{"id":114,"date":"2012-06-01T09:14:49","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T13:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/veterans\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2024-10-21T13:47:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T17:47:44","slug":"student-checklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/veterans\/student-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Congratulations on your admission to the University of Maine. The VETS office would like to thank you for your military service. We are honored to be able to assist and support you as you pursue your education here at UMaine.<\/h3>\n\n\n
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As a new student veteran, you\u2019ll want to review our VETS checklist below. Also please check out<\/a> the checklist for new commuters and non-traditional students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Checklist for New or Returning Student Veterans<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Get your COE(Certificate of Eligibility) or NOBE(Notice of Basic Eligibility) from the VA by going on the GI Bill website<\/a> and clicking on \u201cApply for Benefits\u201d(obtaining your COE\/NOBE may take a while, continue with the following steps if you have completed the online portion).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Transferring Students will need to fill out another form on Vets.gov<\/a>, a 22-1995.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Sign up for classes (for help doing this contact the Admissions Office).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          After Acceptance to UMaine:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Pass in your COE\/NOBE to the UMaine VETS office (you MUST do this to be certified to receive veterans benefits).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. EVERY SEMESTER: Submit a Request for VA Educational Benefits form<\/a>. This form is available on our website and should be completed as soon as you have finalized your classes for the term.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Log onto Mainstreet and fill out your \u201cAnticipated Resources<\/a>\u201d to avoid being charged a late fee from the Bursar’s office.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. IMPORTANT (For Ch. 30, 1606, & 1607) at the end of every month<\/strong> you must log onto WAVE (Web Automated Verification of Enrollment) to let the VA know you are still attending the University of Maine. Go to the GI Bill website<\/a> and click on \u201cVerify Attendance\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. If you have any changes to your COE, Class Schedule, or academic standing you MUST let the VETS office know immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      *Failure to follow these steps may result in debt to the Department of Veterans Affairs and\/or delay of payments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Congratulations on your admission to the University of Maine. The VETS office would like to thank you for your military service. We are honored to be able to assist and support you as you pursue your education here at UMaine. As a new student veteran, you\u2019ll want to review our VETS checklist below. Also please […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-114","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"Tony Llerena","author_link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/veterans\/author\/tllerena\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":892,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114\/revisions\/892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}