{"id":13,"date":"2022-08-02T14:45:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T14:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/veterans-services\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2023-10-16T19:45:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T19:45:30","slug":"maintain-your-eligibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/veterans-services\/maintain-your-eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintain Your Eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"cta\" ><div class=\"title_wrapper\"><div class=\"callout_icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-info\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"callout_title\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><br \/>\nFollow the regulations below to maintain your eligibility for VA benefits.<br \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"list\"><p class=\"trigger\"><a href=\"#\">Academic progress<\/a><\/p><div class=\"toggle_container\"><div class=\"block\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academic progress<\/h3>\n<p>Make academic progress&nbsp;toward graduation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/catalog\">View Catalog<\/a>). If you receive federal financial aid,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/financial-aid\/maintain-your-financial-aid\/track-your-academic-progress\">meet satisfactory academic progress standards for financial aid recipients<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"list\"><p class=\"trigger\"><a href=\"#\">ACC degree plan<\/a><\/p><div class=\"toggle_container\"><div class=\"block\"><\/p>\n<p>You are allowed to take only courses required under the selected ACC degree plan, approved electives, and prerequisite courses. If you intend to transfer, meet with your&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/veterans-services\/on-campus-assistance\" target=\"_blank\">ACC VA specialist<\/a>&nbsp;to select the ACC degree plan and courses that meet your transfer goals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"list\"><p class=\"trigger\"><a href=\"#\">Adds, drops, withdrawal<\/a><\/p><div class=\"toggle_container\"><div class=\"block\"><\/p>\n<p>Notify the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/campus-contacts?field_contact_office_or_dept_value%5B%5D=Veterans+Affairs\" target=\"_blank\">ACC VA Office<\/a>&nbsp;immediately if you add, drop, or withdraw from any classes. You may be required to pay back portions of their benefits if they drop a course, withdraw, or receive a non punitive grade. It is the student\u2019s responsibility to verify information certified to the VA and repay any overpayment.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"list\"><p class=\"trigger\"><a href=\"#\">Change of major\/program<\/a><\/p><div class=\"toggle_container\"><div class=\"block\"><\/p>\n<p>If you decide to change your major, submit a new degree plan in order to receive future VA educational benefits.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"list\"><p class=\"trigger\"><a href=\"#\">Developmental course restrictions<\/a><\/p><div class=\"toggle_container\"><div class=\"block\"><\/p>\n<p>If you enroll in development reading, writing, or mathematics classes, they are eligible for VA educational benefits ONLY if required to meet Texas Success Initiative requirements.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"list\"><p class=\"trigger\"><a href=\"#\">Military leave<\/a><\/p><div class=\"toggle_container\"><div class=\"block\"><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Active duty<\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0If you are called to active duty during the semester, contact\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/hours-of-operation?field_contact_campus_value=All&amp;field_contact_office_or_dept_value=All\">Admissions and Records<\/a>\u00a0for withdrawal procedures. If you are receiving financial aid, contact the<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/campus-contacts?field_contact_campus_value=All&amp;field_contact_office_or_dept_value=Financial+Aid\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Financial Aid Office<\/a>. If you are receiveing veteran&#8217;s benefits, contact the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/veterans-services\">VA office<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Short-term leave<\/h4>\n<p>If you will miss classes for short term-military leave or military training exercises, contact your instructors as soon as you become aware of this so that appropriate accommodations can be made.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"list\"><p class=\"trigger\"><a href=\"#\">Repeats or duplication<\/a><\/p><div class=\"toggle_container\"><div class=\"block\"><\/p>\n<p>If you fail a course or receive a grade below degree requirements, you may repeat the same course and receive VA educational benefits. All other duplications can NOT be certified.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":46,"parent":0,"menu_order":-48,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/veterans-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/veterans-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/veterans-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/veterans-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/veterans-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/veterans-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/veterans-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/veterans-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}