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📌 VA Education Benefits must be applied for, certified each semester, and renewed – they are not automatic.

⚡ KEY POLICY: Certification is required every semester via MyCSUEB → Academic Records → Veterans Benefits. Submit 30+ days before semester start.

Step 1: Apply for GI Bill® Benefits

Fill out the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) GI Bill® application form on the DVA website. To submit your application online, .

Step 2: Contact Veteran Student Services

Once you submit your GI Bill® application, please contact Veteran Student Services via email at veterans@csueastbay.edu for GI Bill® benefits processing. Eligible students can receive a deferment of the enrollment fee.

Documents Required for GI Bill® Certification

• Certificate of Eligibility – This is the letter from Veteran Affairs that details the type of benefit you have, your percentage of eligibility, and the amount of educational benefits you have remaining.
  
• DD-214 (Member Copy 4)
  
• General Education academic plan (due by the end of your first term)
  
• Major Department educational plan (due by the end of your first term)
  
• Minor educational plan (if applicable)

Ongoing Requirements

• All students seeking GI Bill® education benefits for study at Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇøÈë¿Ú must certify enrollment in your MyCSUEB account each term.
  
• Veteran Readiness & Employment students must have their counselor submit the VA 28-1905 form each semester.

Cal Vet Fee Waiver Program

Note: Approval for benefits under the Cal Vet Fee Waiver program shall be granted on an Academic Year (AY) basis. There shall be no partial year grants of benefits. Applicants must re-apply each year to maintain entitlement. Approvals may be granted only for the current Academic Year, or the immediate upcoming Academic Year. The CalVet College Fee Waiver is applicable to Fall and Spring semesters and does not apply to Extension/Self-Support enrollment.