Enrollment Certification/Pay Rate Status

To be eligible for benefits you must be pursuing an approved program of study. This generally means you must be seeking a certificate or following a degree plan.

When you submit a signed copy of your class schedule (see request for degree audit) we complete an Enrollment Certification and transmit it electronically to the VA Regional Office. Course start/end dates and credit hours are reported on this certification.

• VA bases pay rate status (full-time, 3/4 time, 1/2 time, etc...) on the course load you are carrying at each point in the semester, not on the total number of hours completed during the semester.
• For courses that are less than sixteen weeks long, VA converts the credit hours to what they call "equivalent" credit hours before determining status.

   Pay Rate

Chapter 30-The annual cost of living increase in Educational Assistance Allowance for trainees under the Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty (Ch. 30 of title 38 U.S.C.) has been approved. Basic monthly rates are effective October 1, 2009.

• Chapter 1606-The annual cost of living increase in Educational Assistance Allowance for trainees under the Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve (Ch. 1606 of title 10, U.S.C.) has been approved. Basic monthly rates are effective October 1, 2009.
• Chapter 1607- The annual cost of living increase in Educational Assistance Allowance for trainees under the Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve (Ch. 1607 of title 10, U.S.C.) has been approved. Basic monthly rates are effective October 1, 2009.
• Chapter 35-The annual cost of living increase in Educational Assistance Allowance for trainees under the Surviors' and Dependents' Assistance Program has been approved Basic monthly rates are effective October 1, 2009.
• Chapter 33 - Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for indivudulas who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001.  Basic benefits  effective August 1, 2009.  
• Chapter 33 TOE - Transfer of Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits to Dependents.  Basic benefits effective August 1, 2009.

For questions contact the WSU Department of Veterans Services: veterans.services@wichita.edu.