
Eligibility
Ensure you are meeting all eligibility requirements in order to qualify for financial aid.
Several eligibility requirements exist to ensure you make progress towards earning your degree in a timely manner. Review the requirements and your rights and responsibilities as you are responsible for the following information.
To receive federal, state, and institutional financial aid, you will need to:
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have a high school diploma or GED
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be enrolled in an eligible degree or certificate program
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be registered with the Selective Service, if you are a male between the ages of 18-25
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have a valid Social Security number
- not be in default on a loan or owe a repayment on a grant at any institution
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not have been convicted of possessing or selling illegal drugs while receiving Title IV aid
- be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
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maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress
Am I an eligible non-citizen?
If you hold one of the following statuses, you are an eligible non-citizen and can complete the FAFSA:
- U.S. national
- Permanent resident
- Arrival-Departure Record indicating one of the following: refugee, asylum granted, Cuban-Haitian entrant (status pending), conditional entrant (valid only if issued before April 1, 1980), parolee
- Battered Immigrant Status
- T-visa or parent holds a T-1 visa
- Citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau
Eligibility Requirements
- Enrollment Requirements
- Participation Requirements
- Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Verification
- Return of Title IV Funds
Rights and Responsibilities
Aggregate Limits
- Federal Pell Grant
- Equivalent of six academic year seeking first Bachelor’s degree
- Federal Direct Subsidized Loan
- $23,000 maximum
- Cannot exceed more than 150% of your published program length
- Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan
- $31,000 (including Federal Direct Subsidized Loans) – dependent undergraduate
- $57,500 (including Federal Direct Subsidized Loans) – independent undergraduate and dependent undergraduate students whose parent was denied a Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan
- $138,500 (including Federal Direct Subsidized Loans) – graduate