Military Students

RWU is able to offer a discounted tuition rate for members of the Armed Forces through University College. Most military students are eligible for government funding under the Post 9/11 GI Bill ®, Montgomery GI Bill, Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve, or the Reserve Educational Assistance Program and VRE. The discounted tuition rate and government funding may be applicable to your spouse and family members as well.

Roger Williams University offers you flexible scheduling based on your deployment and allows you to return to the program. In addition, your tuition gives you access to all of the services, course and program information regularly available to all on-campus students, including academic advisement, use of facilities, student services, access to course schedules, catalogs and more.

The RWU Military Educational Benefits team supports active duty and veteran's benefits. 

IMPORTANT: All military students must seek approval for Tuition Assistance from their Educational Service Officer (ESO) or Military Service Counselor prior to registering for classes with RWU.

Per the RWU DoD MOU, paragraph 4.d.(1) Approved Courses. If an eligible Service member decides to use TA, educational institutions will enroll him or her only after the TA is approved by the individual’s Service.  Service members will be solely responsible for all tuition costs without this prior approval.  This requirement does not prohibit an educational institution from pre-registering a Service member in a course in order to secure a slot in the course.  If a school enrolls the Service member before the appropriate Service approves Military TA, then the Service member could be responsible for the tuition. All Military TA must be requested and approved prior to the start date of the course.  The Military TA is approved on a course-by-course basis and only for the specific course(s) and class dates that a Service member requests. If a military student “self-identifies” their eligibility and the Service has not approved the funding, then the Service member will be solely responsible for all tuition costs, not the Service.

VA Student Certification

All military students new or returning should first obtain approval from their respective Military Educational Benefits Educational Service Officer (ESO), Military Counselor, or the Student VA Hotline prior to meeting with the RWU Military Benefits Assistants. The RWU enrollment process cannot be started until the Military Benefits Assistant collects an updated VA Educational Eligibility Letter (COE) and the student submits a completed RWU Student VA Worksheet (required prior to the start of each semester that VA benefits will be used). 

Note: VA Military Benefit amounts should be determined prior to applying for Financial Aid.

Click here to view the RWU financial aid allocation of military benefits policy. This policy ensures that GI Bill & VRE benefits, when combined with university funding, does not exceed direct tuition and fees.

Army Tuition Assistance

All TA for Active Duty, USAR, and ARNG Soldiers must be requested through the AI Portal.

RWU is a participant in the Yellow Ribbon Program and currently offers a total of 15 spots in the program at any one time; spots are not tied to individual majors, however, eligible students must be enrolled full time in a RWU Day School program.

The institution is required to approve spots to qualified applicants on a first come, first served basis (returning Yellow Ribbon recipients will automatically qualify for the next year if needed). However, when all spots are being utilized, a spot will not be available until one of the students using a spot has graduated or left the institution.

In order to be approved for the program, applicants must:

1. Already be officially accepted to RWU
2. Submit an application to the Yellow Ribbon Program using the form below
3. Submit a copy of a Certificate Eligibility showing 100% eligibility for the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill ®

Applicants cannot be approved until ALL of these conditions have been met; at this time, we are unable to approve an applicant unless an accompanying Certificate of Eligibility has been submitted. However, if an applicant has been admitted to RWU, a Yellow Ribbon Program application can be submitted without a Certificate of Eligibility, and the applicant will be placed on a waiting list. Once a valid Certificate of Eligibility is submitted, provided that a spot is available and all necessary, valid documents have been submitted a spot will then be approved.

RWU Yellow Ribbon Program Application

University College

Tuition Rates - Part-time

• Evening Classroom Course (3 credits)  $750
• Directed Seminar (3 credits)  $750
• Online Course (3 credits)   $750

General Fees

University College applicants may waive their application fee upon discussing their intent to apply with an admissions representative.  Applicants & current students will pay only a one (1) time semester fee of $70 for each semester of attendance. This price is not per course you take.

University College students can take up to fourteen (14) college credits and pay the evening/online course rates. If you enroll for fifteen (15) or more credits, you must pay our day course rate. 

UC tuition rates and fees. 

Withdrawal policy, and refund schedule

Information regarding tuition rates and costs for programs offered at other RWU schools

Readmission for Military Servicemembers

Scope and Purpose

RWU acknowledges that students may be temporarily unable to attend classes or be required to suspend their studies in order to perform military service. RWU encourages such students to resume their education once a military service obligation has ended and adopts this policy to ensure the timely readmission of such students. The university will promptly readmit servicemembers who seek readmission to a program that was interrupted due to a uniformed service obligation.

Eligibility

A student is eligible for readmission under this policy if, during an absence, the student performs uniformed service, voluntary or involuntary, in the Armed Forces, including the National Guard or Reserve, active duty, active duty for training or full-time National Guard (under federal authority).

Notification

A student must provide oral or written notice of a uniformed service obligation to their respective advisor as far in advance as possible, unless precluded by military necessity. Such notice does not need to indicate when the student will return to the university. Immediately upon the student's return to school, the student must provide notice that he/she may be entitled to the tuition and enrollment benefits. The returning student may be required to provide supporting documentation.

Tuition and Fees

A returning student must be charged the same tuition and fees in effect during the last academic year the student attended, unless veterans' education benefits or other servicemember education benefits will pay the amount in excess. For subsequent academic years, the returning student may not be charged tuition and fees in excess of what other students in the program are charged.

Readmission Requirements

A returning student will be permitted to reenroll in the next class(es) scheduled in the same academic program, unless the student requests a later date of reenrollment or agrees to a different program. A returning student will be readmitted into the same academic program the student was enrolled in prior to the military service obligation. If the exact program no longer exists, the student must be admitted to the program that is most similar, unless the student requests or agrees to admission to a different program. Returning students will be reenrolled with the same enrollment status, number of completed credit hours, and academic standing as the last academic year of attendance.

This policy applies only to students receiving Military Tuition Assistance (TA).  TA is awarded to a student under the assumption that the student will attend school for the entire period for which the assistance is awarded. When a student withdraws, the student may no longer be eligible for the full amount of TA funds originally awarded. To comply with Department of Defense (DOD) policy, RWU will return any unearned TA funds on a prorated basis through at least 60% portion of the period for which the funds were provided. TA funds are earned proportionally during an enrollment period. Any unearned TA funds – based upon when a student stops attending - will be returned directly to the military service from which the funds were provided, not to the service member.

Withdrawal & Refunds Military Tuition Assistance (TA) Refund Policy and Schedule

In instances when a service member stops attending due to a military service obligation, RWU will work with the affected service member to identify solutions that will not result in a student debt for the returned TA funds in compliance with the DOD policy.

To comply with the Department of Defense’s policy, RWU will return any unearned TA funds up to 60% of the semester on a prorated basis. The amount of unearned TA funds returned is based on the date of withdrawal.  After 60% of the semester has passed, TA will not be evaluated for a return to the DOD.

• RWU currently offers 2 week, 3 week, 5 week, 6 week, 8 week, 10 week, 15 week and 16 week schedules.

 Withdrawal Liability Chart:

16 Week

15 Week

10 Week

8 Week

6 Week

5 Week                                     

3 Week

 Note: The educational institution’s week of instruction is counted as 7 days

2 Week

These schedules will be implemented via the RWU Academic Standards Petition Process:

Students are responsible for knowing and complying with the academic regulations of the University. Each College and School has an Academic Standards Committee that serves as the appeal committee for students requesting exceptions to academic policy. A petition obtained from the appropriate dean’s office must be completed and submitted to the dean of the college or school in which the student is enrolled. The dean of the college or school, if necessary, forwards the petition to the appropriate Academic Standards Committee.