We are honored that you’ve chosen to continue your education here at Carson-Newman University! Updating and receiving your benefits is a simple process. If you have used a portion of your VA educational benefits at another school, please follow the guidelines below to transfer your remaining benefits to Carson-Newman. If you need assistance at any point in the process, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
STEP 1: Update Your Benefits
If you have used your veterans benefits at another college or university, you will need to provide the Office of Military & Veterans Services with an updated Certificate of Eligibility, showing the remaining benefits you wish to use. You can do this by clicking on the blue button below, signing into your account and then follow the prompts.
In the section where the application asks for the school’s name and address, please use the following information:
Carson-Newman University1646 Russell AvenueJefferson City, TN 37760
Your actual Certificate of Eligibility (COE) will take another four weeks or more to arrive in the mail. You DO NOT have to wait to receive you Certificate of Eligibility before applying for admission to Carson-Newman University, talking to a faculty advisor, or choosing your classes.
STEP 2: Complete the C-N Military/Veteran Education Assistance Form
This is a one-time action to receive military education benefits at Carson-Newman University. Have your COE (if you have received it) and your or your sponsor’s DD-214 in pdf format ready to upload to the form. Click on the link below to begin.
On page 3 of the form, you will acknowledge your understanding of the university’s policies for receiving military/veteran education benefits while attending Carson-Newman University. These policies may be read and downloaded using the button below.
STEP 3: Submit Certification Request Form
EVERY SEMESTER, after you register for classes, you must complete the Certification Request Form in order for your VA education benefits to be processed. You will receive a confirmation e-mail after submission. It is important to submit this request in a timely manner to ensure that your benefits are not delayed. Registration at Carson-Newman takes place several weeks prior to the upcoming semester for which you are registering. Make it a practice to fill out the Certification Request Form at the same time you register for the next semester.
Once this form is received, your certifying official here at Carson-Newman will review your eligibility and ensure that the classes you’ve chosen are within VA guidelines. Please note that VA educational benefits will only cover courses required for your degree program.
You must report immediately, all changes to your enrollment to the Director of Military and Veterans Services via email. These changes include change in credits, course withdrawal, incomplete grades, and change of major and address. We are required to report these changes to the VA.
STEP 4: Go To Class
We strongly recommend that you make every effort to not miss class. Please note that a failure for non-attendance must be reported to the VA and will result in a debt on your student account. If you feel as though you may be at risk to fail a course for academic reasons, please contact our office so that we may assist with resources here on campus.
Always notify the Office of Military and Veterans Services if you make any changes to your schedule or degree program, as we are required to report them to the VA.
NOTE: In order for payment to be processed, some chapters of the GI Bill® require monthly self-verification of enrollment on the last day of each month in which you are enrolled. (GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Instructions for this may be found in your Certificate of Eligibility and on the virtual Office of Military and Veterans Services on Carson-Newman’s learning management system, CANVAS.
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