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Post 9/11 GI Bill
Student Veterans Nationally
• Primarily drawing from OEF, OIF and other eras
back to Vietnam.
• 73% of student Veterans are male, 27% are
female.
• Only 15% are traditionally aged college students
(18-23).
– 31.4% are 24-29.
– 28.2% are 30-39.
– 24.9% are 40 or older.
• 47% have children and 47.3% are married.
• 660K Veterans and 215K Active Duty members
are undergraduate students in the U.S.
WSU Student Veterans
• Total Veteran Population is 436 (plus 402
dependents)
– Spokane Campus: 47
– Global Campus: 117
• Growing at a rate of about 3.5% per year
(15% for dependents)
The Post 9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33)
• Eligibility determination based on service since September
10th, 2001.
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90 days, but less than 6 months = 40%
6 months, but less than 12 months = 50%
12 months, but less than 18 months = 60%
18 months, but less than 24 months = 70%
24 months, but less than 30 months = 80%
30 months but less than 36 months = 90%
36 months = 100%
• Active duty service (includes Title 10 and Title 32)
No ROTC or service academy time
No service used for loan repayment
• Honorable discharge
• The VA is the ultimate deciding authority
Transfer of Education Benefits (TEB)
• Military member may transfer benefits to
spouses and dependents, while on active
duty.
Must
have served 6 years and agree to serve 4
more.
Or, served at least 10 years and are precluded
from serving 4 more.
• Dependent needs to request the benefit,
after the TEB is approved, by submitting a
form 22-1990e to the VA.
• All following discussions apply to both
Veterans and dependents.
Post 9/11 GI Bill approved programs
• Colleges, Universities, trade schools, OJT,
apprenticeships, and flight schools.
• Licensing (attorney, cosmetology, etc.).
• Certification tests (SAT, LSAT, GRE, etc.).
• Virtually all degree programs at WSU.
Undergrad,
grad, professional.
Global, OMBA, Nursing.
Many certificates.
Time and Eligibility
• Generally receive 36 months of eligibility,
regardless of benefit level.
A
month in which the benefit is received is a
month charged, so load up if able…
Months are prorated.
WSU’s semesters “cost” about 4 months.
Can extend to end of semester if depleted
midway.
• Must use within 15 years of discharge or
separation.
Tuition
• Pays full tuition for all public school in-state
students.
Tuition
and fee payments are made directly
from the VA to WSU
SCO reports net tuition minus:
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WA State Veteran and Dependent waivers
Tuition Assistance
Cougar Commitment
Graduate assistant fee waiver
Any other guarantee or scholarship meant solely
for tuition.
Fees
• Yes
• S&A
• CUB Fee
• Health Fee
• SRC Fee
• Stadium Fee
• Transit Fee
• Class/Lab Fees
• No
• Sports Pass
• Green Fee
• PEACT
• Parking fines
• Medical insurance
• Year Book
• Late Registration
• Math Placement Test
• Writing Placement Test
Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA)
• Paid directly to the student.
• Direct deposit or check.
• Based on military BAH for an E-5 with
dependents, in the zip code of the student’s
school.
Pullman’s rate is currently $966/month.
MHA paid at the rate for the home institution regardless
of where class is actually attended.
Exclusively online students receive $714.50/month.
• 51% course load required to receive MHA.
• Active duty members and spouses do not
receive MHA, but children do.
Book Stipend
• Paid directly to the student.
• $41.67 per credit hour, per semester.
• Capped at $1000 per year.
• Year runs Aug 1st thru July 31st.
Semester Timeline
• Submit supplemental application and COE
while registering for classes.
• Veterans Affairs Office will certify enrollment
and initial course load to the VA – stipends.
MHA
stipend pays in arrears, and is prorated.
• Tuition and Fees reported to VA. Payment to
WSU arrives 9-10 weeks after first day.
Late
fees are waived
Any financial aid/grants will be used to pay
existing debt on first day of school.
Will be refunded when T&F payment arrives.
Yellow Ribbon Program
• Designed to offset the additional costs of attending
school out of state or attending a private institution.
• WSU waives $650 in tuition costs and the VA matches, for
$1300 in tuition reduction per year.
• Applied to Fall semester.
• Significant tuition costs remain.
• Active Duty and Spouses are not eligible.
• Must be qualified for the GI Bill at the 100% rate.
• Apply with the WSU Veterans Affairs Office – 21 slots
available.
WSU Veterans Partial Tuition Waiver
• Can help WA resident students whose GI Bill
eligibility is less than 100%
• Tuition is waived in 10% increments up to
50%.
So
a waiver-eligible student receiving 70% of
the GI bill would get a 30% tuition waiver, and
so on.
• Waiver has to be subtracted from total
tuition costs reported to the VA.
So
there is still a cost to the student…
Study Abroad
• In most cases the Post 9/11 GI Bill will pay some of the
costs.
• Credits need to go towards degree program.
• Three kinds of study abroad:
Remain a WSU student: T&F paid at normal WSU rate, MHA paid
at the Pullman rate, book stipend as usual.
Study abroad as a student of another institution (i.e. Antioch)
and come back to WSU: BAH paid at the guest institution’s rate,
MHA paid at their rate, book stipend as usual.
Study abroad conducted through a company: Unless charges
are on the student account, no GI Bill payments can be made.
• Extra costs can be funded by the GI Bill if the study
abroad is required to complete the degree
Grades
• Failure.
VA
is only notified if the cause of the failure is
lack of attendance or participation.
Students must sign letter.
VA will reduce payments to last date of
attendance.
Best practice is to keep going, keep trying.
• Incomplete.
One
semester to convert to a passing grade.
• Withdraw.
VA
will reduce payments to last date of
attendance
Class Retakes
• A class my be retaken if the student receives
an “F” or “W”.
• The VA will not pay for retaken classes
where the previous grade was a “D” or
better.
EXCEPTION:
progress.
A higher grade is required to
Tutorial Assistance
• Monthly rate cannot exceed $100.
• Capped at $1200 per benefit program.
• No entitlement charge.
• Eligibility:
Rate of pursuit must be at least 50%.
Deficient in a course that is part of his program.
Tutoring must occur during the semester the class is taken.
• Requirements:
Letter from instructor stating deficiency and requirement of
tutoring.
Qualified tutor.
VA Paperwork.
Questions?
• Blaine Golden
• Office located within the WSU Veterans
Center (Holland 120)
• 335-1234
• [email protected]
• www.va.wsu.edu (instructions, and FAQs!)