Office of Veterans Affairs
Certifying and Using Your Benefits
Students who want to use their veteran educational benefits must complete the following:
Applying for Benefits: Students wishing to use GI Bill庐 benefits must submit an application at. After submitting an application, the applicant will receive a Certificate of Eligibility from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It may take several weeks to receive a Certificate of Eligibility from the VA. The student must provide a copy of their Certificate of Eligibility to the ULM Office of Veterans Affairs at vetaffairs@ulm.edu.You need to apply and receive a Certificate of Eligibility before you can use or access your chapter's benefits.
Students wishing to use the Title 29 Exemption must provide a copy of their Title 29 Certificate of Eligibility to the ULM Office of Veterans Affairs at vetaffairs@ulm.edu.
Certifying Enrollment to the VA:
Certification is the process in which the ULM Office of Veterans Affairs electronically submits a student鈥檚 certification of enrollment to the VA for processing and payment of the student鈥檚 education benefits. Enrollment is reported to VA (certified) based on eligible courses the student is scheduled for. Ineligible courses include:
- Courses not required for the student鈥檚 degree,
- Courses not approved by the student鈥檚 advisor, and
- Courses that the student has already received credit for.
After applying for benefits, all students receiving veteran educational benefits are required to: 1) Enroll at ULM and be fully admitted, 2) Be advised by their academic advisor and register for classes for the semester in which they wish to use their educational benefits. & 3) Complete the online Veterans Enrollment Certification Form found at the following link:
If you have any difficulties signing into MyULM or accessing the form, please contact the IT Help Desk. Contact the SCO at vetaffairs@ulm.edu if there is any difficulty completing the certification form.
After receiving the required forms and information, the ULM Office of Veterans Affairs will submit the student鈥檚 certification of enrollment to the VA for processing. Processing with the VA can take up to four weeks.
Note: If a student is a Chapter 33 dependent or 35 dependent recipient, the Social Security Number of the Veteran is needed to certify enrollment with the VA.
During the Semester: Any changes to your course schedule for the Semester that occur after submitting your enrollment certification form must be reported to the ULM Veterans Affairs Office via email. This means if the student changes, adds, drops, or withdraws from a course at any point during the semester, the office needs to know. Changes in enrollment have to be examined, and if necessary, amendments to enrollment with the VA have to be submitted.
Questions about Benefits: Any student with questions about why they have not received their benefits after ULM has submitted the enrollment certification to the VA for processing is encouraged to call the GI Bill hotline at 1-888-442-4551. Please be reminded that it can take up to 30 days for the VA to process enrollment certifications.