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Resources for Veterans

We thank you for your service, and we’re proud you are choosing UTRGV for your education. On this page, we’ve collected forms and links to information you may find useful.

For an overview of healthcare, benefits, and resources available to veterans and their families:
Main page—U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

To apply for your benefits:
Benefits application site—U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

To introduce you to the range of education benefits available to veterans, active service members, and their families:
Education programs site—U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

For residents of Texas:
Texas Veterans Commission
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If you have any more questions, contact our office at 956-665-7934 or send an email to admissions@utrgv.edu.

If you have not attended any other institution, you will not need to submit a transcript.

You must apply for your educational benefits through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Once you have applied for benefits, you will receive a Certificate of Eligibility in the mail.

When first processing your paperwork, the Veterans Administration goes by a first-come, first-served basis, so it can take up to three months before first getting paid. After your initial setup, and you have been certified for the first time, the upcoming certification process is a quick one.

As much as we would love to certify you without any documentation and make the process an easier one, all students wishing to be certified and receive their educational benefits must turn in the required documentation.

Any documentation, such as degree plans, missing from the file will put the student’s certification on hold until our department has received it. Our institution must follow VA policy to continue serving our student veteran population.

No, you do not. We recommend that all freshmen and sophomores turn in their advisement sheets every semester to help speed up their certification, although it is NOT required.

All other documentation does not need to be turned in every semester unless you change your major, in which case you will need to bring in a new degree plan. If you do not bring in a new degree plan, we will not be able to certify you for any classes not listed under your current degree plan.

Yes, you can. Both degree plans must be on file, and any class you take must be in accordance with what is listed in your degree plan. Any classes not listed will not be certified.

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