In accordance with regulations issued by the Department of Defense, return of Tuition Assistance is a calculation UMGC is required to perform to determine eligibility when a servicemember officially or unofficially withdraws from a course. If a servicemember officially or unofficially withdraws from a course and he or she did not complete more than 60 percent of the course, he or she may not be eligible for the total amount initially awarded through the TA. In cases where some or all of the Tuition Assistance must be returned to the DOD, the servicemember will be responsible for all balances on his or her UMGC student account.