In this section, “National Guard student” means a student who is enrolled in a public institution of higher education and is a member of the United States National Guard. A public institution of higher education shall allow a National Guard student to withdraw from courses the National Guard student is currently enrolled in without negative consequences to the National Guard student’s academic standing if the National Guard student’s unit is activated and deployed. A public institution of higher education shall try to assist the National Guard student in completing the course requirements by either: Giving the National Guard student a grade of incomplete and working with the National Guard student and the student’s instructor on a program of independent study; or Transferring the National Guard student to an on–line course of instruction offered at an institution such as: The University of Maryland University College’s Distance Education Courses; or The Southern Regional Education Board’s Electronic Campus.