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:

have a high school diploma or GED
be enrolled in an eligible degree or certificate program
be registered with the Selective Service, if you are a male between the ages of 18-25
have a valid Social Security number
not be in default on a loan or owe a repayment on a grant at any institution
not have been convicted of possessing or selling illegal drugs while receiving Title IV aid
be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
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

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