• Complete an Application for Educational Benefits (Form: 22-1990). Apply online
• Copy of DD-214 (Member Four Copy).
• If drilling with the Reserve or Guard, submit a copy of Notice of Basic Eligibility (Form: DD-2384) from Reserve or Guard Unit Officer.
• Request for Certification (required to be submitted to the VA Coordinator each semester). Request for Certification Form
• Request for Deferment (optional; this is for Veterans who wish to have their tuition/fees deferred; form must be submitted to the VA Coordinator each semester; tuition/fees are due in full by the last day of class of each term). Request for Deferment Form

• Request for Certification (required to be submitted to the VA Coordinator each semester). Request for Certification Form
• Request for Deferment (optional; this is for Veterans who wish to have their tuition/fees deferred; form must be submitted to the VA Coordinator each semester; tuition/fees are due in full by the last day of class of each term). Request for Deferment Form

• Complete an application for Request for Change of Program or Place of Training (Form: 22-1995).
• Copy of DD-214 (Member Four Copy).
• If drilling with the Reserve or Guard, submit a copy of Notice of Basic Eligibility (Form: DD-2384) from Reserve or Guard Unit Officer.
• Request for Certification (required to be submitted to the VA Coordinator each semester).
• Request for Deferment (optional; this is for Veterans who wish to have their tuition/fees deferred; form must be submitted to the VA Coordinator each semester; tuition/fees are due in full by the last day of class of each term).

• Complete an Application for Educational Benefits (Form: 22-5490).
• Request for Certification (required to be submitted to the VA Coordinator each semester).
• Request for Deferment (optional; this is for Veterans who wish to have their tuition/fees deferred; form must be submitted to the VA Coordinator each semester; tuition/fees are due in full by the last day of class of each term).

• Complete an application for Request for Change of Program or Place of Training (Form: 22-5495).
• Request for Certification (required to be submitted to the VA Coordinator each semester).
• Request for Deferment (optional; this is for Veterans who wish to have their tuition/fees deferred; form must be submitted to the VA Coordinator each semester; tuition/fees are due in full by the last day of class of each term).

• In order to receive VA educational benefits, all courses taken must count towards the graduation requirements in your VA-approved program (Degree or Certificate Major).
• Repeated (previously passed) courses from either transfer credit or courses taken at NSCC do not qualify for VA benefits. Additionally, any courses taken that do not count towards graduation credit in your program are excessive courses, and do not qualify for VA benefits. In most cases Remedial or Developmental courses are VA approved.

The Department of Veterans Affairs considers a student to be matriculated when the Admissions Office has received all the necessary documents for admission as a regular major-seeking student.

These necessary documents include the following:

• Veterans & Reserves: DD-214 (Member Copy 4)
• Active Duty: DD-295 / DA-2586
• Air Force: Transcript from Community College of the Air Force
• Army: Military Training Transcript (AARTS)
• Marines & Navy: Military Training Transcript (SMART).

You are required to matriculate by the end of the first semester of enrollment. Failure to matriculate will prevent continued enrollment at NSCC and terminate the use of your Veterans Educational Benefits at this institution.

The Records Office will evaluate all applicable matriculation documents for transfer credit. That portion of transfer credit, which applies directly to your specific program, will be awarded towards your graduation requirements. Awarded credit will shorten the length of your program accordingly.

Previously earned credit, whether earned from another institution or military training, must be reported to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Once reported, prior credit is not required again unless new transfer credit is earned, or your degree program changes.