Coast Guard Tuition Assistance benefits are standardized service-wide for Coast Guard active duty, appropriated funded civilian employees, drilling reserve members (SELRES), and Public Health Service members working with the Coast Guard.

• Coast Guard Tuition Assistance will be processed "up front" for all courses.
• All courses will be related to the U.S. Coast Guard mission or to the individual's career development.
• All courses must be taken with a nationally or regionally accredited Institution, resulting in "accredited" college credit.
• TA may be used when a member is receiving "financial aid" such as a student loan, Sallie Mae, Stafford loan, etc. However per Comdt Inst 1500.24.7(1), "TA is to be calculated after grants, scholarships and fellowships have been deducted from the cost of tuition."
• If only a portion of the course tuition is paid for by the primary employer (not Coast Guard) member may submit TA request for the remainder of the tuition. 

Coast Guard Tuition Assistance is not authorized for:

• Clock or contact hours
• Audited courses
• Courses previously completed when the member received a "final grade of D or better"
• Physical education or recreation courses, unless the courses are required by the Institution for degree completion, or the member is a candidate for a degree with a major in physical education or recreation.
• Members in a duty-under-instruction status where the member's educational fees are being paid through another Coast Guard program.
• Coast Guard members that are inmates in military prisons.
• Undergraduate students who's average GPA is less than 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) for the previous 12 semester hours completed under TA.
• Graduate students whose academic average for previous 12 semester hours is "less than a grade of "B".
• Courses resulting in Continuing Education Units (CEUs), or Professional Development Units (PDUs).
• Contact hours and clock hours.
• Preparatory courses, Licenses (maritime, real estate, AC&R, etc.), or Tests (GMAT, GRE, LSAT), Certification Courses (computer, maritime, law, medical, etc.)
• TA is not authorized from any other service.  Member must go through CG educational service officer to process TA application.

Now you are ready to learn about the Coast Guard Tuition Assistance Eligibility or visit the links to the left to learn more about other areas of the Coast Guard's Tuition Assistance Program