Please be sure to complete the Request for Enrollment Certification Form for Spring 2024 once you register for courses. 

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Students Must Verify Enrollment with the VA

• Beginning with terms starting after December 17, 2021, students using their Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits at an Institution of Higher Learning (IHL) facility will be required to verify their enrollment at the end of each month.
• Failure to verify for two consecutive months will impact their Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) and/or kicker payments.
• The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is encouraging students to sign up for text message verification. After December 17, 2021, all impacted students with a US mobile phone number on file will receive an opt-in text as their next enrollment period approaches.
• Note: Students who do not have a US mobile phone number on file with VA will not be able to use text verification. They will be automatically enrolled into email verification.
• If you'd like to verify whether or not the VA has your cell phone number on file, please call them directly at 1-888-442-4551

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• There is now a new process for scheduling appointments with VMA Tutoring, Career and Academic Advising. The steps for scheduling an appointment with our office are outlined below.

1. Log in to Buff Portal Advising
2. Select the flag icon to see available appointments with VMA Advising, Tutoring, and Career advising.
3. You will need to use the drop-down menu on the following page to sort appointments by type.

• If you do not see available appointments or are unable to find a meeting time that works with your schedule, please email us directly to find an alternative appointment time.

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Day 1 Digital Course Materials

Items on your student bill listed as "Day 1 Digital Course Materials" are not covered by the GI Bill tuition and fee payment that comes directly to CU. It is considered a books and supplies charge. If you have an outstanding balance because of a Day 1 Digital Course Material charge, be sure to pay it. 

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Heath insurance is mandatory for CU Â鶹ӰԺ students, and CU Â鶹ӰԺ offers options for coverage. In most cases it will be automatically added to your bill.  If you are a main campus degree seeking student, and have 100% eligibility using the Post 9/11GI Bill®, then the VA will pay for the Gold SHIP plan.  You can elect to do nothing and it will automatically be added to your bill; we will then submit this amount up to the VA for payment along with the rest of your bill.  Students that have other insurance and do not want this coverage can submit the documentation to waive coverage. If you are NOT 100% eligible for the GI Bill, or are not degree-seeking, you will need to pay for the Gold SHIP plan out of pocket-so most students in these situations elect to waive it. As a general rule, if the coverage has not automatically been added to your bill, it is not an eligible expense as part of the GI Bill.

The supplemental Campus Care Plan is not paid by the VA, but is a good alternative for students who want to access services on campus and are not eligible for the Gold SHIP plan or for students that want to maintain their private insurance as their primary provider. The Campus Care Plan is an out-of-pocket expense.

For students starting in the summer, the Gold SHIP is not covered by the VA. Summer coverage is offered as part of the Spring plan.

An overview of plan details can be viewed here. Specific questions about the insurance coverage can be directed to the Student Insurance Office on campus. Their phone number is 303-492-5107 or send them an email at studentinsurance@colorado.edu.

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