{"id":79092,"date":"2024-02-28T18:59:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T18:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/02\/28\/gi-bill-rule-change-could-upend-requirements-for-online-only-classes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:46:33","slug":"gi-bill-rule-change-could-upend-requirements-for-online-only-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2024\/02\/28\/gi-bill-rule-change-could-upend-requirements-for-online-only-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"GI Bill rule change could upend requirements for online-only classes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans advocates are raising alarms about a behind-the-scenes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/military-honor\/salute-veterans\/2023\/11\/08\/advocates-push-supreme-court-to-expand-veterans-education-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\">GI Bill<\/a> rule change that could allow students to use up their tuition stipends on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/2021\/04\/15\/va-dumps-plans-to-stop-students-from-adding-non-degree-classes-to-keep-gi-bill-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\">non-degree programs<\/a>, potentially wasting their military education benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2024\/02\/26\/va-again-delays-decision-on-transgender-surgery-options\/\" target=\"_blank\">Veterans Affairs officials<\/a> say the move is meant to be a technical correction to definitions governing online-only college programs, and does not require a formal public review period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But 25 veterans organizations \u2014 including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2023\/08\/30\/suicide-prevention-campaign-urges-vets-to-be-the-one-who-reaches-out\/\" target=\"_blank\">The American Legion<\/a>, Paralyzed Veterans of America and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America \u2014 said the change raises serious concerns about how students may use or misuse the GI Bill in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/vetsedsuccess.org\/veterans-military-service-organizations-letter-to-va-regarding-proposed-regulatory-changes-opening-up-gi-bill-to-unaccredited-online-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\">a letter to VA Under Secretary for Benefits Joshua Jacobs<\/a> last week, the groups voiced \u201cdeep opposition\u201d to the move, saying it for the first time opens GI Bill funds to \u201cunaccredited online programs that do not lead to a degree.\u201d The groups are now asking for the changes to be halted, or at least subjected to a public review period mandated for similar sweeping changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/watchdogs\/2024\/01\/30\/some-vets-got-double-housing-stipends-due-to-flaw-in-jobs-program\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8145449.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Some vets got double housing stipends due to flaw in jobs program<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Officials have no plans to try and recoup the money, noting that no laws appear to have been violated by the doubled stipend payments.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe impact of the proposed changes will lead to veterans being charged their GI Bill for what amounts to simple access to the internet,\u201d said William Hubbard, vice president for Veterans and Military Policy at Veterans Education Success, which has led the effort to block the change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVA will have opened a loophole in the GI Bill that provides the worst scammers out there with direct and unchecked access to veterans and their valuable GI Bill dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At issue is how online-only college programs are handled under the Post-9\/11 GI Bill, which provides at least 36 months of tuition costs for student veterans or eligible family members. Recipients are also eligible for a monthly housing stipend, although students attending classes completely online receive a lesser payout than their on-site peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total value of the benefit can be well over $100,000, a sum that has made veterans a target for scammers \u2014 as well as for-profit and not-for-profit schools \u2014 over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2021, partially in response to the massive upsurge in students attending remote classes during the American COVID-19 pandemic, VA officials held a public review of those online learning courses with the goal of simplifying some of the participation rules. Online-only classes currently fall under the broad category of \u201cIndependent Study\u201d programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally, the rule changes focused mainly on which states were responsible for accrediting online-only programs. But in recent months, regulators shifted the proposed changes to include removing remote classes from the Independent Study category, in an effort to reduce confusion over the differences between college classifications and actual course work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advocates say that reclassification \u2014 whether purposefully or accidentally \u2014 removes requirements for those schools that their programs be accredited by state agencies and provide degrees for students. Instead, online-only classes would exist in a legal gray area, with less regulation and oversight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA veteran could be charged their GI Bill by an education program that consists exclusively of YouTube tutorials and leaves the veteran with no industry-recognized credentials,\u201d VES officials warned in a memo on the changes provided to VA and congressional officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The veterans groups objecting to the move said the idea was not part of the 2021 public comment sessions on the GI Bill, but instead was proposed by bureaucrats behind the scenes after public comments closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now the veterans groups want the public review reopened, so they can discuss potential problems with those changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, VA Press Secretary Terrence Hayes said officials are reviewing \u201cadditional methods of obtaining public comment\u201d on the matter but have not committed to restarting the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said VA leaders believe the proposed changes will allow the department to continue \u201cworking in partnership with State Approving Agencies to protect the integrity of VA education benefits offered while also looking to expand the options available to allow veterans to grow professionally and personally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA officials have not released a timeline for when the new rules may go into effect. 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