Chapter 30 Active-Duty Educational Assistance Checklist

This checklist is for Active-Duty service members looking to use their chapter 30 benefits. This checklist must be completed EVERY SEMESTER.

If you're a veteran looking to use your benefits checklist click here.

If you're a dependent of a veteran looking for the Chapter 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill® checklist click here.

If you're a dependent of a veteran looking for the Chapter 35 Dependent's Education Assistance checklist click here.

If you prefer a printable pdf version of the checklist click here.

1.Degree Plan

• From your Raiderlink Portal access the DegreeWorks tab or go to degreeworks.tesxastech.edu. Download a PDF of your degree plan to upload into your VA Certification Request from your MVP Forms Portal.

2. Military Transcripts

• Instructions on obtaining your Military Transcript:
  1. Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard Navigate to jst.doded.mil/jst
  2. Air Force and Space Force navigate to www.airuniversity.af.edu
• Please upload an unofficial copy of your Military Transcript to MVP via the MVP Forms Portal at mvp.ttu.edu
• Please submit an official military transcript to the Transfer Evaluation Office (TEO) no later than your 2nd semester at TTU. The Transfer Evaluation Office is in the Office of the Registrar, Room 121 West Hall.

3. Certificate of Eligibility (COE) for Chapter 30 Benefits

• Upload a current copy (less than 36 months old) of your VA Certificate of Eligibility (COE) or Semester award letter from VA.gov in the MVP Forms Portal located at mvp.ttu.edu
• The COE MUST have the student's full name, type of benefit awarded and time remaining for use of said benefit.
• A full-page uploaded screenshot of the entitled benefits, with the student's full name, type of benefit awarded and time remaining would suffice for us to verify your benefits.
• We encourage all students to formally request a mailed letter from the VA containing their benefits at least once a year.
• CH 30 students may obtain a copy of Statement of Benefits from www.vets.gov

DD214 or Member 4

• Upload a legible official copy of DD214; See TVC link; www.tvc.texas.gov
  1. Upload a permissible and legible DD-214 (Member 4, Service 2, Veterans Administration 3, Dept. of Labor 5, State Dir. of VA-6, Service 7, and Service 8)
  2. If you do not have an acceptable DD214: Order a copy from the National Archives www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records
  3. Note: The TVC policy states a Member 1 copy is not acceptable as it does not indicate Character of Service. Combining two DD214's is not acceptable. An example of this is a Member 1 and Member 4, OR Member 1 and Service 2. A combined DD214 is an alteration to an official document. Altering a document invalidates the document. For questions about the TVC Policy, contact: TVC Education directly at +1(877)-898-3833 or www.tvc.texas.gov

5. Submit a copy of COE and Military Payment Plan Enrollment forms to Student Business Services (SBS)

• Navigate to your MVP Forms dashboard under SBS Applications
• Select Military Payment Plan Enrollment Request
• Fill out & submit the Enrollment form.
• Submit a less than 36-month-old copy of your COE & Enrollment Form to sbs@ttu.edu
  • Include your full name and R# in your email to SBS.

 

 

If you need assistance obtaining your COE, please call VA education benefits (Monday – Friday, 8:00am -7:00pm ET) at 1-888-442-4551, go online to va.gov/education/how-to-apply/https://www.va.gov/education/how-to-apply/ or call us at the Military & Veteran's Program Office at 806-742-6877 (Monday -Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm CST) or contact us at mvp.ttu.edu