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Make sure you have all your transcripts available, whether from the military or from another school. More information for transfer students is available in the below FAQs accordion.
Veterans Benefits Checklist and FAQs
This checklist is designed to help you keep track of the steps you must take to secure the benefits you have earned through your service. Follow it closely to make sure you don’t miss any important steps or deadlines. Because some of these items require gathering and submitting paperwork before the start of school, it’s important to plan ahead.
VA Education Benefits Request Form
While the rest of the tasks on this checklist only need to be completed during your application process, you must submit the VA Education Benefits Request Form every semester if you are using the Post-9/11 GI Bill® (Chapter 33), the Montgomery GI Bill® (Chapter 30 or 1606), Vocational Rehabilitation (Chapter 31), Dependents Educational Assistance (Chapter 35), or Reserve Educational Assistance (Chapter 1607).
Students receiving VA benefits receive priority registration at Miami University. Plan on completing this form at the same time you register for classes. This will help ensure that your benefits are certified and ready to go in advance of the new semester.
Until this form is completed, Miami is unable to submit your enrollment to VA for payment of your benefits.
Apply for Benefits on VA.gov
Complete the application to apply for your education benefits or change your program/place of training if you attended another school using the GI Bill®. All students (including regional campus students) should list 301 S. Campus Ave, Room 121 Oxford, Ohio, 45056 as your place of training.
You will find the application for benefits and helpful information on VA.gov’s VA Education and Training Benefits page.
For Chapter 33/Post 9/11 GI Bill® students only, send a copy of your certificate of eligibility from VA to the One Stop via email at veterans@MiamiOH.edu, fax at 513-529-0003, or mail at 301 S Campus Ave, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056. You may experience a delay in payment from VA if you do not provide this information.
Apply for Admission
If you are a veteran using your benefits, you will need to apply for admission. If you are applying to an undergraduate program as a military service member with credits from your training, you will apply as a transfer student at either the Oxford or Regional campus. Graduate students should apply to their desired program through the Graduate School.
The application fee is waived for veterans and military personnel. No fee waiver is necessary. (The regional campus application fee is $35.00 while the Oxford undergraduate and graduate application fees are $50.00).
Ohio Residency
Apply for Ohio residency, if needed. Be advised that the residency reclassification application, and all supporting documentation, must be received at least three full weeks before the first day of classes of the academic semester for which you are applying.
Yellow Ribbon Program
If you are classified as a non-resident student and have 100% Post-9/11 GI Bill® eligibility, you may qualify for the Yellow Ribbon program. Yellow Ribbon scholarships are limited and made available on a first come, first served basis per VA regulations. Contact the One Stop (Oxford students) or Center for Veterans Services (Regional students) for further details.
Military Services Eligibility Form
Even if you do not apply for VA education benefits, you can still self-identify as an active member of the U.S. Armed Forces, a veteran, or a qualified dependent of a veteran. By completing the Military Services Eligibility Form, you will receive priority registration and gain access to other services and resources for military-affiliated students.
Qualified Dependents
If you are the dependent of a veteran, visit our Qualified Dependents page for the additional steps you must take in your application process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Payments are disbursed according to the payment schedule set by the VA. If Miami has reported your credit hours to the VA and you have questions about the timing or amounts of your payments, please contact the VA at 1-888-442-4551.
New and existing students who believe they are eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® (CH33) program must complete an online application with the VA. The form requires that individuals currently eligible for another education benefit make an irrevocable choice between their existing program and the Post-9/11 GI Bill®. You will then receive a Certificate of Eligibility letter from the VA regarding your program eligibility. Once you receive this letter, you must submit a copy to the One Stop:
One Stop
101 Campus Avenue Building
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056
Email: veterans@miamioh.edu
If you do not submit your Certificate of Eligibility to the One Stop, cancellation of your classes for nonpayment cannot be prevented if your funds have not been received from the VA by your bill’s due date.
Once you have submitted your Certificate of Eligibility and have completed your VA Education Benefits Request Form, your enrollment will be electronically certified with the VA. Your tuition will then be billed to the VA in the second or third week of classes. This is to ensure that the correct tuition and fees are submitted to the VA and to prevent overpayments being made to you that you would have to repay to the VA. This process does not prevent you from receiving an overpayment and possibly creating a balance due to the VA if you withdraw from a course before it’s completed.
To learn more about transferring the Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits to your spouse or dependent, you can review eligibility information at the VA’s Transfer of Post-9/11 Benefits to Dependents page.
If you are a new student who is a veteran or other qualified dependent who has never used your education benefits, you need to submit an application with the VA. You also need to complete a VA Education Benefits Request Form for Miami.
If you previously received education benefits at another school, you must complete a Change of Program of Place of Training Form (Form 22-1995 for Veterans and Form 22-5495 for Survivors and Dependents of Veterans) and complete a VA Education Benefits Request Form for Miami.
If you have previously attended Miami, and if you have previously applied with the Department of Veterans Affairs and have used your education benefits at Miami and no other institution of higher learning, you must complete a VA Education Benefits Request Form for Miami. You must also complete Miami’s Re-Enrollment Application.
Complete the appropriate VA Education Benefits Request Form to inform the certifying official of your expected registered hours. The benefit request form should be completed after applying for VA benefits and at least 45 days prior to the start of term.
Be aware that if you are taking a course that is not the full length of the semester, or if you are taking a sprint course, the actual dates of the course will be submitted to the VA. This could impact your enrollment status and your pay. For example, if you are an undergraduate student taking nine full semester hours and a three-credit-hour sprint course, you will be paid only for full-time hours while the sprint course is in session.
Change in course enrollment at any time may result in the retroactive loss of benefits unless the VA finds mitigating circumstances are involved. Loss of benefits may revert to the first day of class. The VA considers courses added during the add/drop period to begin on the day the course was added, not the first day of the semester.
The VA will not pay for a course for which you have previously earned credit at Miami or elsewhere. For example, if you received a “D” grade in PHY 181 last semester, and you plan to retake the course for a higher grade, you will not receive benefits the second time you take it. To receive full benefits while retaking a class, you must have 12 or more hours in addition to that class or validation from your adviser that the grade earned is not sufficient to continue in your degree program and must be repeated.
Any student who is receiving VA education benefits under Chapter 30, 1606, or 1607 must certify current hours on or after the last day of each month while attending school. Students can certify current hours online at the VA’s Verify Attendance website or by calling 1-877-823-2378.
Advance pay must be requested at least 30 days before the start of the fall semester. This payment will be for the months of August and September. You will be notified through your Miami email account when the check has been received at the Oxford campus. The next payment will not be issued until November. If you are eligible for break pay, you must specifically decline the break pay to receive advance pay. Advance pay must be requested on the VA Education Benefits Request Form.
Direct deposit of education benefits is available for all veterans under Chapters 30, 35, 1606, and 1607. These students may request direct deposit through the VA online through eBenefits or by calling 1-800-827-1000. You must provide your VA file number, bank routing number, and checking/savings account number to receive direct deposit.
Veterans, their spouses, and dependents may qualify for immediate classification as Ohio residents for tuition purposes. For more information, visit our Residency for Military Members page.
In compliance with the Department of Veteran Benefits Circular, Miami has developed standards of academic progress. Each veteran must conform to the university standards to be eligible for education benefits. For more information on these standards, see the Miami Bulletin, General Edition.
Contact the One Stop
The One Stop assists Miami students and authorized family members with billing and payment, financial aid, registration, and student records.
Oxford Campus
Nellie Craig Walker Hall
301 S. Campus Ave.
Oxford, OH 45056
OneStop@MiamiOH.edu
Phone: 513-529-0001
Fax: 513-529-0003
Hamilton Campus
102 Mosler Hall
1601 University Blvd.
Hamilton, OH 45011
RegOneStop@MiamiOH.edu
Phone: 513-217-4111
Fax: 513-785-1807
Middletown Campus
114 Johnston Hall
4200 N. University Blvd.
Middletown, OH 45042
RegOneStop@MiamiOH.edu
Phone: 513-217-4111
Fax: 513-727-3427
