Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, adds new requirements
for educational institutions participating in the educational assistance programs
of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Many of the requirements are consistent
with the requirements of the Principles of Excellence, currently in ; however, there are requirements in addition to those embodied in the Principles
of Excellence that schools must also satisfy to maintain approval for GI Bill庐 participation.
Veteran Personalized Shopping Sheet
Schools must provide a covered individual (a student using benefits under chapter
30, 31, 32, 33, or 35 of title 38, U.S.C., or chapter 1606 of title 10, U.S.C.) with
a personalized shopping sheet that contains:
Estimated total cost of the course that includes tuition, fees, books, supplies and
any other additional costs.
The 极乐禁地 Financial Aid office develops an estimate of the Cost
of Attendance (COA) for each student that includes tuition, fees, books, supplies,
room and board, transportation, and miscellaneous costs associated with attending
the university. A student鈥檚 actual costs may vary depending on their own unique circumstances.
To estimate your cost of attendance before attending, please visit HERE.
Estimates of future costs and aid eligibility are subject to change based on factors
that cannot be reliably predicted. Unforeseeable variables could result in a student鈥檚
actual costs and aid eligibility being higher or lower than program-length estimates
provided.
Chapter 30: The benefit is paid directly to the student. It is advisable for students to plan
ahead and make payment arrangements with the Bursar鈥檚 Office. Stipends are provided only for the months of reported school attendance.
Chapter 31: The benefit is paid to both the student and the institution. The Veterans Readiness
and Employment (VRE) program under Chapter 31 covers tuition and fees. The VA sends
the tuition and fees directly to the institution. Chapter 31 VRE does cover all tuition
and fees, including course material fees, bookstore fees, and in some cases parking.
Chapter 33: The benefit is paid to both the student and the institution. The Post 9/11庐 program
under Chapter 33 will cover tuition and fees based on the percentage set by the VA.
The payment for tuition and fees is sent directly to the institution by the VA. Similar
to other benefits, stipends are provided for the months of reported school attendance.
Please be aware that the Office of Financial Aid will coordinate your Chapter 33 benefits with any other financial aid offered to
ensure there are no conflicts with aid specifically designated to cover tuition and
fees or impacts other need-based aid. By law, the VA is the last payor of tuition
and fees under Chapter 33. This means if additional funding sources exist, tuition
and fees will be paid utilizing those funds first. If any costs remain, the VA pays
last.
Chapter 35: The benefit is paid directly to the student. It is advisable for students to plan
ahead and make payment arrangements with the Bursar鈥檚 Office. Stipends are provided only for the months of reported school attendance.
Chapter 1606: The benefit is paid directly to the student. It is advisable for students to plan
ahead and make payment arrangements with the Bursar鈥檚 Office. Stipends are provided only for the months of reported school attendance.
Other types of Federal financial aid, not administered by VA that is offered by the
institution, that the individual may be qualified to receive.
The types of federal financial aid offered by UBalt are listed HERE.
We encourage students to borrow responsibly. This means only borrowing what you need
to help cover your educational-related costs. If eligible, students may borrow between
$5,500 to $ 12,500 per academic year (depending on their college grade level, the
number of accumulated college credit hours, and their dependency status [as determined
by the FAFSA]). Please visit our Office of Financial Aid鈥檚 webpage at Direct Loans - 极乐禁地 (ubalt.edu)for more information. Students may visit to view your current federal loan debt.
The 极乐禁地 is required annually to report graduation rates to our
institutional accreditor, our program accreditors, and our authorizing entities. Graduation
rate data is available HERE.
The 极乐禁地 is required annually to report job placement rates to
our institutional accreditor, our program accreditors, and our authorizing entities.
Job placement rate data is available HERE.
Upon receipt of official transcripts, the University evaluates all credits taken at
prior institutions to determine if they are eligible to be applied towards the students
chosen degree.
In accordance with University policy, students may transfer up to 63 credits from
2 year institutions, up to 90 credits from a four-year institution, with no more than
70 lower division (100-200 level) credits and up to 45 credits of prior learning and/or
nontraditional credits (such as military).
Credit earned at the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) does not count as Military
Credit, and will transfer in accordance with the traditional credit limits.
Students may not transfer more than a total of 90 credits between all sources.
Students will receive an email from the Office of Records and Registration upon completion
of their transfer credit evaluation.
The applicable transfer credits can be viewed in the student center in the myUBALT
portal at
Once in the student portal, click on the transfer credit tab
Any additional requirements including training, experience, or examinations that are
required to obtain a license, certification or approval for which the course of education
prepares the individual.
Please see your academic advisor or program chair to see if you will need any additional
licenses, certifications, examinations, experience or training in order to work in
your field of study.
Information about other financial aid packages from Maryland Institute College of
Art and Johns Hopkins University can be found here
