Responsible Office: Financial Aid
Policy Administrator: VP for Enrollment Management
Scope: |Student

Approved By: VP/Provost

Approved Date: 11/30/2017

Effective Date: 11/30/2017

Category: Student

Description/Purpose:

Military Service Student Transfer

Details:

The Military Affairs Office educates veteran-students on Federal and State programs that are in place to assist with funding an education. This includes, but is not limited to, Veterans Affairs and ROTC benefits. The Certifying Official submits all veteran enrollments to the appropriate VA Regional Processing Office (VARPO).

The Military Affairs Office assists veterans with the application, financial aid, and scheduling processes at Saint Francis University as well as overseeing the Military Science curriculum as acting liaison for the program on campus.

The staff educates veterans about physical and mental health services that are provided on campus and throughout the surrounding area.

For additional information or questions, please contact:

Laura Papcunik, Military Affairs Representative, (814) 472-3077,lpapcunik@francis.edu.

Saint Francis University has been designated as an institutional member of Service members Opportunity Colleges (SOC), a group of more than 400 colleges and universities providing voluntary postsecondary education to members of the military throughout the world.

As a SOC member, Saint Francis University recognizes the unique nature of the military lifestyle and has committed itself to easing the transfer of relevant course credits, providing flexible academic residency requirements, and crediting learning from appropriate military training and experiences.

SOC has been developed jointly by educational representatives of each of the Armed Services, the Office of the Secretary of Defense and a consortium of 13 leading national higher education associations; it is sponsored by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC).