Veteran certification
Veteran and dependent education benefits.
Eligibility for veteran and dependent education benefits is determined by the VA, the US Department of Veterans Affairs. The Office of the Registrar can help you complete forms and can certify you to the VA so you can receive benefits.
A student must be admitted to the University 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 a questionnaire in the Veteran Certification section of the Office of the Registrar. A student will be certified during a semester only after he or she completes a questionnaire. Certification of enrollment will be submitted to the Department of Veterans Affairs no earlier than one month prior to the beginning of the semester. Students enrolled in a graduate program must also provide a letter from the graduate advisor confirming how their courses satisfy degree requirements. Generally, it takes the Veteran Certification section up to two weeks to submit a certification to the Department of Veterans Affairs. It takes the Department of Veterans Affairs 10 to 12 weeks to process that certification.
Eligible veterans and service members on active duty or in the reserves who have never received VA education benefits must complete an Application for VA Education Benefits, VA form 22-1990, and be prepared to provide a copy of his or her DD214/member 4 or Notice of Basic Eligibility form. Transfer students who have received VA education benefits at other institutions must complete a VA form 22-1995, Request For Change of Program or Place of Training.
Eligible dependents of veterans who have never received education benefits must complete an Application for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance, VA form 22-5490. Transfer students who have received dependent education benefits at other institutions must complete VA form 22-5495, Request for Change of Program or Place of Training Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance.
Get these forms on the GI Bill website or in the Veteran Certification section of our office. Additional information can be provided by the Office of the Registrar upon request.
Hazlewood exemption.
Students who qualify under the Hazlewood Act are exempted from paying tuition and required fees provided the student is enrolled in a state-funded program. Exemption forms and guidelines are available on the College for Texans website.
A request for exemption under Hazlewood must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar every semester. Requests must be submitted before the 12th class day in a fall or spring semester, or by the fourth class day during the summer semester. Those dates are available in the academic calendar.
Contact us
- Vasanth Srinivasa, asst registrar
- 512 475-7540, fax 475-7520
- Main Bldg room 1, Registrar Certification M5509 | off campus: The University of Texas at Austin, Office of the Registrar, Certification, PO Box 7216, Austin TX 78713-7216