Veteran Readiness & Employment

Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) services to help with job training, education, employment accommodations, resume development, and job seeking skills coaching. This program is for veterans who have a 20% disability rating or higher and is administered by a VR&E Counselor after a veteran applies. After the veteran applies, they will be contacted by a VR&E counselor to complete additional steps in the approval process.

Documents Needed: New or Transfer Students
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- A notification from the VR&E Counselor of new authorization will be sent via email
- Veterans will need to submit the FGCU. Request for Benefits form
Please note: The Ch. 31 counselor also submits a books & supplies authorization separately to the FGCU Bookstore. Students should visit the FGCU Bookstore for assistance.
Student Responsibilities when utilizing VA Benefits
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- For incoming new or transfer students, contact the VA School Certifying Official (SCO) at va-sco@fgcu.edu to self-identify to discuss your VA Education eligibility and obtain the required documentation and forms for enrollment certification of VA Education Benefits.
- All students must be degree-seeking and ONLY take the required courses for their major to receive VA Education Benefits. Note: access your Degree Works for required courses.
- Register and finalize your schedule by the semester’s add/drop period published on the FGCU Academic Calendar.
- Notify your VA SCO of your intent to use benefits each semester by submitting the required forms and documents. Note: enrollment is not automatically reported to the VA on the students' behalf. It is the student's responsibility to notify the VA SCO.
- Submit forms by the published add/drop deadline on the FGCU Academic Calendar. Note: it is the student's responsibility to be aware of deadlines.
- Notify your VA SCO of any changes to your schedule during or after the add/drop period. This may affect your monthly payment for VA Education Benefits.
- Check your email regularly, as this is how the university officially communicates with all students.
Standards of Progress
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The law requires that educational assistance benefits to veterans and other eligible persons be discontinued when the student ceases to make satisfactory progress toward completing his or her training objective.

Satisfactory progress is considered to maintain an institutional 2.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). When a veteran's CGPA falls below 2.0, the veteran will be given two probationary semesters in which to raise his or her CGPA to 2.0 or better. If the student fails to achieve a 2.0 GPA at the end of the probationary period, future VA educational benefits will be terminated. Benefits may be reinstated after the student achieves a 2.0 CGPA or above. The student will be required to submit VA FORM 22-1995 or VA Form 22-5495 to the Military & Veteran Success (MVS) office for inclusion with the next enrollment certification to the VA Regional Office.

Changes That Affect Benefits
- A non-punitive grade of "W" or "I" may reduce benefits effective at the beginning of the semester, depending on the student's course load. If a veteran takes an "I" grade and then re-registers for the same course, the "I" grade becomes punitive, and the course must be decertified for the period that it was previously taken. This means the VA education recipient may then be in an overpayment status.
- Reduction of a course load after the add/drop period may result in a reduction of your benefits effective at the beginning of the semester. Students must inform the Military & Veterans Success office of any withdrawal and the reasons such action is necessary. Mitigating circumstances can be submitted and may be given special consideration.
- Report a change of address immediately to the Veterans Administration at 1-888-442-4551 and complete a change of address form online at the Records & Registration (forms)
- Report changes in marital status, number of dependents, etc., to the IRSC Military & Veterans Services Department. Proper documents verifying these changes are necessary, such as a certified marriage certificate, certified birth certificate, certified divorce decree, etc.
Notification

The VA education recipients are responsible for informing the FGCU Military & Veterans Success office of any changes to their enrollment, changes to their major.