| Veterans Educational
Benefits |
The Veterans Affairs (VA) office assists students
who are eligible for veterans educational benefits, including veterans,
active-duty personnel, and members of selected reserves and the National
Guard. The VA office certifies enrollment for eligible students in programs
that lead to a degree, diploma, or certificate and also for eligible
students in the Adult High School Diploma or High School Equivalency
(GED) programs.
To be eligible for educational benefits, students must be admitted to
a curriculum program and have high school and all college transcripts
on file at Durham Tech.
Before paying tuition and fees each semester, students must first have
their class schedules approved by their academic advisors and then by
staff in the VA office. Students should request two copies of the registration
form from the Business office and take a copy to the VA office for certification
use.
Students who are “visiting” from their home college and
who may be eligible for VA benefits must contact the Durham Tech Veterans
Affairs office to provide appropriate documentation.
The Veterans Handbook, available in the VA office, provides detailed
information on college procedures and educational benefits.
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| VA Affairs Work-Study |
Students using VA educational benefits and attending college at a 3/4-time
rate or more may apply for part-time employment under VA Work-Study. Work-Study
pays minimum federal wage and is limited to positions available. Please
contact the VA office about this benefit.
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| Standards of Academic Progress, Attendance,
and Conduct for Students Receiving Veterans Educational Benefits |
Public Law 95-908 (the G.I. Bill) requires that each educational institution
approved for veterans to receive educational benefits must establish written
policies that clearly state what is expected of a veteran in the areas
of academic progress, class attendance, and conduct.
Veterans whose benefits are terminated for unsatisfactory progress, lack
of attendance, or misconduct must receive counseling before they can be
recertified for educational benefits. The required counseling sessions
may delay reinstatement of benefits from two to four months.
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| Standards of Academic Progress
for Veterans |
The following standards of academic progress
are reviewed each semester for all students receiving veterans educational
benefits:
- Warning/Unsatisfactory Progress – Received a grade point
average of below 2.0 (C) for one semester. Students are referred to
Counseling and Student Development for academic counseling.
- Probation/Unsatisfactory Progress – Received a grade point
average of below 2.0 (C) for two consecutive semesters. Students must
report immediately to the VA office for counseling referral to be
eligible for veterans educational benefits.
- Suspension/Unsatisfactory Progress – Received a grade point
average of below 2.0 (C) for three consecutive semesters. Veterans
are not eligible for benefits for the next enrolled semester; however,
they may continue in college at their own expense.
- Reinstatement – After not receiving veterans benefits for
one semester, students may reenter on Step 2 at their own expense
if the problem causing academic difficulty has been resolved. However,
students must earn a C or better in one or more courses before being
eligible to begin receiving veterans educational benefits.
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| Attendance Requirements
for Veterans |
All students are expected to pursue good faith
attendance by limiting absences to 15 percent or less of the total contact
hours required in the class for the semester. If a student receiving veterans
educational benefits must drop a class, the student must notify Durham
Tech’s Veterans Affairs office immediately. College officials are
required to report the student’s last day of attendance; this information
is forwarded to the regional Veterans Administration office. Certification
ceases to be in effect as of the last day of attendance for dropped courses.
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| Procedures for Determining
Conduct for Veterans |
Conduct requirements are
the same for veteran and non-veteran students.
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| Course Substitutions for Veterans |
Students receiving veterans educational benefits are ordinarily limited
to two course substitutions in their program of study, not including substitutions
resulting from changes in course numbers.
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