Veterans

Many veterans and active duty personnel can qualify for more than one education benefits program. Depending on your circumstances, one of these programs may give you better benefits than the others. While you are the only person who can choose which program meets your needs, the Department of Veterans Affairs …

This toll-free line provides information on DVA educational benefits 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The automated system provides a wide range of information about DVA educational benefits and specific information about individual accounts. Customers may speak to an Education Officer during business hours Monday – Friday, 8 …

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Submit official transcripts for evaluation to the Office of Admissions and Records, including your DD-214, and transcripts from prior colleges and military service schools. The DVA requires an evaluation of your military training/experience and all prior college credits. All transcripts must be submitted and evaluated by the end of your …

Yes. The DVA allows you to make a plan change. You will need to select a new program of study, have all your previous credits evaluated, and complete VA Form 22-1995 (Request for Change of Program or Place of Training). …

No. Once you are placed into a program, you may only take classes that are required under that program; DVA will not pay for a course that cannot be used in your degree program. Also, DVA will not pay for a course you have already taken and completed. …

If you withdraw from a course the DVA may require you to repay the money for this course retroactive to the first day of class unless you withdrew due to reasons beyond your control. If the DVA accepts your reason for withdrawing as being beyond your control, you will be …

If you completed at least 20 months of a two-year enlistment or 30 months of a three-year enlistment, you are typically entitled to up to 36 months of full-time educational benefits. Your training time will be deducted from your 36 months as it is used. For example, if you are …

No. Students must submit a Notification of Veterans Student Status form at the start of each semester. Then, the Veterans’ Representative will review your program of study and certify the courses you are enrolled in that are required to complete your degree program. Certification of Enrollment will then be sent …

No. You may take as many or as few courses as you feel you can comfortably manage. Your monthly payment will be determined by the number of semester hours in which you are enrolled and the length of your courses. For instance, if you are a full-time student taking 12 …