Welcome, Veterans

New VA Students

To determine eligibility for benefits, students must apply online on the VA website at www.gibill.va.gov. You must be enrolled for classes at UC Hastings before the Records Office can certify your enrollment to VAOnce.

After you have completed and submitted the form online, the Department of Veteran Affairs will send you a Certificate of Eligibility letter. Upon receipt of this letter, please send a copy of the Certificate of Eligibility to the Registrar's Office.

Items Checklist: (The following paperwork must be submitted to the appropriate office before the certification process can begin.)

Certificate of Eligibility
(submit to the Records Office)
- For Vocational Rehabilitation (VR&E) recipients only:
  A copy of your Authorization and Certification of Entrance or Reentrance form. Contact your local VA case manager or VA representative if you do not yet have this form. They may email it to us directly to records@uchastings.edu.
Veteran’s Certification Request form
(submit to the Records Office)
Residency Application
(submit to the Residency Office)
For more information, please refer to the Residency Information webpage.
UC Student Health Insurance Plan (UC SHIP)
All students are automatically enrolled in and billed for UC SHIP every Fall. If you already have health insurance coverage, and that insurance plan meets the University of California minimum health care criteria, you may request to waive out of UC SHIP by submitting a waiver form online. Students who have successfully waived out of UC SHIP in the past, must re-submit new waivers every Fall.
For more information, please refer to the Health Services Insurance Waiver webpage.

***NOTE***Anytime you change your units, whether it is an increase or decrease in status, it is your responsibility to let the Registrar's office know. Failure to do so will result in overpayment or underpayment for your benefits. If you promptly notify the school and the VA of these changes, you can prevent or reduce overpayments.

Some of our current VA students are receiving benefits under the following programs:

Chapter 1606 - Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve
Chapter 31 - Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation
Chapter 33 - Post 9/11 GI Bill
Chapter 35 - Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance

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Using Your Education Benefits at UC Hastings

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Useful Information from the VA Website

Additional Resources

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