Detailed Steps

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Summary

  1. Apply and get accepted to our university
  2. Complete the online orientation and print the Certificate of Completion
  3. Register and specify “Military TA” as your payment method. Undergraduate students will not be asked to pay at that time. Graduate students will be asked to pay the remaining tuition balance at the time of registration
  4. Meet with your ESO for a briefing on tuition assistance
  5. Submit required forms through your ESO

    • Army: DA 2171
    • Navy: NAVEDTRA 1560/5
    • Air Force: AF 1227
    • National Guard: Army DA 2171
    • Marines: NAVMC 10883
    • Coast Guard: CGI 1560
    • Reserves:  Select the form for your branch of service
  6. Send approved forms back to us. Allow 48 hours processing time. Fax: 304-724-3781/toll-free 866-755-8763 or email to ta@apus.edu

Details by Steps: Start this process at least 3-4 weeks prior to class start date

  1. Apply and get accepted to our university

    • Students who have previously completed college courses but have not earned a bachelor's degree are required to have a Transfer Credit Evaluation to meet institutional admission requirements and will be responsible for payment of that one-time evaluation fee
  2. Complete the online orientation and print the certificate of completion

    • Most Tuition Assistance Requests require a certificate of completion for this orientation
    • They also require a copy of your printed degree plan. These are both available as you go through the online application and orientation process
    • You can also find your degree plan and Orientation Certificate within myCampus
  3. Register

    • Registration is online and simple
    • Undergraduate students will not be asked to pay at that time. Graduate students will be asked to pay the remaining tuition balance at the time of registration. Specify “Military TA” as your payment method
    • You must attach your “Registration Confirmation” to all Tuition Assistance Requests. Your registration confirmation form is available at the end of the registration process
    • If you have already registered and did not print this form, click here to get a copy
    • The “Registration Confirmation” verifies the amount you are requesting in tuition assistance
    • You should obtain the necessary tuition assistance from the Department of Defense at least 1 week prior to your class start date
    • Submission of a DANTES 1562/31 (Distance Learning Course Enrollment Form) or other Tuition Assistance form does not constitute registration for a course
  4. Meet with your ESO for a briefing on tuition assistance

    • Most branches require a “briefing” with your Education Service Officer
    • This briefing usually consists of the policies and procedures around requesting tuition assistance
  5.  Submit required forms through your ESO

    • Number of Tuition Assistance request forms vary

      • If you are taking more than one course, but all have the same “start date,” submit one Tuition Assistance form for all courses
      • If you are taking more than one course and the start dates are different (for example, one course starts in March 20x1 and one starts in May 20x1), submit a separate Tuition Assistance form for each class with a different start date

    • Each Tuition Assistance (TA) Request should include the following:

      • Your branch’s official TA request form (some branches are online vs. traditional paper forms)

      • Information required on your TA Request form:

        • TA School Code: APU – 3389C
        • TA School Code: AMU – 3389A
        • Course number (seven-digit course code)and title for each course for which you are registered
        • Start and End Dates for the course(s)
        • Billing address for invoices to be sent
        • Proper signatures from ESO, Command Representative, and you, the student

      • Registration Confirmation

        • For most branches, the Registration Confirmation needs to be printed and included in your TA request package
        • Some branches (e.g. Army and Air Force) are exclusively online and will require you to enter the classes you registered for through their portal
        • Click on your branch to the left for more details

      • Copy of your printed degree plan 
      • Copy of your Orientation Completion Certificate (not all branches require this)
  6. Send approved forms back to us prior to your class start date

    • Some military branches have different processes for submission. Click on your branch on the left for further details
    • Fax or email a scanned copy of your approved, completed TA form

      • Fax: 304-724-3781 or toll-free 866-755-8763
      • E-mail to ta@apus.edu
      • If the Ed Center faxes the paperwork for you, please confirm that it has been completed
      • Do not send the Application for Tuition Assistance; this is not the approved form

    • As part of the APUS Course Materials Grant, Undergraduates must submit their TA paperwork to initiate the mailing of their course materials.
    • Allow 48 hours for us to process the TA Form

      • If you do not receive a confirmation email within 48 hours after submittal, please follow up via e-mail (ta@apus.edu)
      • Include your full name and student ID in all correspondence so that we may best assist you
  7. If your TA payment or paperwork is delayed:
    • If your TA is not finalized prior to the first week of class, you must pay for tuition via credit card or other means to continue to allow access to your classroom(s) E-mail payments@apus.edu to make a payment
    • If course tuition payment by TA or other means is not received during the first week of the course, you will be dropped from your course(s)
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