It's important that any student wishing to take advantage of Veterans Educational Benefits contact the Veterans Program and Services (VPS) Office. The Bursar's Office has no authority when it comes to certifying or explaining VA benefits to students. Only VPS Office staff can speak with any authority on this topic. This web page exists solely for the purpose of explaining Bursar process, procedure and policies relating to Chapter 33 Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits.
- The Bursar's Office only deals with Chapter 33 benefits because the VA pays the school directly for certified tuition and fees. Other VA Educational benefit chapters pay the student directly.
- When UC VPS notifies Student Accounts of a certified Chapter 33 recipient within 24 hours Student Accounts staff will post a budget/benefits estimate (credit) to the student's account for the amount certified by UC VPS. This transaction will be described on the bill as "VA C33 Certified Amount". This is a temporary informational credit memo posting in anticipation of payment from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affair (USVA). The budget will remain for a maximum of 8 weeks at which time it will be removed unless UC VPS can attest to extenuating circumstances warranting extension of this budget posting.