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Aid Eligibility

The Financial Aid Office monitors semester hours of students receiving aid to ensure that an appropriate load is maintained according to the following chart:



Aid status

Required
semester
load

Required annual hours
completed to continue
receiving aid

Full-time

12

24

3/4 time

9-11

18

1/2 time

6-8

12

A student considering dropping below 12 semester hours should contact the Financial Aid Office to discuss how such a change will affect financial aid. Students who drop below 12 semester hours or fail a course are REQUIRED to contact the Financial Aid Office.

Students who do not satisfy the completed semester hour scale are placed on probation for a semester and continue to receive aid for that semester. If the student then fails to achieve the minimum number of hours required, he/she will forfeit financial aid for the following semester or until such time as the student successfully completes a full-time semester. Full-time is measured as 12 hours per semester or a cumulative of 24 credit hours in an academic year.

The Registrar will regularly inform the Financial Aid Office concerning the enrollment status and academic progress of all students. Incomplete courses count as hours attempted but not as hours completed.