Thank You for Your Service
We are grateful to our veterans and military. In fact, we’re a Yellow Ribbon school, meaning we have financial aid options to help cover the costs that your military benefits don’t cover. These are available if you’re on active duty, in reserve, or an honorably discharged vet.
Military and Veterans Benefits Checklist
Here are all the steps you'll need to claim Veteran's benefits while attending AHU. After that, the admission process is the same as high-school or transfer students.
- General Admissions Requirements
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Meet all the General Admissions Requirements.
- Veteran: Never Applied For Benefits
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If you have never applied for benefits before, complete Form 22-1990, Application for VA Education Benefits, at the Veterans Affairs website.
- Veteran: Have used benefits before
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If you have used benefits before, but are changing schools or programs, complete Form 22-1995, Request for Change of Program or Place of Training.
- Veteran: DD Form 214
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If you were honorably discharged, submit a copy of your Member 4 DD214 to the University.
- Dependents: Relationship to Veteran
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Dependents must prove their relationship to a veteran by providing a birth certificate or marriage license to the University.
- Dependents: Never applied for benefits
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If you have never applied for benefits before, complete Form 22-5490, Dependents' Application for VA Education Benefits.
- Dependents: Have used benefits before
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If you have used benefits before, but are changing schools or programs, complete Form 22-5495, Dependent's Request for Change of Program or Place of Training
- Certificate of Eligibility
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Upon completing the necessary Veterans Affairs applications and processes, you will receive a certificate of eligibility. Submit a copy of that certificate to AdventHealth University.
- VA Responsibilities and Certification/Statement of Understanding
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For anyone eligible to receive VA Benefits, the VA Responsibilities and Certification form as well as the VA Statement of Understanding must be completed.
All forms are available at my.ahu.edu/forms
Veteran's Certification
All students receiving VA educational benefits must follow all AdventHealth University admission and registration procedures. Veterans and other persons eligible to receive VA educational benefits must be aware of current policies that apply.
In accordance with Title 38 US Code 3679 subsection (e), this school adopts the following additional provisions for any students using U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post 9/11 G.I. Bill® (Ch. 33) or Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Ch. 31) benefits, while payment to the institution is pending from the VA. This school will not:
- Prevent the student’s enrollment;
- Assess a late penalty fee to the student;
- Require the student to secure alternative or additional funding;
- Deny the student access to any resources (access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities) available to other students who have satisfied their tuition and fee bills to the institution.
However, to qualify for this provision, such students may be required to:
- Produce the VA Certificate of Eligibility (COE) by the first day of class;
- Provide a written request to be certified;
- Provide additional information needed to properly certify the enrollment as described in other institutional policies
Detailed information on Veteran's Certification, satisfactory progress, refund policies and previous training is available in our Academic Catalog.