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Called to Active Duty

What you need to do when you are called to active duty:

Your responsibilities:

Your campus veterans office responsibilities:

When called to active duty early in the semester:

Main Campus Students:
Need to contact Veteran Student Services at (405) 325-4308, or Kellie Dyer at (405) 325-4147 or by email kdyer@ou.edu. The Office of the Registrar will need a copy of your active duty orders as soon as possible. You can fax them to (405) 325-3639. Office of the Registrar will withdraw you from your classes and notify Bursar Services and Student Financial Center.


 OU Extended Campus / PACS: Advanced Programs, Liberal Studies, Independent Study, or Academic Programs Students:
Need to contact  va@ou.edu. We will need a copy of your active duty orders as soon as possible. You can fax them to (405) 325-7273. The Registrar will withdraw you from your classes and notify Bursar Services and Student Financial Center.

When called to active duty mid to late semester:

When time allows, visit with each of your instructors to discuss your options.

Faculty and staff have been instructed by the Provost office to assist you in the disposition of your coursework. This may include early completion of courses, withdrawal or receipt of grades of Incomplete. Whatever your decision, you must then notify Veteran Student Services so they can counsel you on how it will impact your Montgomery or Post 9/11 GI Bill®.

When you know the semester in which you will return:

We will do everything we can to get you back in classes as seamlessly as possible. You may go online to one.ou.edu at the appropriate time and enroll. Should you have stops/holds, advising or otherwise, you may email Veteran Student Services at veterans@ou.edu and we will forward your email to the appropriate person(s).

PLEASE NOTE: Some training does not fall under Active Duty designation. Should you have questions,
please bring copies of your service documents to Veteran Student Services, Buchanan Hall, Room 216,
for advisement.

Other Considerations

Campus Veterans Memorial

To be released from your housing contract without penalty, you must submit a release application with a copy of your orders. Contact Housing and Food Services to begin your release application. Email: housinginfo@ou.edu or phone (405) 325-3511 and H&F will guide you through the release application process.

Return your permit to:
OU Parking and Transportation 
1332 Jenkins Ave.
Norman, OK 73019-2451

P&T will credit your bursar account. When you have no other outstanding charges, a refund will be authorized. For P&T questions, please phone (405) 325-3311.

If you purchased your textbooks at any of the Norman campus area bookstores, the stores will give you a refund as long as you can present a receipt.

If you have checked out materials from the University Libraries, be sure they get returned.

If you need to change your address, go to one.ou.edu.

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site at GI Bill | Veterans Affairs (va.gov).