Veteran Students

Questions about eligibility and payment should be directed to the Department of the Veterans Affairs Regional Office, which has counselors available Monday through Friday, with the exception of designated national holidays: 

Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
Regional Office
PO Box 66830
St. Louis, MO 63166-6830 
888/442-4551
www.gibill.va.gov (GI Bill website) 

Students Called to Active Duty

St. Ambrose University recognized that during times of national emergencies, students in the National Guard and Reserves might be called to active service.

SAU has developed the following options for students in the military service called to duty. 

1. Withdraw the student from classes from the current term at 100% tuition refund rate.

 or

2. If the student has completed a majority of a course(s) and arrangements are made with the individual professor/instructor for a grade or in progress work (IP grade), the registration for each individual course will remain intact.  Tuition applied to course(s) will be assessed.

If you have any questions regarding this policy or need to withdraw from classes based on a military call up, please the Records & Registration office at  563/333-6202. Please consult the Financial Aid Department at 563/333-6314 regarding questions with your student aid package.

Benefits

If you have served in active duty after Sept. 10, 2001, you are also eligible for benefits under the Post 9-11/GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon Program. Beginning with the Fall 2009 semester, St. Ambrose is a participating school in the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Veterans that have applied for admissions and have been accepted to St. Ambrose should contact the representative for Veterans Affairs, at 563/333-6202.

 

How to Get Your Veterans Educational Benefits Started at SAU 

• VA Form 22-1990 (Form 22-5490 for dependents): If you've never used your VA educational benefits before, you'll need to fill this form (which is available in our office) out and return it to our office. Download the PDF version of the form.
• VA Form 22-1995 (Form 22-5495 for dependents): This is the form you must fill out to request a change of program or place of training with the VA. This form applies to transfer students that have received benefits at another institution. Download a PDF version of the form.
• We also require you to bring in a copy of your DD 214 (discharge paper) prior to any service through our office. 
• If you are eligible to receive Chapter 31 Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation Program benefits, please call: Dave Farner at 563/ 391-1051.

Veterans Students Responsibilities 
Veteran students at St. Ambrose have ongoing responsibilities to Veterans Affairs. DVA and the Veterans Coordinator at St. Ambrose closely monitor each veteran student's enrollment status and academic program, as the student's entitlement is based upon the number of credit hours for which the student is enrolled. Veteran students at St. Ambrose must do the following: 

• Notify the Department of Veterans Affairs any time you withdraw from a class, change your schedule or drop out of school while the term is still in progress. 
• Notify the Records and Registration Office as a courtesy if you decide to "step out" for a term. 
• Notify the Records and Registration Office if you change your degree program or major. 
• Upon earning 90 credit hours, you must declare a major and notify the Records and Registration Office. 
• When your educational benefits have terminated, notify the Records and Registration Office. 
• When you change your address, notify the Records and Registration Office and the DVA.