Veterans' Benefits
Students with veterans' eligibility may be certified to receive veteran's assistance (VA) educational benefits by registering electronically at www.gibill.va.gov. Eligible VA students needing money to help cover initial educational expenses may apply for an advance payment from the Veterans' Administration. Application for advance payment must be made at least 30 days prior to the first day of class.
Veteran students must notify the Veterans' adviser
when one of the following occurs:
- Registration
- Dropping/adding a course
- Withdrawing from the college
- Stopping class attendance
- Change of address
- Change in educational major
VA educational benefits are payable for regular
attendance in courses that are part of the veteran's
declared program. VA educational benefits are not
payable for the following:
- Classes not attended regularly
- Repeat of a course for which a passing grade was received
- Classes for which credit is received through successful completion of a proficiency test of grade by examination
- Classes taken on an audit basis
- Classes which are dropped
- Classes taken that are not part of the veteran's program (major) curriculum
If a veteran receiving benefits is placed on academic probation or suspended for academic reasons, benefits are terminated and will be restored only after successful counseling through the Veterans' Administration.
If the university has liability claims filed against it as a result of a veteran failing to meet compliance requirements of the Veterans' Administration, the university will not release any academic records on the veteran until such time as the veteran has reimbursed the federal government for funds drawn in violation of those requirements.
A student receiving VA benefits who is pursuing an associate degree or a certificate offered by NMSU Grants Campus should adhere to the curriculum of that program. Failure to do so will result in the student's being certified for less than full-time status or becoming liable for an overpayment.