The law grants a monthly allowance to help meet, in part, educational costs. Every student who plans to attend under veterans benefits is required to complete the proper paper work at the campus Veterans Services Office each semester. The main campus Veterans Services Office has application forms. The Veterans Services Office will then inform the Department of Veterans Affairs of the enrollment. This procedure must be followed in order to receive educational benefits.
Students are responsible for enrolling in the courses needed for completion of their degrees.
Courses may not be repeated if they have previously been completed with a passing grade. The Veterans Services Office must report unit load changes immediately to the Department of Veterans Affairs. In order to avoid possible overpayment of benefits and subsequent billing from the Department of Veterans Affairs, it is imperative that students collecting benefits report all course changes, unit load changes, withdrawals, etc. to the Veterans Services Office. Proper student handling of these matters could prevent future problems with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Continual substandard grades, however, may disqualify a student from attending Southwestern College.