If you have not yet applied for your VA education benefits, begin at Step 1. If you have already applied and have received your Certificate of Eligibility (COE), then you can begin at Step 3.

1. Contact the VA to verify the chapter that you are eligible to receive using the VA Student Hotline, 1-888-442-4551

2. Apply for VA education benefits by mail or you can visit the link below and follow the prompts https://www.va.gov/education/how-to-apply/

• If you are a dependent, a Transfer of Education Benefits (TEB) or Transfer of Entitlement (TOE) from the service member to yourself could be required before an application can be submitted.

3. Once your application has been processed, the VA will mail to you a Certificate of Eligibility with the details of your benefit. Chaminade will not need the COE until you have been accepted into our institution and it can be submitted to records@chaminade.edu or in person.

4. Communicating with your advisor is important prior to registering for courses. Once you have registered for classes, you will complete our Request for VA Certification webform here https://webforms.chaminade.edu/va_cert/ for the SCO.

Important Things To Remember:

Please note that if you have previously used your VA education benefit at another institution, you will need to complete and submit the VA form 22-1995 to the SCO. This form can be found using https://www.va.gov/education/apply-for-education-benefits/application/1995/introduction
Please note that the Request for VA Certification webform is needed for each term you are using your education benefit and that the webform must match your schedule.
Your request for certification will not be submitted until your Request for VA Certification webform has been received.
The VA will only cover tuition and fees for courses that fulfill your current program requirements. Courses that do not meet those guidelines will not be certified.
Any changes made to your schedule (add/drop/course cancellation/withdrawal) after you've already submitted your initial request, you will need to complete the VA Change in Enrollment Status form here https://webforms.chaminade.edu/va_change/ for the SCO.
Any withdrawal that occurs after the 100% tuition refund date may result in a VA student debt, so it is important that you contact your advisor and the SCO before you withdraw from a course.

Please contact our office of Student Success and Registrar with any questions (808)735-4780 or records@chaminade.edu.

Veterans Affairs

Veterans Affairs