The Citadel Credit Requirements for VA Education Benefits
This document should be used as a guide only. The Dept. of Veterans Affairs has the final say on how much a student is paid.
Fall and Spring Credit Hour
Requirements
Full Time
3/4 Time
Undergraduate
Enrollment
Hours
12
9
Graduate
Enrollment
Hours
9
6
1/2 Time
6
4.5
Enrollment
Hours
Minimum Credit Hours for
Full Time Status
Summer Term
2017
Term
Dates
Undergrad
Graduate
Maymester/Online
Summer I Day
Summer I
Eve/Online
Summer II Day
Summer II
Eve/Online
Full
Summer/Online
Midsummer
5/08 – 5/26
5/30 – 6/29
3
3
3
3
5/08 - 6/22
4
3
7/5 – 8/4
3
3
6/26 - 8/10
4
3
5/08 – 8/10
9
6
5/30-8/8
9
3
Ch. 33 BAH Requirements for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
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Must be enrolled in greater than half-time
VA pays BAH based on the percentage of Full time, rounded to the nearest ten. This is called “rate of pursuit”
(hours enrolled, divided by what is considered full time, then rounded to nearest multiple of 10) The Chapter 33
housing allowance is paid if rate of pursuit is more than 50%.
If you are less than 100% eligible, your overall percentage is multiplied after your enrollment percentage.
Partial months of enrollment will be pro-rated by the days that you are actually enrolled.
If you are taking strictly online courses in a term/semester, BAH is based on half the National Average.
Example 1:
 Undergraduate student, eligible for 100% of Ch. 33 (Post 9/11) benefits
 Fall semester
 Enrolled in 6 hours classroom, 3 hours on-line, total hours=9 hours
BAH: 9/12=.75, rounded to 80%. Your BAH is 80% of the full time rate of $1650 (based on 2017 BAH rates). You
should receive approximately $1320 for a full month.
Example 2:
Undergraduate taking 6 hours in the Fall or Spring will not receive BAH because they are not enrolled in more than
half time.
Example 3:
 Graduate student eligible at 100% for Ch. 33 benefits
 Spring semester
 Enrolled in 3 classroom hours, 3 on-line courses
BAH: 6/9=.66, rounded to 70%. BAH is 70% of the full time rate of $1650 (based on 2017 BAH rates). You should
receive approximately $1155 for a full month.
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This document should not be used for Financial Aid purposes. All questions relating to financial aid credit
requirements should be directed to the Financial Aid Dept. 843-953-5187
2/21/2017