[Effective 7/1/2024]

(a)

To become and continue to be a VETS campus, a campus of a public or private nonprofit institution of higher education shall:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-7-1307 v2

  • Military-affiliated: means active-duty military personnel, reservists, members of the national guard, and reserve officer training corps program cadets. See Tennessee Code 49-7-1303
  • THEC: means the Tennessee higher education commission. See Tennessee Code 49-7-1303
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • VETS campus: means a campus of a public or private nonprofit institution of higher education that has demonstrated educational support for veterans and has been designated by THEC under this part as a campus supportive of veterans. See Tennessee Code 49-7-1303
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Conduct an annual campus survey of students who are veterans to identify the views, needs, issues and suggestions of veterans;
(2) Provide information to faculty and staff about military and veterans’ culture, including combat-related mental or physical disabilities or other challenges;
(3) Administer orientation programs for students who are veterans;
(4) Facilitate mentoring and support programs for students who are veterans;
(5) Develop outreach and communication strategies for military bases located near the campus, for the purpose of assessing veterans’ educational goals and meeting their identified needs;
(6) Create and maintain a process for the assessment of prior learning that grants academic credit to veterans for transferable training and experience attained through service in the armed forces of the United States; and
(7) Provide, on the campus website, information on the availability of prior learning assessments and potential program credit for skills, training or education obtained during military service.
(b) To become and continue to be a VETS Bravo campus, a campus of a public or private nonprofit institution of higher education must:

(1) Have been designated a VETS campus for no less than the three-consecutive-year period immediately preceding the date on which the institution submits a request for certification as a VETS Bravo campus;
(2) Submit a request for certification as a VETS Bravo campus to the executive director of THEC;
(3) Develop a peer mentoring or other similar support program dedicated specifically for veterans and military-affiliated students;
(4) Designate a VETS Bravo campus liaison who participates in no less than two (2) professional development activities per year related to veterans; and
(5) Provide career placement services specifically for veterans.
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