Hey there City Vets, do you need to find out why you were not paid? Did you call the VA GI Bill support number and hear that the VA did not receive certification request? Your VETS Office has a way for student Veterans can check the status of their Certification Request Form and Change of Enrollment Form by following this link: Certification Status Check LINK.
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Click on the, "My Forms" drop down tab at the top right, Then, from there click on the option, "Pending/Draft Forms". From there you will see: the form name, status, description, date, PDF, HTML and an Action's drop down tab.
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If you have any pending or returned forms, you can use this, "Action's" tab to resubmit a form if it was returned to you by an SCO.
Reasons why a Certification Request Form can be returned to a student:
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One or more classes that a student registered for IS NOT on their education plan
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Student IS NOT meeting SAP (Satisfactory Academic Progress) standards, essentially they have below a 2.0 cumulative GPA and are do not have a completion rate of 67% of all attempted units
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For Veterans on VR&E, we do not have an updated PO
UPDATE: ALL VETERANS ACADEMIC COUNSELING APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN BOOKED UNTIL JULY 29, 2022
** Fall 2022 Semester start date is August 17th 2022 **
VA GI Bill® News for Summer & Fall 2022
Notice: On June 1, 2022 , COVID-19 legislation that permits students to receive their Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) at the resident (in-person) rate, while taking courses converted to online training due to COVID-19 will end. This means students using VA Education Benefits will need to take 1 In-Person class that is 3 or more units to get Housing Allowance, otherwise students in all "online" classes will receive the "online" housing rate which is 1/2 of the national average.
Report Vaccination Status
City College is implementing a COVID safety campaign for in-person classes and services. Students will need to submit proof of vaccination, or request an exemption from this requirement, before registering for in-person classes. No proof is needed for online or remote classes. You can read more about this requirement and how to submit proof of vaccination or request exemption here:
What our VETS Office needs from you to get started...
All CCSF Student Veterans need to complete the Veterans Services Intake Form once (1 time) to create a digital file with the VETS Office. This is used to hold your documents for processing. Below you will see what documentation we need according to the benefit being used:
Acronyms Breakdown: (COE = Certificate of Eligibility, PO = Purchase Order, NOBE = Notice of Basic Eligibility)
- Ch. 30 Montgomery GI Bill®: Intake Form, DD-214 Copy Member-4, COE
- Ch. 31 Veterans Readiness and Employment (VR&E): Intake Form, DD-214 Copy Member-4, your VE&E Case Manager will provide a Purchase Order to our School Certifying Officials AND to the CCSF Follett Bookstore, you do not need to submit the PO to us.
- Ch. 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill®: Intake Form, DD-214 Copy Member-4, COE
- Ch. 35 Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA): Intake Form, Disabled/deceased Veterans DD-214, COE
- Ch. 1606 Montgomery GI Bill® for Selective Reserves: Intake Form, DD-2384 Notice of Basic Eligibility (NOBE), Find out how to obtain your NOBE
CCSF VETS Office Forms
Please remember to submit a Certification Request Form each semester, and submit the Change in Enrollment Form ONLY if you add or drop a class after you have already been certified for the semester.
| Fill out the Intake Form Now... | Summer 22' Certification Request Form | Fall 22' Certification Request Form |
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| Welcome to CCSF please complete the Intake Form (Only complete once) | Summer 22' Certification Request Form (Complete every semester after registering for courses) | Fall 22' Certification Request Form (Complete every semester after registering for courses) |
| Summer 22' Change of Enrollment Form | Veterans Academic Counseling | Fall 22' Change of Enrollment Form |
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| Summer 22' Change of Enrollment Form | Fall 22' Change of Enrollment Form |
Checklist Steps for VA Certification as a Student Veteran
Stay updated by self enrolling into our Veterans Services Canvas account
We post announcements weekly via our Canvas!!
Veterans Educational Transition Services (V.E.T.S) Office
Ocean Campus
Cloud Hall 333 & 332
Phone: 415-239-3486
Email: veterans@ccsf.edu
Fax: (NOT ACCEPTING FAX AT THE MOMENT DUE TO COVID-19)
Monday - Thursday
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday
8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
VETS & VRC Open for in-person services on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Starting June 7th 2022
*We are remote on Fridays
San Francisco VA Student Veteran Health Program (SVHP)
Need assistance enrolling in VA Health Care? We encourage you to contact Bridget Leach and Kathleen Mink, our two SF VA Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW) who are housed out of our VETS Office. This SF VA and CCSF VETS Office collaboration was established in 2010.
Location:
Cloud Hall #333
Hours Available:
Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (COVID-19 hours)
Bridget Leach, LCSW:
Phone: 415-200-6933
Kathleen Mink, LCSW:
Phone: 415-254-6842
This fees will not be pay by the VA.
Student Activity Fee = $7
Student Representative Fee = $2
Voluntary Student Activity Fee = $7.00
Voluntary Student Representative Fee= $2.00
Page 18 of school Catalog 2021-2022
Students (including Veterans) can lose their priority registration if:
(Excerpt from Title 5 § 58108. Registration and Enrollment Procedures.)
(1) is placed on academic or progress probation or any combination thereof as defined in section 55031 for two consecutive terms; or
(2) has earned one hundred (100) or more degree-applicable semester or quarter equivalent units at the district.
Transcript Information:
Due to the shelter-in-place order, transcripts should be sent electronically if at all possible. When sending transcripts, select City College of San Francisco. If an email address is required, students should use admit@ccsf.edu
Student Veterans MUST submit their official transcripts by the end of their 1st semester here at CCSF.
If mailing transcripts are the only option, students should use the following address:
Office of Admission & Records
City College of San Francisco
50 Frida Kahlo Way, MUB 180
San Francisco, CA 94112
You can register for courses listed as Online, however to get the full BAH rate you need AT LEAST 1 course or 3 units that is listed as LECTURE, IN-PERSON OR RESIDENCE on your schedule per semester.
If you register for Online classes only you will receive the online BAH rate.
Federal regulation requires institutions offering distance education to acquire authorization from any U.S. state in which it “operates.” City College does not have the required permission for students from other states to take courses at City College. This permission is required to maintain eligibility for students of that state to receive federal financial aid.
Until further notice, City College is not filing for authorization to operate in other states. We recommend that out of state students seeking community college courses look for classes offered from an institution in their own state.
Satisfactory Academic Progress standards are broken down into two standards: Qualitative and Quantitative. The Qualitative Standard is a Grade Point Average (GPA) requirement, while the Quantitative Standards are a Completion Rate requirement and a Maximum Time Frame (MTF) requirement.
GPA: Maintain a Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or Higher
- Once grades post at the end of the semester, the overall GPA is used calculated. A, B, C, D, and F grades will be used in the calculation. P/NP (Pass/No Pass) grades and transferred coursework will not be used in the calculation.
Completion Rate: Complete 67% of All Attempted Units
- A, B, C, D, F, W, FW (Fail to Withdraw), P, NP, I (Incomplete), RD (Report Delayed), or MW (Military Withdrawal) grades will be used to calculate completion rate. Transfer coursework officially submitted and evaluated by Admission and Records will also be included in the calculation.
- Formula: Total Units Earned ÷ All Units Attempted = Unit Completion Rate
For more information on SAP follow the link below
Contact Credit Admissions:
Admission and Records Office
Ocean Campus, MUB 188
admit@ccsf.edu
415-239-3285
Admissions Virtual Help Counter hours:
Monday - Friday
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Fall/Spring term- register for 9 or more units.
“Primary School (Parent School) – The primary school is the school that will grant the degree a student is pursuing.
Generally, the student will be enrolled at the primary school for the majority of the program of education.” Per the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs: School Certifying Official Handbook page 128.
To get started, email the DSPS Office via: dspsacom@ccsf.edu to schedule an appointment. Please include your CCSF Student ID number and the best phone number to be reached at.
Please complete the Application For DSPS Services Form and Student Disability Verification (SDV) Form before seeing a DSPS counselor. Documentation or verification of disability is required to be eligible for DSPS accommodations. NOTE: Accommodations are determined on a case by case basis (i.e. Extra test time on timed exams, alternate media, etc.)
If you have a VA Service Connected Disability, please be prepared to have your Award letter ready to present to a DSPS counselor, which can support your request for accommodations until the SDV form is submitted.
To find a DSPS Counselor who can assist veterans please contact:
dspsacom@ccsf.edu (PREFERED)
415-452-5481 (LEAVE A VOICE MESSAGE AND LEAVE YOUR STUDENT ID AND BEST CALL BACK NUMBER)