VA Education Benefits Checklist

Montgomery GI Bill (Chapter 30)

• Repeat Courses: Previously passed courses cannot be certified.
• Verify Enrollment: Monthly via WAVES website
• Can be used with Federal Tuition Assistance when half-time or greater

• Certificate of Eligibility (COE)
  or
• eBenefits Summary of Education Benefits

• Repeat Courses: Previously passed courses cannot be certified without Voc Rehab counselor’s authorization.
• Keep in contact with your Voc Rehab counselor

• Voc Rehab Authorization (provided by Voc Rehab counselor)

• Monthly Enrollment Verification via text or email
• Online Only: If you take only online classes, you will only receive half of the National Average BAH. At least one credit must be taken on campus to be eligible for the local BAH rate.
• Independent Study: online courses without documentation of on campus meetings.
• Repeat Courses: Previously passed courses cannot be certified.
• Rounding Out: Students can “round out” by taking courses that are required for their degree program in their final semester to meet full-time status. Previously passed courses cannot be used to round out a student’s course load.
• Concurrent Enrollment: Courses processed under Inter-Institutional, Graduate Exchange Program, Pooled Courses, or Intercampus forms cannot be certified.
• Can be used with Federal Tuition Assistance when half-time or greater

• Certificate of Eligibility (COE)
  or
• eBenefits Summary of Education Benefits 

• Repeat Courses: Previously passed courses cannot be certified.

• Certificate of Eligibility (COE)
  or
• eBenefits Summary of Education Benefits

• Repeat Courses: Previously passed courses cannot be certified.
• Verify Enrollment: Monthly via WAVES website
• Can be used with Federal Tuition Assistance when half-time or greater
• Can be used with State Tuition Assistance

• Notice of Basic Eligibility (NOBE)