Va Benefit Certification Request Form (Page 9 of 9) in pdf

The following are the academic and administrative standards of progress pertaining to students using

Veteran Educational Benefits at Brookhaven College. Failure to adhere to these requirements will result

in loss of eligibility to use veteran educational benefits. Failure to achieve and maintain the required

academic standards could result in being placed on academic probation or suspension by the school.

Academic Standards of Progress

Hazlewood Act

: Students must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) every semester, and students must

move forward in their selected program of study. Students must meet all three of the following criteria to be SAP

eligible to use the Hazlewood Act: Have a 2.0 Cumulative (overall) GPA, students must complete 67% of all attempted

credit hours, and total credit hours cannot exceed 150% of the minimum number of hours required to complete the

selected Program of Study (POS).

GI Bill:

Students must have a minimum 2.0 cumulative (overall) GPA every semester and students must be in GOOD

academic standing to use their GI Bill benefits.

Administrative Standards of Progress

Program of Study

Students are required to select a Program of Study in eConnect in order to receive Veteran Educational Benefits.

Students are also required to ensure that the classes they register for are part of their current Program of Study, and

update the POS as needed, provided they maintain academic progress, and not exceed the 150% of credit hours required

to complete that Program of Study.

Out of State Tuition Waivers

Students with a Residency Code of 3 on their registration summary must meet the criteria to qualify for In-State tuition

and make those changes permanently with the Admissions Office, or submit an Out of State Residency Waiver Request

EVERY

form

semester until their residency code is changed permanently. The VA will only pay the highest in-state

tuition rate, the student will be prevented from further registrations due to a tuition underpayment to the college, and be

financially responsible for that difference.

Degree Plan (Admissions Office Requirement)

Students are required to submit a completed official degree plan form with the Brookhaven College Veteran Services

Office.

Certification

Veterans using Chapter 30 (Montgomery GI Bill), Chapter 1606/1607 (Reserve Educational Assistance Program) must

self-certify their class attendance at the beginning of every month online using the

W.A.V.E.

website or by calling 1-

877-823-2378.

Registration receipt and Certification Request form completed every semester that a student wishes to use their Veteran

Educational Benefits to pay tuition. These forms MUST be submitted to the Veteran Services Office before every

semester the student wishes to use their educational benefits to pay tuition.

TSI Testing - Developmental Classes

Student veterans can claim the military exemption from the TSI Testing (Texas Success Initiative Tests) by presenting

their DD-214 to Admissions. However, the VA requires that veterans who want to enroll in Developmental classes

[Developmental Math (DMAT), Developmental Reading (DREA), and Developmental Writing (DWRI)] AND were

exempt from the testing take the corresponding TSI test PRIOR TO enrolling in the course to show justification, in

order for the VA to pay tuition for that course.

Revised: 7/17/15

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