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If you have a specific question not covered in this handout please contact the Veteran Office at the above number.  %Transcripts: It is a VA regulation that you submit all prior college official transcripts to the LPC Admission and Records Office for consideration of prior credit. Transcripts must be received before an Evaluation of Course Requirements for Current Major is completed with a counselor, and by the end of your first semester of attendance at LPC.  %Evaluation of Course Requirements for Current Major: Every student receiving veterans educational benefits who has completed his/her first semester at LPC will be required to have an Evaluation of Course Requirements for Current Major (‘Evaluation’)on file with the 91жиПк Veteran Office. This Evaluation will indicate all required courses remaining for completion of your declared academic objective. VA will only authorize payment of benefits for courses which appear on your Evaluation. You must make an appointment for an Evaluation: Make an appointment with the 91жиПк Counseling Office (925) 424-1400 and be sure to let them know that you need at Veterans Evaluation. Be sure all prior college official transcripts are submitted before making your appointment. NOTE: Prepare early! Counseling appointments are limited and could delay certification of VA Benefits.  %Understand restrictions of The GI BILL and your Major/Program/Degree Objective: Certificate/AA/AS Majors: The VA requires that you declare a single major and degree at any given time, and that you obtain an Evaluation for that specific major and degree objective. Programs can only be certified at Las Positas if they are offered in our catalog. Programs offered only at Chabot cannot be certified while attending 91жиПк. However, if you are in this situation, you may be able to declare a more ‘general‘ type major while at 91жиПк, which would allow you to take specific courses you need for a program which you eventually intend to complete at Chabot. There is no limit to the number of times you may change a major; however, each time you change you must make a counseling appointment for a new Evaluation. Transfer Majors: If pursuing a transfer major, you are required to declare a major and intended transfer institution for VA purposes. 91жиПк may only certify you if we have an ‘articulation’ agreement with your specific intended transfer institution and major. If an articulation does not exist, and our counselors are unable to secure a new agreement, we suggest that you choose a different college which has already been articulated and which will have similar requirements. The counselor that you meet with can help you with this process. It is our commitment to help you receive your benefits AND obtain your academic goals, and we will make recommendations which will ensure you can do both while allowing us to remain compliant with stringent V.A. Regulations. Students intending to earn both an AA/AS degree AND transfer: Unfortunately you can only declare one degree objective at a time. Work with your counselor to develop a plan so that you can complete your requirements under one declared objective while also fulfilling requirements for the second objective. This way you can complete your first objective and eventually change your major to complete your second objective.  %Certification: All veterans and dependents are required to file a Veteran s Enrollment Certification Request Form with the Las Positas College Veterans Office each semester. This form, which indicates the classes you are taking and number of units, allows the 91жиПк Veterans Office to certify you for one semester. You can be certified for any class your first semester without an ‘Evaluation’. After the First semester you may only be certified for classes indicated as remaining requirements on your evaluation. You may not be certified for ‘Recommended’ classes, even if they would help you with specific job skills.  %Short Term and Late-Start Classes: Classes which do not meet for the entire length of the semester may only be certified for the time interval the class meets. You must indicate the starting and ending dates for each class which does not meet for the regular semester dates. This may affect your payment; although you may be enrolled in 12 units for the semester, if they do not all meet during the full semester you will not be fulltime during the entire period of enrollment.  %Change of Enrollment: You are required to report any changes of your enrollment to the 91жиПк Veterans Office in a timely manner. Failure to do so may result in overpayment of benefits. If overpayment occurs the Department of Veteran Affairs will reduce all further payments until the amount overpaid is returned. The VA determines the amount of reduction.  %Monthly Self-Certification of Enrollment: On the last day of each month Chapter 30 and Chapter 1606 students must verify their enrollment with the VA for the previous month before payment is made. The veteran has two methods to verify; either 1) online at http://www.gibill.va.gov or 2) by phone (1-877-823-2378). 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If enrolling or changing direct deposit, you must have your account and routing numbers available.  %Satisfactory Progress: Basically, you must earn a 2.0 GPA each semester or you will be placed on V.A. probation. You may continue to receive veterans benefits while on probation for a maximum of two semesters, but you will be disqualified from benefits if your academic progress continues to remain below 2.0 after two semesters. Students disqualified from benefits are required to check with the Office of Veterans Affairs as to reinstatement of their benefits. Counseling may be required prior to reinstatement.  %Exhaustion of Benefits Veterans receiving VA educational benefits have 36 months of full time payments and student dependents have 48 months of full time payment. Additional months are added if benefits are not full time to give an equivalent value. It is recommended that you keep track of your benefits, anticipate when they will end, and plan accordingly. If your VA benefits end at least one day into a semester, the VA will pay for that entire semester. Education benefits are permanently terminated 10 years from date of a veteran s active duty discharge regardless of whether the student veteran still has time left on their benefits. However, veterans who re-up during this 10 year period will have an extension to the original 10 years.  %Financial Aid: Financial Aid (federal and state grants, loans, fee waivers and workstudy) is available to all LPC students including those receiving veterans educational benefits. You may receive veterans benefits AND financial aid simultaneously. Financial aid is based on a federal formula which evaluates income, assets, and demographic information. All veterans who served on active duty are considered independent for financial aid purposes regardless of age. Apply for financial aid online at  HYPERLINK "http://www.fafsa.ed.gov" www.fafsa.ed.gov. Special consideration can be given to Veterans whose income has been significantly reduced due to recent discharge from active duty by filing a Petition for Special Circumstances. 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