Graduate student financial aid includes聽Direct Unsubsidized Student Loans,聽Direct Graduate PLUS Loans, student employment under the聽Federal Work Study program听补苍诲听graduate assistantships. Generally speaking federal and state grants are limited to students seeking a first bachelor's degree. For current costs, see聽缅北强奸 graduate tuition and fees.
Application for Financial Aid
The process of applying for financial aid is the same for graduates as it is for undergraduates.聽File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) between聽October 1 and April 15聽every year. The FAFSA is used to determine eligibility for federal, state, and University financial aid programs including the Direct (Student) Loan and Direct Graduate PLUS Loan. 聽
Finally, research graduate scholarships and/or assistantships. Visit聽Graduate Studies聽for information regarding university graduate scholarships and assistantships. Also, 惫颈别飞听补听濒颈蝉迟 of outside graduate scholarships聽you may apply for.
Notification
Graduate students receive Financial Aid Notification information through my缅北强奸. Awards are subject to adjustment or cancellation due to changes in your FAFSA, your enrollment status, satisfactory academic progress, or other factors.
Check your my缅北强奸 on a regular basis for the most up-to-date and accurate information.聽Instructions聽are available to help you navigate my缅北强奸 to view your awards.
Completing Financial Aid Requirements
In addition to completing the FAFSA, you may be required to submit additional paperwork or make corrections to your FAFSA. All聽unsatisfied聽requirements must be met in order for 缅北强奸 to review, process, and disburse (pay) awards. Processing takes several weeks during peak periods of the year such as July and August, thus you are encouraged to submit documents as soon as requested.聽Complete all聽financial aid聽requirements by May 1 for timely processing. Through the my缅北强奸 portal online, you will be able to see聽any聽requirements you still need to complete.聽
Instructions聽are available to help you navigate my缅北强奸 to view your requirements.
Report Outside Resources and Scholarships
Report all scholarships not awarded by the University, the state, and the federal government. You may either report outside scholarships on your my缅北强奸 or you may submit a copy of the scholarship letter to our office.
Failure to report scholarship information may result in the reduction of certain types of financial aid once the scholarship check/resource is received by the University.
Instructions聽are available to help you navigate my缅北强奸 to report/check outside resources and scholarships.
Accept, Decline or Reduce Direct (Student) Loan(s)
Accept, decline or reduce the Direct (Student) Loan on my缅北强奸 after July 1.聽Academic year loans apply to August - May and require two disbursements, one in fall and one in spring. Summer Direct Loans require a separate request form available late spring semester.
Instructions聽are available to help you navigate my缅北强奸 to accept, decline or reduce the Direct (Student) Loan.聽
Enrollment Requirements
Full-time enrollment for graduate students is 6 credit hours or more of graduate level coursework and half-time enrollment is 3-5 credit hours of graduate level coursework. View specific聽enrollment requirements听辞苍濒颈苍别.
Disbursement Procedures/Financial Responsibility
Student Financial Assistance begins disbursing funds to student's billing accounts beginning the middle of the second week of each semester (after the 100% refund period) for students with complete and processed financial aid. Financial aid (including student loans) is disbursed one semester at a time based on the hours students are attending at the time of each disbursement.
All financial aid funds are sent directly to 缅北强奸. Once aid is disbursed, the Bursar's Office will begin sending refunds as early as the third week of the term for student's whose financial aid exceeds the billed costs.
Students who do not receive financial aid or have not completed all of the necessary requirements to receive financial aid must pay their fees by the bill due date. Failure to do so may result in a hold being placed on registration for future terms.
View more information about聽Disbursement Procedures听辞苍濒颈苍别.
Satisfactory Academic Progress
Students who receive federal or state student financial aid are required to make satisfactory progress toward completion of their degree program. Progress is measured by the number of credits successfully completed each semester and by the student's cumulative grade point average. View a copy of the聽Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy听辞苍濒颈苍别.
Institutional Refund Policy for Financial Aid Recipients
Students who withdraw from or cease attendance at the University prior to the tenth week in fall or spring may be required to repay a portion of any financial aid which exceeded actual fees and books. Summer session refunds are calculated on the length of individual class schedules. View聽a copy of the聽Return of Title IV Federal Funds Institutional Policy听辞苍濒颈苍别.
Note:聽Only credits that are required for successful completion of the student's degree program may be counted in the determination of enrollment status. Students who receive aid for courses not required for graduation will be required to repay all or a portion of such aid.