Oct - Dec 2016
Academic Year
2016 - 2017
Hello from your School Certifying Official (SCO),
IN THIS ISSUE:
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GREETINGS FROM YOUR SCO
NEW VA WORK-STUDY PERSON
AND 1 POSITION AVAILABLE AT
SIGNAL PEAK CAMPUS
IMPORTANT DATES
SPRING 2017 REGISTRATION
VA CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
VETERAN SERVICES’ REP
CAMPUS VISIT SCHEDULE
DID YOU KNOW? RESIDENT
COURSE DEFINITION
Well, the 2016-2017 academic year is in full swing with the fall semester and I hope it is
going great. Before we know it, registration for the spring 2017 semester will be upon us,
not to mention Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and the college’s Winter break. The
academic calendar is an important document to review and can be found at
http://www.centralaz.edu/Home/Academics/Academic_Calendar.htm As always, I
recommend students meet with academic advisors early to get the best classes, as well as
the classes needed for your degree plan and/or on the day and time that is best for your
schedule. The follow on to this is to get your VA Certification documents to me as soon as
you register for classes, to ensure you are protected from the Purge, as well as certify your
courses in the VA system for timely payments to you. * See below for the Purge dates.
For those of you at Signal Peak, if you come looking for me and wonder where I went, I
moved offices; I am now in M-115A, which is in the same general area, but on the other side
of the waiting area for advising and next to the placement testing area.
Lastly, please let me know if you have any questions or if I can be of assistance in any way.
One (1) VA Work-Study
Position available at Signal
Peak Campus for Fall 2016
Robin S. Morris, MBA
USAF (Retired)
Veteran Services Specialist
VA School Certifying Official
(SCO)
Signal Peak Campus, M-115A
Phone: 520-494-5517
[email protected]
Contact Robin Morris at 520-494-5517 or Email [email protected]
Created by CAC Veteran Services
9/13/2016
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I am very pleased to introduce our new VA Work-study student, Genevie Sims. She
started the 8th of September and will be available to assist students using veteran
education benefits. A little about her, from her: “My name is Genevie Sims, I am
currently 24 (and) attending Central Arizona College for an Associates of Arts to later on
pursue a Bachelors in Psychology. I was in the military for approximately 3 years and
was stationed at Fort Gordon near Augusta, Georgia. I worked as a pharmacy technician
while in the military and continued working as a pharmacy technician for about a year
after ending my military journey! I love to travel and experience new cultures and
traditions, and cannot wait to see what type of study abroad opportunities come along
through my education excursion.”
Updated: 9/29/2016 9:15:49 AM
IMPORTANT DATES!
Spring 2017 Registration opens on the 10th of October; the
online class schedule should be available to look at a couple
days before the 10th.
* Last day to apply for December graduation – 17 October
** Last day to withdraw from semester length classes – October
27th this means the “grade” will be a “W” versus a letter grade.
Do you have questions about your
education benefits, book stipend,
monthly payment, housing allowance, or
remaining benefits?????
Call The National Education Call Center at
1-888-442-4551 Monday – Friday, 7 am –
7 pm Central time.
*** Thanksgiving break (November 24-25) – No evening
classes after 6 pm on November 23rd!
Veteran Services’ Representative Schedule
**** Winter break-college closed (21 Dec 2016 – 3 Jan 2017)
San Tan Campus:
* Every other Thursday & 2nd Monday each month
6, 10, and 20 Oct; 3, 14, and 17 Nov; 1, 12, and 15
Dec 2016
PURGE DATES for Spring 2017 begin on Wed, 7 Dec 16. A
purge will also occur on 14 Dec 16; 4 and 11 Jan 2017
* TO BE PROTECTED FROM PURGE, STUDENTS MUST SUBMIT
COMPLETED VA CERTIFICATION DOCUMENTS TO SCO
** SEE CAC CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS BELOW
CAC Certification Requirements:
All students MUST COMPLETE and send the following documents
Each/every semester to the School Certifying Official (SCO):
- VA Certification Request form
- Master Academic Plan (MAP) or Program of Study updated
by an Advisor
-Student Detailed Schedule from Online Services account
Superstition Mountain Campus:
* Every other Wednesday-“usually Thursdays”
12 Oct and 26 Oct; 9 and 23 Nov; and 8
and 14 Dec
Maricopa Campus:
* The 4th Monday each month, with exceptions
24 Oct, 28 Nov, and (3rd Monday) 19 Dec
If you would like to schedule an appointment,
please call or email Robin Morris at 520-494-5517
or [email protected]
** All New students complete and send the following form:
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Veteran/Dependent VA Education Benefits’ Admission
form – This form only needs to be completed ONCE!
*** Preferred method to send documents to SCO is by email;
scan and email to [email protected]
VA Certification Change form
Enrollment Steps
CAC Certification FactsheetCertification Factsheet
DID YOU KNOW?
Resident Courses - The VA definition
TO BE CERTIFIED AS A RESIDENT COURSE, IT MUST MEET “AT
LEAST” THE NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS * 50 MIN PER WEEK.
FOR EXAMPLE: A 3-CREDIT COURSE MUST MEET “AT LEAST” 150
MINUTES (3*50) OR A 4-CREDIT COURSE MUST MEET “AT LEAST”
200 MINUTES (4*50) . QUESTIONS? CALL THE SCO.
Do you want to know how many more
months of eligibility you have left or payment
status? Just log onto E-Benefits and find out.
Updated: 9/29/2016 9:15:49 AM