Marine Corps Tuition Assistance Program (MCTAP)

As college students, you need money for tuition.  To this end, the Marine Corps offers up to $5200.00 a year in tuition reimbursement to candidates who have completed their first summer of Officer Candidates School under the Platoon Leaders class.  The money you receive is to reimburse you for money spent or loans acquired to pay for tuition, books and lab fees. This is a voluntary program that will not be offered to you unless you apply for it--with this in mind, we make information regarding the program available to you. 

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

To be eligible for MCTAP, you must:

· Be physically qualified for retention in the PLC Program.

· Be a full-time student, enrolled for 12 credit hours (or more) at an accredited two- or four-year college.

· Have a minimum GPA of 2.00 for the semester prior to application

· Maintain an overall cumulative GPA of 2.00.  Marine officers are expected to be both academically and militarily proficient.

· If you are on academic or disciplinary probation, you may not apply for MCTAP.

PROGRAM DETAILS:

· If you enroll in the MCTAP program, your active duty service requirement is changed to five years (instead of three and a half years) for PLC-Ground and Law applicants.

· MCTAP does not affect the active duty requirement of PLC-Air and NFO applicants.

· You may receive MCTAP for a maximum of 3 academic years.  If you have been receiving MCTAP since you were a sophomore and you are entering your fifth year of school, you are ineligible.

· If you take MCTAP in conjunction with FAP, the six month active duty service extension associated with FAP is waived.

· If you quit the PLC program, are disenrolled for unsatisfactory performance at OCS, or are disenrolled for failure to maintain standards required to remain in the PLC program, you will be required to pay back any financial assistance received.

· If you enroll in the MCTAP program your pay entry base date will be reset to the date when you report to The Basic School vice the date when you first went to OCS.  This means you will not accrue service time while you are in school.

· This program is available to PLC-Law applicants.

SOUNDS GREAT...HOW DO I APPLY?

If qualified, you can start your MCTAP application by Filling out this Document. Bring your completed application into the office, and the OSO staff will ensure it is properly filed--if you have problems or questions, do not hesitate to Contact Us for assistance.

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