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Military & Veteran's Educational Assistance

Franklin College is a designated “Military-Friendly School” and is committed to helping service members, veterans and/or their dependents achieve their higher education goals. Please take the following steps to get started:

  1. Complete and submit a Franklin College Application for admission – via mail or online.  If applying after Dec. 21, be sure to pay the $40 application fee and submit a personal statement.
  2. Determine which VA Educational Benefit, if any, you plan to use AND apply for VA Benefits on-line.  When you receive your Certificate of Eligibility (COE) from the VA, take it to the Franklin College Academic Record’s Office on the first floor of Old Main.
  3. If you have attended other colleges or universities, we request that all of your official transcripts be mailed directly to Franklin College Office of Admissions via mail (101 Branigin Blvd, Franklin, IN 46131).
  4. Request official military transcripts be mailed directly to Franklin College Office of Admissions (101 Branigin Blvd, Franklin, IN 46131).
  5. Request that your official high school transcripts or G.E.D. certificate be sent to Franklin College Office of Admissions (101 Branigin Blvd, Franklin, IN 46131) via mail or online using Docufide.
  6. Provide ACT or SAT scores with writing section to Franklin College.  If no ACT / SAT tests were taken and you have been out of high school for more than 5 years, you will NOT need to submit SAT / ACT scores.
  7. Apply for Financial Aid.  To receive the maximum possible aid, all students are encouraged to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), available at www.fafsa.ed.gov, by Indiana’s March 10 deadline  (Federal School Code for Franklin College: 00178).
  8. Upon review of your admission application and acceptance to Franklin College:
    • Pay $100 deposit prior to May 1
    • Complete all necessary college documents required
  9. Work with Matt Jones, Registrar and VA Certifying Official, in the Academic Records Office to complete the Veterans Information Sheet, which will be used to certify your enrollment.
  10. Be sure to meet with the VA Certifying Official at the beginning of each semester to review enrollment and certification. If participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program, meet with Elizabeth Sappenfield in Financial Aid.  If deployed or relocated, complete an exit interview with the VA Certifying Official before departure.

Options for Benefits

A summary of Chapter 33, Post 9/11 GI Bill and the Yellow Ribbon Program benefit options is listed below. For complete details about each program, visit the GI Bill Web site.

Post-9/11 GI Bill Information

The Post-9/11 GI Bill is a new education benefit program for individuals who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001.

Am I Eligible?

You may be eligible if you...

  • Served at least 90 aggregate days on active duty after September 10, 2001, and you are still on active duty or were honorably — Discharged from active duty
  • Released from active duty and placed on the retired list or temporary disability list
  • Released from active duty and transferred to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve
  • Released from active duty for further service in a reserve component of the Armed Forces.

You may also be eligible if you were honorably discharged from active duty for a service connected disability and you served 30 continuous days after September 10, 2001

If you were eligible for the Montgomery GI Bill, Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve, or the Reserve Educational Assistance Program on August 1, 2009, and you qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill, you may make the irrevocable election to receive benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Once you elect to receive benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, you will no longer be eligible to receive benefits under your previous program.

Please note: Veteran’s Affairs, not Franklin College, determines level of eligibility and payments.

 Yellow Ribbon Program

The Post-9/11 GI Bill pays up to the highest public, in-state undergraduate tuition and fees. A participant may have tuition and fees that exceed that amount if s/he is attending a private institution. If s/he is enrolled at a Yellow Ribbon participating institution and the tuition and fees exceed the highest public, in-state undergraduate tuition or fees, additional funds may be available for an education program without an additional charge to entitlement. Institutions that voluntarily enter into a Yellow Ribbon Agreement with VA choose the amount of tuition and fees that will be contributed. VA will match that amount and issue payment directly to the institution. Franklin College is a participating Yellow Ribbon institution of higher learning.

Please note: Only individuals entitled to the maximum benefit rate (based on service requirements) may receive Yellow Ribbon funding.  For more information from Veteran’s Affairs about benefits, please visit www.gibill.va.gov and  www.todaysgibill.org.

Active-Duty Servicemembers Residency Requirement

Franklin College understands the unique situation that servicemembers on active duty face when trying to complete their degree, and values the sacrifices that these servicemembers must make.  Active duty servicemembers must complete a minimum of 32 semester hours(25%) of their coursework at Franklin College to be eligible for a degree.  Those hours are not required to be the final 32 semester hours.  It is the responsibility of the servicemember to notify the Registrar if they are on active-duty and pursuing a Franklin College degree while completing their degree requirements elsewhere, and to ensure all degree requirements are met according to the catalog under which they entered.  This policy also applies to Reservist and National Guardsmen on active-duty.

 

Additional Franklin College Information

Franklin College Campus Contacts

Office of Admissions:
 Email: admissions@franklincollege.edu
Office Phone: (317) 738-8062
Financial Aid Office:
Elizabeth Sappenfield, Director of Financial Aid
Email: esappenfield@franklincollege.edu
Office Phone: (317) 738-8075
 VA Certifying Official:
Matt Jones, Registrar, Academic Records Office
Email: mjones@franklincollege.edu
Office Phone: (317) 738-8020

Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Program

Franklin College students may participate in the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus. IUPUI, located in downtown Indianapolis, is approximately 35 minutes from the Franklin College campus.

Through a cooperative program called the Consortium for Urban Education, Franklin College students may pursue the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program which leads to a commission in the U.S. Army, Army National Guard, or Army Reserves. Franklin College is a cross-enrolled school through the Army ROTC Program. All ROTC classes taken and passed with a C- or above are applied as general elective credits at Franklin College.

The leadership and management classes are open to men and women who are full-time students. Students may take the first two years of Army ROTC without a military obligation. The first two years are exploratory in nature and offer one to two hours of academic credit per semester. Students who want to continue through the program and receive a commission upon graduation apply for admission into the advanced program at the end of the second year of ROTC. Selection is competitive. Franklin College students who are eligible for scholarships can receive significant scholarship assistance through participating in this program. There are no restrictions on majors for students interested in ROTC. Students who do not continue with the ROTC program may still use credits as electives earned toward any major.

For more information, call 317-274-2691 or email armyrotc@iupui.edu.
You may also visit http://www.iupui.edu/~armyrotc/

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