Concurrent Enrollment

Concurrent enrollment occurs when a student is "enrolled" at two or more schools at the same time. Using the VA's definition, you do not have to be physically enrolled at multiple schools to be a concurrently enrolled student. For example, if you were enrolled in the Spring semester at the University of Iowa and took at class at IHCC during the Summer term, with the intent of transferring the class back to the University of Iowa when you returned for the Fall semester, you would be a concurrently enrolled student at IHCC.

At IHCC, concurrent enrollment occurs most frequently with the cooperative degrees at Buena Vista University - Ottumwa Center.

When you are concurrently enrolled, you have two schools:

your parent school, which is generally the school that will grant the highest degree, and
your secondary school, which is the school where you are taking supplemental or transfer classes.

Certification of Concurrent Enrollment

If you want to receive VA education benefits for classes taken at a secondary school, you must receive written permission from your parent school in the form of a parent school letter. The parent school letter indicates that the courses you are taking at the secondary school will transfer into your current major at the parent school.

To avoid surprises, you should contact the veterans certifying official at your parent school AND contact Veterans Affairs at Indian Hills BEFORE enrolling in classes.