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Announcements

ATTENTION:

Government Shutdown Impact on Veteran Services:

Please reference the Veterans Field Guide for information on what services are impacted and which are not

Posted 10/1/2013

GI Bill Benefits Policies Posted

Policies pertaining to using the GI Bill have been posted to the website.  Click on "GI Bill Policies" on the lefthand bar or click here

Scholarship Information Posted

Information about using scholarships with Post 9/11 is now posted on the website. Click on "Post 9/11 and Scholarships" on the lefthand bar (under the Post 9/11 link) or click here.

Enrollment Verification Letter

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

Spring 2014

A reminder email about the required Spring 2014 JMU Form will be sent at the end of October.  Please look for an email from veteran@jmu.edu. The JMU form will be emailed from "IS-Student Adminstration"during registration

What Semester Charges to Pay?

Post 9/11 Recipients - JMU requires the full Room/Board charges to be paid upfront by the University deadline.   If you are less than 100% eligible, please pay your remaining percentage of tuition upfront. If you are out-of-state, you must pay the difference in your tuition;Post 9/11 only covers the in-state portion of tuition

  • Be sure to have money upfront to cover room/board or at least 2 months of living expenses before VA processes and pays your semester enrollment

Chapter  1606, 1607, 30, 35 Recipients - Please pay your entire semester bill by the University deadline each semester.  You may factor in any financial aid, loans, Federal and State T/A (if eligible), MSDEP (if eligible), monthly payment plan, scholarships, and any other aid when paying your bill.

In-state Residency Questions for Veterans and Dependents

Contact:

  • Office of Admission at 540-568-5681 (incoming/1st semeter students) 

  •  University Business Office at 540-568-6505 (current students)

Information about Federal Student Aid

http://studentaid.ed.gov/sites/default/files/military-student-loan-benefits.pdf

Semester Requirement for All Students Using the GI Bill

If a student is to receive VA benefits for a semester or summer session, he/she must complete his/her personalized “JMU Request for Veterans Educational Benefits” form (received via email) in its entirety (including advisor signatures) and return via the delivery instructions on page 2 of the form.  Course schedule must be set (overrides secured; no changes to be made) before turning in the form.  Failure to return the form could significantly delay payments from VA.  Please contact Trudy with any questions.

Only courses for your major(s) require advisor initials and signatures.  If the course counts for a gen-ed, minor, or degree only, it does not require a signature.

DoD MOU

3/20/13 - We are proud to announce that James Madison University has signed the DoD MOU agreement. 

More information and a list of the participating institutions can be found at this link - http://www.dodmou.com/

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.