Veteran Benefits

Franklin University is approved for the education of eligible Veterans, widows and children of Veterans and reservists. Eligibility and equivalent educational benefits are determined by the Veterans Administration (VA).

Franklin University's Veterans Coordinator serves as the liaison between the Veteran, the University and the Veterans Administration. The coordinator collects, completes and processes the required substantiating documentation. In addition, the coordinator offers information about services on campus to assist with educational, career, personal and financial concerns.

Students planning to attend under a VA program must complete the following procedures:

1. Contact the Veterans Coordinator in Financial Aid to obtain the appropriate forms needed to submit a claim.

2. Submit a Plan of Attendance (POA) each academic year in which benefits are requested.

2008-2009 (Summer 2008; Fall 2008; Winter 2009)

3. Veterans and/or reservists who have used VA benefits previously and have since changed schools or major programs must complete a Request for Change of Program or Place of Training (VAF 22-1995). Additional information and forms can be obtained from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: http://www.gibill.va.gov

Upon receipt of all required documentation, the Veterans Coordinator will forward an Enrollment Certification to the VA Regional Office.

Note: The amount of educational assistance is determined by the number of credit hours and the length of training period in which the veteran enrolls.

The Veteran’s Office at Franklin University certifies VA benefits based on the actual number of weeks enrolled in each training period. Due to Franklin’s Balanced-Learning format, full-time enrollment (12 hours) at the University does not necessarily reflect full-time payment for your Veteran’s Benefits.

Training time is determined by the actual number of credit hours enrolled for the class/section, multiplied by 18 (standard weeks in a term as determined by the Department of Veteran Affairs), divided by the actual number of weeks of the class/section. See calculation and examples below:

Number credit hours X 18   = Training time
        Number weeks

4 credit hour class X 18   =   12 (12 hours = FT status)
       6 week class

3 credit hour class X 18 =     9     (9 hours = ¾ time status)
       6 week class

4 credit hour class X 18    = 6    (6 hours = ½ time status)
       12 week class

Because of the complexity in calculating your payment rate, please contact an Education Case Manager at 1-888-GIBILL-1 (1-888-442-4551) for assistance.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Situations that may affect payment of VA benefits include the following:

Repeated or audited courses;

Change or addition of major program;

Add or drop in credit hours;

Developmental education courses not applicable to degree;

Developmental education courses in which a grade of "Z" or "NZ" is earned; and

Non-receipt of official transcripts from previous colleges attended

Note: Regulations require that all such items be reported to the VA so that adjustments can be made accordingly. Failure to notify the Veterans Coordinator may result in overpayments or withholding of benefits.

Veterans' Payment Policies

It usually takes up to 60 days after the start of classes for the first monthly check to arrive. The funds will be sent directly to the student's home address. After the initial claim is processed, a check will be sent at the end of each month for as long as the student remains eligible.

Advance Payment

It is possible to request advance payment if the veteran and/or reservist is just beginning a college education or has not taken any classes for 30 days. Advance payment checks are sent directly to Franklin University's Business Office. To be eligible, students must be:

Enrolled half-time or more; and

Request advance payment 60 days before the first day of the trimester so that forms are received by the VA regional office at least 45 days before the first day of the trimester.

Educational Benefits for Veterans, Service persons, Dependents and Survivors

Categories of Eligibility:	Description:
CHAPTER 1606 -(Formerly 106)	Members of the Reserve or National Guard who enlist, reenlist, or extend an enlistment after 6/30/85, for a period of 6 years.
CHAPTER 1607 -(New)	The new benefit, Chapter 1607, makes certain individuals who were activated after September 11, 2001 either eligible for education benefits or eligible for increased benefits. The Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and VA are working on an implementation plan for this new benefit.
Chapter 30 -“New” GI Bill	Persons entering active duty on 7/1/85 or later, who made monthly contributions of $100 for 12 months. Persons must have completed 3 years of active duty, or; 2 years active duty and 4 years in the selected reserve.
CHAPTER 30-2 -“Modified” GI Bill	Persons entering active duty before 7/1/85 and who were eligible for the “Old” GI Bill.
CHAPTER 31 -Vocational Rehabilitation	Veterans of World War II or thereafter whose service-connected disability, as determined by the VA, entitles them to benefits under this chapter.
CHAPTER 32 -“VEAP”	Persons entering service between 1/1/77 and 6/30/85, who made monthly or lump-sum contributions to the program while on active duty.
CHAPTER 35 -Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance * Must include appropriate file number for processing	Assistance available to spouses’ and/or children or surviving spouses’; and/or children of a veteran with permanent and total service-connected disability: whose deaths were service connected, or; who died of any cause while rated permanently and totally disabled due to a service-connected disability.
CHAPTER 35-R -Restored Entitlement for Survivors	Restored benefits for persons in Chapter 35.