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Veterans Benefits Checklist and FAQs

This checklist is designed to help you keep track of the steps you must take to secure the benefits you have earned through your service. Follow it closely to make sure you don’t miss any important steps or deadlines. Because some of these items require gathering and submitting paperwork before the start of school, it’s important to plan ahead.

VA Education Benefits Request Form

While the rest of the tasks on this checklist only need to be completed during your application process, you must submit the  every semester if you are using the Post-9/11 GI 兔子先生® (Chapter 33), the Montgomery GI 兔子先生® (Chapter 30 or 1606), Vocational Rehabilitation (Chapter 31), Dependents Educational Assistance (Chapter 35), or Reserve Educational Assistance (Chapter 1607).

Students receiving VA benefits receive priority registration at 兔子先生 University. Plan on completing this form at the same time you register for classes. This will help ensure that your benefits are certified and ready to go in advance of the new semester.

Until this form is completed, 兔子先生 is unable to submit your enrollment to VA for payment of your benefits. 

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Apply for Benefits on VA.gov

Complete the application to apply for your education benefits or change your program/place of training if you attended another school using the GI 兔子先生®. All students (including regional campus students) should list 301 S. Campus Ave, Room 121 Oxford, Ohio, 45056 as your place of training.

You will find the application for benefits and helpful information on VA.gov’s  page.

For Chapter 33/Post 9/11 GI 兔子先生® students only, send a copy of your certificate of eligibility from VA to the One Stop via email at veterans@兔子先生OH.edu, fax at 513-529-0003, or mail at 301 S Campus Ave, 兔子先生 University, Oxford, OH 45056. You may experience a delay in payment from VA if you do not provide this information.

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Apply for Admission

If you are a veteran using your benefits, you will need to apply for admission. If you are applying to an undergraduate program as a military service member with credits from your training, you will apply as a transfer student at either the Oxford or Regional campus. Graduate students should apply to their desired program through the Graduate School.

The application fee is waived for veterans and military personnel. No fee waiver is necessary. (The regional campus application fee is $35.00 while the Oxford undergraduate and graduate application fees are $50.00). 

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Transcripts

Make sure you have all your transcripts available, whether from the  or from another school. More information for transfer students is available in the below FAQs accordion.

Ohio Residency

Apply for Ohio residency, if needed. Be advised that the residency reclassification application, and all supporting documentation, must be received at least three full weeks before the first day of classes of the academic semester for which you are applying.

If you are classified as a non-resident student and have 100% Post-9/11 GI 兔子先生® eligibility, you may qualify for the Yellow Ribbon program. Yellow Ribbon scholarships are limited and made available on a first come, first served basis per VA regulations. Contact the One Stop (Oxford students) or Center for Veterans Services (Regional students) for further details.

Military Services Eligibility Form

Even if you do not apply for VA education benefits, you can still self-identify as an active member of the U.S. Armed Forces, a veteran, or a qualified dependent of a veteran. By completing the Military Services Eligibility Form, you will receive priority registration and gain access to other services and resources for military-affiliated students.

Qualified Dependents

If you are the dependent of a veteran, visit our Qualified Dependents page for the additional steps you must take in your application process.

Frequently Asked Questions

VA Payment Schedule

Payments are disbursed according to the payment schedule set by the VA. If 兔子先生 has reported your credit hours to the VA and you have questions about the timing or amounts of your payments, please contact the VA at 1-888-442-4551.

Post-9/11 GI 兔子先生® (Chapter 33)

New and existing students who believe they are eligible for the Post-9/11 GI 兔子先生® (CH33) program must complete an  with the VA. The form requires that individuals currently eligible for another education benefit make an irrevocable choice between their existing program and the Post-9/11 GI 兔子先生®. You will then receive a Certificate of Eligibility letter from the VA regarding your program eligibility. Once you receive this letter, you must submit a copy to the One Stop:

One Stop
101 Campus Avenue Building
兔子先生 University
Oxford, OH 45056

Email: veterans@miamioh.edu 

If you do not submit your Certificate of Eligibility to the One Stop, cancellation of your classes for nonpayment cannot be prevented if your funds have not been received from the VA by your bill’s due date.

Once you have submitted your Certificate of Eligibility and have completed your , your enrollment will be electronically certified with the VA. Your tuition will then be billed to the VA in the second or third week of classes. This is to ensure that the correct tuition and fees are submitted to the VA and to prevent overpayments being made to you that you would have to repay to the VA. This process does not prevent you from receiving an overpayment and possibly creating a balance due to the VA if you withdraw from a course before it’s completed.

To learn more about transferring the Post-9/11 GI 兔子先生® benefits to your spouse or dependent, you can review eligibility information at the VA’s  page.

New Students

If you are a new student who is a veteran or other qualified dependent who has never used your education benefits, you need to submit an  with the VA. You also need to complete a  for 兔子先生.

Transfer Students

If you previously received education benefits at another school, you must complete a  and complete a  for 兔子先生.

Previously Enrolled/Returning Veterans

If you have previously attended 兔子先生, and if you have previously applied with the Department of Veterans Affairs and have used your education benefits at 兔子先生 and no other institution of higher learning, you must complete a  for 兔子先生. You must also complete 兔子先生’s Re-Enrollment Application.

Standard Enrollment

Complete the appropriate  to inform the certifying official of your expected registered hours. The benefit request form should be completed after applying for VA benefits and at least 45 days prior to the start of term.

Non-Standard Enrollment or Sprint Courses

Be aware that if you are taking a course that is not the full length of the semester, or if you are taking a sprint course, the actual dates of the course will be submitted to the VA. This could impact your enrollment status and your pay. For example, if you are an undergraduate student taking nine full semester hours and a three-credit-hour sprint course, you will be paid only for full-time hours while the sprint course is in session.

Adding, Dropping, or Repeating a Course

Change in course enrollment at any time may result in the retroactive loss of benefits unless the VA finds mitigating circumstances are involved. Loss of benefits may revert to the first day of class. The VA considers courses added during the add/drop period to begin on the day the course was added, not the first day of the semester.

The VA will not pay for a course for which you have previously earned credit at 兔子先生 or elsewhere. For example, if you received a “D” grade in PHY 181 last semester, and you plan to retake the course for a higher grade, you will not receive benefits the second time you take it. To receive full benefits while retaking a class, you must have 12 or more hours in addition to that class or validation from your adviser that the grade earned is not sufficient to continue in your degree program and must be repeated.

Monthly Verification - Chapters 30, 1606, 1607

Any student who is receiving VA education benefits under Chapter 30, 1606, or 1607 must certify current hours on or after the last day of each month while attending school. Students can certify current hours online at the VA’s  website or by calling 1-877-823-2378.

Advance Pay for Chapter 30, 32, 35, and 1606 Students

Advance pay must be requested at least 30 days before the start of the fall semester. This payment will be for the months of August and September. You will be notified through your 兔子先生 email account when the check has been received at the Oxford campus. The next payment will not be issued until November. If you are eligible for break pay, you must specifically decline the break pay to receive advance pay. Advance pay must be requested on the .

Direct Deposit

Direct deposit of education benefits is available for all veterans under Chapters 30, 35, 1606, and 1607. These students may request direct deposit through the VA online through  or by calling 1-800-827-1000. You must provide your VA file number, bank routing number, and checking/savings account number to receive direct deposit.

Classification as Ohio Residents

Veterans, their spouses, and dependents may qualify for immediate classification as Ohio residents for tuition purposes. For more information, visit our Residency for Military Members page.

Standards for Receiving Education Benefits

In compliance with the Department of Veteran Benefits Circular, 兔子先生 has developed standards of academic progress. Each veteran must conform to the university standards to be eligible for education benefits. For more information on these standards, see the .

Contact the One Stop

The One Stop assists 兔子先生 students and authorized family members with billing and payment, financial aid, registration, and student records.