Veterans Benefits.
The United States Veterans
Administration operates various education-assistance programs for
eligible veterans, war orphans, surviving spouses or children of any
veteran killed while on duty with the Armed Forces, disabled veterans,
and dependents of any veteran with a service-related total disability.
These programs also are available for certain members of the selected
reserve. For information about eligibility, contact the Veterans
Administration office in Newark, NJ (800/827-1000), or the New Jersey
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs in New Brunswick, NJ
(732/937-6347). This information also is available from the veterans
coordinator on each campus. For the New Brunswick office, the number is
732/445-3557.
When registering for courses, veterans and
others mentioned above who plan to utilize veterans` education benefits
should present the Veterans Administration Certificate of Eligibility
Form(s) and/or discharge papers (certified copy of the DD214). If
applying for other financial aid with the university, veterans must
report to the Office of Financial Aid that they will receive veterans`
education benefits.
Veterans planning to train under Chapter
32 VEAP, Chapter 30 of the New (Montgomery) GI Bill of 1984, or Chapter
106 for Reservists, are required by the university to pay cash for
tuition, fees, books, and supplies when these amounts are due.
Veterans, in turn, receive an allowance for each month of schooling
based upon credits and the number of dependents.
No veteran
may withdraw officially from a course (or courses) without prior
approval from the academic services and/or dean of students offices.
All withdrawals must be submitted in writing. The date of official
withdrawal will be the determining date for changes in benefits. In
addition, students must report any change in their schedules to the
campus Office of Veterans Affairs. Failure to comply with the official
school withdrawal procedure may affect both past and future benefits.
