Admission Checklist

Post 9-11 GI Bill USF Admission Checklist

The University of St. Francis is an approved university by the VA.

Complete the VONAPP Online Application form located on the VA website.

Under section 9F on the VONAPP-check Chapter 33-this is the Post 9/11 GI Bill

Apply online to USF

The registrar is the certifying official for GI Benefits at USF. (800) 736-6300 or (815) 740-3391, fax: (815) 740-5084, email: registrar@stfrancis.edu

Request all college transcripts

Request military transcripts:

• Army: https://aartstranscript.army.mil/
• Navy/Marines: www.navycollege.navy.mil/transcripts.html (SMART)
• Air Force: www.au.af.mil/au/ccaf (Community College of the Air Force)
• Coast Guard: http://uscg.mil/hq/cgi/downloads/forms/CG_Form_1564.pdf

Complete all the appropriate USF admissions items

Complete WAVE form for verifying your attendance. https://www.gibill.va.gov/wave/index.do

If you need to obtain your DD214: http://vetrecs.archives.gov/

Have USF Admission Questions?

• Transfer Students contact: Eloise Billups (815) 740-5091 or ebillups@stfrancis.edu
• Adult /Degree Completion or Graduate Students contact: Lisa O’Brien (815) 740-6266 lobrien@stfrancis.edu

Regional VA Office

VA Regional Office for Chicagoland area
2122 W. Taylor St., Chicago
(800) 827-1000 (best practice is to drop off forms in person)