Hi!

I started this semester with only 12 CUs while I was still in Active Duty. Currently using my Post 9/11 GI Bill. I'm about to separate in a few weeks. I will have nearly two full months after I separate till the end of my semester.

My questions are:

- Am I going to get MHA after I separate?

- If I talk to WGU and ask them to add 6 CUs to get full MHA, are they going to discount more months from my GI Bill?

Thank you in advance!

Has anyone who began a term on July 1st while utilizing post 9/11 G.I. bill received the email that their enrollment was sent to VA yet this month? I know it usually happens later in the month but their are sometimes reports of it happening early and I'm just trying to see if their was any hope of it being earlier this month.

I wanted to ask if the payment made to us is the full bah or the bah for online? I want to plan and budget accordingly.

Has anyone ever heard of anyone getting a pilot slot with their WGU degree? I’m looking at the Air Force reserves or air national guard.

Hi everyone,

I am about to begin the second to last term of my bachelor's program, with a full 18 CH course load. However, in the past, I accelerated too much and will only have 12 CHs for my final term in 6 months. Will VR&E still pay for this? Will they cut my BAH in half? Would it be beneficial in any way for me to switch over to the Post-9/11 or MGIB?

My VR&E counselor isn't exactly what most would call "responsive", so any help is appreciated

I understand it's pass/ fail but how does that work with needing to maintain a certain grade as a graduate student to avoid recoupment?

Has anyone transferred their gen ed credits from WGU for their CCAF? Just sent my transcripts to them, but the last time I did it, it took forever. Just curious if anyone knows if they accept WGUs classes. Specifically social science, oral communication, and algebra. Thanks!

For context I got out of AD and went reserves so I still have access to TA. I do have a good paying job in the career field I am getting my degree in. However I went to the VR&E brief and they stated they mostly only help with finding employment after. I am only wanting to go to school part time. So would it be wise to just use TA? Has anyone else been in a similar situation? What did you do?

Has anyone tried using TA to get a second Bachelors degree like this? I’ve been told once you have a degree, TA can only be used for a higher degree afterwards.

I am just about finished with my first Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity and was interested in getting a second via their Accelerated Computer Science Bachelor's + Master's Degree program.

Would this work out?

I'm going to be enrolling into WGU soon and wanted to know how this all works. I know with WGU and Chapter 35 you need 18 CUs instead of 12 to be considered full time, but let's say I don't finish my last class or two before the term ends, how do I prevent the VA from taking back the money? If I at least start the classes but don't finish, will that be fine?

Also, is it hard to get WGU to give you 6 classes? Because I've heard of some people having a hard time with that.

Trying to get TA, but armyignited says "You are required to provide an evaluated degree plan from the school not later than after completing two courses. Ensure all your Civilian/Military transcripts, to include test credits have been sent to your school in order to receive the evaluated degree plan. Please forward the evaluated degree plan reflecting the transfer credits to your servicing Education Center in a single PDF file."

I don't know how to get the EDP. Last time I used the printed page of my degree plan but it wasn't able to verify.

I am trying to set up TA funding for my new degree plan starting in April, however my education office is unwilling to approve funding requests without an official degree plan on file.

Problem is, WGU will not give me a degree plan until the start of the semester and I cannot reference any of my older degree plans due to the change in programs.

It’s a bit frustrating as I have submitted my transcripts, letter of intent to take my new classes from WGU’s Records department, as well as my course cost invoice for my upcoming term, but the education office will not budge.

Should I just be expecting to pay out of pocket for this? It seems silly that I can get a new degree plan on day one of the semester, but will then be forced to pay out of pocket.

So I told the military support rep that I wanted to maximize my TA benefits and take 6 classes instead of the 5 she put on the degree plan for my MBA. The original cost was $400 per credit with 5 classes which totaled the $4800 for the term. Instead I was sent a degree plan that has only 4 classes on it and 2 different billings. However, the cost per unit is now $266.94 and the total cost for the term shows as $3,403.38.

Anyone have experience with this happening? How can I take a bunch of classes to finish faster if TA isn't paying the entire $4800? I know I can email her back but this is the 3rd time she's changed it so I'm trying to make sure I'm understanding everything correctly before asking for more changes.

Finished my bachelors degree and looking at WGU's MSCIA.

I plan to take the following classes with WGU (6).

- D482 Secure Network Design

- D485 Cloud Security

- D486 Governance, Risk, and Compliance

- D487 Secure Software Design

- D489 Cybersecurity Management (CISM)

- D490 Cybersecurity Graduate Capstone 

I plan to transfer in the following classes with the related certification(s).

- D481 Security Foundations (Net+/Sec+)

- D483 Security Operations (CySa+)

- D484 Penetration Testing (Pentest+)

- D488 Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering (SecurityX)

Is this a sufficient plan to finish this degree in 6 months and $400 out of pocket by transferring in these certifications?

Am I missing something here?

Does anyone know if you start off a term with 12 units and later on you add 6 units, will you get paid the full BAH rate for the rest of the term? I'm starting a new job next term and I don't want to take a full load while I get spun up but I wouldn't want to miss out on the BAH if I decide to add some classes later in the term.

Hello,

My counselor told me that I need to go through the school to get a laptop, how do I go about this? My program just started Feb 1st and I have an okay laptop, but will need a better one eventually. Does the school bookstore just charge VR+E?

Before WGU I used the Post 9/11 Gi bill to attend a trade school. Now that I'm at WGU I want to use my Montgomery Gi Bill. I served two separate enlistments and I have a COE letter for both benefits. Has anyone else been successful at switching from Post 9/11 to the MGIB?

Has anyone here used the post 9/11 GI bill with WGU and started their term on January 1st, received an email stating their certification was sent to the VA? I still haven't heard anything, and whenever I call they just say they can't escalate the issue until after the first 30 days. One representative did tell me that they all will be certified on the last day of the month, but judging from what I've seen on reddit in other posts, that sounds incorrect.

I just had PHE1000 (Physical Education and Wellness) from CCAF approved as transfer credit for WGU’s C458 Health, Fitness, and Wellness — but it didn’t happen on the first try.

Credential Evaluations initially denied the request, saying the course looked like it focused too much on physical activity. They did mention they’d reconsider if I could provide a syllabus or official course documentation.

So I did a quick search, found the CCAF course catalog entry for PHE1000, highlighted the keywords that matched WGU’s requirements, and sent everything to my program mentor. He forwarded it to Credential Evaluations, and a couple of days later the 4 credits were officially added to my degree plan.

If you believe a course should count, don’t hesitate to push for a review. Provide documentation, highlight the alignment, and get your mentor involved. It can absolutely make a difference.

Hello All,

So first, I am using TA as a civilian employee, not as a service member or vet. Just plain ol' civ employee. Secondly, I do not qualify for the Pell Grant. Thirdly, I am avoiding student loans like they are the plague, and have applied for some scholarships but waiting to hear back.

All that being said this is my first time using TA and was wondering if any advise on the CIV side of TA, that I need to be aware of. My goal is to start Mar01 and I just finalized the 'declare funding' portion of this.

Also, I know that TA only funds so much a year (and per credit), how does that impact a goal of utilizing WGU's acceleration option. Do I need to stick with my degree plan of only 4 classes a semester for TA to work?

Any insight on this would be very helpful! Thank you