Am I Eligible to Receive Financial Aid?
Eligibility for financial aid is based on the results from the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The results of the FAFSA produce your Expected Family
Contribution (EFC). We use our cost of attendance minus your EFC to determine the types
and amount of aid you are eligible to receive.
Private scholarships and private loans may have other criteria for eligibility. You
should check directly with the private donors or lenders when applying for these types of
aid.
New students first time enrolled in college must meet the following:
- Be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
- Have a valid Social Security number (unless you're from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau)
- Comply with Selective Service registration, if required
- Have a high school diploma or a General Education Development (GED) Certificate or pass an approved ability-to-benefit (ATB) test
- Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a regular student working toward a degree or certificate in an eligible program at a school that participates in the federal student aid programs
- Be enrolled at least half time (6 hours undergraduate, 3 hours graduate school enrollee), although the requirements for some programs may differ
- Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the school year you plan to attend, and supply any additional information requested by your school’s Financial Aid Office
- Have financial need (except for unsubsidized Stafford Loans)
- Not have a drug conviction that makes you ineligible to receive Federal student aid. If you have past drug convictions, we encourage you to complete the Drug Conviction Worksheet to determine if those convictions affect your eligibility.
- Not owe a refund on a federal grant or be in default on a federal education loan
- Be in compliance with the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy
