New FY15 Tuition Assistance Changes: Effective Immediately
1.All TAmust be submitted and approved 7 days prior to the course start date. Education Services is unable to build TA forms for individuals within the 7 day window. The earliest a day can be submitted is 45 days.
2. TA will only pay for tuition; it no longer covers any fees.
3. Grade Point Average (GPA). Airmen who do not maintain a cumulative undergrad GPA of 2.0 or higher at the undergraduate level after completing 15 semester hours or equivalent will not be authorized MilTA until they raise their GPS to the required level. For graduate-level courses, the member must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4 pt. grading scale after completing 6 semester hours or equivalent. Airman will have to take courses using alternate funding. Once an airman raised their GPA to the acceptable level, MilTA can once again be utilized.
4. Individuals with incompletes or pending reimbursement actions will not be able to apply for TA. Once repayment actions are initiated, TA can be used. Airmen do not need to wait until totalpayment has been completed.
5.No more than 124 Sh (186 QH) for a bachelor's degree and 42 Sh (70 QH) for a graduate degree will be funded for MilTA. Individuals with approved degree plans on file that exceed this limit are grandfathered in. However, if an airman changes their program of study, they will be subject to the new guidelines.
6. Individuals that have not use TA in a year will be required to receive a new TA briefing prior to applying for TA. Continuing individuals will accomplish annual training on line.
7. Certifications and Licensure Programs: Individuals currently enrolled in Certification or Licensure programs will have one year to complete their programs. NO new applications will be approved.
8. New AirForceCredentialing Opportunities Online (AFCOOL)AF COOL will be available for Enlisted Airmen to apply for certifications based on their duty Air Force specialty code, with a lifetime cap of $4,500. Senior NCOs are also eligible for leadership and management credentialing programs within the lifetime cap. Funding for the program is currently scheduled to begin in January 2015. However, the website will be fully functional Oct. 1.Funding is separate from your $4500.00 cap for civilian degrees. Go to the AFVEC to check out the AF COOL program.
Still current:
1. Military TA will automatically be denied for Airmen currently with UIFs, failed PT tests, referral EPR/OPS or if on a Control Roster. If an individual already has started a course and then is disqualified, the individual will not be removed from the course.
2. Foreign language courses are only approved as part of a degree or if on the approved DoD shortage list.
3. Military TA cannot be used for multiple degrees at the same level, except CCAF, SAF/International Affairs and JA (Cyber Law)
4. Supervisors are now a part of the MilTA approval process to ensure:
- Airmen's duties will not interfere with completion of courses (s)
- No discretionary show stoppers (i.e. TDY, PCS)
- Awareness of the "readiness" of their Airmen (i.e. personal, financial or professional hindrances to course completion)
Students (Roles/Responsibilities):
- Must ensure their personal information (e-mail account) and supervisor's contact information is loaded in AFVEC
- Submit an initial plan of study as an e-degree. Follow instructions on AFVEC. Members are allowed to only take 6 hours using an initial degree plan. Once this is reached, an evaluated degree plan will need to be submitted.
- Send all transcripts to their University to obtain an evaluated degree plan. Then update the evaluated degree plan
Supervisor (Roles/Responsibilities):
- Each TA request will require the supervisor to approve or disapproved. The supervisor will also have the option to reject TA requests, when they are not or no longer the supervisor.
- Supervisors will be notified of reimbursement actions for failed or missing grades.
E-Degrees
- Each degree plan, weather evaluated or non-evaluated (generic) will be need in order for TA approval.
- Non-evaluated (generic) degree plan is an unofficial degree plan not specifically tailored to you. NOTE: This type of degree plan is only acceptable up to 6 credit hours. You have to submit an evaluated degree plan for TA approval that will allow you tocontinue past those 6 credit hours.
- An evaluated degree plan is a personalized plan developed with and by an academic advisor. This plan lists all of the courses required for a degree and any other college transferred from other universities. It will summarize the credits and courses needed to complete the degree, the number of credits transferred and the number of remaining credits left.