§ 21.9721. Certification of enrollment---for provisions effective after July 31, 2011.
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For training pursued after July 31, 2011, an educational institution must certify an eligible individual's enrollment before he or she may receive educational assistance, except as stated in § 21.9681.
(a)Educational institutions must certify most enrollments. VA does not, as a condition of advance payment, require educational institutions to certify the enrollments of eligible individuals who are seeking an advance payment (as described in § 21.9715). VA does not require organizations or entities offering a national test for admission, a national test for credit, or a licensing or certification test to certify that the eligible individual took the test. In all other cases, the educational institution must certify the eligible individual's enrollment before he or she may receive educational assistance. This certification must be in a form specified by the Secretary and contain such information as specified by the Secretary.
(b)Length of the enrollment period covered by the enrollment certification.
(1)Educational institutions that offer courses on a term, quarter, or semester basis will report enrollment for the term, quarter, semester, ordinary school year, or ordinary school year plus summer term. If the certification covers two or more terms, the educational institution will report each term, quarter, or semester separately.
(2)Educational institutions organized on a year-round basis that do not offer courses on a term, quarter, or semester basis will report enrollment for the length of the course. The certification will include a report of the dates during which the educational institution closes for any intervals designated in its approval data as breaks between school years.
(3)When an eligible individual enrolls in a distance learning program leading to a standard college degree, the institution of higher learning's certification will include---
(i)The enrollment date; and
(ii)The ending date for the period being certified. If the educational institution has no prescribed maximum time for completion, the certification must include an ending date based on the educational institution's estimate for completion.
(c)Authority.
(1)Paragraph
(a)of this section issued under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 3014(b), 3031, 3034(a), 3323(a), 3482(g), 3680, 3687, 3689, 5101(a); and
(2)Paragraph
(b)of this section issued under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 3034(a), 3323(a), 3684. (The Office of Management and Budget has approved the information collection provision in this section under control number 2900-0073) \[90 FR 5357, Jan. 16, 2025\]
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§ 21.9721
Certification of enrollment---for provisions effective after July 31, 2011.
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