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notify the TVCC certifying official and complete any required forms to avoid a delay
in receiving educational benefits payments. If transferring from or to another
school, the student should complete the following:
1.
Veterans and Reservists: VA Form 22-1995 Request for Change of Program
or Place of Training.
2.
Spouse or Child of Veteran: VA Form 22-5495 Request for Change of
Program or Place of Training Survivors’ and Dependents’ Education
Assistance.
VA SATISFACTORY PROGRESS
In order to maintain eligibility for educational benefits, all VA students must meet
the school standards of conduct, satisfactory academic progress and class
attendance. A student who is receiving VA educational benefits must maintain a
cumulative GPA of 2.0 to be considered making satisfactory progress. A student who
fails to achieve a cumulative 2.0 GPA shall be placed on probation for one semester.
If the student achieves a current semester GPA of 2.0 or better during the
probationary period but has not achieved the required cumulative 2.0 GPA, the
student may be continued on probation for one additional semester. However, if the
student on academic probation fails to achieve a current 2.0 GPA at the end of the
first probationary semester, the student will be reported to the Department of
Veterans Affairs as making unsatisfactory progress. A student who fails to achieve a
cumulative 2.0 GPA at the end of the second consecutive probationary semester will
be reported to the Department of Veterans Affairs as making unsatisfactory
progress.
Once reported for unsatisfactory progress, the student’s benefits are terminated and
cannot be resumed until the student attends and regains satisfactory academic
standing at TVCC. The school’s VA officer will then report to the VA regional office
the student’s renewed eligibility for VA educational benefits.
HAZLEWOOD ACT EXEMPTION
Veterans who have exhausted their federal education benefits or whose benefits
have expired may be eligible for the Hazlewood exemption for Texas veterans. The
Hazlewood Act (Section 54.203, Texas Education Code) exempts eligible Texas
veterans from payment of tuition and certain fees at Texas public institutions of
higher education.
All documentation must be on file prior to the census date of the term for which the
student is applying for the Hazlewood Act exemption.
In order to be eligible to
receive a Hazlewood Act exemption, a veteran will demonstrate that he or she:
1.
at the time of entry into the U.S. Armed Forces, was a citizen of the United
States and a resident of Texas;
