Advisory regarding Southern California wildfires

Advisory regarding Southern California wildfires

On behalf of everyone at Thomas Edison State University, we hope that students affected by the wildfires in Southern California remain safe. The University is offering accommodations to students affected by the wildfires:

  • Students who are directly impacted by the fires and who are currently registered in courses for the November 2024, December 2024 and January 2025 terms have the option of receiving a free eight-week course extension without mentor approval; or, a 100% tuition credit for their course(s) to a future term. Affected students should submit a Request for Course Extension Form or a Request for Course Withdrawal Form indicating “Southern California wildfires” as the reason for the request. Please note that TECEP exams in these terms cannot be extended, nor credited for tuition after the exam has been taken.
  • Impacted students who are currently on a course extension for the September 2024 and October 2024 terms can request a second eight-week extension on their current term at no additional cost.

Request an Accommodation: Students affected by the wildfire and evacuations who need an accommodation should contact the Office of the Registrar by email at registration@tesu.edu or by phone at 609-777-5680. Accommodation requests should be submitted by January 24th. Requests after that date can be accommodated if the student provides documentation of the reason for the late request.

Navy Tuition Assistance

Tuition assistance (TA) can be accomplished in two phases; however, the first and most-critical step to securing TA is discussing your education goals with a Navy College Counselor, accessible through your MyNavy Education portal.

Phase 1: Navy TA Approval

First-Time, or Upon Making Changes to Your Degree

  1. Complete the following Joint Knowledge Online courses, no later than 14 days prior to the start date of your course at TESU.
  2. Submit the certificates of completion from both courses to MFREducation@usmc.mil, and request access to the WebTA Portal.
  3. Upload a copy of your degree program to your WebTA Portal.

Recurring, Every Time You Wish to Request TA

  1. Submit an application for tuition assistance through the WebTA Portal, no later than 14 days prior to the start date of your course. When submitting the request, please be sure to have the following information available:
    • Start and end date of the course
    • Course information (credits, title and name)
    • Cost (Undergraduate or Graduate)

Phase 2: Submitting TA

  1. Once TA is approved through the WebTA Portal, print the authorized voucher.
  2. PRINT YOUR STUDENT ID AT THE TOP OF THE DOCUMENT. Please do not include your social security number.
  3. Submit a copy of the approved tuition voucher using the TA Upload Form.
  4. If registering for graduate courses, you may now register through Student Self-Service.

 

We strongly recommend that you hold on course registration, until Phase 1 of the TA process is completed. After submitting for TA approval, you may then register for undergraduate courses, as we will hold the registration, up to the day before the term begins. Once the TA has been approved, please submit via the TA Upload Form.

For more detailed information on the TA process, or to request access/corrections to your WebTA account, please reach out to MFR Education directly at (866) 305-9058 or by email at MFREducation@usmc.mil.

If you need additional assistance registering for courses, or have questions related to TA at TESU, please reach us at (609) 777-5696 or by email at militaryeducation@tesu.edu and we will gladly connect you with your Military and Veteran Enrollment Counselor.