Checklist
- Visit CUNY's "Prepare to Apply" page for Veterans & Military Personnel
- Before you apply to CUNY as an undergraduate, follow the steps to attain your application fee waiver (n ote: veterans are exempt from paying the commitment deposit. The college(s) will provide you with deposit information upon acceptance to the college(s)).
- Apply to CUNY before the semester deadline ( For Fall: February 1, For Spring: September 15)
- Forward transcripts from all of your previous colleges or secondary/post-secondary institutions attended to UAPC as directed on your application receipt form
- Enroll in the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill (Chapter 33) or the MGIB (Chapter 30) online through VONAPP
- File FAFSA before deadline
- Apply for NYS TAP
- Apply for NYS Veterans Tuition Award (VTA)
- Apply for NY National Guard Tuition Benefit before deadline (if eligible)
- Apply for G.I. Bill Benefits at your home college by providing a "Certificate of Eligibility" to your college's certifying official from the VA
- Provide copy of DD-214 or DD-2384 (issued by your unit) to your college's certifying official and the VA
- Apply for Veteran Work-Study
- Join your college's student veterans organization (and if they don't have one create one by visiting your college's student affairs office)