Axe ’Em, Jacks!
Honoring our student heroes
As a military-friendly university, SFA welcomes veterans from all branches of the United States military. You’ve worked hard serving your country, and we’re happy that you’ve decided to use your GI Bill® education benefits to complete your degree with us.
Applying to SFA
Veterans can apply to SFA at any point in their post-secondary education.
- Apply as a first-year student if this is your first time attending college.
- Apply as a transfer student if you have 15 or more transferable credits.
- Apply as a graduate student for admission into one of our master’s or doctoral degree programs.
Using the GI Bill® and other veteran benefits
To enact your GI Bill®, Vocational Rehabilitation or Dependents’ Educational Assistance benefits, submit the following items as applicable:
- Certificate of eligibility. Apply for benefits gibill.va.gov using the following applications (Vets: 22-1990, Dependents: 22-1990E, Chapter 35: 22-5490)
- DD-214 (Veterans only)
- Military Transcripts (Veterans only)
- Joint Services Transcript
(Community College of the Air Force Transcripts will not be on the JST) - 28-1905 form (for Vocational Rehabilitation)
- SFA VA paperwork, contact your School Certifying Official
Hazlewood Act Exemption
The purpose of the Hazlewood Act Exemption is to provide an education benefit to honorably discharged or separated Texas veterans and to eligible dependent children and spouses of Texas veterans. A 2009 act added the provision to permit eligible veterans to assign their unused hours to their child (Hazlewood Legacy Act).
Still have questions about your military benefits?
If you have questions, you may contact the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs at 888.442.4551. Or contact the SFA Office of Admissions V.A. certifying officials at 936.468.6494.
We’re here to make sure veterans get the help they need.
Local veterans associations
Pineywoods Detachment 1189
Marine Corps League
P. O. Box 633781
Nacogdoches, Texas 75963-3781
www.pineywoodsdetachment.com
936.552.6823
Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post 3893, Nacogdoches, Texas
P.O. Box 630986
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
936.569.9670
American Legion Post 86, Nacogdoches, Texas
3623 E. Main Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
HJSmith9656@gmail.com
936.553.6859
Disabled American Veterans Nacogdoches Memorial Chapter 83
3110 Appleby-Sand Road
Nacogdoches, Texas 75965
936.554.6437
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 931, Nacogdoches, Texas
3110 Appleby-Sand Road
Nacogdoches, Texas 75965
jadams75965@yahoo.com
936.560.1353
Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 1952, Nacogdoches, Texas
3110 Appleby-Sand Road
Nacogdoches, Texas 75965
936.462.8519
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at benefits.va.gov/gibill.