Hazlewood Act for Spouse/Child
Spouse/Child of a Hazlewood Act Exemption benefit-eligible Veteran who is determined by the VA to be 100%, total and permanent, service-connected veteran or one who became totally disabled for purposes of employability as a result of a service-related injury or illness who meet the requirements below are entitled to receive a 150 credit hours exemption each.
Qualifications
A Spouse/Child must:
- Be a Spouse/Child of a Veteran who at the time of entry into the U.S. Armed Forces:
- be classified by the institution as a Texas resident,
- designated Texas as Home of Record,
- or entered the service in Texas.
- Be a Spouse/Child of a Veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces or the Texas National Guard who died as a result of service-related injuries or;
- 100% totally and permanently service-connected disabled as determined by the VA with a current Summary of Benefits Letter as proof, or
- Missing in Action (MIA), or
- Killed in Action (KIA).
- Have no federal Veterans Education Benefits or have no federal Veterans Education Benefits dedicated to the payment of tuition and fees only (such as CH.33 Post 9/11-“Forever” GI Bill) for the term or semester enrolled that do not exceed the value of Hazlewood benefits;
- Be classified by the institution as a Texas resident;
- Not be in default on a student loan made or guaranteed by the State of Texas;
- Enroll in classes for which the college receives tax support (i.e., a course that does not depend solely on student tuition and fees to cover its cost) unless the college’s governing board has ruled to let Veterans receive the benefit while taking non-funded courses; and
- Meet the GPA requirement of the institution’s Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy in a degree or certificate program as determined by the institution’s financial aid policy and, as an undergraduate student, not be considered to have attempted an excessive amount of credit hours.* This requirement does not apply to the Spouse/Child of an MIA, KIA, or service-connected deceased Veteran.
*See the Del Mar College Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy.