 FINANCIAL INFORMATION VETERANS' BENEFITS The following policies and procedures are of primary concern to veterans, servicepersons, reservists, and other eligible persons who receive VA Educational Assistance payments while enrolled at the University. Enrollment Certification – Certification for benefits by the Veterans Affairs Assistant is necessary in order for eligible veterans, servicepersons, reservists, and dependents to receive educational assistance checks from the Veterans Administration. Generally, eligible VA students must have completed formal University admission requirements and must be fully admitted into a degree program before they request certification for VA payment. Students should contact the University's Veterans Affairs Assistant in the Office of the Registrar for specific information about requesting VA payments for their course enrollment. The Veterans Administration will make the final decision regarding approval of payments for students in special admissions categories. Students are required to inform Financial Assistance of the type and amount of any VA benefits. To ensure receipt of benefits, eligible VA students must inform the Veterans Affairs Assistant of their intention to register for classes and supply the number of credit hours for which they will enroll each semester. After the appropriate paperwork has been submitted to the Veterans Affairs Assistant, it is then submitted to the Veterans Administration Regional Office for processing and, generally, payment. Specific procedures and forms for application and enrollment certification may be obtained from the University's Veterans Affairs Assistant. Each student's request will be handled individually according to the type of VA Education Assistance Program for which the student is eligible and the student's enrollment status at the University. All students receiving VA Educational Assistance payments from the Veterans Administration are responsible for immediately notifying the University's Veterans Affairs Assistant of any changes in their degree program and/or their credit hour load during a semester, to include changing degree program or major, dropping or adding a course, withdrawing from school, or auditing a course. Generally, the VA will not allow payment for courses not computed in a student's GPA or not counted toward graduation requirements for a student's degree program. The University's Veterans Affairs Assistant is located in the Office of the Registrar, Stokes Administration Building, 843-661-1172. |
