影响资格的情况

To be eligible for most aid sources, a student must be matriculated.  入学考试 means you are in a degree-seeking program.  入学 or continuation in a degree program is key as the intent of most aid is to help a student reach an educational goal that will help them with improved employment.  While attending school as a non-degree student may be rewarding, few aid possibilities are directed for students outside of degree programs.

寻找合伙人, 学士, 硕士, 博士学位, or professional degree is supported by financial aid. 然而, 一些证书课程, 而去, are not eligible for aid due to their limited time in school and limits on direct employment improvement. 学生在 certificate programs should speak with 注册服务 关于他们的资格.

Of course, being suspended from your academic program is a concern. And it also means loss of financial aid because you are no longer considered matriculated. Your academic advisor will also help you understand ruled to be in good academic standing for your program.

Most students receive their award offer prior to the start of the term. It is always helpful to have your aid in place ahead of the term to have aid assistance by the billing due dates. At the same time, you can be eligible for aid even after the term begins. 一起工作 注册服务 in cases of later applications or process completion to know deadlines important for you to remain eligible for possible aid sources for the term.

Aid, when awarded, is generally awarded assuming a student will be full-time. There are some academic programs where full-time attendance is rare so aid is awarded as part-time. 在所有情况下，你的 招生 in a term has to be assessed when disbursing the funds to your bill. Some aid programs will need to be adjusted based on your 招生, other aid may be limited only to full-time students, and most all aid requires at least half-time attendance. 兼职学生 should review their aid and associated adjustments based on 招生 so as to anticipate any changes in funding. 学生在 合作项目 should also understand how their aid will need to adjust based on in-class v. 合作条款.

Changes in 招生, even after aid has been disbursed, may still cause aid adjustments. It is always helpful to limit your dropping and adding of classes once the term has begun. 在进行调整时, consult 注册服务 to better understand the affect on your awarded aid.

Many aid programs have 条款和条件 beyond matriculation and 招生. 例如，大多数 资助项目 要求本科入学. Moving into a graduate program can mean the student is no longer eligible for grant aid – even if they have not been awarded a 学士 degree.

同样的, 奖学金 can limit a student to specific academic programs (usually if awarded by the academic program) or UC-specific college. Talk with any scholarship provider to understand what 条款和条件 你所获得的任何奖学金.

The federal aid programs also want to see that a student is moving effectively toward their degree program. 有一个好的GPA是不够的. 学生也必须 进展 by finishing their coursework and achieving their degree within the timeframe expected. Institutional and state aid can also be limited if a student is not meeting 学业进步标准.

资格 checks are most often reviewed at the time of 支付. Disbursement is the process of moving your aid from your financial aid offer to your bill. Disbursement of aid begins no sooner than 10 days prior to the start of the term. Assuming you meet all eligibility requirements for the awarded aid will process against your bill.

Students who have later starts in the term for their classes will have their aid appropriately delayed as well.

所有的援助都可以被审查 资格调整 even after it has disbursed and even if it has been processed as a 退款. It is important that you understand how aid can be recalculated and work with 注册服务 to learn of consequences before you take actions to change your 招生.

If you do not complete your aid process until after the term has ended, federal regulations can severely limit the aid that can be made available. Students should therefore do all they can to complete aid processes prior to the term starting or, 当这是不可能的, complete the process well within the term so as not to limit aid eligibility post-招生. Attending fall and having a block from registering spring due to non-payment is going to stop spring aid processing but also limit aid eligibility for fall if aid was not secured by term’s end. 工作人员 注册服务 能帮你选择吗, but it is key to secure aid prior to or early in each term to avoid problems.