Military Tuition Assistance

Military Tuition Assistance

Click here if you are an active duty Army soldier using military tuition assistance.

For the majority of active duty military members, Tuition Assistance will cover 100% of tuition costs at AMU. Each branch of service has established an annual cap for TA, as well. Most AMU students can expect TA to cover the cost of 4-6 courses annually. Check with your installation Education Center for details and to apply for tuition assistance.

Reserve component members are also eligible for TA under this policy; however, each service component has established specific guidelines, limits, and policies for their members that may be different than the typical active duty policy. Before registering for any courses, reserve members should check with their local Education Services Officer (ESO) for specific information and full understanding of the limits of their TA coverage. Reserve members are also encouraged to seek any employer tuition assistance programs that may lower their total out-of-pocket costs.

Expedite Your Military TA in 5 Easy Steps

1. Determine the paperwork you’ll need.

If this is your first time setting up TA, or if you have relocated to a new base, you may need some or all of the following documents in order to complete the TA process with your ESO. Please contact your ESO to determine which documents you will need, and follow these directions to locate them and print them out:

Registration Receipt - Login to the campus with your student ID and password and click on "Registration Receipt" located on the left hand toolbar.
Official Degree Path - Login to the campus and click on "My Degree Path" located on the left hand toolbar, then click on "View Printable Version".

2. Visit the Base Education Center

No later than 3 weeks prior to your class start date.

3. Complete the TA Form(s).

Please make sure to submit the proper number of forms: Students taking more than one course can submit one TA form if all their courses have the same "start date". Students taking more than one course where the course start dates are different (i.e. one in Spring 2004 A and one in Spring 2004 K) must submit a separate TA form for each class.

Forms

Army is DD 2171 Form
Air Force is AF Form 1227
Navy and Marines is Form NETPDTC 1560/3 (Application for Tuition Assistance)
Coast Guard is Form CG4147

Information

Correct Course number and title
Start and End Dates for the course(s)
Billing address for invoices to be sent

Signatures

Proper signatures from Education Services Officer (ESO) and Command Representative
Student signature

4. Send (FAX or MAIL) approved forms to APUS prior to your course start date.

Fax copy of approved, completed TA form to 304-724-3781 or toll-free 866-755-8763.

Please do not send the Application for Tuition Assistance; this is not the approved form.
Please make sure that the form is on the outgoing fax machine properly. If it faxes upside-down, APUS receives a blank page.
If the Ed Center will fax the paperwork for you, please make sure that it has been done.

5. Allow 48 hours for APUS to process the TA form, once it is faxed and follow-up if necessary.

If you do not receive a TA form confirmation email within 48 hours after you fax it, please follow up via email to ta@apus.edu. Please always include your full name and student ID so that we can best assist you.