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Office of Veteran Services

Our mission is to assist active-duty service members, 退伍军人, 预备役人员, 警卫队, family members with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs education benefits 和 services they have earned.

Our office is located on the 2nd floor of the University Center in room 207.

If you are planning to attend SUNO, you should consult the Applicant Checklists on step-by-step instructions.

 

V.A. Education Benefits Offered:

后9/11 (CH33)

MGIbill (CH30)

Selective Reserve (1606)

D.E.A. (CH35)

VR&E (CH31)

Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program (VRRAP)

L.A. National Guard Tuition Exemption

LA Department of Veteran Affairs Tuition Exemption (Title 29)

 

 

How to Apply for V.A. Education Benefits for Current 学生

 

Current 学生

  •      Once you register for classes, complete the Certification Request Form. Enrollment Certification Form  Benefit Verification Form.
  •      Submit a copy of your most current V.A. education award letter to SUNO Office of Veterans Education Benefits at least once each academic year.
  • Changing Your Program of Study (Major/Concentration)
  • Changing your major with SUNO does not change your program with V.A. 
  • 学生 wanting to change their program must inform the VAS Office.  的年代.C.O. will then make the change in VAOnce.

If you use Chapters 30, 33, 35, or 1606, you will need to complete the appropriate V.A. form through the va.gov网站.

 

第一次 学生

第一次 申请人 招生

     申请V.A. benefits does not mean you have been enrolled at SUNO, so you will need to 应用 for admission first.

     Once admitted, go to VA.gov 和 应用 to receive V.A. Education Benefits.  The next step is to develop a degree plan with an academic advisor in your department of study. Lastly, fill out the New VA Applicant FormEnrollment Certification Form, Benefit Verification Form.

 

 Transfer 学生

How to Apply for V.A. Education Benefits for Transfer 学生

招生

申请V.A. benefits does not mean you have been enrolled at SUNO, so you will need to 应用 for admission first.

 

Once admitted, go to VA.gov 和 应用 to receive V.A. Education Benefits.  The next step is to develop a degree plan with an academic advisor in your department of study. Lastly, fill out the Enrollment Certification FormBenefit Verification form.

Transfer applicants refer to those who have utilized their V.A. education benefits at another college/university 和 now would like to use them at SUNO.

The universities register office will complete the prior credit evaluation.

 

客座学生

Guest Student - Supplemental & Concurrent Enrollments

A student may take courses at more than one school that 应用 to their degree at the primary school. 

V.A. defines a primary school as the school that will grant the degree a student is pursuing. 一般, the student will be enrolled at the primary school for the majority of the program of education.

 

If the primary school accepts the secondary school’s course as a transfer credit that applies towards completing the student’s degree, then both the primary school 和 the secondary school can submit an enrollment certification to V.A. The student may pursue courses at a secondary school for the same period (concurrent enrollment) or at a different period (supplemental enrollment).

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