Walsh College has been approved by the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity to offer training and education for veterans and other eligible persons under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational programs. To receive VA benefits, a student must be admitted to Walsh College as a degree or certificate-seeking student. All certification forms can be found at walshcollege.edu/veteran-services.
GI Bill® Chapters MGIB-AD (30), Post 9/11 (33), Survivors and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program (35), and MGIB-SR (1606)
Students using any of these GI Bill® benefit chapters should visit www.va.gov for the latest information regarding eligibility. Once admitted, GI Bill® recipients must submit the Benefit Authorization Form each term before the student’s enrollment can be certified with VA.
A student attending another institution for approved college credit that will be applied toward a Walsh College degree program may have courses at both colleges apply toward GI Bill® certification. Both school certifications are combined to equal the student’s full rate of pursuit. The student must notify a School Certifying Official at veterans@walshcollege.edu to request a Primary School Letter be sent to the secondary educational institution. Certification of enrollment at the other institution will apply only toward courses within the student’s declared academic program at Walsh College.
Once the student is admitted, registered, and has submitted all required documents, the student’s enrollment will be certified with VA. Only courses that apply to the approved academic program at Walsh College can be certified for educational benefits.
It is the responsibility of each student receiving GI Bill® educational benefits to notify a School Certifying Official at veterans@walshcollege.edu of any changes in enrollment, program status, address, or benefits. A student receiving these benefits is expected to maintain the same standards of academic progress as all other students. Walsh College is required to notify the VA when a student graduates, is dismissed, increases or reduces enrollment (adds, drops, or withdrawals). The date reported to VA will be the day the increase or reduction was submitted to Walsh College. Reductions reported could lead to an overpayment situation and a student debt to VA or Walsh College. If mitigating circumstances exist (death in the family, severe illness or injury, involuntary work transfer, or military deployment), notify a School Certifying Official at veterans@walshcollege.edu.
VA will pay for courses that were not successfully completed and are required to be retaken for graduation. VA will not pay for courses that were successfully completed and retaken for a higher grade. VA will not pay for any course involving the cultivation, sale, or distribution of marijuana.
Students must notify a School Certifying Official at veterans@walshcollege.edu when they have exhausted their GI Bill® benefits.