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Financial Aid - Veterans Services
Getting Started
There are four education assistance programs administered by the Department
of Veterans Affairs that you can apply for at Pacific College of Oriental
Medicine. Go to www.gibill.va.gov
for complete details & required forms.
• Chapter 30 - Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty
• Chapter 31 - Vocational Rehabilitation
• Chapter 35 - Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance
• Chapter 1606 - Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve
If you are attending Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM) and
have never received Veterans Education Benefits, you will need to print
the application from the Department
of Veterans Affairs internet site.
Applications are designed to obtain the necessary information to determine
eligibility for benefits. The application must be returned to the Financial
Aid Office along with a copy of your Notice of Basic Eligibility or your
DD214.
If you received your benefits at another school before attending PCOM,
you need form 22-1995 to request a change in training institution. You
can print the form from the Department
of Veterans Affairs internet site.
You will then need to return the form to the PCOM Veteran's Certifying
Official.
After the Department
of Veterans Affairs has processed your application, you will receive
a Certificate of Eligibility. The certificate will indicate the type
of benefit you will receive, the number of months of benefits remaining,
and the date they expire.
Once you are determined
eligible for benefits, the Veterans Certifying Official at PCOM will
prepare an Enrollment Certification based on the number of credits
you are registered for and will submit it to the Department of Veterans
Assistance (DVA). Processing at DVA takes anywhere from six to ten
weeks before payment authorization is made. You will be paid retroactive
to the beginning of the term.
Change in Student Status
All students receiving their Veterans Educational Benefits are required by
law to keep the PCOM Veterans Certifying Official informed of the following:
• Enrollment Status
• Any credit changes or withdrawals
• Change in degree or program
• Address changes
• Change in dependents
Satisfactory Academic Progress
All students receiving their Veterans Educational Benefits are required to
maintain satisfactory academic progress according to the policy established
by PCOM. Title 38, United States Code, Sections 1674 and 1724 requires that
education assistance benefits to veterans be discontinued when the student
ceases to make satisfactory progress. Benefits will be terminated for students
who do not continue to make satisfactory progress.
Tutorial Assistance
Students receiving educational assistance under Chapters 30, 32, 35 and 106
are also eligible for assistance to cover the cost of a tutor when the
student has a deficiency in a subject required for graduation. You must
submit a letter from your professor indicating tutoring is necessary. The
maximum benefit is $1200. A charge to entitlement will be made for assistance
received in excess of $600 by Chapter 30, Chapter 32, and Chapter 106.
Break Pay
A student can receive break pay (interval pay) for those periods between semesters
as long as the student is enrolled in at least 6 credits or more. Continuous
payment will be made whenever possible, however DVA will not authorize
break pay in the following instances:
• If the student is attending less than 1/2 time or is on active
duty
• If the break is more than a full calendar month
• If the student transfers to another institution and the break
is more than 30 days between consecutive terms
• A break, regardless of length, when the student also changes institutions.
Please contact the Veterans Certifying Official at your campus if you have
further questions.
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