9/11 GI BILL QUESTION

[smf6824]

QUICK QUESTION... 

I HAVE 12 MONTHS LEFT ON MY POST 9/11 GI BILL, AND I HAVE NEVER TAKEN ACCELERATED COURSES (7 WEEKS LONG) BEFORE SO I AM UNSURE HOW THIS AFFECTS THE USAGE; HOWEVER, LONG STORY SHORT THERE IS AN MBA PROGRAM AT A SCHOOL NOT TOO FAR FROM ME THAT SEEMS LIKE I CAN FINISH IN A YEAR (LINK BELOW).  IF I CAN FINISH IT IN THAT TIME FRAME WILL THE GI BILL COVER THE ENTIRE DEGREE OR WOULD IT PRORATE THE PAYMENTS SOMEHOW?

HERE IS THE PROGRAM: https://westliberty.edu/westbusiness/pro...ealthcare/

[rachel83az]

I can't help with how much it'll cost, if anything. Hopefully, it covers everything. However, if it does turn out that this is something that you can do, I would highly suggest preparing by going to Sophia.org and taking any business courses (especially accounting) that you didn't already take for your degree. At a flat rate of $89 for all the courses you can take, this would help prepare you for taking classes quickly. Plus, it would help you to gain familiarity with both accounting and management terms that might come up in the degree, allowing you to move through it in a timely manner.

[smf6824]

I can't help with how much it'll cost, if anything. Hopefully, it covers everything. However, if it does turn out that this is something that you can do, I would highly suggest preparing by going to Sophia.org and taking any business courses (especially accounting) that you didn't already take for your degree. At a flat rate of $89 for all the courses you can take, this would help prepare you for taking classes quickly. Plus, it would help you to gain familiarity with both accounting and management terms that might come up in the degree, allowing you to move through it in a timely manner.

Thanks. I am not so much worried about the content, just wondering how the GI bill deals with these 7 week courses. I think I will be fine, just seeking assurance

[ROYISAGIRL]

In my experience they are treated like 8 wk and 16 wk courses. You may have leftover time when you do those.

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[kidneysmasher]

Old subject, but my co-worker only had 3 months left on his GI Bill (post 9/11) and they paid for an entire 6 month term at WGU. They said if you have any time left they will cover the entire term.

[Insert Name]

From your post, I am assuming you are talking about until your deliberations date.

I don’t know if this helps, but I was in a similar situation and attending excelsior. I’m not sure if it will be looked at as the same, but if I remember correctly, they were treated as double for enrollment purposes if you took half term classes. So, like 2 half term, 3 unit classes were treated the same as 12 units of full term as far as payment for those weeks.

Something to note, unless they changed it in the past couple of years, if you start a course before your deliberation date and it ends after, that course will be prorated for payments. Excelsior financial aide claimed otherwise, but that exact scenario happened when my friend was taking his capstone. Delib date in September. Class ran from August through December (16 weeks), GI Bill paid for like 3/16ths of the class, and cut his payment at the 3 week mark. Still ended up out ahead when you added up his final cost compared to what he made over the time going there, but make sure you are ready for that if timing works out that way.