Veteran’sEducation
Ben
e
fits
Information
Packet
ItisimportanttoreadandunderstandtheinformationinthispacketincludingtheCuestaCollegeVeteran’sBulletin
StandardsofProgressandAttendance.FailuretoadheretotheStandardsofProgressandAttendancemayresultin
repaymentoffundsreceivedand/ornonpaymentoffutureeducationalbenefits.
Federallawrequiresthatallpriortraining,includingyourmilitarytraining,beevaluatedforallowablecredit.Youwillbe
requiredtoprovideaStudentEducationPlan(SEP)preparedbyaCuestaCollegeacademiccounselor.Yourofficial
transcriptsfromallpriorcollegesattendedaswellasyourmilitarytranscriptsmustbeonfileintheAdmissions&
RecordsOfficebe
foretheSEPcanbeprepared. AnappointmentisrequiredforFIRSTTIMEstudents.
YourSEPwilllistyoureducationalgoal(major)aswellasallcoursesthatarerequiredtoachievethatgoal.Youwillbe
certifiedforclassesyouhavelistedonyourVeteran’sRequestforCertificationformonlyiftheyarelistedonyourSEPas
classesthatmeetgeneraleducationrequirements,majorrequ
irements,prerequisites,orremedialcoursework.
Certificationwillonlybecompletedforcoursesinwhichyouareofficiallyenrolled.WAITLISTcourseswillnotbe
certified. MoststudentsreceivingVeteransEducationBenefitsdonotneedelectivecreditsorPEactivitycourses.
SubmityourVeteran’sRequestforCertificationformassoonasyouregistertoexpeditethecertificationprocess. Avoid
changingyourscheduleonceregisteredasthismaycreatefuturepaymentissues,butifitisnecessarytomakeschedule
changes,youmustnotifytheVeteran’sOfficepromptly. Ifextenuatingcircumstancesexistforawithdrawal,pl
ease
contacttheVeteran’sCoordinator.
Chapter30
Chapter33
Chapter 1606
Chapter 1607
Chapter35
Chapter 31
Montgomery
GIBill—ActiveDuty
VRAP
Post9/11GIBill
(AlsoTransfer
ofEntitlement)
Montgomery
GIBill—
SelectedReserve
Reserve Educational
AssistanceProgram
(REAP)
Dependents
Educational
Assistance(DEA)
Vocational
Rehabilitation
StepstoStartyourGIBillBenefits:
1. ApplyonlinetoattendCuestaCollegeatwww.CCCApply.org.Continuingstudentsdonotneedtoreapply;unlessyou
havesatoutmorethan2semesters.
2. ApplyonlinefortheGIBillatwww.vabenefits.vba.va.gov.Continuing studen ts donotneedtoreapply.Transfer
studentsfromotherschoolsmustfileaReq
uestforChangeofProgramorPlaceofTraining(VAF221995).
3. Toreceiveyourpriorityregistration,pleasebringacopyofyourDD214totheCuestaCollegeVeteransCenter.
4. ALLOFFICIALtranscriptsfromotherinstitutionsincludinghighschoolsenttoCuestaCollegeRecordsOffice,POBox
8106,SanLui
sObispo,CA934038106.
5. MakeanappointmentforthemathandEnglishplacementtestsat805.546.3951.
6. MakeanappointmentwithaCuestaCounselorforaStudentEducationalPlan(SEP)at805.546.3138.MakesureALL
transcriptsfromallinstitutionsattendedareonfilePRIORtoyourappointment.In
formthecounseloryouarea
VeteranandthatyouareusingtheGIBill.
7. Registerforclass(es)thatareonyourStudentEducationalPlan(SEP)viamyCuestaStudentPortal.my.cuesta.edu
8. MakeanappointmentwiththeVeteranCoordinatortogetcertifiedfortheGIBillat805.546.3142.
Foryour
appointment,bringacopyofyourDD214/NOBE,acopyofyourSEPandeligibilityletter.If youaredependentplease
bringacopyofyourSEPandtheSocialSecurityNumberoftheVeteranandeligibilityletterfortheGIBill.
9. Certifyyourattendanceattheendofea
chmonthatwww.gibill.va.gov/wave/index.do.Post9/11doesNOTneedto
verifytheirattendance.
10. YoumustcertifyEVERYsemester/session.
InadditiontoyourVeteran’sbenefits,Federalandstatefinancialaidmayalsobeavailable.Youcanapplyonlineat
www.fafsa.govorcheckwiththeVeteran’sOfficeforadditionalinformation.
StandardsofProgressandAttendance
InadditiontotheAcademicPoliciesandProceduresaspublishedintheCuestaCollegeCatalogofInformationand
Coursesapplyingtoallstudents,PublicLawrequireseducationassistancebenefitstoveteransandothereligible
personsbediscontinuedwhenthestudentceasestoattendortomakesatisfactoryprogresstowardcompletionof
theirtra
iningobjective.Theschoolisrequiredtohaveandtoenforcestandardsofprogressandconductforthe
programstobeapprovedforVeteransAdministrationBenefits.Nopaymentofeducationbenefitswillbemadefor
coursesforwhichthegradeassignedisnotusedwhencomputinggraduationrequirements.
ATTENDANCE:Regularattendanceatallclasssessionsisaprimaryobligationofthestudent. Boththesuccessful
completionofcollegeworkandthefinancialsupportofthecollegearedependentonregularattendance.Anormal
classperiodis50minutesinlengthandstudentsarerequiredtoremainfortheentireperiod. Eac
hcollege
instructorwillexplaintheabsencepolicyforhisorherclassatthebeginningofthesemester;however,failureto
attendregularlymayresultinareductionofthestudent’sfinalgrade,orinthestudentbeingdroppedfromtheclass
altogether.Intheeventofaprolongedillnes
s,instructorsshouldbenotified. VeteransshouldcontacttheVeterans
CenterCoordinator.
ADD/DROPPERIOD: Theadd/dropperiodisabriefperiodatthebeginningofasemesterofficiallydesignatedbythe
schoolforunrestrictedenrollmentchangesbystudents.Thefirsttwoweeksofsemesterlengthclassesare
consideredtheadd/dropperiodwherenopenaltyisassessedingradepointaverage(GPA)determination.Other
semesterleng
thclasses;besureyoureviewthedeadlinesinClassFinderorconsultwithaCuestaCollegeCounselor.
EXTENUATINGCIRCUMSTANCES:Circumstanceswhichdirectlyhinderthestudent'spursuitofacourseandwhich
arejudgedtobeoutofthestudent'scontrol. Someofthegeneralcategoriesofextenuatingcircumstancesare:
seriousillness;seriousillnessordeathinthestudent'simmediatefamily;unavoidableconditionsarisingin
connectionwiththestudent'semploymentsuc
hasgeographicaltransferorchangeinthehoursorconditionsof
employment;discontinuanceofaclassbytheschool;oractivedutymilitaryservice,includingactivedutyfor
training.Receiptofafailinggradeuponcompletionofacourseduetounsatisfactoryworkmaybeconsideredunder
extenuatingcircumstancesifthestud
entcandemonstrategoodfaithinpursui tofacourseANDthestudentsubmits
evidencethattheyappliedfortutorialaid,orconsultedanacademiccounselorregardinganattempttoremedythe
unsatisfactoryworkbeforecompletion. TheVArequiresdocumentaryevidenceinsupportofstatements.
REPEATINGCOURSES:Astudentmaynotrepeatacourseinwhicha"C"orhighergradehasbeenreceived. Agrade
of"D"mayberepeatedwhenschoolpolicyrequiresa"C"gradefortransferorthemajorrequirements.Students
mayrepeatforVAbenefitsacourseinwhichagradeof"W
","I
","NC",“NP”,or"F"hasbeenearned.
GRADINGSYSTEM/MINIMUMSATISFACTORYGRADELEVEL:AVAbenefitrecipientmustreceiveandmaintaina
minimum2.0("C")GPAforallunitsforwhichtheyarecertifiedeachsemester/sessionunlesswrittenextenuating
circumstancesareprovided
. ThefollowingishowGPAisdetermined:
PassingGrades
Withdrawal,NonPassingGrades
A:Excellent
4.0gradepoints F : Failing 0.0grade point
A‐ 3.7gradepoints I: Incomplete,failing until passing 0.0grade point
B+ 3.3gradepoints W :Withdrawal 0.0grade point
B:Good
3.0gradepoints
MW:MilitaryWithdrawal
0.0gradepoint
B‐ 2.7gradepoints RD:ReportDelay,failinguntilpassing 0.0gradepoint
C+ 2.3gradepoints NC:NoCredit 0.0gradepoint
C:Satisfactory
2.0gradepoints
NP:NoPass(EffectiveFall2008)
0.0gradepoint
D+
1.3gradepoints
IP:InProgress,failinguntilpassing
0.0gradepoint
D:Lessthansatisfactory 1.0gradepoint
CR:Credit
0.0gradepoint
0.7gradepoint
P:Pass(EffectiveFall2008)
0.0gradepoint
Anygradeinwhichthestudentre ceives0.0gradepointisconsideredfailingforVAprogressstandards. TheGPAis
computedbydividingthetotalnumberofgradepointsbythetotalnumberofcreditsattemptedforwhichgrades
weregiven.
GOODSTANDING,PROBATION,ANDDISMISSAL:Belowisabriefsummaryofthecollege’sacademicprogress
standards. Refertothecollegecatalogformoreinformation.Notificationofanyprobationstatuswillbemadeby
theAdmissions&RecordsOfficeandVeteranCenterCoordinatortothestudentwithin30daysofreceiptofthe
gra
des.
General: StudentsatCuestaCollegearerequired tomaintainaspecificlevelofacadem ic performancetobeingood
standing.Ifastudenthasattemptedtwelve(12)morecreditsatCuestaCollegebutcannotmaintaingoodstanding,
he/shewillbeplacedonprobation.
GoodStanding:A2.00(C)isthemin
imumCuestaCollegestandardforasatisfactoryGPA. Thecollegesminimum
progressstandardrequiresthatastudentcompleteatleast50percentofthecreditsattemptedwithalettergrades.
AcademicProbation:Thestudentwhohasagradepointaverage(GPA)oflessthan2.00(C)forthemostrecently
completedsemesterwillbeonacademicprobation.Secondtimeacademicprobationwillresultsanacademic
dismissalexistsifattheendofthestudent’snextsemestertheyhavenotachieveda2.00cu
mulativeGPA.
ProgressProbation:ThestudentwhohasattemptedtwelveormorecreditsatCuestaCollege,buthasnot
completedatleast50percentofthosecreditswithalettergradeorapassing/creditgradewillbeonprogress
probation.Secondtimeprogressprobationexistsifastudentonfirsttimeprogressprobationhasno
tcom
pleted50
percentoftheattemptedcreditsduringthenextsemester.Thirdtimeprogressprobationwillresultinaprogress
dismissal.
Dismissal:Astudentwhodoesnotmeetthecollege’sminimumstandardswhileonsecondtimeacademic
probationstatusorthirdtimeprogressprobationwillbesubjecttodismissalfromthecollege. Adismissedstudentis
noteligibletoregisterforcreditclasses.
Certificationfollowingreinstatement:Veteran’sRequestforCertificationmustbereceivedalongwith
documentationfromthecounselingdepartmentthatyouareeligibletoregisterforclasses. Refertothecollege
catalogtoreviewtheproceduresforreinstatementfollowingdismissal.
ThefollowingPrivacyStatementisprovidedforyoutoreadand
understandpertainingtoinformationsoughtofallclaimantsforVAbenefits
PrivacyActof1974
PublicLaw93579entitledthePrivacyActof1974r equiresthatallclaimantsbeinformedofthepurposesandusestobemade
oftheinformationwhichissolicited. Thefollowingisfurnishedtoexplainthereasonwhytheinformationisrequestedand
the
generalusestowhichthatinformationmaybeput.
AUTHORITY:TheVeteransAdministrationisempoweredtosolicittheinformationrequestedinthisformundertheauthorityof
Title
38,UnitedStatesCode.
PURPOSE: Theinformationrequestedbythisformisconsideredrelevantandnecessarytodeterminemaximumentitlementto
thebenefitforwhichyouhaveapplied.
USES: Theinformationwillbeusedinyourbestinterestsindeterminingeligibilitytothemaximumbenefitsallowablebylaw.
TheresponseswhicharesubmittedmaybedisclosedaspermittedbylawoutsidetheVeteransAdministration.
EFFECTSOFNONDISCLOSURE: Disclosureoftherequestedinformationisvoluntary. Nopenaltywillbeimposedforfailureto
respond. However,thedecisionastoentitlementforthebenefityouareclaimingmustthenbemade
o
nthebasisofthe
availableevidenceofrecord. Thismayresultinadelayintheprocessingoftheclaim,paymentoflessthanmaximumbenefits,
orcompletedisallowanceofyourclaim. Failuretoprovideinformationinconn ectionwiththebenefitcurrent lybeingsoughtwill
havenodetrimentaleffectonan
yothe
rbenefittowhichyouareentitled.
Veteran’sRequestforCertification
Completethisform,printclearlyforeachperiodofcertificationofenrollmentforwhichyouareregistered.
Incompleteorinaccuratedatamaydelayprocessing.
Name
Date ofBirth
Cuesta IDNumber
MailingAddress
Ci
ty
Zip Cod
e
EmailAddress
Veteran’s file number
Student’s SocialSecurity#
AA AS  Transfer
EducationalGoal(MustmatchSEP) ContactPhoneNumber
WhichChapterofeducationalbenefitswillyoube using :
Chapter30
Chapter33
Chapter1606 Chapter1607 Chapter35
Chapter31
Montgomery
GIBill—ActiveDuty
VRAP
Post9/11GIBill
Montgomery
GIBill‐‐Selected
Reserve
Reserve Educational
AssistanceProgram
(REAP)
Dependents
Educational
Assistance(DEA)
Vocational
Rehabilitation
Areyoucurrentlyonactiveduty? Yes No
Haveyouattendedanyothercollege,school,or training establishment? Yes No (skiptonextblock)
Ifyes,howmanytotalcreditshaveyoucompleted? Semester Units:
QuarterUnits:
HaveyouusedyourVeteran’seducationalbenefitspreviously? Yes No(skiptonextblo
ck)
Ifyes,atwhichschooldidyouusethemmostrecently?__________________________________________________
Ifyes,andyouwerenot
atCuesta,haveyoucompletedaRequestforChangeofProgramorPlaceofTrainingform?
Yes,formcompleted andsubmittedonline Yes,signedformisattached orpreviouslysubmitted No
Note: CertificationwillnotbeprocessedifRequestforChangeofProgramorPlaceofTrainingformhasnotbeencompleted
Areyouenrolledconcurrentlyatanotherinstitution? Yes No(skiptonextblock)
Ifyes,whatisthenameoftheinstitution?____________________________________________________________
IfCuestaisnot
theschoolwhereyouplanonreceivingyourdegree,youmusthaveaLetter315(parentschoolletter)
sentfromyourdegreegrantinginstitution. Haveyourequestedthatletterfromyourotherschool?
Yes No
(Note: Certificationwillnotbeprocesseduntilparentschoolletterisreceived)
IfCuestaistheschoolwhereyouplanonreceivingyourdegree,youmustrequestaLetter315(parentschoolletter)
besentfromtheCuestaVeteran’sOfficetotheotherschoolyouarecurrentlyattending.
RequestingCertificationforSemester/Year:
Fall
Spring
Summer Other:
*****YouwillonlybecertifiedforcourseslistedonyourStudentEducationPlan(SEP) *****
CRN# Campus Start/EndDates Subject&Number Length(weeks) Units
Pleaseread,complete,andsignthebackofthisform
READCARFULLYBEFORESIGNING:
1. IhavereadandIfullyunderstandmyresponsibilitytotheVeteransAdministrationandtoCuestaCollegeto
maintain
satisfactoryattendanceandprogressstandardsasoutlinedintheVeteransBulletinandtheCuesta
CollegeCatalog. IhavereceivedacopyoftheVeteransBulletin.
2. Ifullyund
erstandmyre
sponsibilitiestonotifytheCuestaCollegeVeteransOfficeofanychangesinmy
educationalstatus,(increase/reductionofcredits)andthatdocumentaryevidencemustaccompany mitigating
circumstances.
3. Iassumefullfinancialandlegalresponsibilityfortheappropriatenessofcoursestomyprogram. Ialso
understandthatIcannotre
peatanycourseforVApayunlessspecificallyapprovedinadvanceofregistration.
4. IauthorizetheCuestaCollegeVeteransOfficetodiscloseinformationnecessarytothedevelopmentofmy
clai
m
andeducationalbenefitstotheVeteransAdmi nistrationand/ortotheCountyVeteransServiceOffice.
5. IhavereadandfullyunderstandthePrivacyActof1974(PublicLaw93579)
6. Ihaveonfileorhav erequestedallprevioustranscriptsfromalleducationalinstitutionsattendedincluding
militaryevaluation.
7. Iunderstandtobe
certifiedImusthaveaStudentEducationPlan(SEP)inmyfile.
8. IunderstandthatVAassistanceisnotauthorizedforanycourseinwhichIamreceivingreimbursementinwhole
orpartunderanyotherprovisionofthe lawwherethepaymentwouldconstituteaduplicationofbe
nefitsfrom
theU.S.Government(ActiveDutyTuitionAssistance,GovernmentEmployees’TrainingAct,Departmentof
HealthandHumanServices,etc.)
Signature:__________________________________________________________Date:____ __________________
StaffUseOnly
Ch.33 CreditHours:_____DistanceHours:_____R/DHours:______Tuition:_________Fees:___________
Comments:
InadditiontoyourVeteran’sbenefits,FederalandStatefinancialaidmayalsobeavailable. Youcan
applyonlineatwww.fafsa.gov orcheckwiththeVeteran’sOfficeforadditionalinformation.