VETERANS Educational Benefits
Subpages
Auburn University at Montgomery is approved by the Alabama State Approving Agency (SAA) to offer VA Educational Benefits (GI Bill®) to eligible individuals in approved programs and provide certification for Federal VA benefits. Veterans who plan to attend school and expect to receive Federal VA should visit the VA Manager in the Office of Veteran Services, located in the Office of Financial Aid to complete the paperwork necessary for AUM to submit enrollment certification for benefit payments.
Eligible veterans receive a monthly stipend that can vary according to the student's benefit, enrollment level, and length of the term. Typically, students receive full-time benefits if enrolled for at least 12 credit hours, three-quarter time benefits for 9-11 hours and half benefits for at least six hours for a standard term. For non-standard 8-week term 6 hours is considered fulltime and 4-week term 3 hours is considered fulltime. Post 9/11 recipients will not receive a monthly stipend if their level of enrollment is half-time or less.
When possible, those enrolling and using Federal VA benefits to pay for educational costs should have sufficient funds to finance themselves for one semester or at least until payments begin coming from the Veterans Administration (approximately six weeks) after the start of the term.
For complete information about these programs, please contact the VA Manager at 334-244-3288. The following regulations will apply to all AUM students who receive veterans’ educational benefits:
I. Withdrawal
After a student’s certification has been submitted, any changes to the schedule must be reported to the VA in accordance with VA policies and federal law. Such changes could result in a student debt with the VA. The determination of a debt and the amount is made by the VA. At the time of a debt notification, the student may submit applicable mitigating circumstances to the VA for consideration. Students receiving Post 9/11 benefits whose schedule is changed resulting in a debt pertaining to tuition and fees will be a school debt between AUM and the VA. However, the amount of the debt will be passed onto the student and added to their AUM account. Any debt for housing and/or book stipend will continue to be a student’s debt with the VA.
In accordance with VA policies and federal law, a student’s academic suspension will be reported to the VA and will result in the suspension of benefits until the student is reinstated.
II. Satisfactory Progress
Students receiving VA educational benefits are expected to make satisfactory progress toward a degree. Normal standards of progress as stated in this catalog are in effect for all students. The VA will not pay to repeat a course that was successfully passed (in accordance with the department's policy) or a course taken for the purpose of improving a student's GPA. To maintain satisfactory progress, the following should be carefully considered:
A. Develop a close advising relationship with your department advisor.
B. Take courses essential to your degree program. Veterans or eligible persons cannot receive VA benefits for courses that are not essential to their degree program.
III. Certification
In accordance with VA policies and federal law, students receiving VA benefits will have their enrollment certified and reported to the VA Regional Office within 30 days of the term start date. Changes such as dropping or adding courses, dropping out of school, and renewing enrollment, change in VA Chapter, change in major or degree, change in grades, change in transfer credit, or change in attendance must be reported to AUM’s VA Manager.
IIIV. Declared Majors
To receive VA educational benefits at AUM students must be enrolled in a degree program leading to a degree. Students enrolled as “undeclared” will not be eligible for VA educational benefits.
V. Remedial Courses
The VA will pay benefits for remedial courses, as long as, there is a documented need for the remedial course such as ACT/SAT and placement test scores. Remedial courses offered online cannot be certified for VA benefits.
VI. Transcripts
The VA requires the school to evaluate and maintain transcripts from previous schools the student has attended. For those students who have served or are currently serving in the military this includes transcripts for military training.
Official military transcripts may be ordered at the links below:
Air Force, Air Force Reserves, and the Air National Guard
As a result of security restrictions, it may be best to use the Firefox browser.
VII. Alabama National Guard Education Assistance Program (ANGEAP)
ANGEAP is a program established by the State of Alabama to assist the members of the Alabama National Guard with the cost of education. Each year the state establishes a maximum dollar amount an eligible student may receive in tuition and fees. To receive ANGEAP, the student must submit an application for the current award year to the Office of Veteran Services each semester. The Office of Veterans Services will process the student’s application according to the guidelines provided by the State of Alabama.
VIII. Alabama G.I. Dependents’ Scholarship Program and Military Tuition Assistance (TA)
The Alabama G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program and TA is administered by the Office of Student Accounts.
For more information, please visit the Office of Student Accounts Third Party Billing website.
For further information about veteran's benefits, visit the veteran services section of our financial aid website.