Using the GI Bill to Pay for AMUA
AMUA works with the Veterans Administration to ensure that former service members and dependents of service members have access to programs that enable them to train at AMUA. Students using the GI Bill to Pay for AMUA, read on!
- Visit the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website
- If you’ve not used your benefits before, you’ll need to create an account.
- Select “Apply for education benefits.”
- Answer the series of questions that guide you to the correct application.
- Once the VA processes your application, you’ll receive a certificate of eligibility (COE) or authorization form. This will take six to eight weeks.
- After you have applied to AMUA, been accepted, and paid the enrollment deposit, you must upload your Certificate of Eligibility to the student portal.
- You’ll sign a Veteran’s addendum and you’ll need to provide transcripts from ALL post-secondary schools you’ve attended.
- AMUA will automatically certify enrollment electronically with the VA each quarter as long as you have not reached any annual funding limits or exhausted your benefit.
You may consult with Admissions during the billing period for an estimate of your benefit coverage.
About Veterans Benefits at AMUA
We are approved by the Tennessee State Division of Veterans Affairs for the training of veterans and eligible persons under the provisions of Title 38, United States Code. This approval is for NonCollege Degree (NCD) Programs under Title 38, and applies to the Makeup Artist for TV & Film Program and The Art of Wig and Hair Design Program.
Veterans Benefits Disclosure
AMUA is approved under the provisions of Title 38, United States Code for Veterans. Students who wish to receive Veteran benefits must submit a statement of previous training to the school for consideration.
Students with previous training in the course to be pursued must submit transcripts from previously attended institutions. Credits allowed will be recorded on the enrollment record and the length of the course shortened proportionately.
In addition, the student and the VA shall be notified. (NOTE: All prior training must be evaluated.) The VA or the state-approving agency may impose varying enrollment limitations.
Veterans are advised to obtain appropriate enrollment materials well in advance of starting class. Problems relating to veteran enrollment should be directed to the regional office of the Veterans’ Administration.
This approval is for non-degree programs, given only for the programs and not for individual classes.
Notice to Veterans
Apply for VA Education Benefits
Veterans wishing to obtain information regarding their eligibility requirements and pay rate for educational benefits should contact the Department of Veterans Affairs at 1-888-442-4551.
Credit For Prior Training For VA Students
Previous education and training will be evaluated and granted if appropriate with the training time shortened and the tuition reduced proportionately with the VA and the veteran student so notified.
VA Students Attendance Policy
Excused absences will be granted for extenuating circumstances only. Excused absences will be substantiated by entries in students’ files. Early departures, class cuts, tardiness, etc., for any portion of an hour will be counted as a full hour of absence. Students exceeding three (3) un-excused absences in a calendar month WILL BE TERMINATED for unsatisfactory attendance.
VA Students Standards Of Progress
A VA student who does not have satisfactory progress at the end of any weekly evaluation period will be terminated from the program with the VA so notified.
Veterans’ Refund Policy
The refund of the unused portion of tuition, fees, and other charges for veterans or eligible persons who fail to enter a program, withdraw, or discontinue prior to completion will be made for all amounts paid which exceed the approximate pro rata portion of the total charges that the length of the completed portion of the program bears to total length of the program. The probation will be determined on the ratio of the number of days or hours of instruction completed by the student to the total number of instructional days or hours in the program.