Post – 9/11 GI Bill® (Chapter 33)
***Starting Friday, December 17, 2021, all students using Chapter 33 (Post 9/11) GI Bill Educational Benefits, who receive Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) and/or kicker payments will be required monthly to verify their enrollment status monthly to continue receiving their payments.*** More information click here.
FAQ -PDF
Post – 9/11 GI Bill® (Chapter 33)
View our downloadable Chapter 33 - Post 9/11 G.I. Bill® Pamphlet. Comes with instructions & resource QR codes for the benefit.
What the Benefit covers:
CSU Application Fee: NO
CSUSB Confirmation Deposit: Yes, please request to get this fee waived using your mycoyote or email Jespinoza@csusb.edu with proof of benefits.
CSUSB Tuition and Fees: YES, all mandatory campus fees.
Books and Supplies: $1,000 per. academic year.
- E-books: NO
Basic Housing Allowance (BAH) or Monthly Housing Allowance: Yes, see rates.
Stipend at the end of the month: NO
Full Time/Part Time at: CSUSB
Personalized Career Planning and Guidance (PCPG): PCPG Chapter 36: https://benefits.va.gov/TRANSITION/PCPG.asp
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship
Extension of the Post – 9/11 GI Bill® (Chapter 33)
View our downloadable Chapter 33 - Post 9/11 G.I. Bill® STEM Scholarship Pamphlet. Comes with instructions & resource QR codes for the benefit.
What the Benefit covers:
CSU Application Fee: NO
CSUSB Confirmation Deposit: Yes, please request to get this fee waived using your Mycoyote or email Jespinoza@csusb.edu with proof of benefits.
CSUSB Tuition and Fees: YES, all mandatory campus fees.
Books and Supplies: $1,000 per. academic year.
- E-books: NO
Basic Housing Allowance (BAH) or Monthly Housing Allowance: Yes, see rates.
Stipend at the end of the month: NO
Full Time/Part Time at: CSUSB
Post-9/11 GI Bill® - Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship
What the Benefit covers:
CSU Application Fee: NO
CSUSB Confirmation Deposit: Yes, please request to get this fee waived using your Mycoyote or email Jespinoza@csusb.edu with proof of benefits.
CSUSB Tuition and Fees: YES, all mandatory campus fees.
Books and Supplies: $1,000 per. academic year.
- E-books: NO
Basic Housing Allowance (BAH) or Monthly Housing Allowance: Yes, see rates.
Stipend at the end of the month: NO
Full Time/Part Time at: CSUSB
- Apply to CSUSB and get fully admitted.
- Apply for Educational Benefits and obtain a Certificate of Eligibility for this benefit. (Takes an average of 30 business days to receive results from the VA.)
- Pay confirmation deposit when it's due or email vsc@csusb.edu letting us know that you will be using Chapter 33. You must provide proof of eligibility.
- Attend Student orientation (SOAR).
- Register for CSUSB courses. Courses must be degree applicable in order for the School Certifying Official SCO to certify your enrollment.
- Certify your enrollment at CSUSB using your MyCoyote Portal.
- First certification will be sent to the VA at the beginning of the term or when you requested. No tuition and fees will be reported. CSUSB will place a deferment on your account so, you do not get dropped due to non-payment.
- After you have been Certified for the semester at the end of the month you will have to verify your enrollment with the VA. VERIFY YOUR CHAPTER 33 ENROLLMENT- INSTRUCTIONS (FAQ-PDF)
- Second certification will be sent to the VA after census date. Tuition and fees will be reported and any other changes in your enrollment. Any courses not selected for certification will not be certified.
- Check for CSUSB department HOLDS, Advising Holds, MMR HOLDS, Etc.
- Check your registration date and prepare your courses using your CSUSB MyCoyote student portal.
- Request certification using your Student Portal if you will be using benefits. You will have to certify every semester after you have registered for courses. Delaying this step can delay your stipend payments.
- First certification will be sent to the VA at the beginning of the term or when you requested. No tuition and fees will be reported. CSUSB will place a deferment on your account so, you do not get dropped due to non-payment.
- VERIFY YOUR CHAPTER 33 ENROLLEMNT- INSTRUCTIONS (FAQ-PDF)
- Second certification will be sent to the VA after census date. Tuition and fees will be reported and any other changes in your enrollment. Any courses not selected for certification will not be certified.
- School Certifying Official (SCO) will check your courses against your educational plan -PAWS report.
- First certification will be sent to the VA at the beginning of the term or when you requested. No tuition and fees will be reported. CSUSB will place a deferment on your account so, you do not get dropped due to non-payment.
- VERIFY YOUR CHAPTER 33 ENROLLEMNT- INSTRUCTIONS (FAQ-PDF)
- Second certification will be sent to the VA after census date. Tuition and fees will be reported and any other changes in your enrollment. Any courses not selected for certification will not be certified.
RUDISILL DECISION UPDATE
On April 16, 2024 the Supreme Court of the United States decided that if you served at least two periods of service-one that qualifies for the Montgomery GI Bill ®(MGIB) and another that qualifies for the Post-9/11 GI Bill ®(PGIB)-you may be able to receive additional GI Bill ®benefits.
If you're ready to apply for additional benefits under the Rudisill decision, complete the VA Form 22-1995. Be sure to select that you are requesting a Rudisill review on page two of the online application. Once VA has received and evaluated your claim, you will receive an official decision.
Please note that if you are approved, your new delimiting date will be calculated based upon when you apply. If you are not ready to use your benefits, we encourage you to wait until you are ready to prevent your benefits from expiring before you are able to use them.
The deadline to receive a new expiration date recalculation is October 1, 2030. After October 1, 2030, a Veteran can still submit a claim for benefits; however, the normal delimiting date calculation rules will apply.
*Reprinted from: https://benefits.va.gov/GIBILL/rudisill.asp