Procedures for Maintaining Your VA Education Benefits Once Enrolled
- Once enrolled into classes each semester, you must send in a VA Enrollment Request form. We can not certify your enrollment to the VA without this form.
- MGIB-Selective Reserves and MGIB-Active Duty must verify their monthly enrollment through GI Bill® Wave or by calling 1-877-823-2378.
- Post-9/11 recipients need to verify monthly enrollment via text or email. Monthly payments will not be released from the VA without your verification.
Reminders
Reminders are contained in the Statement of Responsibilities for VA Educational Benefits you accepted when you requested certification for your VA benefits. Please contact our team if you have any questions.
- Register for classes that are required for completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree-seeking program, minor, or subject certificate.
- Make satisfactory progress towards the completion of my declared undergraduate or graduate degree-seeking program, minor, or subject certificate.
- Inform the VSSC of any changes in academic status such as add/drop of classes, completely withdrawing from classes, change of program/major, academic dismissal, or concurrent enrollment at another institution. Withdrawing or dropping from classes may result in a debt with the VA and/or the school.
- Receiving an “F” grade due to non-attendance may result in an overpayment with the VA. You must adhere to The Citadel’s Attendance Policy.
- The VA does not pay for repeated courses if you have already received a passing grade for that course unless your degree plan requires a higher grade than you received.
- Receipt of a non-punitive grade will be reported to the VA and it could affect you benefits, in which case you may have to repay The Citadel. (Example grade: “W”).
- Academic dismissal or probation will be reported to the VA if benefits were received for the course, in which case you may have to repay the benefits received.
Important Dates for Veteran Students
Fall Semester
Ensure that all your FAFSA requirements are met before the Fall semester begins.
Submit your VA Enrollment Request Form.
If required (Ch. 1606, Ch. 30), continue to verify your monthly enrollment through WAVE.
After registering for Spring Classes, submit your Spring VA Enrollment Request Form.
Spring Semester
New and continuing students can submit the FAFSA for the next academic year.
Ensure that you have submitted a VA Enrollment Request Form for Spring.
If required (Ch. 1606, Ch. 30), continue to verify your monthly enrollment through WAVE.
Registration for Summer and Fall of next academic year opens.
Check with the Financial Aid office for additional information regarding financial aid during Summer.
Summer Semester Terms
SC Army National Guard: SC CAP applications available from June 1st to August 1st (NO exceptions) for the entire upcoming academic year.
National Guard and Reservists should complete their Federal Tuition Assistance well in advance of the first day of Fall classes.
Check summer bill deadline dates.
Fall Bills available around July.