eligible for VA bene ts must meet with the Veterans Affairs Coordinator each term during the academic
advisement period to review their status. Veterans with disabilities are encouraged to work with the
Veterans Affairs Coordinator and the Of ce of Student Disability Services to coordinate accommodations.
Certi cation Restrictions
All degree programs are approved for a speci c number of credit hours. The VA will pay only for required
courses in an approved program. The same rule applies to vocational certi cate programs measured in
clock hours.
The declared program of study must be the same on the College’s student record and the student’s VA
le. Students must follow the program of study outlined on the graduation status sheet. Students cannot
be certi ed to take a course on an audit basis or a course for which they have received prior credit.
Attendance Standards
VA regulations require attendance records to be kept on all eligible persons. Eligible students registered
for courses that do not lead to a standard college degree will have their VA bene ts suspended if they
accumulate three or more unexcused absences during a calendar month.
Academic Record
Veterans and other persons eligible for VA educational bene ts must have all previous post-secondary
education evaluated and the equivalency credits recorded in the student’s College le maintained in the
Of ce of Enrollment Services and in the VA le. Cumulative academic records are kept on the transcript,
which shows all work attempted, credit and grades earned, incomplete work, and withdrawals.
Standards of Progress
Students must maintain satisfactory academic progress and conduct to receive or continue to receive VA
educational bene ts. A student receiving VA bene ts will be placed on academic probation at the end
of any term in which the cumulative GPA becomes less than a “C” (2.0) once seven college credit hours
have been attempted.
Continued probation will occur when the student earns a minimum 2.0 term grade point average and the
cumulative GPA remains below 2.0. A student placed on academic probation will be placed on academic
suspension if both the term and cumulative grade point average fall below 2.0.
A veteran student terminated from veteran bene ts due to unsatisfactory progress may be recerti ed to
the VA after obtaining a 2.0 cumulative grade point average.
Terms I and II
Terms IIIA and IIIB
Full-time ........12 + credit hours
Full-time...........6 + credit hours
3/4 time......9 to 11 credit hours 3/4 time...............4 credit hours
1/2 time........6 to 8 credit hours 1/2 time...............3 credit hours
Tuition Only...1 to 5 credit hours
Tuition Only....1 or 2 credit hours
Deferment of Fees
First-time veterans may have their fees deferred for up to sixty days. Should the loan not be paid, it is
understood that no grades will be issued to the student nor will those grades be placed in the student’s
permanent record. Students desiring a deferred payment plan for VA bene ts may make a request to the
Financial Aid of ce.
Vocational
See the speci c program for information concerning full-time or part-time status.
2010-2011 NFCC College Catalog