Review this chart to ensure you register for enough credits to get your full benefits at UMGC Asia.
Training Time
Montgomery GI Bill® - Active Duty (Chapter 30) benefits are paid directly to you in monthly benefits based on your training time. Please see the details below.
Use the chart below to ensure that you register for enough credits based on the length of the session. For instance, in an eight-week session, you must take at least 5 credits to receive your maximum benefit.
| Credits | 1 week | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | 4 weeks | 5 weeks | 6 weeks | 7 weeks | 8 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | full | 3/4 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 1/4 |
| 2 | full | full | full | 3/4 | 1/2 | 1/2 | <1/2 | <1/2 |
| 3 | full | full | full | full | 3/4 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| 4 | full | full | full | full | full | full | 3/4 | 3/4 |
| 5 | full | full | full | full | full | full | full | full |
| 6 | full | full | full | full | full | full | full | full |
| 7 | full | full | full | full | full | full | full | full |
| 8 | full | full | full | full | full | full | full | full |
| 9 | full | full | full | full | full | full | full | full |
| 10 | full | full | full | full | full | full | full | full |
| 11 | full | full | full | full | full | full | full | full |
| 12 | full | full | full | full | full | full | full | full |
Please note: These "graduate training time" calculations are set by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and may vary slightly from UMGC's full-time graduate admissions policy. In case there are variations between the calculations, please proceed with the figures presented here.
- 8-week programs (3-term per calendar year programs) require 6 credits to be full time.
- 12-week programs (3-term per calendar year programs) require 6 credits to be full time.
- 11-week programs (4-term per calendar year programs) require 6 credits to be full time.
- Students in 13-week doctoral sessions are full time at 6 credits.
