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• Special Notice Regarding Les Aspin Center for Government in Washington D.C.
• Students who have used federal VA Education Benefits at Marquette
• First time users of Federal VA Education Benefits
• Transferring from another institution
• Yellow Ribbon Program 
• Enrollment Verification

Special Notice Regarding the Les Aspin Center for Government in Washington D.C.

Students planning to study at the Les Aspin Center for Government in Washington D.C. are not able to utilize Veterans Education Benefits during their enrollment at the Center.  

Students who have used Federal VA Education Benefits (Ch 30, 33, 35 or 1606) at Marquette

• Submit a Marquette Application for Certification of VA Education Benefits each term.  The university only reports enrollment to the VA for students who submit a form.
• Please note:  enrollment will not be reported to the VA for the term until a tuition and fees charge has been applied to the claimant's account.

First time users of Federal VA Education Benefits (Ch 30, 33, 35 or 1606) 

• Submit a Marquette Application for Certification of VA Education Benefits.
• Provide a copy of your Certificate of Eligibility (COE), Award Letter or EBenefits Education Enrollment Status Entitlement Information page.
• Please note:  enrollment will not be reported to the VA for the term until a tuition and fees charge has been applied to the claimant's account.

Transferring from another institution

Chapter 30, 33 or 1606 recipients who used benefits at another institution and are now attending Marquette:

• Submit a Marquette Application for Certification of VA Education Benefits.
• Provide a copy of your Certificate of Eligibility (COE), Award Letter or EBenefits Education Enrollment Status Entitlement Information page.
• Please note:  enrollment will not be reported to the VA for the term until a tuition and fees charge has been applied to the claimant's account. 

Chapter 35 recipients who used benefits at another institution and are now attending Marquette:

• Submit a Marquette Application for Certification of VA Education Benefits.
• Provide a copy of your Certificate of Eligibility (COE), Award Letter or EBenefits Education Enrollment Status Entitlement Information page.
• Please note:  enrollment will not be reported to the VA for the term until a tuition and fees charge has been applied to the claimant's account.

Chapter 31 recipients who are using VR&E for the first time or have used the benefit at another institution and are now attending Marquette:

• Contact your VR&E Counselor.  Your VR&E Counselor may direct you to complete a Vocational Rehabilitation Academic Worksheet.  Email the Vocational Rehabilitation Academic Worksheet to the Office of the Registrar.  The Veterans School Certifying Official (SCO) will complete the worksheet and return it to you and your VR&E Counselor via email.
• VR&E Counselors will provide the SCO with an authorization number for the term.  The authorization number will be used by the SCO to report enrollment to the VA and by the Office of the Bursar to bill the VA for books and net tuition/fees. 
• VR&E students are authorized to purchase books and supplies at the campus bookstore using their Marquette University ID card.  The VA SCO will contact students after bookstore authorizations have been set up.  Students are responsible for submitted itemized received to Marquette Central, Attn:  Office of the Bursar, after purchases have been made.
• Please note:  enrollment will not be reported to the VA for the term until a tuition and fees charge has been applied to the claimant's account.

Yellow Ribbon Program

The Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program (Yellow Ribbon Program) is a provision of the Post 9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Act of 2008.  This program allows institutions of higher learning in the United States to voluntarily enter into an agreement with the VA to fund net tuition and fee expenses that exceed the annual maximum cap for private institutions.  The institution can contribute up to 50% of those expenses and VA will match the same amount as the institution. 

The Yellow Ribbon Enhancement contribution is applied to remaining net tuition and fee charges, not including housing, after a student exhausts the Chapter 33 national maximum for the academic year.  The Yellow Ribbon contribution amount listed in the table below may not cover a student's remaining tuition balance.  In this case, the student must make other arrangements to cover their tuition and fee balance after all Chapter 33 and Yellow Ribbon payments have been applied.

The table below identifies the contributions that Marquette University will provide to eligible students in conjunction with the Yellow Ribbon Program: 

 

Eligibility

Only individuals entitled to the maximum benefit rate (based on service requirements) may receive this funding.  Therefore, a student may be eligible if:

• Served an aggregate period of active duty after September 10, 2001 of at least 36 months.
• were honorably discharged from active duty for a service connected disability and they served 30 continuous days after September 10, 2001.
• are a dependent eligible for Transfer of Entitlement under the Post 9/11 GI Bill® based on a veteran's service under the eligibility criteria listed above.

Application for Yellow Ribbon program is on a first come first served basis; as Marquette's participation is limited to the number of students in specified programs.  To apply student will have to:

• provide the Office of the Registrar with a copy of the Certificate of Eligibility (COE) which certifies award at the 100% rate and potentially eligible for the Yellow Ribbon Program contribution.
• completes the Marquette Application for Certification of VA Education Benefits (must be registered for classes) and indicate that they are eligible and wish to participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Once these documents are received and if a Yellow Ribbon position is available the the Office of the Registrar will apply the contribution based upon the students need.

The Office of the Registrar will notify the sponsoring School/Program, the Office of the Bursar and the Office of Student Financial Aid with the names of students who will be awarded additional education benefits based on the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Enrollment Verification

All Montgomery GI Bill® (MGIB) (Ch 30 & Ch 1606) students are required to verify enrollment monthly.  Post 9/11 GI Bill® (Ch 33) students receiving Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) are now required to verify their enrollment to continue receiving their MHA.  Chapter 33 students must call the Education Call Center (ECC) at 1-888-442-4551 to provide the VA with your contact information.

Some students participating in the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program (DEA) also need to verify their enrollment monthly; affected students will be automatically enrolled by the VA in text meassage verification. 

What is enrollment verification?

Enrollment verification is a new requirement for Post-9/11 GI Bill® students.  Montgomery GI Bill® (MGIB) students this new requirement does not represent a change for you, as MGIB students are already required to verify enrollment.  When verifying enrollment, students are verifying that they have remained enrolled in the same courses or training every month. 

Montgomery GI Bill® (MGIB) 

Verify enrollment using the following methods:

Email

• use the Web Automated Verification of Enrollment (WAVE) portal.

Telephone

• call the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) telephone line at 1-877-VA-ECERT (1-877-823-2378).

Post 9/11 GI Bill® (Ch 33)

Verify enrollment using the following method:

Text Message

Enrollment verification via text message is safe and secure.  VA will never ask for your personal information, such as social security number or bank account information via text.  VA strongly recommends text message verification for verifying your enrollment.

• Opt in:  Students with a U.S. mobile phone number can use text messages as a simple, quick option for verifying monthly enrollment. As your enrollment approaches, you will receive the following opt-in text: “Post-9/11 GI Bill housing and kicker payments now require monthly enrollment verification. Would you like to submit yours via text? Please reply YES or NO.” Reply “YES” to opt in. The text message link will expire 14 days after receipt, so please respond within that time frame.
• Verify: After opting in, you can verify your enrollment every month simply by responding to the following text message from VA: “Did you remain enrolled in your courses in MON YYYY as certified? Please reply YES or NO. If you have dropped all your courses, you must reply NO.” Reply “YES” to verify enrollment for the previous month.

If you are uncertain about which method to use to verify your monthly enrollment, please visit the Ask VA website to submit your verification; this platform is available to all beneficiaries.

What happens if I fail to verify my enrollment?

It is imperative that claimants read all correspondence received from the VA.  Montgomery GI Bill® recipients who fail to verify enrollment each month will not receive a monthly payment.  Post 9/11 GI Bill® recipients who fail to verify enrollment for two consecutive months will not receive MHA/kicker payments.

 

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Contact Marquette Central

Students who need assistance with anything concerning VA education benefits should contact Marquette Central and request to be connected with the first available VA School Certifying Official.