Veteran Certification

Veterans intending to use their education and training eligibility at Portland State must obtain and submit proper certification forms. This process should be started at least one month prior to registration.

Certified veterans must complete a minimum number of credits to maintain satisfactory progress:

The cumulative G.P.A. required to maintain satisfactory progress is 2.00. Incompletes, withdrawals, and audits do not count toward credits completed, and may result in a V.A. overpayment.

For reporting purposes, the last date of attendance is the same as the date of official withdrawal from a course or courses, date of student notification of a change in credits to the Veteran's Clerk, or the date of determination of unsatisfactory progress, whichever is earliest. This date determines the amount of overpayment, if any, incurred by a student not maintaining satisfactory progress standards.

Courses may be dropped during the drop periods, but student veterans are still responsible for reporting any changes in credits that affect the rate of V.A. certification. The number of credits completed is checked against the number of credits for which the veteran is certified each term by the Veteran's Clerk.

Failure to maintain satisfactory progress standards at Portland State will result in the termination of G.I. benefits.

Portland State University is approved for the training of veterans under Title 38, U.S. Code, Section 1501 (for disabled veterans), Section 1651 (Veterans' Readjustment Benefits Act of 1966), and Section 1700 (Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance).