UTPB Student Veteran Checklist

Veteran Services

Mesa Bldg. #2215G
432-552-2830

• Welcome! Get information. Get this checklist, forms, campus maps, FVA Club, and access to the FVA lounge.

Admissions Office

Mesa Bldg. #1221
432-552-2605

• Apply to UTPB either online or submit an application. This office will assign you a 10-digit ID.

• Once accepted, submit immunization documentation against bacterial meningitis if less than 22years old. (Veterans can get shot free from VA at one of the VA medical facilities. Present DD-214.)
• Request official transcript(s) from all previous schools, including military schools, to be sent via mail to:
  
  UTPB Admissions Office
  4901 E University Blvd
  Odessa, TX 79762

Financial Aid Office

Mesa Bldg. #1225
432-552-2620

• Apply for financial aid online. Check status in this office. (School OPE ID: 00993000)
• If using Hazlewood Exemption, applications are submitted to Hazlewood@utpb.edu.

Advising Office

Mesa Bldg. #1150
432-552-2661

• Make an appointment at https://utpbadvising.youcanbook.me/to talk to an academic advisor and get a DEGREE PLAN! Must be signed by advisor and student.
• ONLINE ONLY student, contact onlineadvising@utpb.edu  for a DEGREE PLAN!

School Certifying Official

Mesa Bldg. #1150E
(432) 552-2830

• Apply for GI Bill ® benefits online at benefits.va.gov (VONAPP link) OR using the following forms:
• VA 22-1990 (new student) VA 22-5490 (dependent) applying for 1^st time
• VA 22-1995 (transfer student) VA 22-5495 (dependent) transferring from another college / university
• Request UTPB VA Student Handbook from UTPB Certifying Official (VCO)
• Submit the following documents to SCO John Jimenez, john.jimenez@utpb.edu

• • • UTPB Veterans Affairs Information Sheet & Agreement form, VA-1 &VA-2 Forms (each semester)
    • Copy of signed Degree Plan
    • Copy of Certificate of Eligibility Letter (You receive this after your VA application above is processed.)
    • Copy of DD-214 (veterans) OR form VA 2384 NOBE (Notice of Basic Eligibility. If you are on the new GI Bill^®, go to the Education Office at your reserve unit to obtain this form.)

• ONLINE ONLY students may need to submit documentation of Texas residency papers.

Registrar's Office

Mesa Bldg. # 1231
(432) 552- 2635

• Register for your classes online https://my.shared.utsystem.edu/ or through this office.

Testing Services & Academic Accommodations Office

Mesa Bldg. #1160
432-552-2630

• If applicable, make arrangements for accommodations and services with Leticia Madrid, madrid_l@utpb.edu.Will need to provide documentation.

Accounting Office

Mesa Bldg. #1220
432-552-2706

• Make payment arrangements and get receipt for parking permit.

Police Information Office

Mesa Bldg. #1200
432-552-2786

• Get UTPB student ID and parking permit. Take copy of license plate and receipt.

Bookstore

Mesa Bldg. #1140
432-552-0220

• Get your books.Bookstore website http://www.bkstr.com/texas-permianbasinstore/homehas information on required books. It has several options.