Welcome to the WWU Veteran Services Office (VSO)


Submit a Quarterly Benefit Action:

EVERY QUARTER YOU WANT TO USE BENEFITS, (after registering for classes) please complete your Certification Request form below by clicking the GREEN button below.


Waivers and Residency Disclaimer

If you are a non-Washington state resident, please see the military residency section of the Additional Benefits page.

During Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters. AYSS classes are self-supported non-state funded courses that cannot be waived by the CH35 WA state tuition waiver. Make sure to check by using the self-help tool Check Course Coverability for WA State Tuition Waiver | Veteran Services (wwu.edu) or by emailing the VSO before registering for courses that you believe might be AYSS.

Deadlines. All Waivers and Residency applications MUST be submitted no later than 30 days after the start of the quarter in which you are applying for. If the application or Waiver is submitted after the deadline, then it will be applied starting from the next quarter.

During Summer quarter, STVF waivers (the CH35 WA state tuition waiver) can only be used if the course is state funded. Make sure to check by using the self-help tool Check Course Coverability for WA State Tuition Waiver | Veteran Services (wwu.edu) or by emailing the VSO before registering for courses that you believe might be AYSS.


New Students: Click below to learn about your benefits:


Living on Campus?

Western requires you must pay all of your housing and dining fees by the start of the quarter.

Even if you are receiving BAH payments monthly, you must still pay Western upfront for your room and board. If you wish to have a payment plan made for your housing and meal card charges, contact the SBO: sbo@wwu.edu

If you need additional information on how to pay, please contact the Veteran Services office. Visit Western’s University Residences site for more info.


Graduation and Commencement

Student veterans who are graduating will now be able to wear white stoles bearing the WWU logo and the word “Veteran” embroidered below it.

Dependents of veterans also may wear red, white and blue cords to honor their accomplishment. These cords are available to any students participating in graduation who have spouses or parents who have served in the military.

If you are graduating and would like to wear the veteran stoles and cords, please stop in our office located in the Viking commons room 525 to pick them up free of charge.



Stories Deployed

A soldier in fatigues writing in a journal

Western’s annual ‘Stories Deployed: The Veteran Chronicles’ gives local vets the platform to tell their own stories.

Learn more about the project in Window: WWU’s Magazine.


Estimated Payment Calendar



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