ASU military students

Military students come from diverse backgrounds, bringing a breadth of experience to ASU. You’ll want to understand what type of student you are and the benefits you’ll be using before applying to ASU. 

In step 2 below, explore the student types, including: 

• First-year students who haven’t previously attended a college or university.
• Transfer students who have attended college or university prior to using military benefits.
• Transfer students who used their military benefits at a previous college or institution. 
• Graduate students who have their bachelor’s degree. 

Explore eligible benefits, including: 

• Tuition Assistance for active military (Step 3)
• Veterans benefits through the GI Bill® (Step 4)
• Spouse or dependent benefits (Step 4) 

Depending on the benefit you’ll be using, it can take a couple of months for approval, so it’s important to start this process early. 

Tuition Assistance is a Department of Defense program available to active military that isn’t administered or monitored by the VA. Your unit’s Education Service Officer can answer questions and provide relevant documentation. TA rules vary by service branch and sometimes between different units, so work closely with your Education Service Officer. 

To start using TA, you will need to: 

• Apply to ASU. Do this task early — at least four to six weeks before the start of classes. 
• Meet with your Education Service Officer.
• Create an Evaluated Degree Plan, which shows all required courses for degree completion. Both undergraduate and graduate students will work with their academic advisors to complete this. 
• Enroll in classes and get a class schedule through My ASU. 
• Complete the Benefits Responsibility form. 
• Get a tuition receipt through the Finances tab in My ASU. 
• Obtain and submit your approved and funded TA voucher to the ASU Student Accounts office either by email at sponsorbilling@asu.edu or by fax at 480-965-9242. Verify your military branch approves your TA by the first day of class. A $75 third-party fee is applied to your account when your voucher is received.

For a full checklist around this program, visit: Tuition Assistance.

Our military enrollment team can assist you by phone at 844-353-7953 or email enrollmentonline@asu.edu. 

The undergraduate application is available online. During the application, you’ll: 

• Provide information about yourself, including brief details about your veteran status. 
• Select your program and start date.
• Tell us about your school history.
• Report your grades or notify ASU that you’ll send a transcript. 
• Help us determine your Arizona residency.
• Review and submit your application. 

The graduate application is also available online and will require similar information. But you may need to submit additional documentation depending on your program. Review the full graduate application process.