How to Self-Certify Your Enrollment Status to the VA

If you receive benefits under either Chapter 30 or Chapter 1606, you must certify your enrollment status to the VA each month. This process is called self-certification. You will NOT be paid until your self-certification is received by the VA.

Your enrollment status is determined by the number of semester hours of credit you are taking. For the Fall, Winter and Spring terms, your enrollment would be:

8 or more semester hours = Full-time
6 or 7 semester hours = Three-quarter time
4 or 5 semester hours = Half-time
3 semester hours or less = Less than half-time

Contact the IHCC Veteran's Affairs Office for information on how to calculate your enrollment status for the Summer Term.

You may self-certify in two ways - by internet or by using a touch-tone telephone. You cannot use the telephone system if you have changed your enrollment status since your last self-certification.

To certify using the internet, go to the VA's WAVE (Web Automated Verification of Enrollment) web site and follow the instructions given.

To certify using the touch-tone telephone system, call 877.823.2378 and follow the instructions.