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Priority Deadline

To maximize your opportunity for grants, submit your FAFSA by February 1^st of each year.

Visiting/ Transient Students

A visiting student, also referred to as a transient student, is someone taking courses at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, but not seeking a degree. Visiting students are not eligible for Student Aid.

Study Abroad

Students enrolled in a program of study abroad approved for credit by the home institution may be considered enrolled at the home institution for the purpose of applying for assistance under Federal Student Aid Programs.

Repeat Coursework

The Department of Education has published regulations which impact students who repeat courses. Here at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, these repeat courses may impact your student aid eligibility and awards. For a repeated course to count toward your enrollment status for student aid purposes, you may only repeat a previously passed course once. If you enroll in a previously repeated course a third time, the course will not count toward your enrollment for student aid purposes.

• As long as students are meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards, there is no limit on the

number of times a student can receive aid for a course that the student has only earned an F or U. If a student earns a D or higher in a course, the student may only receive student aid for the course one more time even if the degree plan requires a C or higher.

• Applies to both undergraduate and graduate
• Course repetitions required by a degree plan are
• Any reduction in enrollment status under these guidelines affects student aid award amounts. The student's official enrollment status with the Â鶹ÊÓƵ for reporting, insurance, and student loan deferment purposes will include repeated courses.

Program of Study

Students should enroll in courses that are required for their declared "Program of Study". If you are enrolled in courses that do not count in your "Program of Study", these courses cannot be used to determine your enrollment status for student aid purposes, unless they are eligible remedial courses. Students will not receive federal aid or state and institutional grants or loans, for courses that are not in their "Program of Study". A "Program of Study" is defined as courses needed to complete a degree or eligible certificate program.

College Cost Transparency

Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) joins the College Cost Transparency (CCT) initiative - an initiative steered to improve clarity, accuracy, and understanding of student financial aid offer letters. Through this initiative, the University commits to the following principles and standards.

Principles and Standards:

The principles and standards provide that financial aid offers to undergraduate students:

• Are transparent, ensuring that costs are understandable for students and families, and include the most accurate estimate possible of a student's costs.
• Describe and explain all types of aid offered using standardized, plain language.
• Prominently display critical components, such as an estimate of the student's total cost of attendance, broken down by costs to be paid to the institution and costs paid to others; types and sources of financial aid being offered, separated into grants and scholarships, student loans, and student employment or work; an estimated net price; and more.
• Follow U.S. Department of Education guidance with regard to referencing Parent PÂ鶹ÊÓƵS Loans.
• Provide information about employment requirements and information on job placement, if student employment is offered.
• Explain the terms and conditions and information on how much student loan debt may cost over time, if student loans are included.

Transparent and easy to understand information about the costs associated with college is provided through the College Financing Plan found on Self-Serve Banner. To learn more about the College Cost Transparency Initiative (CCT), visit .