Veterans & Veterans' Dependents

Skyline College is listed by the Veterans Administration as qualified to receive students under various programs. Students interested in attending Skyline College under the veterans' programs should contact the Veterans' Affairs Assistant in the Office of Admissions and Records to initiate a claim for education benefits. The amount of benefits received by each veteran will vary according to the following scale of units attempted:

12 units - full-time benefits
9 units - three-quarters benefits
6 units - one-half benefits

The State of California provides a program for children of veterans who are deceased or disabled from service connected causes. Applications should be made to the California Department of Veterans Affairs, 875 Stevenson Street, Suite 250, San Francisco, CA 94103, (415) 554-7100.

Veterans may also receive college credit upon presentation of discharge papers (DD214) showing honorable discharge and active service of one year or more. Eligible veterans may receive a total of six units of credit and may qualify for up to 14 additional units for work satisfactorily completed under certain training programs in the armed forces. Proof of such work should be presented to the Office of Admissions and Records, where these records will be evaluated and any credit awarded will be posted to the student's record. These units cannot be counted toward the semester unit requirement for collecting benefits.

Students in the six-month Reserve Training Programs are not eligible for this credit. This is in accordance with the recommendation of the American Council on Education, issued September, 1968.

Military Service Credit

For academic credit purposes for graduation, a veteran is defined as an honorably discharged member of the United States Armed Forces who was on active duty for one year or longer With appropriate separation or discharge papers, veterans may be exempted from the Physical Education requirement and be granted six units of elective credit toward the Associate degree.

Veterans may receive credit for military service schools toward the Associate in Arts/Science degree requirements upon presentation of proof to the Office of Admissions and Records. Units of credit for military service (6 units) and military service schools (to a maximum of 14 units) will be recorded and annotated on the student's academic record.

​Military Withdrawal

Military withdrawal may be requested when a student who is a member of an active or reserve United States military service receives orders compelling a withdrawal from courses. Upon verification of such orders, a military withdrawal symbol (MW) will be assigned for each course if the withdrawal occurs after the period during which no notation is made for withdrawals on the student's record. Military withdrawals are not counted in progress probation and dismissal calculations. Students granted military withdrawal may request a refund of the enrollment fee. The entire enrollment fee will be refunded unless academic credit has been awarded.

For further information contact the Office of Admissions and Records, (650) 738-4242.


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