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Admissions Financial Aid Eligibility

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

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