Post 9/11 and TESC 50% Eligibility

[dposborne]

I am a reservist, I gained that from my deployment. I will not have anymore active duty time, I will ETS in 1.5 years. TA will cover 18 units, the residency requirement is 24 units. I just want to take my remaining 12 units and graduate, therefore I would only use 12 weeks of my benefits for a bachelors degree. The rest could be used towards a master's degree. However, I was trying to see if it would cover the $1600 enrollment fee.

Like I stated earlier, If you are in the MDCP you wont be charged an enrollment fee.

[Vandalet]

They way he(mm1988) explined it was correct. There are two different percentages involved with the new gi bill. One is the number of months you have left(what you are talking about), and the other is the amount you are eligible for each month(what he is talking about with the 50%). Basically, he has been in the military long enough to get the post 911 gi bill(36 Months), but he only has 1.5 years of Active Duty time, so he is only eligible to get 50% of his stuff paid for, but he still has 36 months of that.

Thanks for the info on the MDCP, I just signed up for that and got scared when i seen his $1600 comment.

[dposborne]

the MDCP is great, they even waived my 75 dollar registration fee at the time. The only stipulation is you are required to do 12 SH residency for an Associates or 24 SH for a Bachelor's and these don't necessarily need to be classes, they can be TECEP, e-Pack, etc...

[mm1988]

They way he(mm1988) explined it was correct. There are two different percentages involved with the new gi bill. One is the number of months you have left(what you are talking about), and the other is the amount you are eligible for each month(what he is talking about with the 50%). Basically, he has been in the military long enough to get the post 911 gi bill(36 Months), but he only has 1.5 years of Active Duty time, so he is only eligible to get 50% of his stuff paid for, but he still has 36 months of that.

Thanks for the info on the MDCP, I just signed up for that and got scared when i seen his $1600 comment.

I'm a female, but thanks for explaining it better. I know that there is no enrollment fee if you do the MDCP, but I stated that I only need 12 SH to graduate, I did not want to do 24 hours through TESC. I'm sorry, I thought I mentioned that. Also, the TA is only enough to cover approximately 18 units per fiscal year. If you want a bachelors degree, you're going to pay 6 hours out of pocket, if you complete the 24 hour requirement. Unless, you have financial aid, or you plan to extend your units out over a longer period of time.

[Vandalet]

I guess that was kind of sexist of me to say he instead of they. The gi bill site says tuition and fees, im not sure how that works though, i think the school would have to request it.
I assume those remaining 12 units are ones that don't have CLEP's? Take as many CLEP/DSST's as you can while they are free for you.