Federal VA Education Benefits
Step 1:
Students must submit an Application for VA Education Benefits or a Change of Place of Training Form to receive a Certificate of Eligibilty, which can be done on https://www.va.gov/. A Notice of Basic Eligibility can be attained from a student's unit.
Step 2:
Submit the Veteran Services Intake Request form on Cal Central:
- As part of the form you will be prompted to upload the following:
- Chapter 30, 33, or 35: Certificate of Eligibility
- Chapter 31: Your Veterans Readiness and Employment (VRE) counselor's name and email address
- If possible provide your Purchase Order (PO) Number
- Chapter 1606: Notice of Basic Eligibility
- Graduate students only: Graduate Veterans Education Plan (This form must be submitted before your second term can be certified and needs to be reviewed and signed by an advisor from your college.)
Step 3:
On CalCentral, submit VA Enrollment Certification Request each semester you are requesting certification. Benefits are processed in the order they are received.
Cal Vet College Fee Waiver
Step 1:
Apply for benefit with your local Veterans Services Office (VSO).
Step 2:
If found eligibile you will be provided a Authorization Code Letter by the VSO that you will provide to the School Certifying Official, veteranservices@berkeley.edu.
*A new Authorization Code Letter must be submitted each academic year. Student must meet residency requirement as determined by the university.