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Veterans' Affairs The Office of Veterans' Affairs (OVA) is located in the Registrar's Office and provides assistance to all prospective and enrolled students who are veterans, servicepersons, dependents, survivors of veterans, and other eligible persons. Students applying for benefits may obtain the necessary application forms and program information from this office. A student receiving veteran benefits must have attendance certified with the Veterans Administration for each term of enrollment.
Students wishing to have their military training, workshops and experience evaluated for possible university credit must bring an original/certified copy of their DD214 to this office.
Students wishing to apply for V.A. benefits at USI for the first time (or if it has been at least five years since you last received benefits) can obtain the necessary application forms online (click here) or in the Registrar's Office.
All applicants must agree to comply with the
following. Failure to do so may cease your V.A. educational benefits and
result in you being charged with an overpayment.
> Requesting Your Certification of
Enrollment: The USI
Enrollment Certification should be
submitted as soon as possible to the Office of the University Registrar to
avoid delays in receiving subsistence checks.
Please note that University of Southern
Indiana will not certify students for V.A. educational benefits unless the
student makes the request in writing.
> Academic Suspensions:
V.A. beneficiaries who are academically suspended will be reported to the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and their subsistence check(s) will be
terminated. Veterans or dependents of veterans who accept V.A. checks after
being academically suspended will be charged by the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs with an overpayment.
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Continued Enrollment:
It is the veteran’s responsibility to notify the University of Southern
Indiana Veterans Affairs Office concerning his/her continued enrollment by
completing the enrollment
certification form
each academic semester. Failure to do so will cause the payment cycle to be broken.
> Enrollment as Progress Toward Degree: All courses taken during a term for which you have been certified for V.A.
benefits must apply toward your degree. Veterans can be charged with an
overpayment for any courses taken which are not applicable toward their
degree. If you are in doubt as to whether certain courses are required for
your degree, please contact your academic advisor, your academic dean’s
office, or the Office of the University Registrar immediately as this could
affect your V.A. Benefits.
> Courses Taken Under the Audit Option:
Courses taken on an audit basis cannot be used in computing enrollment
status. Undergraduate students must have 12 credit hours or more in regular
A – F option, P/F option, or equivalent credit, not audit to permit
certification of full-time status. When you report your enrollment status in
Section 1, DO NOT include any courses taken under the audit option. If you
report and are certified for courses taken under the audit option, the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs can charge you with an overpayment.
> Repeating Courses: Once
a student has received a passing grade (D or better) in a course he/she is
typically no longer eligible for V.A. benefits for repeating that course.
> Independent Study Courses:
Veterans enrolling in independent study courses must notify the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs and the University of Southern Indiana Office
of the Registrar at the beginning of that term.
> Graduate Enrollment:
Graduate students who enroll in undergraduate courses may be paid at the
undergraduate rate for those courses.
> Prerequisite Courses:
V.A. beneficiaries required to take prerequisites must have their
departments provide this office with a list of prerequisite courses.
Such a list should identify prerequisites by both course name and number.
The V.A. may charge beneficiaries who fail to do this with an overpayment
for taking courses not included in their program.
> Transfer Credit: It is
the student’s responsibility to see that transcripts of his/her academic
work at other schools are evaluated to determine the number of transfer
credits accepted by this University toward the student’s program of
study/degree and to have this information submitted to the Office of the
University Registrar for transmittal to the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs regional office.
> Withdrawals, Resignations, or
Reduction in Enrollment: All beneficiaries withdrawing or
resigning from University of Southern Indiana must notify in writing,
University of Southern Indiana Office of the University Registrar, Attn:
Veterans Affairs. Beneficiaries who reduce their course load must also
notify the Office of the University Registrar, Attn: Veterans Affairs,
as it may have an adverse impact on their eligibility for benefits.
> Changes in Major: All
recipients of VA educational benefits must notify the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs of any major change by completing the appropriate form (VA
Form 22-1995, for recipients of Chapter 30,32, and 1606,
VA Form 22-5495 for Chapter 35
recipients).
> Changes of Address:
All
beneficiaries must notify, in writing, both the Office of the University
Registrar and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs of any change of
address.
> Application for Degree:
All V.A. recipients must apply for their
degree by the end of their junior year. If you do not comply with
this requirement, the Office of the University Registrar may only certify
your eligibility for V.A. benefits for one term until you have applied for
your degree.
Please note that the University of Southern Indiana Office of the University
Registrar is responsible for certifying and monitoring enrollment, academic
progress, and other academic information.
It is the responsibility of the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs to approve applications and to make decisions
regarding payment, issuance of checks, and eligibility.
Beneficiaries who have questions regarding payment or eligibility should
contact the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at (888) 442-4551. Please
note that new applicants should expect a wait of approximately 10-12 weeks
for V.A. to process and send their first subsistence check; beneficiaries
who are renewing their benefits at the same school should expect a wait of
approximately 8-10 weeks for V.A. to process and send their first
subsistence check.
If you should
need assistance with application/certification for V.A. educational
benefits, please feel free to call our office, contact us via e-mail, or
call to schedule an appointment. You may contact the University of Southern
Indiana Veterans Affairs Office by e-mail at
vetaffrs@usi.edu.
For your records, please retain copies of
all forms that you submit to the Veterans’ Affairs Office.
To contact the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
PLEASE RETURN ALL COMPLETED FORMS TO:
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(812)464-1857
fax
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