Hazlewood Exemption

The Hazlewood educational benefit is available to all Texas veterans who have served at least 181 days on active duty and have been given an honorable or general (under honorable circumstances) discharge. The veteran must have entered military services while a resident of Texas and must be a Texas resident when applying. The benefit will pay for tuition and fees (with the exception of the student services fee and property deposit) for up to 150 credit hours of either undergraduate or graduate work and can be used in conjunction with federal student aid (FAFSA).

Spouses or children of veterans who died as a result of service-related injury or illness, is missing in action or became totally (100%) disabled as the result of a service related injury or illness may also apply for this benefit

Eligible veterans may assign unused hours of their Hazlewood exemption to a child under certain conditions. This is known as the Hazlewood Legacy Program.

Veteran Eligibility Requirements
Required Documents
Deadlines for Submission
Hazlewood and Financial Aid
Processing Times and Disbursement

Veteran Eligibility Requirements

In order to qualify to receive the Hazlewood exemption, veterans must:

At the time of entry to the US Armed Forces must have been Texas residents, designated Texas as Home of Record or entered the service in Texas
Have served at least 181 days of active duty military (excluding training) as indicated as "net active service" (the sum of 12(c) and 12(d) on the DD214
Have received an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions
Have no federal education benefits or no federal benefits dedicated to the payment of tuition and fees only
Not be in default on a student loan made

Required Documents

If this is the first-time you will receive the Hazlewood exemption, you must submit:

Application form HE-V
A copy of your DD214(member 4) that shows your military service and nature of your discharge
Proof of ineligibility for GI/Montgomery benefits (Chapter 31, 33/Post 911) by requesting an education benefits letter from the VA Office in Muskogee OK at (888) 442-4551 or www.gibill.va.gov
A print out from the Hazlewood Student History from the Hazlewood Database (even if hours show zero, please submit or else your packet is incomplete)

If you have previously used the Hazlewood exemption at UTSA, please submit:

Application form HE-V
A print out from the Hazlewood Student History from the Hazlewood Database (even if hours show zero, please submit or else your packet is incomplete)

All documentation must be submitted in order for the request for the exemption to be processed. Documents may be submitted either in person, via drop box or by fax (210) 458-4638.

Deadlines for Submission

Complete Hazlewood applications (and all supporting documentation) must be submitted by the following dates to allow for processing and notification to UTSA Fiscal Services. Please note that your submission of these documents by each due date is paramount as there is no flexibility in the deadline to which UTSA must adhere.

Fall Deadline	Spring Deadline	Summer Deadline
November 30	April 1	July 30

Hazlewood and Financial Aid

Hazlewood exemption can be used in conjunction with financial aid (grants, loans, scholarships and work-study). Please note that this exemption must fit within your Cost of Attendance (COA) and your financial need. If financial aid is already disbursed or awarded at the time your Hazlewood exemption is approved, there may be adjustments to your financial aid (grants, loans, scholarships and work-study) to accommodate this exemption.

Processing Times and Disbursement

We typically begin to review and certify Hazlewood 4 weeks prior to the start of the term and recommend that students submit Hazlewood documentation as soon as you are registered for the term. We strongly recommend that students who submit their Hazlewood documentation within 4 weeks of the start of term consider making payment arrangements for the tuition and fee deadline. Please note that if you decide to utilize the tuition and fee loan, the interest is not covered by the exemption. Once our office certifies eligibility, we notify Fiscal Services to apply the exemption to your tuition bill. Typically, this is applied a few days prior to tuition deadline. If you add a class after your Hazlewood exemption has paid, please note that Fiscal Services will automatically process the increase within 2 weeks. Note that Hazlewood is not retroactive to prior terms.