Veterans Affairs

UH-Victoria is approved by the Texas Education Agency for VA educational benefits for veterans, children and spouses under Chapters 32 and 35, Title 38, U.S. Code.

Student veterans may receive assistance in applying for benefits from the Office of Financial Aid. To expedite payments, veterans should contact the Office of Financial Aid at least 60 days prior to the first class day of each semester or term to complete all necessary paper work for that period of study. VA enrollment is certified up to 10 days prior to the first class day of each semester.

Texas veterans who have no eligibility remaining under any program of the United States government may be eligible for exemption of tuition and certain fees under the provisions of the Hazelwood Act. Additional information on the Hazelwood Act can be found in the section of the catalog bearing that name.

Effective August 2009, the enactment of a new educational assistance program, the Post 9/11 GI Bill, also known as Chapter 33, will be offered at the University of Houston-Victoria. Chapter 33 was created for veterans and service members who served at least 90 days on active duty after September 10, 2001, and dependents of certain service members. The program allows for three separate benefit payments for most students: 1) a tuition and fees payment, which covers a percentage of tuition costs up to the highest in-state undergraduate tuition rate at a public university in the state in which the student is enrolled; 2) a monthly housing allowance equal to the Department of Defense Basic Allowance for Housing provided to service members at the E-5 pay grade with dependents within the same zip code as the student's school, and 3) a book and supplies stipend of up to $1000 per year. Tuition and fee payments will be sent directly to UHV.

Application Procedures:

VA Forms and Publications are available at http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/education_forms.htm.

Veterans who have received VA benefits at a different institution prior to attending UHV must complete Form 22-1995 (Request for Change of Program or Place of Training) before their first semester of VA Benefits will be certified at UHV.

Dependents of disabled or deceased parents (Chapter 35) need to complete the Form 22-5490 (Application for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance).

Chapter 30, Chapter 33, Chapter 1606 and Chapter 1607 Veterans who will be applying for VA Benefits for the first time must complete the Form 22-1990 (Application for VA Education Benefits).

Chapter 31 veterans have his or her Regional VA Counselor send the VA Form 22-1905.

All Chapter 30 and 1606 veterans applying for benefits must submit a copy of his/her DD-214 and a signed UHV degree plan. First term students will not have a degree plan set up yet. It is strongly advised to meet with the degree plan counselor to get this plan completed before the end of the first term. If a degree plan has not been submitted, VA benefits for the next term will not be certified.

NEW!! Information about military transcripts and how to request the transcripts is available from each branch of the military.

ARMY (AARTS Transcript): http://aarts.army.mil

NAVY & MARINE CORPS (SMART Transcript): https://smart.navy.mil/smart/welcome.do

AIR FORCE (CCAF Transcript): http://www.au.af.mil/au/ccaf/transcripts.asp

COAST GUARD (CGI Transcript): http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cgi/ve/official_transcript.asp

VA students co-enrolled at another institution must inform the UHV VA Certifying Official of their co-enrollment status so a Parent Institution Letter can be initiated.

To continue receiving the VA benefits, students must certify their enrollment electronically with the VA each month. The Web Automated Verification of Enrollment (W.A.V.E.) site is https://www.gibill.va.gov/wave/index.do.

For additional information contact: Ruby Dean, VA Certifying Official

Office of Financial Aid
University of Houston-Victoria
3007 N Ben Wilson Rm 110 UW
Victoria, TX 77901-5731
Telephone Number 361-570-4129
e-mail: deanr@uhv.edu

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Veterans Administration Regional Office
6900 Almeda Road
Houston, TX 77030
Telephone Number 1-800-827-1000

Hazlewood Exemption

The Hazlewood Exemption is to provide an education benefit to honorably discharged or separated Texas veterans who have exhausted all of their VA Educational Benefits. The criteria is as follows:

Are Texas residents
were Texas residents at the time they entered the U. S. Armed Forces
Have served at least 181 days of active military duty, excluding basic training
Have received an honorable discharge or separation or a general discharge under honorable conditions
Have used up all his/her federal education benefits available for the semester for which he/she is enrolled (GI/Montgomery Bill)
Are not in default on a federal education loan or a student loan made or guaranteed by the State of Texas; and
Enroll in classes for which the college receives tax support (i.e., a course that does not depend solely on student tuition and fees to cover its costs), unless the college’s governing board has ruled to let veterans receive the benefit while taking non-funded courses.
Beginning Summer 2006, all new applicants must have been citizens of the United States at the time of entry into the military (documentation will be required).

The benefit may not be used for correspondence courses unless the courses are part of the student's degree plan.

Hazlewood applicants must provide the Bursar's Office with a copy of his or her DD-214, letter from the Muskogee, OK Office stating that the student not eligible for any VA Benefits, and the Hazlewood application.

All dues, fees, and charges, including fees for correspondence courses but excluding property deposit fees, student service fees, and any fees or charges for lodging, board, or clothing. No funds may be used to pay tuition for continuing education classes for which the college receives no state tax support.

Hazlewood Exemption forms are available at http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/apps/financialaid/tofa2.cfm?ID=579 or on the UHV Financial Aid Forms website.

Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA)

The Department of Defense's expanded MyCAA program provides up to $6,000 in Financial Assistance to the spouses of active duty and activated National Guard and Reserve Service members world-wide who are pursuing degree programs, licenses or credentials leading to employment in portable career fields. The period of eligibility for spouses of Guard and Reserve members is from the date of the Alert or Warning Order for Military Recall or Mobilization, through activation and deployment until 180 days following Demobilization. Spouses of the severely injured, ill, wounded or killed in action are also eligible.

Military spouses who are legally separated by state law or court are ineligible. Spouses who are active duty members or activated Guard or Reserve embers themselves are ineligible. Coast Guard is not part of the Department of Defense, therefore their spouses are not eligible.

MyCAA Financial Assistance pays for expenses such as education and training programs, tuition, licensing and credentialing fees. This includes degree programs, continuing education classes, Bar, CPA and other similar exams, state certifications for teachers, medical professionals and other licensed professionals.

How to Apply: A military spouse can apply for MyCAA Financial Assistance after completing a MyCAA Career and Training Plan. Eligible spouses can establish a MyCAA Account by visiting the MyCAA website: https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa.