If you wish to withdraw from the university, you must follow established official withdrawal procedures.

Complete a Withdrawal From the University form, which should be obtained from the Dean’s Office in your college or graduate department. The form requires you to obtain signatures from several campus offices and then submit a copy to us, along with a completed VA Form 21-4138 (Statement of Support of Claim) indicating the reason for the withdrawal.

Please refer to the Campus Code of Policies and Regulations for information about course credit and graduation.

If you are using VA benefits, please review the VA’s policy on mitigating circumstances: https://www.va.gov/resources/how-your-reason-for-withdrawing-from-a-class-affects-your-va-debt/

If you have direct loans that are in an in-school status, an in-school deferment status, or a grace period status, you should contact your federal loan servicer and request a Military Grace Program deferment. This option can extend the grace period status of the loan up to 3 years and is only available to students withdrawing as a result of being recalled or deployed.

To contact your School Certifying Official, email osfaveterans@illinois.edu or call 217-333-9283. Please keep all documentation, such as active duty orders, that the VA may request to document your mitigating circumstance.