Student Veteran Services

Appalachian State University waives both Undergraduate and Graduate application fees as we recognize what it means to have this unique population of students on campus. Additionally, the deposit to hold your spot is also waived!

Reach out to Admissions to take advantage of this service at admissions@appstate.edu.

Before applying for admission, prospective students can use the UNC Military Equivalency System to determine how experience from their Joint Services Transcript (JST) equates to specific courses at North Carolina's public universities, including Appalachian State. Most often, we see credits transfer from military service into area requirements such as Physical Education, Military Science and Leadership, and credits in health science designations for combat medics and corpsman. In order to receive any other specific credit from their military service, veterans must submit their Joint Service Transcript during the application process. 

To request a Joint Services Transcript please visit https://jst.doded.mil/.

Appalachian recognizes the many competing priorities that student veterans have. That is why self-identified veterans have been given priority academic registration to build their prefered schedule and maximize their 36 months of Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits.

All seniors and graduate students register for classes on the first two days of the 11 day registration period regardles of veteran status. Registration times for seniors and graduate students are based on the number of credit-hours they have earned. Student veteran priority registration for freshmen, sophmores, and juniors takes place on the third day of the registration period as follows:

• Juniors - 8:00am
• Sophmores - 11:00am
• Freshmen - 2:00pm

All students must schedule a meeting with their academic advisor before the registration period. At that meeting student veterans will receive a priority registration PIN which allows them to enter the online class registration system at the appropriate time.

All student veterans at Appalachian State are allowed to register for a parking permit with seniors and graduate students on the first day of the parking permit registration period. This is to ensure that student veterans have the best chances at selecting a parking permit that works for their needs. However in order to receive priority parking permit registration, the student must be identified as a veteran in the university system.

For more information, contact Parking and Transportation Services at 828-262-2878 or parking@appstate.edu.

To honor the committment and sacrifice of military-affliated students, Student Veteran Services gives each student veteran a red, white and blue honor cord to wear at their graduation commencement ceremony.

We also offer military branch stoles to borrow for graduation ceremonies if students do not have a personal one. Our stoles include Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and the Navy.