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)
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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.
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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.
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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%.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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:
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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
• veterans@wsu.edu
• www.va.wsu.edu (instructions, and FAQs!)