Request for VA Benefits Form

1If you are a new or guest student, please provide UMW with the Certificate of Eligibility. You can upload the certificate or send it to the School Certifying Official (SCO) via email or fax or hand-deliver it to Lee Hall, 2nd Floor, Fredericksburg Campus. Ryan Hastings is the School Certifying Official for BLS, BSN, certificate students, graduate students using VA education benefits, and any student participating in the Chapter 31 Veteran Readiness and Employment program or using Chapter 1606—Selected Reserve benefits. His contact information is rhasting@umw.edu or 540-654-5853. Patricia Sarkuti is the contact for undergraduate BA/BS students utilizing veteran benefits, except for the Chapter 31 Veterans Readiness and Employment program. Her contact information is psarkuti@umw.edu, phone: 540-654-2140.