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About your Army Tuition Assistance & GoArmyEd

Urgent Bulletin: You MUST register on GoArmyEd and AMU to attend classes and use Army Tuition Assistance. Use the link below titled "How do I get set up to Register for classes" for detailed information.

What is GoArmyEd?
How do I get set up to register for classes?
What if I'm an APU student using GoArmyEd Tuition Assistance?
How do I find my Course on GoArmyEd?
What is a Student Agreement?
What if I need to withdraw from a course?
Are there any restrictions I should know about?
Who can I contact for assistance?

What is GoArmyEd?

On April 1, 2006, the Army moved its active duty soldiers from a paper-based method of processing tuition assistance (TA) to an online method via the GoArmyEd portal. Active Duty and Army Reserve soldiers are currently eligible to request TA online for courses. As of Auguts 1, 2011, U.S. Army National Guard soldiers will begin using GoArmyEd to manage TA for courses that start on or after October 1, 2011.

GoArmyEd is part of the Army’s new Centralized Tuition Assistance Management (CTAM) program. It is an online portal where students can go to process TA and track various aspects of their education (including recertifying their TA Statement of Understanding, or SOU, for each term). The GoArmyEd online portal will REPLACE the previous process of "visiting the Ed Center and faxing a hardcopy TA form" to AMU for active duty soldiers. It will NOT REPLACE the need for AMU students to register at the AMU online campus to reserve a seat in a course.

At the GoArmyEd portal:

Soldiers identify their chosen degree/certificate program and request TA online.
Soldiers can see a record of courses previously taken and their degree plan.
Soldiers can view their available TA balance online.
If TA is approved, a request for enrollment will be passed electronically to the school. If the TA request is disapproved, the soldier will be notified of necessary corrective actions(s) necessary.
Registrations and drop/withdrawals can be coordinated through GoArmyEd.

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How do I register for classes?

Students eligible for Army TA and on active duty MUST register at AMU to hold a seat in the course AND register at GoArmyEd to set up Army TA for the course. Students must complete this process for EACH course they take at AMU. They will not be charged twice for the course. We have heard that some students are being advised to withdraw their registrations at AMU and use only GoArmyEd. This is misinformation. Students must register at both locations. Registering on GoArmyEd will set the student up for tuition assistance; registering at AMU will reserve a seat in the course.

To complete registration for a course, students must:

Go to www.amu.apus.edu and complete the AMU Registration process at AMU:
Please Note: NEW students must complete the online Application-Orientation-Registration process at AMU. (If you need assistance with selecting your first course, please email counseling@apus.edu to contact a Student Advisor.)
First-time users of GoArmyEd TA must go to GoArmyEd, click the "New Users" tab in the top right corner of the screen, complete the Application, and click "Submit" to receive your username and password. Complete the application. Click "submit" to receive your username and password.
Complete the Required In-Processing Steps:

1. Click "Submit Statement of Understanding", Print SOU, Get Signature, Follow How to use your eFile to upload your SOU
2. Complete Common Application
3. Click "Launch Quick Start Training" to complete the Soldier Training
4. Contact your Army Education Center to declare your home college and degree plan, have your annual Statement of Understanding uploaded and validated, and to have your account activated. AMU is listed on the GoArmyEd website at “Earn a Degree or Credential” under "Colleges and Programs." (AMU is not listed on GoArmyEd under SOC or SOCAD).

What if I'm an APU student using GoArmyEd Tuition Assistance?

APU students also use the link for American Military University on the GoArmyEd portal. We were given only one option for a listing. Because a large majority of our students attend AMU, we elected to list under that university. Submitting information under AMU will have no negative effects on the set up of Army TA for APU students. Also, the student’s record and transcript will continue to reflect APU.

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How to look for and register for a class on GoArmyEd?

Log into the Goarmyed Homepage www.GoArmyEd.com with your user name and password.
From the Homepage, select the “Request TA” button in the Smart Links.
A quarterly TA Statement of Understanding (SOU) must be acknowledged prior to enrolling in a class. Click Agree, enter your password, click Submit.
The Select Classes to Add page will appear.
The “School” field should automatically be pre-populated with your home school (AMU).
Enter the class subject and catalog number (i.e., COLL100)
Example: Subject (COLL) > Catalog Number (100)
The “Start Date Between” fields are pre-populated with today’s date and 30 days in the future. Select the calendar icons to change dates if necessary.
Example: Class starts 8/1/11, you can change “Start Date Between” icon to 8/1/11.
Click Next which will bring you to the “Search Results” page.
Verify that the course start and end dates are correct for the section you require.
Click “Request Class” to enroll in the class.
When the “Confirm Classes” page appears, click “Process Request”.
Important: If you must pay for any or all cost of the class, a warning will appear and you must click “I agree” or “Cancel”.
When the Account Information screen appears, review and click “Account Information Verified”. The “View Results” page appears. A message stating the class has been added to your schedule and a green checkmark appears in the Status column.

View a demonstration of the GoArmyEd registration process.

Verify that the course name, section (whether 8- or 16-week), and the start/end dates match. The course number (001, 002, 003, etc.) does not matter as that pertains to specific instructors which is not uploaded into the GoArmyEd portal. You will select your instructor when you complete Registration in AMU.

If you follow these steps but continue to have difficulty locating your course, please contact goarmyed@apus.edu and we will do our best to assist you.
If you have a question about what course to sign up for as your next class, please contact counseling@apus.edu.
If you have technical difficulties with the GoArmyEd site, please use the Helpdesk link on the site or call 800- 817-9990.

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What is a Student Agreement?

The Army uses the term "Student Agreement" to refer to an official documentation of your chosen program of study that also shows any transferred credit and/or courses completed at AMU or APU. In the past, AMU has used the term “Degree Plan” and “Academic Plan” to refer to the same thing.
In GoArmyEd, students will need to have a “Student Agreement” on file with the Army by the time they complete 6 credits at AMU.

Please note: Students are required to upload a new Student Agreement/Academic Plan into their GoArmyEd portal whenever the following takes place:

Student changes the program s/he is pursuing.
Student is reinstated to the university after disenrollment.
Student receives an updated to his/her initial Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE).

You can now access and upload your own Student Agreement at any time. An official copy of your Student Agreement can be found on your Academic Plan in the Student Portal.

To upload an official copy of your Student Agreement to your GoArmyEd account, please follow these steps:

Log in to your online campus using your student ID and password.
Under Records Menu on the left side of the page, click MY ACADEMIC PLAN.
On your Academic Plan, click Download Student Agreement on the top of the plan. You will be prompted to Open or Save the agreement.
Click SAVE to save your official Student Agreement to your computer. Save this copy of your Agreement to a location that is easy for you to access so you can upload it to your GoArmyEd account.
Once the document is saved to your computer, go to GoArmyEd.
In GoArmyEd, go to the My Student Records tab on the side of your page and navigate to Account Information > e-File.
Complete the 4 blank fields at the bottom of the page.
Title: STUDENT AGREEMENT
Description: OFFICIAL AGREEMENT AS OF, MM/DD/YYYY (enter current date).
Transaction Type: SOCAD Student Agreement/ Documented Degree plan
*Please note: Click OK when the dialogue box appears and check the box that appears under the Transaction type.
Select File to Upload: Click Browse to locate your saved Student Agreement and select your downloaded file.
Click Submit and OK when the dialogue box appears.

PLEASE NOTE: If you are required to register for a course that is not listed on your Academic Plan, you must contact your advisor BEFORE you upload this Student Agreement into the GoArmyEd system.
If you are currently an Undergraduate or Graduate Courses for Transfer student, you must contact your advisor before obtaining a Student Agreement.
If you have any questions about this process, please contact counseling@apus.edu.

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What if I need to Withdraw from a Course?

Students who are considering withdrawal from a course may find that a course extension is an option that would allow them to complete the course instead of withdrawing. We recommend that students review the Extension Process and Policy section of the online Student Handbook prior to submitting a request to withdraw.

Students who make the decision to drop or withdraw from a course, should complete the drop/withdrawal through the GoArmyEd portal. As the GoArmyEd Portal is the system of record, and we have to process our transactions according to the date provided by the Army, you will no longer have to drop or withdraw from your course in both systems. You now only have to drop/withdraw from a course in GoArmyEd. We will receive the file electronically and update our records accordingly with the GoArmyEd transaction date.
Please be advised that we cannot process the drop or withdrawal through the GoArmyEd portal for you; this process must be initiated by the student.

AMU does not allow students to withdraw from a course once the final week of the course has begun. If the student has extenuating circumstances outside of his control, such as unscheduled military deployment during the final week, the student may contact appeals@apus.edu for a Special Circumstance Withdrawal.

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Are there any Restrictions I should know about?

Students MUST register at AMU or APU and in GoArmyEd for TA to be processed.
Students can register up to 5 months in advance at AMU, but no more than 2 months in advance through GoArmyEd.

Army and reserve students using TA are responsible for completing payment for their course registration(s) by using GoArmyEd to ‘register’ for TA.
If you are a GoArmyEd student, please note that the Army may charge you for any courses that you do not complete within 120 days. So, if you request a Special Extension, it may have a financial impact on you.
Students must register at AMU within the registration dates posted on campus (Registration closes 7 days before the course start date).
Although courses may show available for registration each month in GoArmyEd up to the Wednesday after the start of a course, registration for courses closes one week PRIOR to the course start date. The courses are left open in GoArmyEd until that next Wednesday to give our students more time to get their TA processed for the course. Please follow AMU’s registration close date guidelines found on your online campus homepage. Students wishing to be registered after the specified date(s) will be subject to a $50 late registration fee.
If course tuition payment by TA or other means is not received by Thursday at 2:00 PM (Eastern Time) of the first week of the course, the student will be dropped from the course.
Undergraduates earning academic credit must be set up in the GoArmyEd portal for course materials to be ordered and shipped via the APUS Course Materials Grant.
The ceiling for DoD TA is $250 per credit hour. Most members of the military receive $4,500 per fiscal year. APUS students are eligible to register and complete up to six courses per fiscal year before exceeding the present limits. For further information on TA ceilings, please contact your ESO.

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Who can I contact for Assistance?

At GoArmyEd – Locate and use the help desk on the GoArmyEd website or call 800- 817-9990.
At AMU – Please use the following information to route your questions: