1. GoArmyEd Briefing Mr. Joshua Fenner Education Services Specialist MIARNG

2. FTA Soldier Responsibility GoArmyEd Required Documents MING STAP GI Bill Tools ForTool Box

3. Federal Tuition Assistance (FTA)
A Soldiers Resource For Paying For School

4. Qualifications
Active duty, active drill status in guard or reserve (no ING or IRR)
High School diploma or GED
Cannot be on any ROTC scholarship (tuition or housing)
Cannot have any active FLAGS
1 Year from AIT/BOLC graduation date
10 Years Service for Masters (if FTA used for undergraduate)

5. What Classes Qualify? Regional Accreditation National Accreditation
Transfers to Regional and National
Degree not recognized for grad school
National Accreditation
Does not transfer to Regional (as a general rule)

6. Be familiar with your schools unit type
What Classes Qualify?
Semester Hours
Quarter Hours
Clock Hours
Be familiar with your schools unit type

7. What Classes Qualify? Certificate Associates Degree (60 SH)
Bachelors Degree (120 SH)
Masters Degree (36-45 SH)
Doctorate or Professional
Must elect one for FTA

8. !!WARNING Officers!!
WO2 and above incur a 2 year service obligation for active/AGR; 4 year for traditional guard and reserve
Obligation begins last day of last TA funded course

9. What Does TA Pay For? $250 per credit hour, 16 per year cap
130 undergraduate semester hours
39 graduate/certificate hours
First Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Certificate.
One degree at a time

10. FTA Cap Exemptions INITIAL teaching certification (18 SH)
Approved foreign language courses
Specialized Chaplain Certification
Prerequisites for IPAP, AMECP and USMA
Contact ESS for more information

11. FTA Cap Exemptions Transitioning Soldier
21 SH towards academic cert for soldiers Who possess a degree
Enlisted Soldiers must be within 3 years of ETS
Officers still have service obligation

12. Soldiers Responsibility

13. Solder Responsibility
Read and understand the Statement of Understanding
Digitally signed upon requesting FTA

14. Soldier Responsibility
Degree Plan
After 6 SH, Soldiers need to complete course planner and upload degree plan
Online degree audits from student account does not need signature

15. Example Degree Plan

16. Soldier Responsibility
Time Restrictions
FTA requests can be submitted up to 60 days prior to course start date
Course requests MUST be APPROVED before course start date
Requests must be submitted 10 days prior to course start date
If a course is requested even one day late, FTA cannot be approved

17. Transcripts
Submit official transcripts from any college previously attended
Can be obtained by previous colleges registrar
Submit Army Transcript
JST

18. Joint Services Transcript
Ensure to submit your military transcript to your home college by going to

19. Recoupment D> = Recoupment Bachelors C> = Recoupment Masters
I after 120 days = Recoupment
W for Personal reasons
Schools have 45 days to enter grade

20. Withdraw for Military Reasons
1. Unanticipated military mission, to include unanticipated Federal or State missions for National Guard Soldiers who are involuntarily mobilized
2. Emergency leave
Death of a family member
Illness/hospitalization as endorsed by my Battalion Commander or first LTC in the chain of command; or by my Unit Commander if in the Reserve Component for each class.
**3 years from course end date to request WM**
IMPORTANT! You are required to initiate all drops and withdrawals from classes through GoArmyEd PRIOR to the class end date. 20

21. How Do I Set Up A GoArmyEd Account?

26. How Do I Request FTA?

28. Will Need A Student Schedule and…

29. Cost Verification

30. Do I have to turn in anything to the school after my classes are approved for TA?
YES!

31. TA Authorization *Instructions are e-mailed after FTA is approved*

32. State Tuition Assistance
Can be used in conjunction with FTA
FTA $4k + STA $6K = $10K annually

33. GI Bill CH 1606 CANNOT be used concurrently with FTA
CH 1607 has sunset as of NOV 2015
CH 30/33 CAN be used concurrently with FTA (Traditional Soldiers)

34. TUTOR.COM/MILITARY

35. https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa
MyCAA
-Spouse of AD E-1 to E-5, W-1, W-2, O-1 and O-2.
-$2k annual cap $4k lifetime cap
-Associates, certificate, License in a concentrated field

36. CLEP PREP ASVAB PREP DSST PREP
Petersons
CLEP PREP
ASVAB PREP
DSST PREP

37. NMFA SCHOLARSHIP
1 OCT-15 JAN AND 1 MAY-30 JUNE

38. Michigan National Guard Grant

39. If you have questions… Contact UCC/BCC/Retention NCO
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