USMC Tuition Assistance Brief
Date
Thursday, May 1, 2025 Every Tuesday, Thursday
Time
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Address
Foster Education CenterBuilding 5679
Camp Foster, Okinawa
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Tuition Assistance is a program intended to encourage service members to volunteer to attend courses delivered by accredited civilian educational institutions on campus/military installations or via distance learning during off duty times.
The USMC TA Brief reviews TA policies and procedures for active duty Marines. First-time TA applicants are required to attend a USMC TA Brief before TA usage.
First-time tuition assistance applicants must complete the eligibility requirements to access this funding:
1. Personal Readiness Seminar (PRS)
2. Complete both the Skills Survey and Interests Survey in Career Path Decide and upload a screenshot showing completion to their Tuition Assistance portal.
3. Attend a Marine Corps Tuition Assistance Overview (TA) Brief (no registration required).
○ In-Person Schedule:
- Schwab - Tuesday & Thursday 10 a.m.
- Hansen - Monday & Wednesday 10 a.m.
- Courtney - Monday & Wednesday 10 a.m.
- Foster - Tuesday & Thursday 10 a.m.
- Futenma - Monday & Wednesday 10 a.m.
- Kinser - Tuesday & Thursday 10 a.m.
4. Meet at least one of the following criteria
- completed at least 10 academic semester credits at the post-secondary level, with no grade lower than a C.
- earned a score of at least 50 on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT).
- earned a score of at least 100 on the General Technical portion of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery;
- completed the Academic Skills Program in the classroom;
- completed the Online Academic Skills Program (OASC).
- score 11 at minimum on the Test of Adult Basic Education (contact your local Education Center to schedule).
If none of these criteria’s are met, the installation Education Services Officer (ESO) reserves the right to authorize TA for one course per academic term until ten semester credits (or fifteen quarter credits) have been completed. If all academic credits are completed with no grade lower than a C, the Marine may continue to use TA at the maximum allowable.