1. Be admitted to the seminary.
2. Go to to the VA Benefits site either apply to use your benefits for the first time or to transfer your benefits to Fuller from a previous school.
3. Students in California must submit a copy of your Certificate of Eligibility from the VA (sample form) to Student Financial Services. Students outside of California must submit the form to their Regional Campus office.
4. Register for classes.
5. California students must complete and submit the VA Enrollment Certification Request Form. This form must be submitted every quarter in which you want to use your benefits.
6. Fuller then certifies your enrollment and tuition and fees online with the VA.

Contact the Department of Veterans Affairs at 1-800-442-4551 or visit their website at http://www.gibill.va.gov if you have specific questions about your benefits and eligibility.

Students should contact Fuller’s VA Certifying Official via email at ashleyhoagland@fuller.edu.

If you drop or add a class, please notify Fuller’s VA Certifying Official via email at ashleyhoagland@fuller.edu. Fuller is required to notify the VA of any and all registration changes, even if a student merely replaces one class with another and remains enrolled in the same number of units.

If you change your degree program, please notify Fuller’s VA Certifying Official via email at ashleyhoagland@fuller.edu immediately. Failure to do so may result in the termination of your benefits as Fuller is required to report all degree changes to the VA.

If you are planning on withdrawing from Fuller, please notify the VA Certifying Official immediately via email at ashleyhoagland@fuller.edu.

If you are no longer eligible to receive benefits or have exhausted your benefits, please notify the VA Certifying Official immediately via email at ashleyhoagland@fuller.edu.

In order to remain eligible for benefits, you are required to maintain Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress throughout the entirety of your degree program. In the event that you fail to meet these standards, you will be placed on probation. After being placed on probation, you have two consecutive terms of enrollment within which you need to meet the standard. If you fail to do so, you will be ineligible to receive VA benefits until you have successfully re-met the standards.

If your cumulative GPA falls below 2.0, you may be subject to academic dismissal and thus would be ineligible to use your benefits at Fuller.

You are responsible only for the portion of tuition and fees not covered by your benefits. This amount is subject to the seminary's payment and late fee policies.

Payment for Ch. 33/Post-9/11 and Vocational Rehabilitation tuition benefits is sent directly to Fuller via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). You can monitor your student account each week to see if payment has arrived. If payment has not arrived by week 5 of the quarter, you should follow up with the VA. If you qualify for the Basic Housing Allowance (BAH), it will be mailed directly to you or sent via direct deposit if you selected this option during the application process.

Payment for Ch. 30 and Ch. 35 benefits is sent directly to you.

First-time recipients typically receive their benefits in 6-8 weeks. Continuing students typically receive their benefits in 3 weeks.