Veterans Request for Certification Form

Instructions

This Request for Certification Form must be filled out and submitted for every term that military benefits are requested. You will not receive benefits for the term until after the form is submitted. The form can be completed and turned in as early as course registration for the given term.

Students in General Studies, Barnard, and Teachers College

Students in the School of General Studies must complete this requirement through the General Studies Request for Certification page. Barnard and Teachers College students should contact those schools directly for information about how to certify their military benefits with those schools. 

If you do not know your UNI, visit Manage My UNI on the CUIT website. Executive Education assigns CIBE IDs upon acceptance.
Your C00 number is available at the top of any screen in Student Services Online (SSOL). 
Student Status
Enter the year for which you wish to certify your benefits.
Are you taking blocked classes for this certification period?
I acknowledge that enrollment in block course(s) requires separate certification. I further understand that the Department of Veterans Affairs will issue the Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) only for the specific days during which I am actively enrolled in such courses.
Are you a new student beginning the term on Active Duty (including Terminal Leave)?
I am a new student on Active Duty.
I am a new student and I am not on Active Duty.
I am not a new student and this doesn't apply to me.
Please select the option that most closely describes your status during the academic term for which you are completing this form.
Please select the option that most closely describes your status during the academic term for which you are completing this form.
New York State Residents Only
If you are a New York State resident, please indicate whether you intend to receive any New York State veterans' educational benefits. Please note that you must apply for New York's Tuition Assistance Program to be eligible for these benefits.
Benefits Program Chapter Number or Title
Learn more about the benefit programs here. You must apply for each of these benefits with the VA. If you have not done so already, visit U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and submit your application for benefits to the VA.
Eligibility for Percentage of Benefit
If you served on active duty for less than 1,095 days (36 months), you’re eligible for only part of the Post-9/11 GI Bill benefit.
Number of Credits and/or Clock Hours

If you change your enrollment, you must resubmit this form with your new enrollment reflected. 

Credits and/or Clock Hours
Credits and Clock Hours
The number of credits entered must be greater than zero. Courses that do not carry academic credit are not eligible for certification for VA educational benefits.
The number of hours must be greater than zero. Courses that do not carry academic credit are not eligible for certification for VA educational benefits.
*NOTE: If your program is completely online OR if you are in a hybrid program, then your housing allowance is your entitlement multiplied by half the national average.
If you have any additional notes or circumstances we should know about regarding your Columbia enrollment or VA benefits, please use this space to inform us.

I attest that at the time of completing this Request for Certification that I have already submitted to Columbia my Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) provided to me by the VA as proof of my benefits eligibility (also called an "award letter" or "benefit summary"). I understand that I cannot receive benefits until the CoE/award letter is received by Columbia. Secondly, if my VA benefits eligibility changes, I agree to notify the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs immediately and re-submit the new Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) provided to me by the VA. Further, I understand that this Request for Certification Form is a second requirement in addition to the above CoE requirement. Separately, I also understand that in order to comply with Veterans Administration (VA) regulations, Columbia University must submit registration and, at times, academic progress reports to the VA. Furthermore, I understand that any changes in my registration status or enrollment (e.g., add, drop, withdrawal) may affect my VA benefit amounts and other financial aid I receive, or may result in a balance owed to the VA. I further understand that if my enrollment changes, I am responsible for submitting a new Request for Certification Form reflecting my enrollment changes. Finally, I understand that I am responsible for any outstanding balance on my student account that is not covered by VA benefits.

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