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Tuition Assistance Briefing

Presented by: Angela Sobery, MES ContractorEducation Counselor

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TA Eligibility Criteria

Active Duty

USAR personnel eligible for Reserve Component TA (active drilling status/satisfactory participant)

AGR Status (Title 10/Title 32) soldiers

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Tier 1 Eligibility

Tier 1

Tier 2

Tier 1: Soldiers who havea. not attained a bachelor’s degree

b. previously attained a bachelor’s degree or higher without the use of TA

c. attained a bachelor’s degree using TA and wish to pursue a certificate

Soldiers establish Tier 1 TA eligibility as follows: a. Enlisted Soldiers who have graduated Advanced

Individual Training (AIT).

b. Warrant officers who have graduated Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC).

c. Officers who have graduated Basic Officer Leaders Course (BOLC).

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Tier 2 Eligibility

Tier 2

Tier 1

Tier 2: Soldiers who have

a. previously used TA for any portion of their undergraduate degree

b. attained a bachelor’s degree, and wish to pursue a master’s degree or certificate

Soldiers establish Tier 2 TA eligibility for pursuit of a master’s degree as follows:

a. Enlisted Soldiers who successfully completed Advanced Leaders Course (ALC).

b. Warrant Officers who have graduated Warrant Officer Advanced Course (WOAC).

c. Officers who have graduated Captains Career Course or equivalent (CCC).

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TA Eligibility Requirements

Soldiers must not be flagged for any reason.

Soldiers must resolve any GoArmyEd account holds (i.e. TA GPA, Student Agreement, course withdrawals, etc.).

Soldiers must have sufficient time in service remaining to complete all courses for which the Soldier is requesting TA (IAW AR 621-5, prior to final out-processing date).

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Officers Eligibility Requirements Commissioned and Warrant Officers Incur ADSO/RDSO

• Active duty: 2 year commitment after the completion date of last course taken

• Reservist: 4 year commitment after the completion date of last course taken

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TA Authorizations

16 semester hours per fiscal year (Oct 1- Sept 30) No carry over

Up to..$250.00 per semester hour

$166.00 per quarter hour

TA covers tuition only! No fees

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Soldiers cannot pursue a lower/lateral level degree with TA even if TA did not fund the previous degree. TA allows ONE degree per level & No Doctoral degrees.

Undergraduate Degrees- Limited to 130 semester hours

Graduate: - Limited to 39 semester hours- TA is not authorized for doctoral degrees

Certificates: - Limited to 21 semester hours - Limited to 1 certificate every 5 years

TA Authorizations

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TA Requirements

Schools must be active in the GoArmyEd Portal

Classes must be in semester, quarter, or clock hours

Classes must be enrolled through GoArmyEd for TA purposes

No duplication of courses

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Account Activation1. Create GoArmyEd account: www.goarmyed.com

2. GoArmyEd VIA TOOLa. Complete information about yourself, your career interests and values

b. Select Career Goal

c. Select Degree Program

d. Select School

e. Submit for Account Approval and Activation

Types of Schools

Letter of Instruction (LOI)• All classes are listed in the GAE portal• Follow specific registration/drop guidelines• TA is automatically approved/rejected

Non-Letter of Instruction (NON-LOI)• Student needs to input and upload course information and cost

invoice 10 days prior to start date• Upload a copy of degree plan• Wait for approval (approximately 5-7 days)• Submit approved TA form to school as promissory note

*TA must be requested 5 business days prior to the start of the class for both types of schools

Course Planner and Student Agreement

Student Agreement/Degree Plan

Course Planner requirement

Must submit approved student agreement in course planner after completion of 6 to 9 semester hours

• Must list all courses required for degree completion• Must show accepted transfer credits from previous schools and military

training• Must be signed by the school’s registrar or academic advisor• Cannot be a generic computer printout• May be required to complete a course planner

GPA Requirements

UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATE Must maintain a 2.0 GPA or

higher

Account goes on hold if GPA falls below 2.0 after completion of 15 semester hours

• Must enroll through your GAE portal to track GPA

• Select “Agree to Pay”/Student Funded

Must maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher

Account goes on hold if GPA falls below 3.0 after completion of 6 semester hours

• Must enroll through your GAE portal to track GPA

• Select “Agree to Pay”/Student Funded

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Recoupment

Failing grades: D for undergraduate level*C for graduate level*

Failure to receive a passing grade for “I” (incomplete grade) within 120 days

Personal drop/withdrawal after add/drop period

Withdrawals

Military Withdrawal Unanticipated/Unscheduled

military duties Medical illnesses/Emergency

leave Request for TA Recoupment

Waiver (signed by Co CDR) Supporting documentation

Personal Withdrawal Course overload Do not like course Planned training/mission events

Personnel Flags

Education Counselors and/or Helpdesk cannot lift personnel flags established by the Unit Commander.

Service member must contact PAC/S1 to resolve and have hold removed.

Resolved holds take 48-72 hours to update in GoArmyEd.

GI Bill + Tuition Assistance

Cannot duplicate benefits

For Top- Up, MGIB/Post 9-11 benefits will not exceed the total costs of the course; TA will be applied first

Top-Up You must coordinate through your School Certifying Official (SCO)

Top Up

Tuition Assistance will be applied first when applying to use Top-Up

Entitlement charges for Top-Up under Montgomery GI Bill – Active Duty is prorated based on the cost of the course(s).

Entitlement charges for Top-Up under Post 9/11 GI Bill will follow normal Post 9/11 GI Bill rules and will be charged normally.

GI Bill + Tuition Assistance

Top UpGI Bill Entitlement Formula Entitlement is charged based on the following formula:

Amount of Top-Up payment/the Montgomery GI Bill – Active Duty full-time Veteran monthly rate = Months of entitlement charged (with fractional months being converted to days).

GI Bill Entitlement Formula for a 16 Week Term

Semester Hours / # of Classes

Term Cost Tuition Assistance Payment ($250 per SH)

Top-Up Payment

MGIB-ADDeducted Months From 36 Month Entitlement

Post 9/11 GIB Deducted Months From 36 Month Entitlement

9sh / 3 grad classes $6106.00 $2250.00 $3856.00 2 Months 4 Months

6sh / 2 classes $2464.00 $1500.00 $964.00 2 Weeks 4 Months

3sh / 1 class $1232.00 $750.00 $482.00 1 Week 4 Months

Policy

AR 621-5. Army Continuing Education System

Department of Defense Instruction 1322.25

TA policies are updated via GAE notifications and the Statement of Understanding (SOU) needs to be signed!

VIA TOOL

If you already know your school make sure you put the exact name in the via tool!

Come in to this building if you are having issues with it or call:1-800-817-9990

Helps to have a general idea of what school you want to attend

Course planner

Click the green question mark to get step by step instructions on course planner

Enrolling in a classVIA toolAdding/Withdrawing classes

Questions