Education Benefit Programs
Called to Active Duty?
If you are called to active duty during the course of the semester and will not be able to complete your classes, contact the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Office, 106 Canfield Administration Building, (402) 472-3755 as soon as possible. All registration and tuition adjustments are being coordinated through their office.
VA-ONCE System
The local Veterans Affairs office has informed us that we will be required to certify enrollments using their VA-ONCE system. The VA-ONCE is the VA's web based computer program for electronically certifying student enrollments and changes in enrollment.
Important Notice For All Veterans
All monthly verifications must be verified in one of two ways:
- If your enrollment has not changed during the month, call 1-877-823-2378 on a touch-tone phone OR
- Connect to VA 's Internet site at www.gibill.va.gov and follow the link to the Web Automated Verification of Enrollment (WAVE) program. If your enrollment has changed during the month, enrollment must be verified through the WAVE program.
Both options are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You do not have to use the same method each month, but you must verify enrollment each month either through the touch-tone telephone system or the WAVE system.
Students can verify their enrollment as early as the last day of each month, and if there has been no change in enrollment, payment should be received in about 7 days after enrollment is verified.
Application Procedures
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In order to receive monthly payments, you must report your UNL registration to the VA Clerk, 107 Canfield Administration Building, prior to each semester and/or summer session you desire to receive benefits. The VA Clerk will not assume that you want to receive benefits for any given term. To prevent any delays in monthly payments, keep the VA Clerk informed of your enrollment status throughout the semester and/or summer sessions you are attending. Follow these important guidelines:
- Report your UNL registration by completing the "VA Certification Information" form with the VA Clerk, 107 Canfield Administration Building, prior to each term or summer session you desire to receive benefits.
You may download and print the form by clicking here:
VA Certification Form - Submit a copy of any new DD form 214 to the Admissions Office that you have received for additional active duty completed.
- Report any changes in your current registration, academic standing, and college/major immediately to the VA Clerk.
New Benefit Recipients
Complete an "Application for Education Benefits" (VA Form 22-1990) AS SOON AS YOU ARE ADMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY.
Report your UNL registration by completing the "VA Certification Information" form to the VA Clerk, 107 Canfield Administration Building.
- Submit copies of your DD form 214 (discharge from active duty) and transcripts/certificates for all military schooling or training or a written statement from your unit showing your dates of active duty or basic training.
NOTE: To retrieve a copy of your DD form 214, go to: http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/
New Transfer Students
If you are a veteran who previously received benefits at another institution, you must complete a "Request for Change of Place of Training" (VA Form 22-1995) and return it to the VA Clerk, 107 Canfield Administration Building. Copies of your DD form 214 (discharge from active duty) and transcripts/ certificates for all military schooling or training should be submitted to the Admissions Office, Alexander Building, 1410 Q Street.
Military Credit
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln does grant collegiate credit for certain military experiences. In order to determine what academic credit may be granted, submit your DD form 214 (discharge from active duty) and transcripts or certificates for all military schooling or training to the Office of Admissions, Alexander Building, 1410 Q Street. We request that you submit this material with your application or as soon as possible within the first term of enrollment so that proper credit may be awarded.
NOTE: If this evaluation is not done in your first term at UNL, the VA office may terminate your benefits back to the beginning of your enrollment.
Criminal Justice Students
All criminal justice students receive their degrees through UNO even though they are taking classes at UNL. All certification of criminal justice students takes place in Lincoln and then is forwarded to St. Louis for processing.
Independent Study Courses
Eligible veterans taking Independent Study courses through Extended Education and Outreach may receive VA educational benefits for these courses. To receive monthly benefits, you must be registered at least half-time or more. A student with a status of less than half-time will only be paid tuition costs upon completion of the course. Books and materials will not be reimbursed. Bring a copy of your independent study course registration to 107 Canfield Administration Building, for certification.
Alternative Teacher Certification
An alternative teacher program is one designed for an individual who has a bachelor's degree, but does not have enough education credits to obtain a teacher's certificate. The alternative teaching program permits this individual to obtain this certificate without reenrolling and pursuing another bachelor 's degree.
For Selected Reserves claimants, only those with a six year commitment after September 30, 1990, may receive benefits while enrolled in an alternative teacher certification program. Dependents (Chapter 35) are not eligible to pursue this program.
Veterans wanting to participate in the alternative teaching program must visit the College of Education and Human Sciences Student Services Center, 105 Henzlik Hall, 472-8624, to determine the hours needed to receive a teaching certificate. Submit a copy of the Teachers College worksheet to the VA Clerk for certification.
