You served. Now we serve you.
Allen’s Veterans Assistance Program supports veterans and military students as they move from service to the classroom, with advising, financial aid guidance, career counseling, and wellness support.
Resources, benefits, and community, so you can thrive.
Our Office of Veterans Affairs works alongside Financial Aid and the Registrar so your benefits, enrollment, and degree plan stay on track.
Academic advising
Plan your courses and stay on track to graduation, with guidance that understands your schedule and obligations.
Financial aid guidance
Help understanding how your military benefits work alongside federal and state aid.
Career counseling
Translate your military experience into a civilian career path.
Wellness support
Support for the whole person as you make the transition to college life.
We’ll handle the paperwork with you.
Allen’s Office of Veterans Affairs helps you pursue your educational, vocational, and professional goals. The Office of Student Financial Aid and the Registrar’s Office serve as your liaison with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, certifying your enrollment and monitoring your degree plan and academic progress.
- Ms. Tamisha MartinDirector, Financial Aidtmartin@allenuniversity.edu(803) 255-4786
- Ms. Marilyn EasonAVP, Enrollment Managementmeason@allenuniversity.edu(803) 376-5802
New students
- Apply for VA education benefits online at VA.gov. Chapters 30, 32, 33, 1606: VA Form 22-1990. Dependents (Chapter 35): VA Form 22-5490.
- Chapter 31 (Veteran Readiness & Employment): contact your VR&E counselor before you enroll, and have them provide Form 28-1905 to Allen’s VA Coordinator.
- When your benefits letter arrives, submit it to the VA Coordinator right away.
Continuing students
- If your chapter status changed, update it on VA.gov. Chapters 30, 31, 32, 33, 1606: VA Form 22-1995. Chapter 35: VA Form 22-5495.
- Complete the Allen University VA Enrollment Certification Form. All veterans and dependents must verify enrollment every semester.
- Submit it to the VA Coordinator.
Transfer students
- Update your status on VA.gov. Chapters 30, 31, 32, 33, 1606: VA Form 22-1995. Chapter 35: VA Form 22-5495.
- Complete the Allen University VA Enrollment Certification Form.
- Submit both by email, mail, or in person to the VA Coordinator.
Where to send your documents
Email, mail, or deliver in person.
Allen UniversityOffice of the Veterans Affairs Coordinator
1530 Harden Street
Columbia, SC 29204Download the Veterans Assistance guide (PDF) →
Also on your list
- File the FAFSA with code 003417. Military benefits and federal aid can work together.
- Verify your enrollment with the VA Coordinator every semester.
- Still serving? Ask Financial Aid about Military Tuition Assistance.
- Questions for the VA? Call 1-888-442-4551 or visit VA.gov/education.
Which VA education benefit do I have?
| Chapter | Benefit & general eligibility |
|---|---|
| Chapter 33 | Post-9/11 GI Bill®. At least 90 days of aggregate service on or after September 11, 2001, or discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days. |
| Chapter 30 | Montgomery GI Bill® – Active Duty. Entered active duty after June 30, 1985, completed at least 2 years of continuous service, contributed $1,200, has a high school diploma or GED, and received an honorable discharge. |
| Chapter 1606 | Montgomery GI Bill® – Selected Reserve. Enlisted, re-enlisted, or extended in the Selected Reserve for at least 6 years, completed high school or GED and IADT, and is participating satisfactorily in required training. |
| Chapter 31 | Veteran Readiness & Employment. Veterans the VA has declared disabled due to a service-related injury. Contact your assigned case manager. |
| Chapter 35 | Dependents’ Educational Assistance. Dependents and survivors of veterans who are 100% disabled from service, died of a service-connected cause, were a prisoner of war, or are missing in action. |
| Chapter 32 | Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP). Entered service after January 1, 1977, and contributed to the program. Benefits depend on total contributions. |
Eligibility is determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Compare benefits with the GI Bill® Comparison Tool. GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website.
Support for you and the people who served beside you.
For military families, students still serving, and veterans building what comes next.
Spouses & children
Family members may qualify for VA education benefits, including Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance and the Fry Scholarship, or transferred Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits.
VA family benefits →Still serving? Consider ROTC
Allen students can take ROTC through a consortium agreement with the University of South Carolina and Benedict College.
Allen FAQ →Turn service into a career
Our Counseling & Placement office can help you build a résumé, search for internships and jobs, and put your military experience to work.
Career support →Someone to talk to
Allen’s counseling team offers confidential support for stress, transition, and everything in between.
Counseling services →
Veteran services right here in Columbia
Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center
Health care, including mental health services. Open 24/7.
6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209(803) 776-4000Columbia VA Regional Benefit Office
In-person help with education benefits, disability claims, and more. On the same campus as the Dorn VA.
6437 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209Office hours & servicesSC Department of Veterans’ Affairs
State benefits, county veterans service officers, and education resources.
Columbia, SCscdva.sc.govAnswer the call. Your education will be here.
Provide a copy of your orders to request a withdrawal for military duty. No academic penalty will be given for deployment.
Finish, pause, or withdraw
Complete the course with approval from your faculty member and Dean, request an “Incomplete,” or withdraw with a grade of “WM” and retake the class when you return.
No charges for the term
No withdrawal fee during the semester. If you’re activated during a term, that term and the remaining semester won’t incur charges.
Return to your program
Admissions fees are waived with a copy of your orders, and you’ll be readmitted to your program if you were making satisfactory academic progress.
Read the full military withdrawal policy
Military students must provide a copy of orders to request a withdrawal from the institution for Military Duty. No academic penalty will be given for deployment. If the student is currently attending a class, the student has the option to complete the course with the approval of their faculty member and Dean. The student can request an “Incomplete” grade in accordance with “Incomplete Grade” policy in this catalog and the Allen University Policy and Procedure Manual. If the student decides to withdraw from the class, a grade of “WM” will be earned, and the class will be retaken upon return to the University. The “W” grade will not affect the student’s satisfactory academic progress (SAP) due to Military Deployment. If the withdrawal is during the semester, no withdrawal fee will be charged. If the student was activated during a term, that term and the remaining semester will not incur any charges. Upon reentry, admissions fees will be waived with a copy of military orders. All other admissions and academic requirements will be applicable. Service members, Reservists, and Guard members will be readmitted to their program of study provided that SAP was being made prior to suspending their studies due to service obligations.
Short-term duty is an excused absence.
Students won’t be penalized for required military obligations of up to two weeks, unless special permission is granted for longer by the Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs.
Bring evidence of your military obligation to the Office of the Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs.
The Provost’s office sends a letter of verification to your faculty for the term.
Your faculty provide opportunities to make up exams and other missed work. You’re responsible for all material presented while you’re away.
Read the full Policy on Class Absences Due to Military Service
Students shall not be penalized for class absence due to unavoidable or legitimate required military obligations not to exceed two (2) weeks unless special permission is granted by the Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs. Absence due to short-term military duty is recognized as an excused absence. To validate such an absence, the student must present evidence to the Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs office. The Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs will then provide a letter of verification to the student’s faculty for the term. Students are not to be penalized if absent from an examination, lecture, laboratory, clinical, or other class activity because of an excused military absence. However, students are fully responsible for all material presented during their absence, and faculty are required to provide opportunities for students to make up examinations and other work missed because of an excused absence. The faculty member is responsible for providing reasonable alternate assignment(s), as applicable, and/or opportunities to make up exams, clinical, or other course assignments that have an impact on the course grade. Faculty may require appropriate substitute assignments.
Questions? We’ll point you to the right person.
Office of Admissions
Applying & reentry after service(803) 376-5735admissions@allenuniversity.eduOffice of Student Financial Aid & Veterans Affairs
VA benefits, certification & aid(803) 255-4786tmartin@allenuniversity.eduMs. Marilyn Eason
AVP, Enrollment Management · Veterans Affairs(803) 376-5802meason@allenuniversity.eduOffice of the Registrar
Withdrawals, grades & records(803) 376-5827mjackson@allenuniversity.edu
Veterans Crisis Line: free, confidential support 24/7. Dial 988, then press 1, or text 838255.
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