US Air Force (USAF)/US Space Force (USSF)
Helping Your Career Take Flight
At Florida National University (FNU), we understand your role as an Airman (Active-Reserves-Guard) and Guardian, and how important educational benefits are in assisting you on the career path. Whether it’s achieving the next rank or transitioning into the corporate world, education is the key to opening new doors. Florida National University offers fixed-affordable pricing for both onsite and distance learning education helping you to benefit from your tuition assistance (TA).
Tuition Assistance & Educational Benefits
The Air Force* currently pays 100 percent of tuition, up to $250 per semester hour ($4,500 annually), for off-duty courses.
All tuition assistance Funding Requests must be approved by supervisors, via the Air Force Virtual Education Center (AFVEC) and fall within the tuition assistance application window of 45 calendar days prior to, and no later than 7 calendar days before, the term start date. Any tuition assistance benefits not “supervisor” approved by prescribed start dates will be auto deleted and a notification sent to the prospective student. Additionally, no more than 124 semester hours (SH) for a bachelor’s degree and 42 SH for a graduate degree will be funded.
Successful course completion is defined as a final grade of “C” or higher for undergraduate courses, and “B” or higher for graduate courses (“Pass” for “Pass/Fail”). Reimbursement is initiated when grades of “D” or “F” in undergraduate courses, and “C”,”D” or “F” in graduate courses are reported. **There is a mandatory requirement to maintain an overall GPA of 2.0 (“C” average) or above for undergraduate, and 3.0 (“B” average) for graduate level. For detailed US Air Force & US Space Force educational benefit information visit this site: https://www.afpc.af.mil/benefits-and-entitlements/military-tuition-assistance-program/
*All content within is applicable for both the US Air Force and US Space Forces.
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