Using your Veterans Benefits
Applying for Benefits
Students using their Veteran Benefits must first apply, or update their benefit at . If you have used your benefits at another institution, please make sure to update your school of attendance.
Chapter 33 鈥� Post 9/11庐
Once you have received your certificate of eligibility for your Chapter 33 鈥� Post 9/11庐 benefits, please forward that form to VABenefits@Excelsior.edu. Our Veteran Affairs team will link these benefits to your student account, and you can then register for any approved courses. You can also obtain your Statement of Benefits at , and provide that to us in lieu of the certificate of eligibility.
Chapter 30 鈥� Montgomery GI Bill庐, Chapter 1606 鈥� Montgomery GI Bill庐 鈥� Selected Reserve, and Chapter 35 鈥� Survivor鈥檚 and Dependent鈥檚 Educational Assistance Program
Students using Chapter 30, Chapter 1606, or Chapter 35 can submit their certificate of eligibility and a request for VA certification to VABenefits@Excelsior.edu.
Tuition Deferral is also available for students using Chapter 30, Chapter 1606 and Chapter 35.
Chapter 31 鈥� Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E)
Chapter 31 students must first apply for this benefit, and if approved, then have their counselor submit a purchase order through The Tungsten Network, so our Veterans Affairs team can link this benefit to the student account.
Course Certification
After you have registered for approved courses using your veteran benefits, our School Certifying Officials will submit a certification to the VA on your behalf. Please allow seven to ten business days for the initial certification to be submitted. To ensure a certification is submitted, contact our Veterans Affairs office at VABenefits@Excelsior.edu
Title 38 US Code 3679 (e)
91吃瓜 complies with Title 38 US Code 3679(e).
91吃瓜 permits students to attend or participate in the course of education during the period beginning on the date on which the student provides to the educational institution a certificate of eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 31 or 33 (a 鈥渃ertificate of eligibility鈥� can also include a 鈥淪tatement of Benefits鈥� obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs鈥� (VA) website 鈥� eBenefits, or a VAF 28-1905 form for chapter 31 authorization purposes) and ending on the earlier of the following dates:
1. The date on which payment from VA is made to the institution.
2. 90 days after the date the institution certified tuition and fees following the receipt of the certificate of eligibility.
91吃瓜 will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities, or the requirement that a student borrow additional funds, on any covered individual because of the student鈥檚 inability to meet their financial obligations to the institution due to the delayed disbursement funding from the VA under chapter 31 or 33.
NOTE: A Covered Individual is any individual who is entitled to educational assistance under chapter 31, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, or chapter 33, Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits.
GI Bill庐 is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site at .
Disclosures for Programs Leading to Professional Licensure or Certification
91吃瓜 Associate Degree in Nursing
RN education and licensure eligibility rules vary from state to state. In many states, 91吃瓜 School of Nursing graduates are eligible for licensure by examination without additional requirements or stipulations. In certain states, however, 91吃瓜 Associate Degree in nursing graduates are not eligible for RN licensure or must meet additional requirements or stipulations to become eligible for RN licensure. For additional information about licensure eligibility criteria for our program graduates, please visit our State Board Requirements page or email us at: stateboards@excelsior.edu.
