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Using Your VA Benefits at The University of Texas at Tyler Please note that this outline includes basic information only. For more detailed information or for specific questions, please contact your VA Certifying Official or VA Work-Study. Getting Started To initiate benefits at UT Tyler, you will need to obtain and fill out paperwork for the VA as well as paperwork for your UT Tyler VA file. The VA paperwork you need will depend upon what benefits you will be using. If you are the veteran and have never used benefits, submit: *Form 22-1990 DD-214 Completed Enrollment Certification Request Form Current Semster Schedule Degree plan from Academic Advisor

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If you are the veteran and have not used your benefits at UT Tyler but have used them at another institution, submit:
*Form 22-1995
DD-214
Completed Enrollment Certification Request Form(s)
Degree plan from Academic Advisor
Current Semester Schedule

If you are a dependent of a veteran, and have not used your benefits, submit:
*Form 22-5490
Marriage License or Birth Certificate indicating dependent status
DD-214 of the veteran to whom you are a dependent or letter of qualification frm VA
Completed Enrollment Certification Request Form(s)
Degree plan from Academic Advisor
Current Semester Schedule

If you are a dependent of a veteran, and have not used your benefits at UT Tyler, but you have used them at another institution, submit:
*Form 22-5495
Marriage License or Birth Certificate indicating dependent status
DD-214 of the veteran to whom you are a dependent or letter of qualification from VA
Completed Enrollment Certification Request Form(s)
Degree plan from Academic Advisor
Current Semester Schedule

If you have previously used your benefits at UT Tyler, simply submit a new ECRF and a current semester schedule you are seeking certification.

*Forms 22-1990, 22-1995, 22-5490, and 22-5495 can either be picked up in the VA Office at UT Tyler or they can be downloaded at www.vba.va.gov/pubs/educationforms.htm

Every VA student using benefits must submit a DD-214 as well as a degree plan. We cannot begin certification until you have submitted the items listed.

The Enrollment Certification Request Form
The Enrollment Certification Request Form (ECRF) is filled out by the student each term they are seeking certification. It is the student's responsibility to obtain, complete, and turn in the ECRF to the VA office each semester.In order for the VA office to submit your ECRF, a current semester schedule must also be provided.

The Enrollment Certification Request Form - Online Form
The Enrollment Certification Request Form - Printable .PDF version (23 kb)
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VA Student Hold / Making Changes To Your Class Schedule
After you have submitted your ECRF and we have certified you, you will be put on a VA Student Hold. This means that you will not be able to make changes to your class schedule without speaking with your VA Certifying Official. The reason for the VA Student Hold is that you are certified for specific courses (only those courses explicitly listed in your degree plan). If you need to make a change to your schedule (add, drop, time change, etc), we will have to make certain that your courses still fit within your degree plan. Also, as you drop and/or add classes, it is also important to consider that such changes may affect the amount of money you are being paid each month.

Emergency Loan
VA Students who have been approved to receive benefits are eligible for an emergency loan. This loan enables you to defer payment of your bill until later in the term. For specific information, please talk with your VA Certifying Official.

The University of Texas at Tyler
Academic Advising
3900 University Blvd., University Center, Room 202-C
Tyler, TX 75799
Phone: 1-800-UT TYLER
Veterans' Benefits: (903) 565-5718
Fax: (903) 565-5813
E-mail: va@uttyler.edu

VA Regional Processing Office: 1 888 GI Bill 1

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