Veteran's Newsletter

• Eligibility
• VA Education Benefit Comparison Tool
• Chapter 31 – VA Vocational Rehabilitation program
• You must CERTIFY your classes EVERY semester to receive your education benefit.
• Classes must be a part of your degree program to be certified.
• 1606 – Recipients must report school attendance each month to the VA either by calling (877) 823-2378 or go online to WAVE
• Chapter 33 Post 9/11 must verify enrollment with the VA at the end of every month. You may opt-in to text, email, or telephone. 
  • For a quick and easy experience, VA highly recommends using text message verification. When your enrollment is submitted by your institution, you will receive a text message from VA to opt into text message verification. Reply "YES" to opt-in. Within 24 hours, you will receive a text confirming you have opted in. The text message link will expire in 14 days. After that, you will be automatically enrolled in email verification. If you reply "NO" or cannot receive texts, you will be automatically enrolled in email verification. You don't need to opt in again for future terms unless you change your mobile phone number. 

Federal and State Tuition Assistance options are available to qualified active duty members of the armed forces. TA is separate from FAFSA, but can be used in conjunction with this and other financial aid resources. However, TA is identified as the First Payer.

Request for Military Tuition Assistance may be initiated by the service member in their branch portal and approved by the ESO up to 90 days prior to the start of the semester, but no later than 2 weeks prior to the semester start date. Click on the appropriate branch above for application procedures.

Service members MUST receive approval from an Educational Services Officer or Military Service counselor PRIOR to enrolling in classes.

When receiving TA, you must fill out an Information Release For Students with Third Party Sponsorships form each semester and submit it to Lyndy Little in the Cashier's Office, or by email at llittle@pittstate.edu. This form allows her to submit an invoice on your behalf. This money is paid directly to the institution by the individual services.

Tuition & Fee Breakdown

Return Policy for TA Funds

Complete your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to see what types of aid you may qualify for in addition to your veteran educational benefits. The FAFSA opens October 1st every year for the upcoming academic year.

Turn in all requested documents immediately.

View your award offer beginning March 1st for the upcoming academic year. Once all information is collected and verified, you will receive an online Financial Aid Offer detailing the amount of aid you are eligible to receive, along with instructions on how to receive your Financial Aid Offers. You will be notified by e-mail when your online Financial Aid Offer is available through your GUS e-mail account. If you have not yet set up your GUS e-mail account, you will be notified through your preferred e-mail account.

You will need to  Verify Your Enrollment (dates vary) and, if accepting a student loan, complete Entrance Interview Counseling and a Master Promissory Note before any funds can be disbursed.

For more information, visit Student Financial Assistance.