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Getting Started With Federal Tuition Assistance

The Army Federal Tuition Assistance Program Is A Federally Funded Tuition Assistance Program.

Who Can Use Federal Tuition Assistance?

Federal Tuition Assistance can be used by any of the following Soldiers as long as the Soldier meets the criteria as established by the U.S. Army.

·         Active Duty Soldiers

·         Army National Guard MIL TECHS
·         Army National Guard MDAY Soldiers

·         Army National Guard Soldiers on Active Guard Reserve Status (AGR)

·         Army ROTC Cadets if the cadet is in the simultaneous membership program (SMP) and are not under contract for commissioning.



What College Degrees Can Soldiers Use FTA Funding For?

·         Associate's Degree

·         Bachelor's Degree

·         Master's Degree

·         Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

·         Graduate Certificate

What Am I Eligible For?

·         Funding for required courses listed on an approved personalized degree planUniversity of Northern Iowa Class Schedule.pdf

·         Cost of tuition (no fees) up to $250 per semester hour.

·         Maximum of $4,000 each fiscal year.

·         Up to 16 credit hours per fiscal year.

·         Up to 130 credit hours of undergraduate coursework.

·         Up to 39 credit hours of graduate coursework.

FTA Eligibility Requirements

Tier 1 Soldiers (First Time TA Users)

·         Soldiers who have not attained a bachelor's degree using FTA and wish to pursue an undergraduate certificate / diploma, or;

·          Soldiers who have previously attained a bachelor's degree or higher without the use of FTA and wish to pursue a certificate / diploma or master's degree if eligible.

Tier 1 Eligibility Requirements

·         Enlisted Soldiers: Graduated Advanced Individual Training.

·         Warrant Officers: Graduated Basic Warrant Officer Course.

·         Officers: Graduated Basic Officer Leaders Course.

Tier 2 Soldiers

·         Soldiers who have previously used FTA for any portion of their undergraduate degree, have attained a bachelor's degree, and wish to pursue a master's degree.

   Tier 2 Eligibility Requirements

·         Enlisted Soldiers: Graduated Advanced Leaders Course.

·         Warrant Officers: Graduated Warrant Officer Advanced Course.

·         Officers: Graduated Captains Career Course.

Requesting FTA For Non-LOI Schools Process-1st Time User

The vast majority of colleges and universities through-out the United States are Non-LOI Schools. Non-LOI Schools are not required to have their classes, degree plans, cost verification documents, class schedules loaded in GAE. In Iowa all three public universities, private non-profit, and public community colleges are Non- LOI schools. The following flow chart illustrates the tasks Soldiers must complete in order to receive Federal Tuition Assistance funding for courses they are enrolled in at, Non-LOI Schools the first time they use FTA.

  Deadlines

·          Soldiers may submit TA requests or enroll in courses through the GoArmyEd Portal 60 days before the start date of a course.

·           FTA requests must be approved by the end of the business day the day before the start date of a course.
·          There is NO GRACE PERIOD for submitting FTA requests AFTER the COURSE START DATE.

Tutorials

Using Federal Tuition Assistance & GoArmyEd

·      FTA-GAE User Handbook Updated 21 SEP 2018.pdf

·          1ST TIME USERS OF FTA.pdf

·          Determing Amount FTA Spent in Current FY.pdf

·          UploadingGAEdocstoeFile.pdf

·          PRINTING APPROVED TA REQUEST.pdf

·         CALCULATING UNIT COST TUTORIAL.pdf

       Course Planner


·          COMPREHENSIVE COURSE PLANNER.pdf

·          Course Planner Subject Catalog Fields.pdf

·          Course Planner-Moving Rejected Courses Into Pending Status.pdf

·          TA Requests Through The Course Planner.pdf

·          Course Planner Subject Catalog Fields.pdf

·          Changing Course Planner Status.pdf

Additional GoArmyEd Resources

·          Changing Your GAE Preferred Email Address.pdf

·          Class Schedule Documentation Requirement.pdf

·          Cost Verification Requirement.pdf

·          Degree Plan Document Requirements - Copy.pdf

·          Updating_Account_and_Email_Information_Mar_2014_V1.pdf

Important Contact Information

·          Michael Robinson, Education Services Specialist, National Guard Bureau, Iowa Army National Guard,

        Federal Tuition Assistance Manager, (515) 252-4422, michael.p.robinson1.civ@mail.mil

·      Iowa Army National Guard Education Services Office, (515) 252-4468

·      GoArmyEd HELPDESK (CONUS), (800) 817-9990

·      GoArmyEd HELPDESK (OCONUS), (800) 861- 7770

Country Specific OCONUS GoArmyEd HELPDESK telephone numbers.

**Note: Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Yugoslavia - Kosovo. Using a preprogrammed telephone, dial

          the OCONUS toll - free HELPDESK number (1-800-861-7770) from your military base.

IAARNG Federal Tuition Assistance Program Manager

·          Michael Robinson, B.A., B.G.S., M.S.

·          Education Services Specialist, National Guard Bureau, Iowa Army National Guard

·      IAARNG Education Services Office

·          (515) 252 - 4422, or michael.p.robinson1.civ@mail.mil