Eligible Courses and Requirements

Eligible courses that can be certified

• Remedial courses (if placement scores indicate placement is required -- Math and English).
• Courses that are required for degreeplans
• Repeated classes if a better grade is required for your degree plan

Ineligible courses

• Apprenticeship
• Undecided/Non-degree programs.
  Note: You MUST declare a major.
  Unsure about what major to pursue?
  Check out the Career Center -www.nmsu.edu/~counsel/career

#30 Montgomery GI Bill

• CAT IA - First entered active duty after 6/30/85 for less than three years. Paid in $1,200, HONORABLE discharge, has high school diploma or equivalent. No reserve time.
• CAT IB - First entered active duty after 6/30/85 for three years or longer. Paid in $1,200, HONORABLE discharge, has high school diploma or equivalent.
• CAT IC - First entered active duty after 6/30/85, served at least two years of continuous HONORABLE active duty service, contracts for at least four years in Selected Reserve (within 1 year from active duty discharge date), paid in $1,200, HONORABLE discharge, has high school diploma or equivalent.
• CAT I - First entered active duty after 6/30/85, has already served at least two continuous years of HONORABLE active duty service, is still on Active duty, paid in $1,200, has high school diploma or equivalent.
• CAT IIA - OLD GI BILL CROSSOVER INTO MONTGOMERY GI BILL - Signed up for active duty by 12/31/76, had no break in service from 10/19/84 through 6/30/88 OR was not on active duty on 10/19/84 due to broken service, but had active duty service sometime during the period 10/19/84 and 6/30/85 AND continued on active duty without a break for the period required to establish MGIB entitlement, HONORABLE discharge, has high school diploma or equivalent.
• CAT IIB - OLD GI BILL CROSSOVER INTO MONTGOMERY GI BILL - Signed up for active duty by 12/31/76, had no break in service from 10/19/84 through 6/30/85 OR was not on active duty on 10/19/84 due to broken service, but had active duty service sometime during the period 10/19/84 and 6/30/85 AND served on active duty for at least two continuous years from 7/1/85 through at least 6/30/87, contracts for at least four years in Selected Reserve (within one year from active duty discharge date), HONORABLE discharge, has high school diploma or equivalent.
• CAT II - OLD GI BILL CROSSOVER INTO MONTGOMERY GI BILL - Signed up for active duty by 12/31/76, had no break in service from 10/19/84 6/30/88 OR was not on active duty on 10/19/84 due to broken service, but had active duty service sometime during the period 10/19/84 and 6/30/85 AND continued on active duty without a break for the period required to establish MGIB entitlement, is still on active duty, has high school diploma or equivalent.
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#31 Vocational Rehabilitation
For ten percent disabled Vets
For more information call 1-800-827-1000

#1606 National Guard (Reserve)
Six Year Obligation. Needs to have NOBE (Notice of Basic Eligibility) from Commanding Officer
Money for this chapter is less than for Chapter 30

#35 Dependents Educational Assistance
Must be spouse, daughter, son, step-daughter, stepson or adopted child of a veteran who is 100 percent permanently and totally
disabled or deceased as a result of service.

#32 VEAP (Veterans Educational Assistance Program)
Entered active duty between 1/1/77 & 6/30/85 and paid into VEAP progra

#1607 DOD Education Benefit Call to Active Duty after 9-11-01

For more information concerning qualification, please call the Veteran's Administration at 1-888-442-4551 or TDD 1-800-829-4833 Or check out their website at http://www.GIBILL.VA.GOV
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