BYU will certify your enrollment each semester or term to the VA Muskogee Regional Processing Office. Only courses specifically required for completion of a degree program can be certified. There are two exceptions to this general rule regarding applicable courses:

1. The last semester before graduation, all credit taken can be certified if one or more of the credits satisfies a graduation requirement.
   
2. If BYU allows substitutions for program requirements, VA will allow substitutions if they are approved by the college and documented in the student's VA file.
   

VA Classification	Fall or Winter	Spring or Summer Term
Full-time	12+ semester hours	6 hours spring / summer
Three-quarter time	9-11 semester hours	4-5 hours spring / summer
Half-time	6-8 semester hours	3 hours
Less than half-time	1-5 semester hours	1-2 hours

NOTE: Block classes are counted during a block enrollment period only.

VA Classification	Fall or Winter	Spring or Summer Term
Full-time	9+ semester hours	5+ hours
Three-quarter time	7-8 semester hours	4 hours
Half-time	4-6 semester hours	3 hours
Less than half-time	1-3 semester hours	1-2 hours

NOTE: Block classes are counted during a block enrollment period only.

Graduate students registering for master's project, master's thesis, or doctoral dissertation credit hours will be paid at a full-time rate for a minimum of 2 credit hours per semester or term. This VA benefit is available for a maximum of 9 credit hours.