VA Status Changes

Important! Notify the Office of Veterans Affairs on campus regarding any changes that may affect your VA status:
  • Add/drop classes. This may change your eligibility for benefits or cause you to owe a repayment of your benefits.
  • Stop attending class(es).
  • Change your program of study.
  • Change of address or phone number.

Change of Address

  1. Call the VA’s toll free number (888-442-4551) to verify that your new address is in their database.
  2. Notify the post office so they may forward your checks.
  3. Notify the SFCC VA Office: (509) 533-3504
  4. Change your SFCC student information online.

Know the requirements for your program

You must apply for a specific educational program. The VA will pay only for those courses required for graduation.
  • The SFCC Veterans Office will compare the classes you have enrolled in each quarter against the appropriate Program of Study
  • Substitute courses must be approved by your counselor/instructor and the dean of the specific division. Substitute forms are available in each dean’s office.
  • Repeat courses are not generally allowed.
  • Counselor error is not an acceptable reason for taking classes not applicable to your program.

Transfer Students Need to Know

If you have attended another college or university request that your official transcripts be sent to the SFCC Office of Admissions. You must:
  • Complete a Degree Application
  • Have your transcripts evaluated by the end of your third quarter at SFCC
    • This ensures you do not get paid for classes you have already taken at another institution.
    • Benefits cannot be paid after the third quarter without this evaluation.

Impact of Grades Earned on VA Benefits

  • Attend classes all quarter and earn a 2.0 GPA each quarter to remain in good standing with the VA.
  • W” or “Z” grades are considered non-punitive grades and will create a benefit overpayment.
  • 0.0 (failing) grades are considered punitive grades and may not result in an overpayment.
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