MCO 1560.33 governs requirements and regulations for administering the Marine Corps Tuition Assistance Program.
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It sets eligibility standards, covered expenses, payment limits, application procedures, and service obligations for PLC members. It also addresses disenrollment, enlisted-service waivers, transition enrollment, and Reserve applicability.
Applies to: This Order is applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
The MCTAP will allow up to 1200 once-trained members of the PLC program to receive tuition assistance payments of up to $5200.00 per academic year. (paragraph 3)
Have an overall grade point average of at least a "C" (a 2.0 on a 4.0 scale or equivalent). Students are ineligible to apply if they have attained less than a "C" average in the semester/quarter prior to application. (paragraph 5)
With respect to undergraduate students, a full-time student is a student who is taking a course load of 12 or more credit hours per semester/quarter. (paragraph 5)
All initial applications and requests for subsequent payments must be received by Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, Code OR (CG, MCRC (OR)) by 31 December of the academic year.
The member must provide the OSO with a copy of his/her transcripts from the last semester/quarter completed, and a completed original copy of enclosure (2), the MCTAP certification sheet, along with a copy of all payment receipts for qualifying expenses for the current semester/quarter.