Military Tuition Assistance (TA)

Tuition Assistance typically only pays for tuition, and will not pay for fees (class fee, transportation fee, etc.). This may be reviewed if a base education office or branch service portal specifies on a TA authorization form or request that they are willing to do so (must include an authorizing signature).

Military Tuition Assistance (TA) regulations require accurate start and end dates on all TA authorizations. Please reference the appropriate dates for each enrollment period indicated on our Dates and Deadlines chart. For invoicing purposes, each enrollment period (sub-term A, B, C, D) will need to be listed on separate Tuition Assistance authorization forms. Please contact us with any questions

You can email mildcp@liberty.edu to request an official degree plan.

Please note: Students are required to be accepted to their program and submit all official transcripts before an official degree plan can be generated.

Students utilizing Tuition Assistance are required to complete Financial Check-In by the deadline corresponding with their earliest term of enrollment. Online Tuition Assistance students may be eligible to receive a Financial Check-In extension when certain criteria are met. Visit our Financial Check-In guide for more information.

Per the 2014 Department of Defense Memorandum of Understanding, Federal Tuition Assistance and Veterans Affairs benefits cannot be used to pay for the same course(s). There are currently 3 exceptions to this policy. Students using Post-9/11 GI Bill® are able to use their Veterans Education Benefits to cover the remaining balance for courses not completely covered by Federal Tuition Assistance. As of May 5, 2021, students using the Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve Education Benefit (MGIB-SR or Chapter 1606) may also use their benefit concurrently with Federal Tuition Assistance when they are enrolled in a program of education that is half-time or greater. Concurrent use is not authorized under Chapter 1606 when students are enrolled less than half-time. The final exception to this policy is for the Montgomery GI Bill: Active Duty (MGIB or Chapter 30) under the use of Top-Up. The Top-Up benefit may only be used with Chapter 30 to receive from the VA those tuition costs that exceed, or are not authorized in, the amount of TA provided to the service member by his/her military branch.

Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients may be certified for $0 if Tuition Assistance is covering the full cost of their course(s). This $0 certification will generate a Housing stipend for the duration of the course (for those enrolled greater than half-time), as well as a Book Stipend payment. Students should keep in mind that Active Duty students and their spouses are not eligible to receive a Monthly Housing Allowance from their GI Bill benefits. For more information about Chapter 33, please see the Post-9/11 GI Bill webpage.

Students eligible for Veterans Education Benefits will have their enrollment certified with the VA. If Federal Tuition Assistance is later applied toward a course that has been certified, the certification for Veterans Benefits will be either amended (Chapters 33 and 1606) to account for the Tuition Assistance or terminated (all other GI Bill chapters) in accordance with the 2014 Department of Defense Memorandum of Understanding.

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 Web site at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill. 

Students will be responsible to repay any Tuition Assistance funds for grades that are not deemed successful. The following grades are acceptable and will not be recouped:

• Undergraduate: C grade or higher
• Graduate: B grade or higher (- and + will be treated as just a letter grade).

Due to Tuition Assistance grade and invoicing regulations students are required to request their TA with the exact start and end dates for the course. Exact course dates for intensives can be located in ASIST under “Student Detail Schedule”. To navigate to this first click on the “Student” tab, then select “Registration”, and then finally “Student Detail Schedule.”

View the online academic calendar for more information.

Tuition Assistance authorizations must be submitted to Liberty University by the TA Form deadline associated with your term of enrollment (review our Dates and Deadlines chart for specific dates). This ensures your TA will be posted to your account by the corresponding Financial Check-In deadline. 

It can take 3-5 business days for a form to be processed to your account from the date it is submitted. We cannot guarantee that late forms will be processed to your account by the Financial Check-In deadline. Any late fees assessed due to late TA form submission cannot be waived.

If you are approved more TA than the amount being charged to your account, we will only post enough TA to cover your remaining eligible charges. Tuition Assistance is never refundable to the student.