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Northwest Missouri State University is approved by the Veterans Administration as a training facility for veterans and eligible persons. The Office of Veterans Affairs, located in the Financial Aid Office (Administration Building, Room 273), coordinates the services to more than 100 veterans attending classes and receiving veteran benefits. Veterans may obtain the following services from this office: certification of enrollment for educational benefits; tutorial assistance; referrals for counseling for financial, vocational, and academic problems; veterans work study job information; information about changes in legislative regulations which affect veterans; and information about Northwest procedures. The Office of Veterans Affairs also acts as a direct liaison between Northwest Missouri State University and the Veterans Administration Regional Office in St. Louis regarding payment of benefits.
Veterans expecting to enroll for educational benefits may obtain an application form (22-1990) from the Office of Veterans Affairs or online at http://www.gibill.va.gov. A veteran previously receiving benefits at another institution needs to complete a "Request for Change of Training Application" (22-1995), also available in the Office of Veterans Affairs or to complete the form online, you can visit: http://www.gibill.va.gov. Returning students need only notify the Northwest Missouri State University Veterans Coordinator of their intentions to re-enroll and update any address and major changes.
Those veterans having served active duty should present a copy of separation papers, form DD-214, with the application for benefits. Members of the National Guard or Selective Reserves should submit a “Notice of Basic Eligibility (NOBE)”, form DD-2384, and a copy of the Kicker Contract, if applicable, with the benefits application.
Initial applications take the Veterans Administration 6-8 weeks to process. In general, the first GI Bill check can be expected approximately 8 weeks after the first day of class. A payment plan may be set up with the Northwest Bursar’s Office (Administration Building, Room 119) if payment of tuition and fees is reliant on receipt of the GI Bill.
Students who have completed a minimum of one year of active military service or have completed three years in the Guard/Reserves will be granted 4 hours of physical education credit. The general education credit will be granted by the Admissions Office upon presentation of the DD-214 or a letter from Commanding Officer stating initial enlistment date and current military status.
Veterans benefit allowances, programs and policies, and Northwest’s procedures frequently change. Students at Northwest Missouri State University who intend to receive VA benefits should contact the Office of Veterans Affairs in the Financial Aid Office, Administration Building, Room 273 or contact Marge Stoner at 660.562.1141 or mstoner@nwmissouri.edu. To obtain current information about VA benefits, your eligibility for benefits, rate and method of payment, or the address of the nearest regional office, call 1.888.442.4551 or check the GI Bill website, www.gibill.va.gov. Other helpful websites include the following:
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Marge Stoner Jessica Murry |
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