FAQ - Public Law No: 116-315 (Isakson & Roe) section 1018
The College Financing Plan was created to help students compare college costs. You must apply for financial aid in order to receive a College Financing Plan with program cost and aid eligibility. Student data will only appear if you have submitted a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Veteran educational benefits will only appear if you have turned in all required documents and the Veteran Certification of Eligibility Form. Contact the Veteran School Certifying Official if you would like an estimated financing plan.
College Financing Plan
Your College Financing Plan will be available through the Student Self Service Portal once your financial aid offer has been processed.
VA Financing Plan FAQ's
1. Graduation Rate
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
2. Graduation Timeline – Academic Programs
List of Programs by College
3. College Navigator
https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
4. VA Comparison Tool
https://www.va.gov/education/choosing-a-school/
5. G.I. Bill® Comparison Tool
https://www.va.gov/education/gi-bill-comparison-tool/
6. Academic Counseling can be scheduled directly with your College’s Program Academic Advisor.
College of Allied Health
College of Dentistry
College of Medicine
College of Nursing
College of Pharmacy
College of Public Health
Graduate College
7. Financial Counseling
https://financialservices.ouhsc.edu/Departments/Student-Financial-Aid
Federal financial aid is available for those who qualify; however, OU Health Sciences is unable to provide a more
robust calculation of cost of attendance if you do not apply. All students are encouraged to complete the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), even if the need for federal aid is unknown.
8. Disability Counseling
https://www.ou.edu/adrc/students/crisis-services
9. Job Placement Rates
OUHSC does not track job-placement rates.
10. Transfer credits – including military credits.
Transfer Credit and Equivalency
Military Service Credit
Academic Forgiveness Provisions for Undergraduate Students
Prior Learning Assessment Credit
11. Licensing/Certification requirements for jobs
https://admissions.ouhsc.edu/Prospective-Students/Professional-Licensure-Disclosure
Depending on the program, some degrees require licensing/certification exams in order to to find employment
upon graduation. In order to ascertain whether or not your program requires such an exam, please inquire with
your department and by following the provided link.
12. Other types of Federal financial aid, not administered by Veteran Affairs, that the individual might be qualified
to receive.
OU Health Sciences financial aid packages are applied automatically to your bill upon acceptance of the aid. The
amount you are awarded is split between the fall and spring semesters and determined by application to federal
and state agencies. Examples of these other types of aid include, but are not limited to, BIA, ASGOG, SEOG, OHLAP,
OTAG, Pell grants, tuition waivers/scholarships, and multiple departmental scholarships. You must apply for
financial aid in order to receive a shopping sheet with aid eligibility included.
13. Other aid packages offered by different educational institutions.
https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/
14. G.I. Bill® Chapter Information
https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/montgomery-active-duty/
https://www.benefits.va.gov/vocrehab/index.asp
https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/post-9-11/
https://www.va.gov/education/transfer-post-9-11-gi-bill-benefits/
https://www.va.gov/education/survivor-dependent-benefits/
https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/montgomery-selected-reserve/
https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/post-9-11/yellow-ribbon-program/
15. USDOE College Scorecard
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
16. OU Health Sciences VA FAQs
https://admissions.ouhsc.edu/Prospective-Students/Veterans/FAQs
17. Amount of costs that are covered by VA education benefits.
https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/resources/benefits_resources/rate_tables.asp
VA educational benefits are limited to a monthly stipend and/or payment of mandatory tuition
and fees. VA education benefits only pay stipends for the months school attendance is reported.
Those payments are prorated for partial months and are based on the exact start/end dates
of your coursework. A beneficiary attending school for the approximate 8 months of the fall and
spring semesters will use approximately that many months of benefit.
Chapter 33 provides additional funding (up to $1,000 per academic year) to help offset the cost
of books/supplies. Chapter 31 education benefits cover the entire cost of books/supplies. The
other VA educational benefits (Chapters 30, 35, and 1606) only provide a monthly stipend that is
dependent on your rate of pursuit and benefit type that can be used to help pay for tuition and
fees – no additional books/supplies stipend is awarded.
18. Military Leave
https://admissions.ouhsc.edu/Current-Students/Veterans/Called-to-Active-Duty
Student Request for Military Leave of Absence (MLOA) Form