1. Improving VA Certifications Using Technology

2. GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSTY
GSU has seven campuses throughout metro Atlanta. The university offers 250+ degree programs in 100 fields of study at the Atlanta Campus and 30+ associate degree programs at the Perimeter campuses and online. There are 51,000+ students and we serve between military connected students each semester.

3. The Certification Process
Student
Request to use VA education benefits by submitting the online gVerify form.
Each semester, students using GI Bill Education Benefits are required to submit the online gVerify enrollment form.
Office of the Registrar
Report and certify enrollment to the VA
The Certification Process

5. gVerify
The gVerify form runs off a server-side programming language called ColdFusion
Students are required to use the Campus ID and Password to access the form.
The API calls student data from Banner (mailing address, degree program, registered hours, etc.) to automatically populate the gVerify form & inserts data into Banner
Once the student completes the gVerify form, the student receives an confirmation.
The Office of the Registrar receives an notification that the student has gVerified
In the future, we will be rewriting everything into Angular, a Javascript language

6. gVerify
Students are required to agree to the terms and conditions of the gVerify form.
VA policy information is included and informs the student of their responsibilities.
Students cannot access the gVerify form until they select they understand this information.

11. Once student submits a gVerify successfully, an confirmation is sent to the Registrar’s Office gVerify box.
Certification requests are broken down by VA benefit chapter and alphabet.
gVerify box

12. gVerify Populates to SGASTDN

13. Benefits of gVerify Less student traffic in the office
Students receive automatic response from GSU when they gVerify
Paperless
Better tracking
Only certify enrollment for students who want to use their benefits

14. Quality Control & Auditing
Degree Works is used to monitor degree progression
Argos is used for the certification process and quality control

15. Degree Works Monitor courses taken by students
Minimize errors for certifying courses not listed in student’s current program
Reduce errors for certifying courses already satisfied
Ability to review degree program requirements electronically

16. Argos
Evisions Argos reports are used by VA Certifying Officials for accurate and efficient processing.
Reports are used to:
Certify enrollment to the VA
Monitor enrollment changes (e.g., withdrawals)
Determine expected Post 9/11 VA payments
Capture total number of students using VA education benefits
Track type of VA education benefits being used

17. Argos Report Fields Includes Panther ID Number
VA education benefit type
Student’s initial hours enrolled
Student’s current hours enrolled
Hours difference

20. Contact Information
JenVon Cherry
Kishina Geathers