FTA - What Do I Get?

As of 11 Dec 2024, FTA now funds up to $250 per semester hour for up to 18 semester hours each fiscal year—all towards tuition to advance your education. Here's a look at the FTA lifetime limits of the program:

• 130 undergraduate semester hours
• 39 graduate semester hours
• 18 semester hours towards an academic certificate

To be eligible, your college or university must be regionally or nationally accredited—and an ArmyIgnitED participant.

CAN be used simultaneously with Chapter 1606/MGIB-SR for the same course, when attending half-time or more.

FTA will pay toward one credential at each of the following levels:

• Associate degree, bachelor's degree and master's degree
• One academic certificate (undergraduate or graduate) up to 21 semester hours per lifetime/career
• First professional degrees are NOT eligible (e.g., doctorate degrees, juris doctorates)

Tuition assistance is for advancing your post-secondary education, so it may not be used to achieve a lower or lateral diploma or degree.

Remember, FTA is tuition assistance, which means it is for tuition only. It does not cover fees, examinations, e-learning or other expenses that are outside of an official degree plan.

Programs NOT Approved for FTA

• Courses leading to a credential that are lower or lateral to the highest credential you have already earned.
  • Example: if you have a bachelor's degree (even if you came in the ARNG with one), you cannot use FTA to pursue a second bachelor's or associate's degree.
• Any program that bundles tuition and fees together into a lump sum charge.
• Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or courses that do not meet degree requirements.