Veteran – Hazlewood Exemption Eligibility

A veteran must:

• At the time of entry into the U.S. Armed Forces, designated Texas as Home of Record; or entered the service in Texas; or was a Texas resident;
• Have received an honorable discharge or separation or a general discharge under honorable conditions;
• Served at least 181 days of active duty service (excluding training);
• Have no federal Veteran’s education benefits, or have no federal Veterans education benefits dedicated to the payment of tuition and fees only (such as Chapter 33 or 31; for term or semester enrolled that do not exceed the value of Hazlewood benefits;
• Not be in default on a student loan made or guaranteed by the State of Texas;
• Enroll in classes for which the college receives tax support (i.e., a course that does not depend solely on student tuition and fees to cover its cost), unless the college’s governing board has ruled to let Veterans receive the benefit while taking non-funded courses; and
• Meet the GPA requirement of the institution’s satisfactory academic progress policy in a degree or certificate program as determined by the institution’s financial aid policy. (Effective fall 2014)
• Veterans who are granted their first Hazlewood Act exemption beginning fall, 2011 must reside in Texas during the semester or term for which the exemption is claimed. This requirement does not apply to the Veterans who either received the exemption prior to the 2011-2012 academic year, have reenlisted into active duty, or reside with a spouse who is on active duty.

For complete details go to the Texas Veterans Commission’s website.

Veteran – Guidelines:

• Hazlewood applications and supporting documents will be accepted by the office of Veteran Services and Financial Aid after the veteran has obtained all required documents
  • Applications will be processed after the student has enrolled for the term the benefits will be utilized
  • Incomplete packets will not be accepted
• Complete Applications and all supporting documentation must be received by UTHSCSA no later than the last day of class in order to be evaluated for the semester or term.  Medical and Dental Students must submit all required documents the last day of Fall classes for the academic year
• The exemption cannot be applied retroactively for previous terms, no exceptions
• Hazlewood applications can be used for the full Academic Year (i.e. Fall – Summer), the veterans must be sure to indicate all the terms on the application.
• Hazlewood eligibility processing may take up to 2 – 3 weeks, student should be prepared to make other arrangements to pay tuition and fees if Hazlewood has not posted to their Student Account

Helpful information:

•  Copies of DD214 can be requested from the National Archives eVetRecs website
• Copies of  Letter of Exhausted Federal Benefits  can be obtained from the VA at (1-888-442-4551)
• **The Office of Veteran Services and Financial Aid is also required to verify that the applicant(s) is not in default on any loans made or guaranteed through the State of Texas (this process may take up to 2 – 4 days)