Cashiers Office

Missouri Returning Heroes Program

 

On August 28, 2008, the Missouri Returning Heroes' Education Act (Senate Bill 830) became law.  The Heroes' Act limits tuition charged to qualified combat veterans to fifty ($50.00) dollars per credit hour, for any program leading to a certificate of Bachelor's degree.  A "combat veteran" is any person who served in armed combat after September 11, 2001, who was a Missouri resident when first entering the military and who was discharged from military service under honorable conditions.

Application Procedures: 
To determine your eligibility for this program, the following documentation must be submitted to the University of Missouri-St. Louis Office of Veterans Affairs (MSC, Room 269):

Once a student is determined to be eligible for the Heroes’ Act, no further action will be needed from semester to semester.  The Cashier’s Office will evaluate the student’s account each semester to calculate and apply the waiver. 

Renewal Requirement: 
Upon entering the program no GPA requirement will be required.  To remain eligible for this waiver, you must maintain an overall GPA of 2.50 or higher. This requirement will be reviewed each semester

Calculation of your Returning Heroes’ Waiver: 
The waiver will reduce the cost of your tuition fee to an amount that is equal to fifty ($50.00) dollars per credit hour.   Before calculating the waiver, institutions must first subtract all Federal and State financial assistance excluding loans (including, but not limited to, Pell grants, SEOG, Access Missouri, ACG, Smart Grants and Tuition Assistance from military units, 3rd parties, etc.) from your tuition fee.  If your tuition fee is less than ($50 per credit hour) after subtracting your financial assistance, no Heroes’ Waiver will be awarded.

If your tuition fee is not less than ($50 per credit hour) after subtracting your financial assistance, we will then subtract your number of credit hours multiplied by $50 (tuition rate established by the legislation).  The remaining amount is your Returning Heroes’ Waiver that will be credited to your student account.   

Example:  An eligible student receiving the Heroes’ Act Waiver, who is enrolled in 12 credit hours, would pay $600 ($50 per credit hour) toward the cost of tuition.


If student also receives a Pell grant of $1500, the waiver will be calculated as follows:
Cost of Tuition 12 Credit Hours (09-10) $2947.20
Pell Grant $1500
Cost after subtracting Financial Assistance $1447.20
$50 per credit hour tuition rate ($50x12Hrs) $600
Returning Heroes Waiver Amount $847.20
If student also receives a Pell grant of $1500, the waiver will be calculated as follows:
Cost of Tuition 12 Credit Hours (09-10) $2947.20
Pell Grant $1500
Tuition Assistance From Military Unity $1000
Cost after subtracting Financial Assistance $447.20
Returning Heroes Waiver Amount $0.00*


* This waiver amount is zero as the total cost is less than $50 per credit hour.


Because this waiver is determined based on credit hours and financial assistance, the amount may be adjusted for adds/drops and additions/reductions in financial assistance.