Students who may qualify for veterans’ educational benefits should notify their Chamberlain admission representative and meet with their student finance advisor regarding eligibility as far in advance of their scheduled class start date as possible.

Veterans utilizing Chapter 31, Veteran Readiness and Employment or Chapter 33, Post 9/11 benefits are permitted to enroll in courses once proof of VA education benefit eligibility and the Chamberlain VA New Student Checklist is provided. This Checklist informs the School Certifying Official that the student is requesting to begin the use of benefits. 

The institution will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries other institutional facilities or require that a covered individual borrow loans because of the individual’s inability to timely meet their financial obligations to the institution due to delayed disbursement of funding from the VA under chapter 31 or 33.

Penalties, fees and/or finance-related registration holds may be assessed by the institution if there is an unpaid difference between the amount of the student’s financial obligation and the amount of the anticipated or actual VA education benefit disbursement. The student is responsible for charges and fees that are not covered by the Department of Veterans Affairs including but not limited to: Changes in enrollment, transitional (remedial and deficiency) online courses, the cost of repeat courses that were previously passed, printed books that are not required, admissions fees, screening charges, bookstore orders that are not required for a course, badge replacements, parking fees, health insurance premiums in excess of basic student coverage or other non-institutional charges.

Transcript Requirements

For the purpose of certifying Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits, students are required to submit all transcripts for prior education (including previously attended institutions and Joint Services Transcripts). Previously passed courses which must be repeated, will be excluded from total hours reported to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It is the student's responsibility to be aware of prior credit eligible for transfer.

Reporting Enrollment

Chamberlain reports enrollment to the Department of Veterans Affairs on a per session basis in accordance with course start and end dates. Certification is sent based off a session's enrolled credits. Undergraduate full-time enrollment is six credit hours per 8-week session. Graduate full-time enrollment is three credit hours per 8-week session. If you are taking credits below the full-time amount, benefits will be impacted accordingly.

Note: Courses that have differing start and end dates or are shorter than 8-weeks may impact benefits. 

Yellow Ribbon

Many Chamberlain campuses participate in the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program, which is available for eligible students utilizing Chapter 33 benefits. Additional information is available from a student finance advisor.

Additional Academic Progress Information for Students Receiving Veterans Education Benefits

Chamberlain notifies the Department of Veterans Affairs of those students who are receiving veterans' education benefits and whose status is academic warning. For details on standards of academic progress, refer to the Student Academic Standards section of this catalog.

Students on academic warning are eligible to receive veterans' education benefits for that semester. A student who has been dismissed for failing to meet standards of academic progress may appeal for reinstatement. Those with approved appeals remain eligible for veterans' education benefits. Students who do not successfully appeal their dismissals are dismissed and have their enrollment certifications terminated. The VA is notified of such dismissals.

Veteran students must notify the chief location administrator/student finance advisor immediately upon withdrawal from school or from a course. For students receiving veterans' education benefits, Chamberlain notifies the VA of changes in student status within 30 days of the official last date of attendance.