This plan provides a detailed outline of VR&E program services. It is individualized to meet the needs of the Servicemember or Veteran. The plan is a signed agreement between the recipient and VA. The following service delivery options may be included in a rehabilitation plan:

• • Re-employment

• • Rapid employment services for new employment

• • Self-employment

• • Employment through long-term services

• • Independent living services

Active-duty servicemembers who:

•  Expect to receive an honorable discharge. 

• Obtain a minimum rating of 20 percent

• They actively participate in the Integrated Disability  Evaluation System (IDES) or have an injury or illness that inhibits them from performing military duties. 

  • • • Those who are servicemembers participating in IDES are presumed entitled

• Are determined by VR&E to need vocational rehabilitation services. 

Veterans who: 

• Have received an honorable or other than dishonorable discharge 

• Have a VA service-connected disability rating of: 

  • 10 percent with a serious employment handicap, or 

    • • If your service-connected disability is only 10 percent, it must seriously impact your employment 

  • 20 percent or more with an employment handicap

• Are determined by VR&E to need rehabilitation services

For VR&E services there is a 12-year basic period of eligibility. This period begins on the latter of the following dates: 

• Date of separation from active duty

• Date you were first notified of a service-connected disability. 

A Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC) will work with you to determine entitlement. The evaluation will:

• Assess your interests, aptitudes, and abilities

• Assess your service-connected disability and your ability to hold a job

• Include vocational exploration activities and goal development

• Used to determine suitable employment and maximize independent living

• Explore labor markets and wage information

• Select a VR&E program track

• Develop an individualized rehabilitation plan

If you are applying for VA Chapter 31 and need to submit a degree plan, use SDSU's 'Road map'. Select the most recent catalog year and your intended major. This will generate a list of required courses approved for your catalog year.

At SDSU, and all CSU campuses official education plans are not provided until freshman or transfer orientation. This is because students must first be accepted, and their transcripts must be reviewed. During orientation, students meet with academic advisors to select their classes and create an official plan. 

Although the roadmap outlines a two- or four-year path, actual graduation timelines may vary. An official graduation date is provided once you are admitted to SDSU and formally included in your degree plan when you apply for graduation. The roadmap remains the most reliable planning tool and is widely used by students, advisors, and admissions. Transfer students typically graduate in two years.

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Please see the Bursar's office website for the cost breakdown: Basic Tuition and Fees Schedule, or see the cost of attendance.

Note that there will be a steady increase in tuition and fees. The amounts listed are for the academic year—to calculate the cost per semester, simply divide the total by two.

Textbook cost:

Day1Ready is a digital-first, flat-rate course materials program created by the SDSU Bookstore with support from the university. It provides all undergraduate students access to their required course materials before the first day of class for a flat rate of $21.75 per unit.

One of the key benefits of Day1Ready is that students receive their course materials in advance, helping them be prepared from day one. Even if a student chooses to opt out of the program, they will still have access to the materials until the add/drop deadline.

You must opt out of the program by the add/drop deadline or you will be charged for the textbooks.

Ryan Morris, VSOC Counselor for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at San Diego State University's Joan and Art Barron Veterans Center since 2016, brings nearly two decades of counseling and vocational rehabilitation experience. He aids military-affiliated students in navigating benefits and opportunities. Previously, he served as an IDES Counselor at Naval Medical Center San Diego. Ryan holds a Bachelor's in Psychology from UC Santa Barbara and a Master's in Rehabilitation Counseling from Fresno State University. He's been recognized for his contributions with awards, including Employee of the Quarter in 2010 and VSOC Counselor of the Year in 2020.

 Point of contact:

 Ryan Morris

 Email: Ryan.Morris377@va.gov