Veteran's Information
General Information
Students must be in a program and not just taking random courses. They can be enrolled with an undecided major i.e. Bachelor of Arts, Major - Undecided. VA recognizes some students can change majors and switch to a new major. If this occurs, fill out VA form 22-1995.The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ Education Service regulations require that educational institutions evaluate, within a student’s first two semesters of enrolling, the veterans’ military service for potential academic credit and to apply such credit towards the student’s declared program of study.
If you have not requested an official military registry transcript to be sent to our office for evaluation, you are asked to do so no later than (June 1st). You should request a military registry transcript from any branch of service from which you received formal military training.
You should request an official transcript from the service component (this applies only to Chattanooga State students who are registered in the Veteran's Office) via information available on the internet at :
Army Service – http://www.aarts.army.mil
Navy & Marine Corps Service – https://www.smart.cnet.navy.mil
Air Force Service – http://www.au.af.mil/au/ccaf
Your assistance in helping us meet this requirement will prevent any delays in receipt of your veterans’ education benefit programs. If you have any questions you may contact the VA office at (423) 697-3222 or (423) 697-2509.
You may have this information mailed to :
VA Certifying Official CSTCC
4501 Amnicola Highway
Chattanooga, TN 37406
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Veteran Affairs Education Benefits
- To certify by phone 1-877-823-2378
- Call on the last day of the month
- To certify through the internet http://www.GIBILL.VA.GOV
- Benefits Counselor General Number 1-800-827-1000
- Education Counselor – 1-888-442-4551
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To All Veteran Students
- If you change “anything” (drop or add a class, or withdraw from school) with admissions and records department; you must change with the VA Certifying Official as well.
- If you decide to change your major, you must complete a 1995 form. The 1995 is available from the VA office.
- You must sign in with the VA office, indicating the amount of hours you are taking per semester. This must be done every semester that you are enrolled.
- It is important to follow these rules or you will not be
certified for the semester, or you could be in an overpayment
status.
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Deferment of Tuition and Fees
Service members, Veterans, and dependents of veterans who are eligible beneficiaries of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs education benefits or other governmentally funded educational assistance, subject to the conditions and guidelines set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated 49-7-104 as amended, may elect, upon formal application, to defer payment of required tuition and fees until the final day of the term for which the deferment has been requested.Application for the deferment must be made no later than 14 days after the beginning of the term, and the amount of the deferment shall not exceed the total monetary benefits to be received for the term. Students who have been granted deferments are expected to make timely payments on their outstanding tuition and fees balance once education benefits are being delivered, and eligibility for such deferment shall terminate if the student fails to abide by any applicable rule or regulation, or to act in good faith in making timely payments. This notice is published pursuant to Public Chapter 279, Acts of 2003, effective July1, 2003.
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