VA Educational Benefits

How To Use Your VA Educational Benefits At UCSD Extension

Students applying for VA Education Benefits must provide the following documents:

Note: Eligible VA students may utilize their educational benefits for approved certificate programs only. All forms are available at the La Jolla Campus, online with the VA or at your local VA Regional Office.

Chapter 30 (Montgomery GI Bill)

• UCSD Extension VA Education Benefits Intake Form
• A certified copy of your DD214 (or NOBE if still active duty)
• Submit a copy of VA form #22-1990 or VA Form #22-1995 if you previously used VA Ed Benefits
• An official transcript from each school you previously attended following High School

Chapter 1606 (Reserves)

• UCSD Extension VA Education Benefits Intake Form
• NOBE Notice of Benefit Eligibility
• An official transcript from each school you previously attended following High School

Chapter 35 (Dependents)

• UCSD Extension VA Education Benefits Intake Form
• Submit VA Form #22-5490 or VA Form #22-5495 if you previously used VA Benefits
• An official transcript from each school you previously attended following High School

VA Educational Benefits Will Be Processed By UCSD Extension When

• All course fees are paid. Students must pay their course fees in full. Checks are to be made payable to UC Regents. All standard enrollment deadlines and late fees apply.
• All proper forms, as listed above, have been submitted to UCSD-Extension's VA Representative

Subsequent Enrollments

• Contact our VA Representative each quarter after you have enrolled & paid for all of your classes.

Student Responsibilities

• VA funded students are responsible for notifying the VA Representative immediately of any action affecting their enrollment status. Failure to do so may result in termination of benefits.
• Students must verify their enrollment with VA each month to receive payment for that month. Your enrollment can be verified on the last calendar day of the month by using the Web Automated Verification of Enrollment (Wave) at https://www.gibill.va.gov/wave or by called the VA toll free Interactive Voice Response (IVR) telephone line at 1 (877) 823-2378.
• Satisfactory progress toward the stated student objective must be maintained.
• Follow the UCSD Standards of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity. Students will at all times when on any of the Extension campus' or in any Extension 'virtual classroom' aka Online Learning, conduct themselves in an orderly and considerate manner. Violation of these standards is just cause for dismissal.

Tuition Assistance

• Students who qualify for VA Tuition Assistance must submit the authorization contract from their Base Education Office in person at our La Jolla Campus at the time of enrollment along with your completed UCSD Extension Enrollment form. Your payment (or student share) not covered by the government is due at the time of enrollment.

VA Vocational Rehabilitation

• Students who qualify for VA Vocational Rehabilitation Education Benefits must submit their authorization form prior to enrollment.

Useful Phone Numbers

• VA Information: www.gibill.va.gov (888) GI-BILL-1 (888-442-4551)
• UCSD Extension Student Services: (858) 534-3400
• Ed Abeyta VA Representative:  eabeyta@ucsd.edu (858) 534-3402