UT Austin veterans services

Hazlewood is a state benefit. If you qualify, you don’t pay tuition or required fees on state-funded courses. It doesn’t cover late registration fees, affiliated studies, University Extension, or executive education programs.

The GI Bill is federal, and the VA decides your eligibility. UT only certifies your enrollment. If you use both, the GI Bill goes first and Hazlewood covers the eligible tuition left over.

UT’s Hazlewood page UT’s GI Bill page

The VA says you may qualify if you served at least 90 days on active duty on or after Sep 11, 2001. You can also qualify with a Purple Heart and an honorable discharge, or with 30 continuous days of service and an honorable discharge for a service-connected disability.

A dependent child can use benefits that a qualifying veteran or service member transfers. UT says the percentage and type of benefit depend on your length of active-duty service, as the VA determines it.

VA.gov: Post-9/11 GI Bill

You must be admitted and in a program the VA’s State Approving Agency has approved. Register for classes, then submit the GI Bill Questionnaire and upload your documents. If UT classifies you as a non-resident, ask the residency office for a tuition waiver. With the Post-9/11 GI Bill, the waiver has to post to your tuition bill before UT can certify you.

Veteran Certification starts certifying with the VA after tuition bills go out. UT lists GI Bill priority dates through Fall 2026 (Jul 13, 2026). For Spring 2027, ask Veteran Certification which date applies.

UT’s GI Bill steps

Graduate students upload a degree plan or curriculum checklist and a semester-specific letter, both from the graduate advisor or program coordinator. MBA, MSTC, and law students skip those two steps.

Check My Tuition Bill until it says “Your registration is complete and your courses are secured.” That applies even with a $0 balance. If you skip it, UT cancels your courses. Each term, students on Chapters 35, 33, 30, and 1606 also verify attendance with the VA.

The VA typically pays Post-9/11 tuition about two weeks before the term starts. Housing pay and monthly stipends arrive after each month ends. The VA won’t pay late registration fees.

Use the Hazlewood Application and Status page on UTDirect. You need to be in a Hazlewood-eligible program, enrolled in state-funded courses, and meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress. Veteran Certification reviews the application and Student Accounts Receivable gives final approval.

UT suggests applying at least four weeks before your tuition deadline. Your tuition deadline is separate from the Hazlewood deadline, so pay on time. If the exemption hasn’t posted by then, plan another way to pay.

UT’s Hazlewood page

UT holds a veteran orientation that covers class registration.

The office, now called Texas Veteran and Military Student Experience, sits in the Registrar’s Flawn Academic Center suite. Email vmse@austin.utexas.edu to ask about a place to gather.

UT does post a Student Veteran Association, a Women Veterans Group, a mentor program that pairs new student veterans with current ones, and a veteran orientation.

UT’s veteran community page

The Austin Vet Center offers on-campus counseling for veterans, service members, and families. You don’t need VA health care, a disability rating, or other VA benefits.

UT’s own counseling center is also open to you. See our counseling page.

UT counseling (CMHC)

Checked November 12, 2026. Office details, steps, and deadlines come from UT’s own pages. Post-9/11 eligibility comes from VA.gov.

• UT Registrar: Texas Veteran and Military Student Experience
• Texas One Stop: Veteran Education Benefits
• Texas One Stop: Hazlewood Exemption
• Texas One Stop: GI Bill Benefits at UT Austin
• UT Registrar: Veteran community outreach
• UT Registrar: Wellness and health for veterans
• VA.gov: Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33)
• Texas One Stop: GI Bill Benefits