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Welcome Active Duty Servicemembers, Veterans, Spouses and Dependents


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Thank you for your personal service or for the service of your relative to our nation!

This website honors those "selfless souls" that have served, are currently serving, and their families.  Personal integrity, commitment, loyalty, dedication, duty, honor, and sacrifice are "hallmark" terms that accurately describe veterans. 

The Office of the Registrar's VA Certifying Officials assist with the GI Bill process and serve as liaisons between: the student and Veterans Affairs; Veterans Affairs and JMU; JMU and the student; and the State Approving Agency (SAA) in Virginia and JMU.

ATTENTION:

Government Shutdown Impact on Veterans Services:

Please reference the Veterans Field Guide for information

Click here for the most up-to-date announcements

 

Need an enrollment verficiation letter for renewal of military ID, scholarship, health insurance, or something else?  Click here for more information

JMU has been selected by G.I. Jobs Magazine as a Military Friendly School for 2014.

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This honor places JMU in the top 20% of all schools nationwide.


 

For Veterans/families being charged out-of-state tuition:

 

The initial decision on residency will be made by our undergraduate Admissions Office. To be eligible for a military exception, you would need to be assigned a permanent duty station in Virginia (Note: The Pentagon is actually in Virginia.)

Receiving VA Benefits does not automatically qualify a servicemember/veteran/dependent for in-state tuition and residency. Please contact the following individuals with questions regarding residency:

  • If you are an incoming student and have questions about the fall semester and domicile, please contact Tammy Senger-Puckett in our Admissions Office at 540-568-5681.

  • If you have questions after your initial semester’s domicile or your situation changes, please contact Linda Combs at 540-568-3745 or combslc@jmu.edu.  Ms. Combs handles all domicile reclassifications.

Reminder:

Attention - VA MOST LIKELY will not pay until end of September for Fall semesters and end of February for Spring semesters

  • We must have your "JMU Request for VA Educational Benefits" form to process your semester enrollment. No Form = no money 
  • Please have funds upfront each semester to cover books and room and board charges (or 2 months of living expenses if living off campus). 
  •  If a student is living on campus, the Room and Board charges must be paid by the 1st Friday of the semester to avoid a late fee and a hold. 
  • Be sure to return your JMU Form promptly in order to not delay payments further.
  • You must return the JMU Form to request benefits.

 To make VA inquiries, call 1-888-442-4551, Monday-Friday, 8am - 8pm (EST).

You can also ask VA a question using the Right Now Web Inquiry. 

Additionally, students are encouraged to register and utilize My eBenefits to assist them in the following: 

  • Obtaining up-to-date information on their educational entitlement

  • Updating their direct deposit and personal contact information

  • Downloading VA letters and personal documents

  • Viewing the current status of their payments (both education and disability)

Students can register for either a Basic or Premium account but must be enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligiblity Reporting System (DEERS) to obtain either account type. Visit eBenefits for more information.

 

JMU SVA is on Facebook

Click Here to join the group or type in "JMU Student Veterans Association" on Facebook.

Office Information:

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Location: Warren Hall A504
Phone : 540.568.6569 (Trudy Ham)
540.568.4769 (Kelly Burch)
     Fax: 540.568.5615
Email : hamth@jmu.edu
             burchke@jmu.edu
            Veteran@jmu.edu