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Getting started at MSU
Eligibility for veteran and dependent education benefits is determined by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA). The MSU Veteran Affairs Office can help you complete forms and can certify you to the DVA so you can receive benefits.
A student must be admitted to MSU and registered for courses in a
degree-seeking program in order to be certified for veteran's and
dependent education benefits.
Each semester after registration, students eligible for benefits must complete Certificate of Understanding (COU) and a Certification Request Form (CRF).
Both of these forms are MSU forms and not VA forms. A student will be
certified during a semester only after he or she completes the above
documents. Generally, it takes the MSU VA office up to a week to submit
a certification to the Department of Veterans Affairs. It takes the
Department of Veterans Affairs 9 to 12 weeks to process that
certification.
Eligible veterans, service members, and
dependants will need to follow the checklist for the chapter for which
they are going to be receiving benefits to ensure timely payment of
benefits.
New Applicants
New applicant refers to those who have not utilized VA education benefits.
Transfer Applicants
Transfer applicant refers to those who have utilized their VA education
benefits within the past 4 (four) years at another school and now want
to utilize these benefits at MSU.