New rule affects veterans
Courses after 90 hours must meet degree needs
By ANN PORTAL
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I Veterans who attend the
University on the Gl bill must
deal with a new reguirement this
fall, before they can receive
educational benefits
The University must provide
the Federal Veteran's Adminis
tration with evidence that each
course past a 90-credit-hour
level applies toward the veter
an s degree, according to as
sociate prof Hilda Young, di
rector of veteran affairs and
special project coordinator
The new requirement grew
out of abuses by some colleges
and universities, who would
"keep vets around" to collect
their tuition money, says Bob
tell the University's 400 to 500
veterans "this (course) meets
the requirement and this
(course) doesn t "
The new requirement will
frustrate veterans, faculty and
the registrar s office, who all
must deal with the certification,
he says
It's an absolute nightmare."
David Isenberg, University
veterans director, agrees the
rule will frustrate some veter
ans
"It's just another Veteran's
Administration regulation veter
ans have to deal with," he says
However, a new system for
dealing with the requirement
already is in place, Young says,
and will be explained to veter
‘What the VA wants is really what the
University wants’ — for veterans to get
their degrees.
Bowlin, dean of students
It also is the result of charges
that some veterans enroll in
classes only to receive the VA's
educational benefits, spending
up to eight years in school with
out ever receiving a degree.
Young says
"They (the VA) just want to be
sure the student is making pro
gress toward that degree." she
says
The University resisted the
new requirement. Bowlin says,
considering it inappropriate to
ans when they file at the regis
trar's office to receive their
benefits
Under the new plan, veterans
register as before, but after
registration they must obtain the
signature of an advisor in their
department, certifying that the
courses taken will apply toward
the degree and spelling out
whether the course fulfills a
major, general or elective
requirement, she says The
signed list then is turned into the
Veteran's Affairs Office in
Oregon Hall
It's something new and it's
something we all have to get
used to," Young says, stressing
that the University is complying
with the requirement so veter
ans can continue to receive
their benefits
"Part of our business is trying
to get funding for students," she
says
In addition, "what the VA
wants is really what the Univer
sity wants" — for veterans to get
their degrees. Young says
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