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Military Tuition Assistance

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The DoD has standardized their Tuition Assistance (TA) program among military services. For active duty military members, military Tuition Assistance will cover up to 100% of tuition costs for all courses offered by nationally or regionally accredited institutions. The DoD currently offers $4,500 of TA per fiscal year, at a semester credit cap of $250. APUS qualifies for the Department of Defense (DoD) Tuition Assistance (TA) program and is listed in the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) Catalog of Nationally & Regionally Accredited Distance Learning Programs. This catalog can be found in each base/installation education office. An Education Services Officer (ESO) should be able to advise the student on program eligibility. Students who encounter any obstacles with regard to military tuition assistance should e-mail the Finance Office.

Please view the following links for additional information:
Important TA Information
Steps to Expedite your Tuition Assistance
Restrictions for Paper-Based TA
Tuition Assistance for Graduate Certificate Programs

Tuition Assistance by military branch:
Active Duty Air Force Tuition Assistance
Active Duty Army Tuition Assistance
Coast Guard Tuition Assistance
Marine Corps Tuition Assistance
Navy Tuition Assistance
National Guard Tuition Assistance
Reserves Tuition Assistance
Air Force Reserve Deferred Payment Option

Important TA Information

Authorized TA per fiscal year: $4500
TA maximum cap per credit: $250 per semester hour
TA School Code: AMU – 3389A
TA fax line: 866-755-8763
TA Email Address: ta@apus.edu
TA Phone line: 877-468-6268*3830

Steps to Expedite your TA

How Do I Start My TA Process?

To receive military tuition assistance, you must first apply for admission to APUS, complete your orientation, and register for classes and choose Military TA as your payment option. Then we need your TA paperwork. Once that is received and processed you will be cleared to take the classes.
You should print out copies of your Orientation Completion Certificate, your degree plan, and Registration Confirmations and take these documents to your Education Center. They will process your TA form and then it is your responsibility to fax the form to APUS. We suggest that all students have the process completed at least three weeks before classes begin.

If you are in the Air Force, you need to go through the Air Force portal to have the TA sent to us after registering for classes.

If you are in the Army, you need to register for classes with us first, then through GoArmyEd.com to have the TA electronically sent to us. For more information about Army TA click here.

1. Determine the Paperwork You Will Need

If this is your first time setting up TA, or if you have relocated to a new base, you may need some or all of the following documents in order to complete the TA process with your ESO. Please contact your ESO to determine which documents you will need, and follow these directions to locate them and print them out:

Registration Confirmation - Login to the campus with your student ID and password and click on "Registration Confirmation" located on the left hand toolbar.

Official Degree Path - Login to the campus and click on "My Academic Plan" located on the left hand toolbar, then click on "Print Orientation Certificate and Degree Plan.”

2. Visit the Base Education Center

No later than three weeks prior to your class start date.

3. Complete the TA Form(s)

Please make sure to submit the proper number of forms: Students taking more than one course can submit one TA form if all their courses have the same "start date". Students taking more than one course where the course start dates are different (i.e. one in Spring 2009 A and one in Spring 2009 K) must submit a separate TA form for each class with different starting dates.

Forms:

• Army: DA 2171. GoArmyEd users TA will be submitted electronically
  
• Air Force: AF Form 1227. This form will be electronically submitted for Active Duty Personnel. 
  
• Navy: NAVEDTRA 1560/5
  
• Marine Corps: NAVMC 10883
  
• Coast Guard: Form CGI 1560

Information

• Correct Course number and title (Please use the seven-digit course code)
  
• Start and End Dates for the course(s) 
  
• Billing address for invoices to be sent

Signatures

• Proper signatures from Education Services Officer (ESO) and Command Representative and 
  
• Student signature required

4. Send (FAX or E-MAIL) Approved Forms to APUS Prior to Your Course Start Date

Fax a copy of approved, completed TA form to 304-724-3781 or toll-free 866-755-8763 or e-mail to ta@apus.edu. Please do not send the Application for Tuition Assistance; this is not the approved form. Please make sure that the form is on the outgoing fax machine properly. If it faxes upside-down, APUS receives a blank page.

If the Ed Center will fax the paperwork for you, please make sure that it has been done.

5. Allow 48 Hours for APUS to Process the TA Form, Once it is Faxed and Follow-Up if Necessary

If you do not receive a TA form confirmation email within 48 hours after you fax it, please follow up via e-mail to ta@apus.edu. Please always include your full name and student ID so that we can best assist you.

Restrictions for Paper-Based TA

Students using Military TA for tuition payment should register early and visit their ESO or Education Center approximately three weeks prior to the start date of their course to ensure proper processing time.

Students must register online and send in the appropriate forms to complete payment for the course. Submission of a DANTES 1562/31 (Distance Learning Course Enrollment Form) or other Tuition Assistance form does not constitute registration for a course.

Students using TA are responsible for completing payment for their course registration(s) by having all approved, completed TA form(s) submitted as soon as possible.

• All TA forms must be processed by Thursday at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) of the first week of the course
  
• If TA documents are not received by Thursday at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) of the first week of the course, access to the electronic classroom will be denied.
  
• If payment via TA form is not possible, students must pay for tuition via credit card or other means (e-mail payments@apus.edu to make payment). If course tuition payment by TA or other means is not received during the first week of the course, the student will be dropped from the course.

Undergraduates earning academic credit must send in the TA form for course materials to be ordered and shipped via the APUS Course Materials Grant.

Military Tuition Assistance does not cover one-time fees as listed in the APUS Tuition, Fees and Financial Assistance section of this handbook.

Students who have previously completed college courses but have not earned a bachelor's degree are required to have a Transfer Credit Evaluation to meet institutional admission requirements and will be responsible for payment of that one-time fee.

The ceiling for DoD TA is $250 per credit hour. Most members of the military receive a total of $4,500 per fiscal year (October 1 - September 30).

APUS undergraduate students are eligible to register and complete up to six courses per fiscal year before exceeding the present limits.

Please note: The total amount of student TA and/or financial assistance cannot exceed the total amount of tuition.

Tuition Assistance Graduate Certificate Programs

Students who are military service-members may cite the following references when applying for tuition assistance with Education Service Officers:

1. Army: Regulation 600-21 enables the service member to use Tuition Assistance towards one certificate in the course of a career
   
2. Air Force: Policy document titled, "The Vocational Program Cap," dated November 1999 enables service members to receive up to $7,000 towards a certificate program
   
3. Marine Corps: Tuition Assistance is available to students who have earned a bachelor's* degree and are pursuing a graduate certificate

*Please note: Students who have earned a graduate degree are not eligible for Tuition Assistance towards a graduate certificate. (Refer to USMC MARADMIN 529/02)