Student Veteran Services

CSUMB has a Veterans Resource Center (VRC) that is a dedicated space for our Veteran and military-connected students to build social networks, gain access to support services, study and relax!  Our center offers quiet study space, a lounge area as well as computers and Wifi access.  Veteran Services hosts regular events for current and prospective students in the VRC.

Veterans Resource Center Hours:  Monday through Friday 9am - 5pm

Location:  Student Services Bldg #47 - Room H112

To set up and use Federal VA Benefits at CSUMB:

Newly Admitted Students:

1. Complete the online Request to Initiate Benefits @ CSUMB Form
2. Email or deliver a copy of your official VA Certificate of Eligibility letter to our office:  Veteran_Services@csumb.edu
3. For ACTIVE Military/Reservists/Guardsmen or Military Veteran Students only:  submit a copy of your DD214, NOBE or most recent orders to our office by email to confirm your military services.  Please redact your social security number on all documents.

New and Continuing Students - complete this step EVERY semester after you are enrolled in classes:

Submit an online Veteran Benefits Certification Request for the semester from the drop-down menu box on your OASIS Student Center Screen.  In order to ensure timely processing of your request by the campus and the VA, please complete your Certification Request AS SOON AS YOU ARE ENROLLED in classes for the next term.    

College Tuition Fee Waiver for Dependents of Disabled Veterans

Also known as the CalVet College Fee Waiver, this is a CA State Grant program for dependent children or spouses of a veteran who has a service-connected disability rating with the VA of any percentage. Specific eligibility criteria and a link to the DVS 40 Waiver Application and listing of County Veteran Service Offices that process the application can be found on the CA Department of Veterans Affairs website page linked below:

CA College Tuition Fee Waiver Program

Reminder:  Waiver applications are processed by your local CA County Veterans Services Office (not CSUMB). Once you receive a waiver authorization code letter from your local County Veteran Service Office you MUST email, fax or drop it off at the CSUMB Veteran Services Office for processing.

Important notes: 

• The CalVet College Fee Waiver does not waive any campus-specific fees. It only waives the state tuition fee charge. 
• It cannot be used for Winter term or any courses that are not state funded. 
• The CalVet College Fee Waiver cannot be used for degree programs offered through CSUMB Extended Education as they are not not state funded.
• The student needs to apply for a new waiver each academic year (waiver starts with the Fall semester).
• The student must be considered a California resident by the CSU to use the waiver.

Helpful Links:

Monterey County Veteran Service Office

California Department of Veteran Affairs

Active Duty Service members planning to use Military Tuition Assistance to help cover tuition charges must first receive official Service Branch approval of TA PRIOR to the start of the semester.  In order to authorize TA use in the AI Portal you must be enrolled in courses. 

It is recommended that Service members speak with the Educational Services Officer (ESO) or Finance office to see if they are eligible for TA and learn about  the online request process PRIOR TO ENROLLING at CSUMB. 

Once Approved for TA and enrolled at CSUMB:

• Call the Student Veteran Services Office @ CSUMB directly to confirm plans to use TA:  831-582-5720
• Submit your Approved TA Forms directly to Student_Receivables@csumb.edu

Reminder:  CSU charges full-time flat rate tuition for enrollment in 6.1 or more semester units.  Part-time flat rate tuition is charged when enrolled in 6 semester units or less.  Per unit tuition rate calculations for enrollment in state-funded degree programs at CSUMB are updated each academic year by the CSU Chancellor's Office.

Students who are participating in the Department of Defense Tuition Assistance program may find additional information about CSU tuition rates here:  https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/6657197/latest/

Title 38 Compliance

CSUMB, in compliance with 38 U.S.C. § 3679(e) allows all matriculated students that are covered individuals to attend or participate in their course of education during the period beginning on the date on which the individual provides to the educational institution a certificate of eligibility (COE) for entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 31 or 33 and ending on the earlier of the following dates:

1) The date on which the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) provides payment for a course of education to CSUMB

2) The date that is 90 days after the date on which the CSUMB School Certifying Official certifies tuition and fees following receipt of the COE from the student.

Furthermore, CSUMB ensures that it will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities, or the requirement that a covered individual borrow additional funds because of their inability to meet financial obligations due to the delayed disbursement funding from the DVA under chapter 31 or 33.

NOTE: A Covered Individual is any individual who is entitled to educational assistance under chapter 31, Veterans Readiness & Employment, or chapter 33, Post 9/11 GI Bill® benefits.