Welcome, Spouses!

These tools can help you in your decision-making process.

• Department of Education's College Scorecard - Search and compare colleges: their fields of study, costs, admissions, results, and more.
• National Center for Education Statistics College Navigator - Another tool for searching and comparing schools
• KU's Net Price Calculator - Get tailored cost estimates
• "Paying for College" webpage
• Tuition Assistance (TA) Decide
• GI Bill Comparison Tool
• WEAMS - see the degree programs approved for GI Bill use by institution

Undergraduate students

• Apply to KU (Note: ACT/SAT scores are NOT needed if you're over 21 years old.)
• Transfer credit evaluation for any previous collegiate course work
• You may be eligible for foreign language proficiency credits, credit from CLEP exams, and/or credit for high school work: Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate (regardless of when you graduated high school). Visit the Credit and Exemption for High School Work page to learn more.
• Coast Guard Spouses: You may be eligible for free CLEP program credit
  
   
• Once admitted, transfer students: Once you're admitted to KU, expect a call from a KU Navigator who will help you get set up and connect you with an advisor. Learn more about next steps for transfer students.
• Once admitted, freshmen/new students: Learn more about next steps for freshmen, including signing up for orientation and enrolling in classes.

Graduate students

• Learn more about applying to graduate school
• Before paying any application fees, visit the Graduate Studies website to see if there are any fee waiver options you might be eligible for. Once paid, the application fee is non-refundable.
• Once admitted: Learn more about next steps for graduate students.

• Steps to using GI Bill benefits at KU: Includes information on
  • Chapter 33 - Post 9-11 GI Bill
  • Chapter 33 - Fry Scholarship
  • Chapter 35 - Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA)
  • Frequently asked questions about using benefits
• VA Work Study – on-campus jobs in the Military-Affiliated Student Center for GI Bill users. Visit our Get Involved page to learn more. 

Visit MyCAA’s website for more details. 

• Overview: provides up to $4,000 in financial assistance to eligible military spouses to pursue or maintain (including continuing education courses) a license or certification necessary to gain employment. Visit KU’s MyCAA page for a list of approved programs.
• Eligibility: Spouses of service members on active duty or Guard/Reserve on Title 10 orders in pay grades E-1 to E-9, W-1 to W-3 and O-1 to O-3.
• MyCAA requires students to submit an Education and Training Plan (ETP) using their template. Provide this document to your KU program coordinator or academic advisor. Please note: the ETP is a PDF file. If you need an accessible version, you must contact Military OneSource directly.
• After MyCAA approves you in their portal, we will push your tuition/fee deadline back to Dec. 15 (Fall), May 15 (Spring), Aug. 15 (Summer). You will need to pay your remaining bill by those end-of-semester deadlines to avoid late fees and holds.
• Questions? Contact us.

You may be eligible to apply for in-state tuition rates per the Armed Forces Residency benefit (AFRB) if:

• You are eligible for the GI Bill/DEA
• Your sponsor was permanently stationed in Kansas during service and/or was a Kansas resident prior to joining the service
• You are the spouse of current Active Duty, Reservist, or Kansas National Guard member

Yellow Ribbon Program funding is available for Post-9/11 GI Bill users NOT eligible for in-state tuition (i.e. those living outside Kansas while attending classes at KU). No need for Yellow Ribbon if you live in Kansas while attending KU; apply for AFRB instead.

Online students: Most online programs offer flat-rate tuition.

• Use our Net Price Calculator to see a personalized picture of your costs — and what you may earn in aid.
• Scholarships offered specifically for KU military-affiliated students and nation-wide military-affiliated scholarships
• Other financial aid information

• KU Student Veterans of America – student organization open to all KU students. Service and leadership opportunities to help advance military-affiliated students' interests on campus.
• Kansas Law School Military and Veterans Society – for all KU students interested in attending law school and currently in law school. 
• Military-affiliated events 
  • KU-Lawrence campus 
  • KU Medical Center campus (on campus and virtual) 
• Kansas Veterans Virtual Memory Wall at the Dole Institute 

Located in 345 Summerfield Hall, we offer spouses study and meeting spaces, computers, a 24-7 lounge, and dedicated staff to provide support tailored to all military-affiliated students. Learn more about the center.

• Parking & transit information
• On-campus housing - options include apartments, residence halls, scholarship halls
• KU's off-campus housing marketplace
• Student community programming 
• Resources for pregnant & parenting students, including childcare/childcare grants
• Campus Cupboard, Trans Closet, and Winter Clothing Closet
• About the city of Lawrence

• KU's Watkins Health Center (WHS) provides health care to KU students. Every Lawrence campus student enrolled in at least 3 credit hours pays a required wellness fee each semester. The wellness fee entitles the student to be seen by WHS providers at no charge for the office visit (regardless of insurance) and discounted rates for lab tests, medications, and any procedures performed. WHS will file to most insurance policies, regardless of in-network or out-of-network status. Learn more about the wellness fee.
• Learn more about how medical insurance works at WHS.
  • TriWest beneficiaries: WHS is an in-network provider.
  • Tricare East beneficiaries: WHS is not an in-network provider, but they are able to file claims with Tricare East for chargeable services. Tricare East may notify the patient and/or policyholder of their determination after receiving WHS's claim. WHS does not accept Tricare East write-offs and adjustments. Tricare East offers a variety of plans and some of these plans issue payment and an EOB (Explanation of Benefits) directly to WHS, while others issue payment directly to the patient and/or policyholder. Feel free to call WHS at 785-864-9520 with questions about your specific Tricare East policy and WHS billing.
  • Learn more about going to college and using TRICARE in the local community.
  • CHAMPVA beneficiaries: WHS is not an in-network provider. 
• If you need proof of enrollment for TRICARE/CHAMPVA continued eligibility, visit our school enrollment verification letters page.
• There are civilian providers in Lawrence and neighboring communities who are authorized TriWest providers.
• The nearest MTF is at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., about an hour away.

• KU Veterans Alumni Network is open to all military-affiliated alumni and friends. Undergraduate students can join for free.
• Career information and resources from the University Career Center