Marshall University welcomes current and former service members and their dependents and invite you to begin or further your education at Marshall University.
VA
- VA Benefits (https://www.va.gov/)
- EBenefits (https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits/homepage)
- Career Opportunities for Veterans (https://www.va.gov/careers-employment/)
Campus
- Veteran Certification Services: See Step 5 below.
- Benefits Applied to Tuition Bill (https://www.marshall.edu/bursar/military-ta/)
Jonathan McCormick, Director (mccormick33@marshall.edu)
211 Gullickson Hall
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
304-696-5278
Begin Your Journey Here
The first step in your journey is to apply for education benefits (https://www.va.gov). You will use your COE to obtain your VA Certification for educational benefits (see the “VA Certification Request” section below).
Please notify the office of the registrar School Certifying Official, Lora Varney, at vareg@marshall.edu that you are working to obtain your CoE.
Do not skip this step; without a COE, you may be responsible for all tuition costs.
- Office of Admissions: admissions@marshall.edu | 1-800-642-3499 | Old Main 101
- Primary Contacts: Magan Walters, Associate Director, Office of Admissions | walters44@marshall.edu
Admission to Marshall University is required before other resources can be activated on your behalf. Information about the admissions process can be located here: http://www.marshall.edu/admissions/
Military-connected students are not required to pay application or transfer fees.
Admission Pathways
There are three admission pathways: one for undergraduate students, one for graduate students, and one for international students. If you need help or have questions regarding admission requirements or the application process for any of our pathways, please contact:
- Undergraduate Admissions at 1-800-642-3499 or admissions@marshall.edu
- Graduate Admissions at 1-304-696-4723 or graduateadmissions@marshall.edu
- International Admissions at international@marshall.edu
Once you are admitted to the university, are pursuing an approved program of study, and enrolled in courses that are degree applicable and meet VA requirements, you may submit your VA Certification Request form. [NOTE: The B.S. Commercial Pilot-Fixed Wing degree program and the Pre-Aviation major are not eligible for VA benefits.]
Apply for AdmissionReadmission
Marshall University complies with the Department of Education requirements concerning readmission of service members, per section 484C of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended and effective July 1, 2010. Specifically, service members who withdraw from the university to fulfill their service obligations will be readmitted, with the same academic status they previously held, upon their return. Additional information about readmission may be found at this link: https://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/guid/readmission.html
Let us know when you are ready to return by contacting our Veteran Certification Specialist (see Step 5 below) or submitting a reapplication form by clicking the button below. Review information on the readmission page (https://www.marshall.edu/admissions/undergraduate/readmitted/) to make sure you have everything taken care of so you can return and focus on your studies.
Apply for Readmission- Office of Student Financial Assistance:
- Old Main 116
- https://www.marshall.edu/sfa/
- sfa@marshall.edu
- Financial Aid Contacts:
- Caitlin White: Financial Aid Counselor, Sr. | Caitlin.white@marshall.edu
- Cody Call: Associate Director, Student Financial Aid | Cody.call@marshall.edu
- Beverly Boggs: Director, Student Financial Aid | beverly.boggs@marshall.edu
- Marshall University’s Federal School Code is: 003815
There are numerous sources of financial support for students. Military tuition assistance (TA) is one potential source to cover your educational expenses. TA funds are a unique, distinct source of financial aid available to eligible service members. When used, TA funds are applied to the balance first. Any remaining balance may be paid with other sources of financial support.
- Scholarship Portal: https://www.marshall.edu/sfa/scholarships/
- Types of Aid: https://www.marshall.edu/sfa/types-of-aid/
- Advising Center: Smith Hall Communication Building 215 | advising@marshall.edu
- Advising Contacts:
- Sarah Davis, Director of Undergraduate Academic Advising | Sarah.davis@marshall.edu | 304-696-2669
- Jonathan McCormick, Director of Military and Veterans Affairs | mccormick@marshall.edu | 304-696-5278
Once you are admitted to the university, you will be eligible to enroll in courses. If you have not been assigned an advisor or do not know who your advisor is, contact the Sarah Davis in the Advising Center or Jonathan McCormick in the Military and Veterans Affairs office. They will provide you with contact information for an advisor with specific knowledge of your area of study and who has completed Green Zone Training. Together, you and your advisor will select courses which fit your plan of study.
- Office of the Registrar:
- Old Main 113
- Phone: 304-696-2254
- Fax: 304-696-6476
- Administrative Official:
- Lora Varney, Veteran Certification Official
- varney40@marshall.edu
Marshall University supports current and former service members and their dependents as they begin or further their education at Marshall University. The Office of the Registrar certifies the enrollments of students utilizing their VA educational benefits to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. VA beneficiary students must be enrolled in an approved program of study and all courses must be degree applicable and meet VA requirements. Students are required to submit a VA Certification Request form to the Office of the Registrar for each semester they request enrollment certification to the VA for disbursement of education benefits.
To receive education benefits, your enrollment must be certified to the VA. Once your schedule is final, you may submit the VA Certification Request Form below.
(Please note that the B.S. Commercial Pilot – Fixed Wing degree program and the pre-Aviation major are not eligible for VA benefits at this time.)
VA Certification Request FormNOTE: An enrollment certification will not occur without a completed VA Certification Request form. After course registration, and at least four weeks prior to the tuition due date, please submit the VA Certification Request Form.
- Office of the Bursar:
- Old Main 101
- Phone: 304-696-6620
- Fax: 304-696-3588
- https://www.marshall.edu/bursar/
- Administrative Official:
- Name: Robert Collier, Associate Director of Student Financial Systems
- collier@marshall.edu
- Phone: 304-696-2266
The Office of the Bursar, in coordination with the Office of the Registrar, works to assist our current and former service members and their dependents to further their education at Marshall University. The Office of the Bursar processes the VA educational benefits once received from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Each semester, students are required to submit a VA Certification Request Form to the Office of the Registrar to receive VA education benefits.
Responsibility of Payment
Military tuition assistance (TA) is one potential source to cover your educational expenses (see https://www.marshall.edu/sfa/types-of-aid for additional sources of aid). TA funds are a unique, distinct source of financial aid available to eligible service members. When service members use TA funds, they are applied to the balance first, before any other funding sources. Any remaining balance may be paid with other sources of financial support.
Return of Unearned TA Funding
Students receiving military tuition assistance (TA): The Department of Defense requires the university to return any unearned Military Tuition Assistance (TA) funds to the Department should a service member withdraw from a course that was paid for using TA. If a service member withdraws from any course on or before the 60% completion date, a prorated refund will be issued to the Military Service where the TA funds originated.
Resources
- If you are a dependent (child or spouse of service member) using Post-9/11 (Chapter 33), then the service member must transfer the benefit to you. The service member must have an approval letter from the Department of Defense before you can apply for Post-9/11 (Chapter 33) benefit. For dependents of a veteran who is 100% disabled due to service-connected illness or injury, or deceased from such service-connected illness or injury, you can apply for the Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (Chapter 35) program and no prior transfer from the veteran is required.
- You must submit the U.S. Department of Veteran Affair’s Application for Benefits for the appropriate education benefit.
- After the application has been submitted, you will receive a Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) Letter from the VA.
- You must be admitted to the University and registered for courses before submitting your letter of eligibility to the Office of the Registrar and requesting certification of your enrollment.
- Submit the VA Certification Request Form.
- If you are a WV Guard or Reservist, submit a copy of your Notification of Basic Eligibility (NoBE) to the VA.
- After meeting with your advisor, register for courses and finalize your schedule.
- Submit the VA Certification Request Form.
There are available Private Scholarships for Veterans at Marshall University.
(If you have already completed the Scholarship Application through Marshall’s office of Student Financial Assistance and indicated you were a veteran, or a child of a veteran, then your eligibility is already being considered for the scholarships.)
Directions:
- Go to www.marshall.edu/sfa
- Select the “Scholarships” tab
- Select the green box “Find Private Scholarships”
- Select “Marshall University Scholarship Log-In”
- Set up an account and answer all of the needed questions so it can be determined for what scholarships you might be eligible.
Currently, there are four private scholarships for Veterans at Marshall:
Sgt. Harrison C. Summers Veterans Memorial Scholarship
To support Ex-Military Veterans, their spouse or direct descendants who wish to attend Marshall University.
Tennyson J. & Velma L. Bias Endowed Scholarship
Scholarship shall benefit students with financial need per standards determined by the Office of Student Financial Assistance. First priority shall be given to veteran students. Second priority shall be given to computer science majors who are West Virginia residents. Third priority shall be given to West Virginia residents.
The Wellman Family Foundation Scholarship
The scholarship shall benefit students with financial need per standards determined by the Office of Student Financial Assistance.
The first priority shall be given to veteran students.
The second priority shall be given to computer science majors who are West Virginia residents.
Third priority shall be given to West Virginia residents
Vietnam Veteran of America Chapter 949 Scholarship
The scholarship shall benefit an incoming freshman who is a veteran or has a relative who served in the military during any era.
The student must also be a graduate of one of the following area high schools or their successors: South Point, Chesapeake or Fairland in Ohio; Cabell Midland, Huntington, St. Joe, Spring Valley or Wayne in West Virginia; Paul Blazer in Kentucky.
Eligibility For In-State Tuition:
Non-resident veterans or dependents of veterans or active-duty service members may be eligible for in-state tuition if:
- Utilizing VA education benefits under:
- Chapter 30
- Chapter 31
- Chapter 33
- The Fry Scholarship (Chapter 33 or 35)
- Chapter 35
- And
- Domiciled in the State of WV
What We Require:
- Submission to Office of Registrar, by the end of the first day of the term or semester, all of the following:
- A Certificate of Eligibility for one of the above VA benefits and
- A certification request to use benefits during that semester or term, and
- A WV domicile address (inclusive of on-campus housing).
Effective, August 1, 2022. For additional information contact:
Office of the Registrar, 113 Old Main
VA Certification Specialist
registrar@marshall.edu
Phone: 304-696-6410
Fax: 304-696-6476
The purpose of this form is for a student to provide verification that active orders can be provided for yourself, your spouse, a parent/legal guardian, or a dependent reflected in a period of more than 30 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
Undergraduate Students – VA Training Time
| Status | Fall/Spring Semester Hours |
| Full-time | 12 or more hours |
| Three-quarter time | 9 – 11 hours |
| Half-time | 6 – 8 hours |
| Less than half, more than quarter-time | 4 – 5 hours |
| Quarter-time or less | 1 – 3 hours |
Graduate students at Marshall University are required to be enrolled a minimum of 9 credit hours per semester to be classified as full-time. Graduate student VA benefits are paid based on the training time certified by the University.
** Non-standard term (8-weeks) courses are certified based on begin and end date of the course. This may cause a reduction in your VA monthly payment.
For example: If an undergraduate student registers for 12 credit hours with 9 credit hours of enrollment spanning the full semester, and 3 credit hours spanning one 8-weeks long course, the VA will pay full monthly payment rate only for the time period during which the 8-weeks long course overlaps the 9 credit hours of the full semester.
Undergraduate Students – VA Training Time
| Summer Sessions | Hours Needed for Full Time |
| Summer A – 4 weeks | 3 or more hours |
| Summer B – 12 weeks | 8 or more hours |
| Summer C – 5 weeks | 4 or more hours |
| Summer D – 5 weeks | 4 or more hours |
The scenarios below represent different ways to achieve undergraduate full-time status. Note that you will only receive your full allowance of VA benefits during the time you are classified as full-time, which the VA calculates on a day-to-day basis. The most common ways undergraduate students manage summer enrollment for VA education benefit purposes is one of three scenarios:
| Scenario 1 | Scenario 2 | Scenario 3 |
|---|---|---|
|
Summer B 8+ hours for 12 weeks |
Summer A 3+ hours for 4 weeks PLUS Summer C 3+ hours for 5 weeks* PLUS Summer D 3+ hours for 5 weeks* *3 hrs. in Summers C & D will be 3/4 time for stipend payments |
Summer A** 3+ hours for 4 weeks PLUS Summer B** 3+ hours for 12 weeks PLUS Summer D** 3+ hours for 5 weeks **Each session is counted as a unique enrollment by VA, as they overlap, the periods will be paid in such a way as to equal full-time for stipend payments. |
Graduate student training time follows MU policy of 4 hours in any one summer session equals full-time for that session.
Montgomery GI Bill® (Chapter 30)
- Chapter 30 Undergraduate Shopping Sheet
- Chapter 30 Graduate Shopping Sheet
- Chapter 30 Professional Shopping Sheet
Veterans Readiness and Employment (Chapter 31)
- Chapter 31 Undergraduate Shopping Sheet
- Chapter 31 Graduate Shopping Sheet
- Chapter 31 Professional Shopping Sheet
Post 9/11 GI Bill® (Chapter 33)
- Chapter 33 Undergraduate Shopping Sheet
- Chapter 33 Graduate Shopping Sheet
- Chapter 33 Professional Shopping Sheet
Survivors’ and Dependents’ Education Assistance (Chapter 35)
- Chapter 35 Undergraduate Shopping Sheet
- Chapter 35 Graduate Shopping Sheet
- Chapter 35 Professional Shopping Sheet
Montgomery GI Bill® (Chapter 1606)