Military Tuition Assistance

Notice: Before enrolling at SFA, contact SFA's Veterans Resource Center to discuss tuition assistance.

The maximum amount paid for military tuition assistance is 100% of tuition and fees not to exceed $250 per semester credit hour with a limit of $4,500 per fiscal year.

Determining eligibility for military tuition assistance is course-specific. SFA's official start and end dates are used for each course to determine eligibility. 

Enrollment status changes

Students who receive military tuition assistance are expected to remain enrolled in their courses for the duration of the term for which the assistance is received. A change in your enrollment status, including dropping a course or withdrawal from the university, may result in a reduction or cancellation of financial assistance. 

Military tuition assistance follows different requirements from other financial assistance. Full details regarding loans, scholarships, grants and other aid are available on the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship's enrollment, attendance and withdrawal policy webpage.

Returning of unearned funds

If a recipient drops a course or withdraws from the university prior to completing at least 60% of the term, U.S. Department of Defense regulations require SFA to return unearned tuition assistance funds through at least 60% of the semester per course on a prorated basis.

Tuition assistance funds are earned proportionally during an enrollment period, and unearned funds are returned based on when the recipient drops or withdraws.

SFA will return all tuition assistance funds on all applicable courses if:

• the recipient does not begin attendance at SFA
• the recipient does not start a course receiving tuition assistance, regardless of whether they start other courses
• the course is dropped prior to the semester's official census date
• or the course section is canceled by SFA.

A prorated amount of tuition assistance funds is returned if:

• the recipient drops a course after the official census date
• or withdraws from the university by following proper procedures.

Visit the Office of the Registrar's how to drop or withdraw webpage for instructions on completing these enrollment changes. The date of your drop or withdrawal will be used as the last date of attendance.

Once the last date of attendance has been determined, Student Business Services will recalculate your tuition assistance eligibility. Recipients must complete at least 60% of the semester for courses receiving tuition assistance. Once the student has completed 60% or more of the semester, the tuition assistance is considered earned and no funds will be returned to the U.S. Department of Defense.