Adopted by the President's Cabinet: 12/20/16; Revised 1/10/23
The guidelines of the Veterans Access Choice Accountability Act Section 702 requires VA to disapprove programs under the Post 鈥� 9/11 and Montgomery GI Bill庐 programs at public institutions of higher learning if the schools charge qualifying Veterans, spouses, and dependents tuition and fees in excess of the rate for resident students for terms that begin after July 1, 2015. As such, any schools that do not meet the requirements will be disapproved for Post- 9/11 GI Bill庐 and Montgomery GI Bill庐 benefits.
Student Eligibility under Section 702
Eligibility for in-state tuition
You may be eligible for in-state tuition if you meet all of these requirements:
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- You鈥檙e receiving benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill庐, the Montgomery GI Bill庐 Active Duty (MGIB-AD), or Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E), and
- You鈥檙e a 鈥渃overed individual鈥� (the next 2 sections explain what this means for Veterans, spouses, and children) and
- When you start school, you live in the state where the school is located.
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Eligibility requirements for Veterans
As a Veteran, you鈥檙e a 鈥渃overed individual鈥� if you鈥檝e served on active duty for at least 90 days since September 10, 2001.
Note: Section 702 of the Veterans Choice Act covers you only after discharge, not while you鈥檙e still on active duty or while you鈥檙e a member of the Active Guard Reserve (AGR).
Eligibility requirements for spouses or children
As a spouse or child of a Veteran, you鈥檙e a 鈥渃overed individual鈥� if one of these is true:
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- You鈥檙e using education benefits transferred from a Veteran, or
- You鈥檙e using benefits under the Fry Scholarship and the Veteran had served a period of active-duty service of at least 90 days before their death.
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Note: Starting August 1, 2022, if you鈥檙e using benefits through the Survivors鈥� and Dependents鈥� Educational Assistance (DEA) program, you鈥檒l be eligible for in-state tuition rates.
Residency Requirements
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- Veteran, Spouse or Children who lives in the state where the institution is located, or
- Veteran, Spouse or Children who lives in the state where your school is located and show intent to become a resident, or
- Veteran, Spouse or Children who lives in the state where your school is located, show intent to become a resident, and become a legal resident within a certain period of time.
Additional information can be found at: .
Residency Status Notification
The 青青草视频 Office of Admissions will inform Military students of their residency status after the submission of their application and upon acceptance into the institution. Where applicable, the Office of the Registrar will notify all military student via email of the need to complete the military waiver and include a link to the Out of State Tuition Waiver for Military and Military- Connected Student application. Once the waiver is applied, Military students will be able to maintain their status as a covered individual as long as they are continuously enrolled at the institution. Even if they take scheduled breaks between courses, semesters, or terms, but if the student leaves the institution and then enrolls again, the student will not keep the status as a covered individual.
Waiver Requirements and Steps
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- Waivers must be submitted to the Registrar for review to determine eligibility and approval. Military students who meet the requirements will have their out-of-state tuition waived.
- Students must submit their DD-214 to the institution to establish the right to the military waiver, so that time of separation from service can be established.
- All additional required documentation for the waiver review is listed on the application.
- Notification of approval or denial of waiver request will be sent via letter to the student鈥檚 school email address.
- Students who have approved waivers will have their student accounts adjusted to reflect In-State tuition rates.
- Military student questions concerning the waiver application should be directed to the Office of the Registrar.
Intent to Become a Georgia Resident
Students that are granted a Military Waiver and are seeking to become a permanent Georgia resident should take steps to establish Georgia as their domicile by updating all of their out of state documents (e.g. Driver鈥檚 license, vehicle registration, voter registration, file a tax return with the state of Georgia, etc.) after three (3) attending semesters, student should complete the Petition for in State Classification application located on the Office of the Registrar鈥檚 webpage.
Board of Regents鈥� Out-of-State Tuition Waivers and Waiver of Mandatory Fees Policy
All waivers are subject to Board of Regents鈥� (BoR) policy and guidelines. The full policy can be found in the BoR policy manual .
