​Student Responsibilities

Military Benefits Annual Renewal

Your military benefits will automatically be processed should your enrollment be continuous. Be sure to contact our office if you choose not to use your military benefits for a term and/or if you are changing the use of benefit election.

Checking your UWSP Email Regularly

Your UWSP email is our primary means of communication with students. We do not send emails to personal email accounts (i.e. Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, etc.). If you are not checking your UWSP email regularly, you may not get paid on time, or at all. The emails we send are to help you keep your benefits going as smoothly as possible. We will not send junk mail.

Changing Majors

If you have changed your major with the University, you will also need to fill out a new Request for Military Benefits form with our office to change it with the VA. Your major needs to match with the University and VA.

“Schedule Set” Emails

Thirty days before each semester, our office will send out an email to every student explaining how they can get their enrollment certifications sent to the VA as early as possible (meaning you get paid as early as possible). Be sure to check your UWSP email regularly so that you do not miss this important email. The email roughly states that you will need to email us stating your schedule for the semester is set and that you do not plan to add/drop any more classes for that semester. Once we receive your response, we will send everything to VA to get your benefits moving for that semester. If we do not receive a response, we will wait until the last day to add/drop courses for the semester (which is usually 2-3 weeks after the semester has already started) and we will automatically submit everything for you at that time.

Your Benefits are Your Responsibility

Be proactive; don’t wait until the last minute. We will do our best to help you keep them running smoothly by sending out notifications if there are things you need to do (such as filling out a new request for benefits, or if you have registered for courses the VA will not pay for) but it is your responsibility to make sure you have done everything you need to do and that nothing else is required each semester. DO NOT wait until the first day of classes to check with us about what else you need to do. It can take the VA up to 8 weeks to process enrollment certifications each semester. If you are dependent on the funds for rent, living expenses, etc., then it is in your best interest to take care of things as early as possible.

Attending Classes

The VA pays you for attendance, not just registering for a class. If you stop attending you may receive an unofficial withdrawal grade (an unofficial withdraw) which may create a debt with the VA.