Veterans Affairs and Military Personnel

VSU encourages veterans and active-duty military to apply for admission as either full-time or part-time students. Information on educational benefits available to veterans may be obtained from the Veterans Affairs Advisor, Academic Support Services, and VSU. Veterans and active-duty military who have one or more years of military duty will be granted credit for basic military training, based on the recommendations of the American Council on Education (ACE).

Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services

This credit will satisfy the University General Educational ‘Wellness and Health: requirement. In additional, all traditional undergraduate degree programs at VSU may accept additional ACE recommended credit, as appropriate to their curriculum requirements, up to a total of eighteen (18) semester hours. The eighteen-hour limit does not apply to this B.I.S. degree.

Service personnel on active duty and veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces who intend to study under the Federal Acts should consult the Veterans Affairs Counselor, who is associated with the Office of Student Affairs.

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Veterans desiring advanced pay should register with the Veterans Counselor at least 60 days prior to the beginning of the semester. Veterans studying under Public Law 87-815 should receive clearance from the Veterans Counselor to register. The Veterans Administration pays the cost of tuition, fees, books, and supplies.

Virginia State University has been approved under the provisions of Public Law 550, Public Law 634, and Public Law 89-358. Veterans eligible under Public Law 550 receive a monthly allowance paid directly to them while in attendance at the University. It is intended to cover the costs of fees, books, and basic living expenses. Individuals who are children of deceased veterans are eligible for certain educational benefits under Public Law 634.

Veterans with more than 180 days of active duty, any part of which occurred on or after February 1, 1955, are eligible for one month of college, vocational, or similar education for each month or fraction of a month on active duty. A veteran who wishes to receive the benefits of Public Law 550 and Public Law 89-358 should contact the Office of Veterans Affairs to initiate paperwork for benefits.