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How many hours constitute what pay rate? |
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The following course load tables show the minimum amount of hours necessary to maintain each enrollment status:
Undergraduate Hours |
Full Time |
¾ Time |
½ Time |
Fall/Spring Semester |
12 |
9 |
6 |
Long Summer (12wk) Hrs |
9 |
6 |
4 |
Short Summer (8wk) Hrs |
6 |
4 |
3 |
Half Summer (6wk) Hrs |
4 |
3 |
2 |
Graduate Hours |
Full Time |
¾ Time |
½ Time |
Fall/Spring Semester |
9 |
6 |
5 |
Long Summer (12wk) Hrs |
6 |
4 |
3 |
Short Summer (8wk) Hrs |
4 |
3 |
2 |
Half Summer (6wk) Hrs |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Any enrollment less than half time will pay the amount of your tuition & fees. For current pay rates, consult the VA web site at www.gibill.va.gov/.
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What if I drop a class or completely withdraw? |
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In the case you must drop a course or completely withdraw, please contact the certifying official promptly in order to inform the DVA as quickly as possible. Be sure to inform them of any mitigating circumstances surrounding your reduction. The adjudicator at the DVA will review your change in enrollment and adjust your remaining payments (the VA looks at your total payments at your new pay rate and lowers your remaining checks to make up the difference in what you have already received). It is at the discretion of the VA to request payment back from the student in the case of an overpayment.
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What if I am not certified or miss enrollment for a semester? |
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Should you
miss a term of enrollment, or choose to not
be certified for a semester you must fill out
a new 1995 – Change of Program or Place
of Training form with the Certifying Official
in the Office of Financial Aid. The only
exception to this is the summer term –
it is optional and does not require an updated
form.
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What if I fail a course? |
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If you fail a course, the VA does not require repayment. In fact, if it is a required course for your degree the VA will pay for you to repeat the course (one time only). Receiving a failing grade in a course does not constitute academic probation/suspension unless your cumulative GPA drops below the minimal requirements for good academic standing (undergraduate – 2.00, graduate – 3.00). The key to academic good standing and remaining eligible for VA benefits is maintaining your cumulative GPA!
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What if I am placed on academic probation or suspension? |
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If you are placed on academic probation – you are given one semester to return to academic good standing, if this is not achieved you will be placed on continuing probation or suspension (drop status) and will be reported to the VA. Until you are re-admitted to the university and permitted to re-enroll you will not receive VA benefits. Once you attain this approval, you will be certified to the VA once again, along with your academic status report, and the adjudicator at the VA will determine your funding eligibility.
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What if I want to repeat a course? |
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If you have received a non-passing grade for a course required to fulfill your degree plan, the VA will fund your repeating of the course (one additional time only). However, if you receive a passing grade for a course and wish to repeat it, the VA will not fund this course. Furthermore, if you are taking an additional course in order to replace another course on your degree plan that has a passing grade, the VA will not fund this course (it is considered a repeat of credit already fulfilled).
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How am I certified if I am pursuing a double major or double degree? |
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The VA will only recognize the pursuit of one degree at a time. This means if you are a double degree student (seeking two separate degrees), the VA will only fund courses that fulfill specific degree requirements on the reported degree plan. In the case of most double majors, course(s) for the second major are often structured into the free electives of your primary major and, therefore, part of a single approved degree plan. If this is not the case, the only courses certified will be those that fit in the degree plan for your primary major.
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How far back can I be certified? |
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The VA will fund certified enrollment as far back as one year from the time of your certification.
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What if my course(s) meets over several terms or does not meet over a standard term of enrollment? |
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Courses are certified to the VA as they are termed in the computer system. Although some courses do not exactly adhere to this schedule, the courses are certified as they are enrolled and cataloged in the computer system. If you are certified in several terms (such as an overlapping 6 week, 8 week, 12 week, and 16 week session), each term length is certified individually and payment is resolved by the VA.
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