GETTING STARTED Office of any changes in enrollment status. The VA will not be notified of your enrollment or request for benefits if you fail to complete a request for certification for each semester that you intend to use veterans benefits.
Standards of Progress for Veterans Satisfactory
If you are receiving veteran’s educational benefits, you must make satisfactory academic progress by maintaining a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) each enrollment period.
Unsatisfactory
The first term you fall below a 2.0 grade point average will result in your being placed on probation. If you fail to meet the minimum standard the next semester, you will be placed on suspension. Failure to achieve the required GPA will cause the benefits to be terminated until the GPA is satisfactory. If you are enrolled in a one-semester certificate program and do not maintain a 2.0 GPA or better, you will be reported to the Veterans Administration for unsatisfactory progress. You will have only one more opportunity to retake the program and be eligible to receive VA benefits.
Eligibility
To regain eligibility, you must register for at least half time in the next semester at your own expense and earn at least a 2.0 grade point average. (Hazlewood exemption may be used during this time if you are deemed eligible by the Veterans Services Office).
Appeal
If you have mitigating circumstances that caused you not to make satisfactory progress, you may appeal to the Veterans Administration.
Veterans Semester Hour Classification
The Veterans Administration uses the semester hour classification scale below to determine your payment. The number of semester hours enrolled at this college is reported to the Veterans Administration. This classification scale is used only for the fall and spring semesters. The summer sessions are calculated differently. To ensure classification, contact Veterans Services. Semester Classification Semester Classification Hours Hours 1-5 1⁄4 time 9-11 3⁄4 time 6-8 1⁄2 time 12 or more Full-time The monthly rates of payment to veterans are provided for by Public Law 94-502.
Veterans Registration Process
If you have a complete admissions file, you may register on the Web or through your advisor on campus. See Website for details about dates, times and procedures for registration. If you have less than 24 hours of credit, you must see an advisor before registering for classes. Tuition and fee charges must be paid at the time of registration, which is not complete 28