First time Applicants at The New School

• Contact the VA Certifying Officer in the Registrar’s Office and make arrangements to provide a copy of your certificate of eligibility or discharge papers (DD 214).
• If you drop a course after registering for it and this schedule adjustment changes your training time and total credits, you must notify the VA Certifying Officer so this can be reported to the Veterans Administration as required.

Students Who Have Received VA Benefits previously at The New School

• The New School automatically certifies your enrollment to the VA when you have registered. If you do not wish to use your GI Bill benefits, please notify the VA Certifying Officer in the Registrar’s Office before you register.
• If you drop a course after registering and this schedule adjustment changes your training time and total credits, you must notify the VA Certifying Officer so this can be reported to the VA as required.

Official Veterans Administration Web Pages for Education Benefit Programs:

Chapter 30- Montgomery GI Bill (Active Duty)

Chapter 35 Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA)

Chap 1606 – Montgomery GI Bill (Selective Reserve)

Chap 1607 – Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP)