LUC Certification Process
To start using your GI Bill benefits at Loyola, please follow the steps below:
- If you have never used benefits at Loyola before or within the past year, please obtain a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) from the VA through applying for benefits. Once obtained, please upload it to the secure upload portal.
- If utilizing Chapter 31 (VR&E), please submit a Letter of Approval or Statement of Benefits in place of a COE.
- If utilizing Chapter 35, please provide the sponsoring service member's VA file number (social security number), and first and last name on the COE before submission.
- After enrolling in classes, please fill out the VA-Request for Enrollment Certification (VA-REC) form (found on the Financial Aid’s website under Resources > Forms) and upload to the secure upload portal. Proper and accurate completion of this form is critical for processing benefits and failure to complete may result in a delay of disbursement. This form should be filled out for every term in which you intend to use benefits, but the COE is only needed initially.
- If completing the form as a first year student, please contact FSYAdvising@luc.edu for the advisor signature.
Note: We cannot accept physical copies of your COE or VA-REC form. They both must be uploaded through the secure upload portal. Please do not email us copies of these forms as we cannot upload them for you.